Question Goal wt VS IDW

I am curious about something and I might have asked this before. My surgeon told me my IDW is 143 but he thinks I will be somewhere between 150-160. My question is with my height being 5'8 should I shoot for the 143 (would this make me look sick) or just set goal at 150? What have all of you done? Or do i just shoot for a size I am 252 and already down to a 15/16.
Christy

my surgeon never said what my ideal weight was or what i was expected to get to - maybe he will on wednesday, since this will be my first post-op appointment.. when i was filling out the health information here, i just went with the old insurance chart numbers, which probably arent realistic.. the formula actually is 100 pounds for the first 5 ft tall, then 5 pounds for every additional inch.. since im 5'7", this puts me at 135.. i probably will never get near that number, but i would be happy to be anywhere in the vicinity of it lol.. i think when you get near there, youll find what weight/look makes you most satisfied.. i think sometimes the numbers arent really that important

OMG, you're the first person I've heard mention that "rule of thumb" formula, 100 lbs for the 1st 5 ft and 5 lbs for every inch after that.  That g-d thing has been in the back of my mind for 40 years.

And now I've achieved it.  I am 5'7" and weigh 135.8, a weight I have been maintaining, more or less, for about 8 months now.  Holy ****!

So don't think it's not achievable - it is!  However, I didn't set this weight as my goal.  My body did.  I just put one foot in front of the other, food plan wise, which I decided was a lifetime thing, not a WL thing, and just about the point I reached this weight, my capacity increased slightly so that I was eating more calories (although still low-carb/hi-protein), and my WL slowed/stopped.

I am 5'8" and the surgeon set 140 for goal.  After we met at 6 months, he raised it to 150 because it was obvious 140 was too thin for my body type.  I am almost at goal - 1 lb. away.

At this weight I am a size 10 pant and medium to large top.

My dr told me close to the same thing. I started at 330 and set my personal goal at 180 and will reevaluate then. I am at 239 now. Haven't seen this sine 1990 and I was 180 in 1983 so we will see what happens! It's all good.

I aimed for a healthy BMI.
I feel like our tool works to a point then our bodies naturally stop losing when it gets to where it should be.

Give it about 8 months then re-evaluate where you are! 
You may be perfectly happy......
If you wish to lose the extra 10-20 lbs then you just exercise more, cut the carbs and up the protein.

Leslie

My surgeon said my goal should be 178, once I got there I felt like it was still too high and I kept reducing my goal 10lbs at a time until I reached my ultimate goal of 138 which was the ideal weight for my height of 5'5.  You have to pick a weight you feel good with and that makes you happy.  No one can know that but you, not even your doctor.  As long as your bmi is within a healthy range whatever you choose will be great.  I currently weigh 140 and am happy here.

I have no idea where I will end up.  I've been setting goals as I make a goal.  A goal to get under 200 was met and  the next goal is 180.  I looked and felt good at 160 in the past so it would be nice to be at least that wt again.

My Dr. never gave me a goal weight. I made my own for 150 originally, and figured I'd be happy in a size 12. I had no idea what weight went with what size, so either of those was going to be it (probably which ever came first). Now, I'm sitting in size 4 pants and small to medium tops. No matter what YOU want your goal to be, your body will make up it's own darn mind. I did get down to 128 for a long time and just stayed there but looked fairly unhealthy. I'm now floating between 133 and 138 depending on the day and feel and look better in some regards. I like that range so will try and stick there for the long haul.

Thanks for all of the input. My first goal was to lose 20 lbs my next is to get under 200. I am setting my goal for 150. I have not been there since 8th or 9th grade so we will see how it goes.
Christy