Daily Inspiration - Rethink your goal weight.

Rethink your goal weight. 

 

A common attitude for many WLS patients is, "My surgeon said I should weigh about 150 pounds, but I want to weigh 135--the weight I was when I graduated from high school." 

While common, the desire to get down to a number you have assigned meaning to, whether the number is realistic or not, may sabotage your long-term weight loss. Your ideal weight is more a matter of the intersection between the sustainable lifestyle choices you make and how your body responds to weight loss surgery. Consider giving yourself permission to let your body weigh what it wants to weigh, with you eating and exercising at the healthiest levels you can sustain. 

Action for the day: Rethink your goal weight. Is it realistic? Is it sustainable? If you are not sure, do some research. Talk to your doctor and nutritionist. Then make a decision based on the knowledge you gain. 

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Good morning Jill!  I have a question.  When setting a goal, prior to WLS, what is a realistic amount to expect to lose and in what time.  I don't want to set unrealistic goals, thinking they are realistic, and not reach them and be crushed.  I used to not want to put a number on the final goal, more of a size and to be healthy but...  And my birthday is June 14 and I thought that 44 lbs would be a good goal but again, is that being unrealistic?  Any advice is appreciated. Theresa