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@@Selena I am just starting my wls journey. I was sleeved on 1/20/15. I lost almost 30lbs pre surgery so thought I could get to 120. So far have been losing slower than I'd like but not exercising alot until after 6 weeks which is next Tuesday. Then will swim and do Zumba and everything I can. I would be good with 130, but we'll see. Hoping for 120. It's up to me to get there. Idk about excess skin or if I'll have plastic surgery. I will have a tummy issue after weight loss is done but depending on how my body responds to exercise. .well I'll cross that bridge then. Hope this helps. Thanks!

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Before the surgery my doctor gave me 110 lbs as my goal weight (by calculating the BMI) after meeting with him today after 7 months post-op he changed my goal to 125 lbs which surprised me. He said because my body size already looks "normal" if I can lose 11-16 lbs, my BMI will be 25 which should be ok. He doesn't want me to be too skinny which may cause me sickness.

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Funny visual there, with the bobble head ;)

I was reading a gossip mag one time last year and there was a typical two-page spread of chicks on the red carpet. My then-6yo daughter said "Look, bobbleheads! Why are they like that?"

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I'm 5'8" and set my own goal for 155. For me thats a size 12 or so. I asked my surgeon and he said we should wait and discuss further along. I'm glad to see some logical n umbers out there! I agree with the prior posters that there are differences that bmi doesn't account for. My arm span is fully six feet,I'm like a monkey. My hands are bigger than those of my 6 ft tall husband. My wrist is 7.5. I'm losing really slowly and I'm ok with that so long as it doesn't stop. The stalls are so stressful. But today I'm at a weight I haven't seen since 2005. Bit by bit by bit. I am not exercising yet, not until my IV line comes out and I hope that when I can it will jump the loss a little bit.

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My doctor asked me at what weight I've been happy which was a 6 month period at age 18 where I was 180 and a toned size 11/12. I'm 25 lbs away from my goal and guess what??? That 180 lbs now is gonna look way different than it did back then. I will be lucky to be a size 16 at that weight now. Guess my body changed more than I ought from age and having kids. I always pictured my body the way it was but I'll have a new realization if I make it there.

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