Personal Goals..

[VJSlim 156]

My surgeon did not set any goal for me, so I set one for myself -- the higest range of 'Normal' BMI.

If your surgeon did not set any goal for you, did you set one for yourself? And what made you choose that number?

[minaleigh 95]

My surgeon never set a goal for me. At first, I had a goal of 170 because I felt it was realistic and I've always been told I'd be "sickly skinny" if I went too much lower. After some thought, I changed my goal to 150. Go big (or in this case, small ) or go home, am I right? It's a nice, even number and I'd be in the "normal" weight range instead of overweight at 170. I can't imagine myself at either weight, though. I've been overweight/obese since I was 9, so whenever I picture myself thin, I see my fat head on a stick figure!

I believe I will look and feel my best at 150. It'll give me about 10 pounds of wiggle room. I can't see myself being any lighter than that. I would also love to have my pants size be a single digit!

[VJSlim 156]

My surgeon never set a goal for me. At first, I had a goal of 170 because I felt it was realistic and I've always been told I'd be "sickly skinny" if I went too much lower. After some thought, I changed my goal to 150. Go big (or in this case, small ) or go home, am I right? It's a nice, even number and I'd be in the "normal" weight range instead of overweight at 170. I can't imagine myself at either weight, though. I've been overweight/obese since I was 9, so whenever I picture myself thin, I see my fat head on a stick figure!

I believe I will look and feel my best at 150. It'll give me about 10 pounds of wiggle room. I can't see myself being any lighter than that. I would also love to have my pants size be a single digit!

I had my goal as 143 lbs (65 kgs) initially - I didnt look for 'normal' BMI, I just thought 143 sounded reasonable since that was my weight during college (8 yrs ago).

But then I thought maybe I should have something even lower, so that even if I just make it to 143, I will still be happy 143 is still overweight for my height (5 feet exactly) but I think I will look and feel better at 143 than now.

[Paola 62]

To have a normal BMI I am supposed to be between 105-141, I can't ever remember being that weight. What I remember was that when I was 12 I was exactly 200 lbs. My surgeon didn't set a goal for me either, but I have always wanted to be 150, so that's my goal.

[Bedhead 158]

No surgeon goal, but my personal goal is 143-147 because that will put me smack in the middle of normal.

[GonnaLoseIt 33]

No goal for me either. So I decided to make my goal 150 lbs, which would still be overweight, but I felt like setting a goal I could reach. When I got to within 15 lbs of my goal, I reassessed and made my goal weight 140 which for me at 5"2 is still overweight but only just.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

Same thing happened with me. My surgeon did not give me a goal. During my pre op appointments I saw 150.8, and found out that was the weight where I would be in the normal BMI range, so that became my goal...oh and I chose this goal, because I want to not only be happy, but as healthy as I could possibly be

[pasquini 369]

I wasnt given a goal. I pick 170 out of the air (i was 220 at 16 an 2 inches shorter). I made 170 in dec, and decided id readjust to 160 since that would put me 4 lbs inside normal bmi. Im 158 now and shocked, amazed, and still cant call myself thin. Lol. U'll get there, stay focused eat clean and move move move.

[fat2handsome 6]

my surgeon did not give me a goal.I was 65 kgs in college so i am setting a goal of 60kgs in 1 year post op.

sleeved on 14 feb 2012 wt 127 kgs . today my wt is 106 kgs.