Goal Setting

[QTRNY2018 23]

Hi all,

I’m new to the site. I came across this last week though I had RNY on 6/11/18 so today I am 6 weeks post op.

It has occurred to me I have no target goals for where I should be and when. Was this something your surgeons had put together for you? And, even if you did or didn’t, do you set up little “prizes” each time you hit a milestone?

For context I am exactly 40 lbs down post surgery. Is that normal? Where should I expect to be in 4.5 months? (6 months post surgery)

I’m still 90 lbs from my long term goal weight.

[redhead_che 824]

Yes, my surgeon's told me how much I could expect to lose total after surgery and that it was possible to exceed that expected percentage. My surgeon said "you can lose 60% of your excess weight or more" basically. I'm in the "or more" category at the moment. In my experience, they want to give a conservative estimate since not everyone makes it to their expected loss. Also at each post op visit where weight loss was monitored (ie: not just the staple removal appt) they would say if i was on track or exceeding expectations. You can certainly call the office's nurse line and ask approximately what you should be losing per month. And yes, I think 40 pounds down 6 weeks out sounds like fabulous progress--but I'm not your surgeon so I don't reeeally know

I didn't reward myself with prizes because that would personally take me down a path of rewarding myself for something I really just needed to do for my health. I do a little cheer every time I meet a goal and maybe get a coffee that week, but my big prize to myself will be a new wardrobe at goal or under goal. So that's expensive enough! I have a history of holding myself to high standards though, so prizes at mini milestones are like "yeah well you should be doing this anyway so keep it up!" ha.