My surgeon has not murmured a peep about a goal weight for me.

She's only given her practice averages based on each surgery.

If your surgeon gave a goal weight, who's was more motivating theirs or yours? How many pounds were they different?

Reading all this stuff about bounce weight and stretch goals etc.....

No goal from my doc but at my one year check they all said I exceeded their expectations! Yay!

my surgeon never mentioned a word about any numbers! he doesnt focus on certain numbers. neither did the nurse. the nurse simply asked me if I had a number in mind I said no not really. I'll no when I get there!

My surgeon didn't really specify, but like others said I'd lose around 60 percent of my weight. I feel like I'm not losing as quickly as I should, and I'm nearly a year out. I'm in another stall, but I know this one is entirely my fault. I've gotten into the habit of "grazing" and can't seem to stop.

My doctor set a goal that I found demotivating and disappointing. I set my own goals to keep me motivated and focused.

My surgeon asked me about my goal weight at our initial consult. I told him I didn't really have one and wasn't sure what I should expect to achieve. He showed me the weight range that would be normal for my BMI and asked what I thought. I said I thought those numbers sounded insane and can't even remember the last time I weighed anything in that range. First year of high school, maybe. That was the last we discussed it.

I know he wrote down something for a goal weight in their records to include in their success/failure stats, but I really don't care what it is and it doesn't affect my own goals. I really don't even have a goal weight. I caved in and named "150" for a goal so I could have a little ticker on my posts here, but I really don't care what number I hit. Maybe I'll reassess once I'm nearing 150. But right now I just want to be healthy and I want my body to DO the things I can't now (run, skip, jump, dance, ride), and beyond that I'm happy.

Yep I'll be happy if I make it to Onederland!

Yep I'll be happy if I make it to Onederland!

You'll get there. Just follow the program your Doctor outlined and be true to yourself and it will come. It just takes time and a lot of patience.

I was given the maximum pounds that would put me in the "normal" weight BMI. (127-128).It falls between the two. Personally, at five feet tall, I'd like to weigh less. But, that's my first goal. I'm seven weeks out from RNY and hit 30% of my excess weight off as of today.

That sunglasses guy keeps popping up in my posts. That was supposed to say 127-128.

I am 5'6" and started at 291 pre surgery, Feb 2013. I weigh between 155 and 158, depending on the day. My surgeon suggested I aim for 150-155 which is less than I weighed in high school 40 years ago. I am happy where I am-- comfortably in a size 12. Now to maintain.

My surgeon on my first meeting went over my history and adamantly told me I would get down to 140 lbs., I was 266 lbs. at the time. I was shocked because I thought I would be happy at 165 lbs. which is what I weighed when I met my husband more than 24 years ago. But he was so right, I hit 140 and have now maintained for over a year, I go between 140-143 and feel great!