First, is my starting weight, my heaviest, my current weight or my weight the day of surgery? (after a 2 week liquid diet)

Second, how do I decide my goal weight? Do I look at a healthy BMI for my height? Do I just subtract 100 pounds? Do I use my senior year of high school weight? My lowest adult weight? HELP

I weigh 288. At 175 I looked really healthy and good (over 10 years ago) but that is far from the weight the charts say I should be.

I am 5'9.

Please tell me how you figured out a realistic goal weight and a suggested one for me based on what I just wrote

I would suggest your starting weight would be your weigh in the day you start your pre-op diet. Here is a link that would be helpful to find your goal weight http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

Check with your dr reccomendations also.

I would suggest your starting weight would be your weigh in the day you start your pre-op diet. Here is a link that would be helpful to find your goal weight http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

Check with your dr reccomendations also.

Nice site! thanks!

People's choice is 177. Medical is 153. I guess I'll see when I get there.

I never set a goal weight. I just kept setting goals for myself. Once I got to that goal, I would set another goal. I finally got down to 160lbs (I'm 5'9") and I wear a size 6. Was happy with my weight so my goal was then to start putting on muscle. I have since put on 5 pounds and taken off body fat. So the scale is just a number to me. The BMI means nothing as it doesnt take into consideration muscle.

Great advice. My ultimate weight is 130. This was my pre baby weight 5 years ago when I was complete hottness. But bodies change with age and I might find happy at a heavier weight now. I won't really know till I get there. I aim for 5 pounds at a time since 50 would be too overwhelming. I hate the bmi, especially since it says I'm obese . But it is a good way to find a healthy weight range. So my bmi weight says 145. I will try this weight on for size and see how I feel.Your doctor should have a special scale that measures body fat and muscle. This cannot be done online with the bmi calculator.

LOL, I laughed when you said that is when you were a complete hottness! Love it!

I use a machine at the Y that measures body fat, however I know it still isnt completely accurate.

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Second, how do I decide my goal weight? Do I look at a healthy BMI for my height? Do I just subtract 100 pounds? Do I use my senior year of high school weight? My lowest adult weight? HELP

I weigh 288. At 175 I looked really healthy and good (over 10 years ago) but that is far from the weight the charts say I should be.

I am 5'9.

Please tell me how you figured out a realistic goal weight and a suggested one for me based on what I just wrote[/quote']

I say forget the charts! I'm only 5 feet tall, but I have big bones (no really, I do!) so me weighing 110 pounds would look a lot different then someone with small bones and narrow being 110 pounds. So I would just say to be where you feel good! My goal is 130, and my doctors think that's good.

My weight loss center does a body scan to set your goal weight. It takes all the guesswork out of it because its based on your lean muscle mass, not a height/weight chart. The greatest thing about having the scan was that for the first time in my life, I understood why I couldn't get to 150 like the weight charts told me I should be. I found out that I really do have a large frame (which was my excuse all those years!) and at 5'8" that my target weight is 197. Only 18 lbs away-my goal finally looks like a possibility.