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What is/was your goal weight??

I'm 6' tall and I've been overweight my entire life. I have no concept of what looks 'good' on my body at a healthy weight and my surgeon has not set a goal weight. At my pre-op appointment, they asked me what MY goal weight was, and I just said 'under 200 lbs.' But I know that's still overweight in terms of BMI.

What are your experiences regarding your body at different sizes? I know everyone is different, but I'd love to get some thoughts from different people!

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I'm 5' 9" (not sure if that's considered tall) and the high end of "normal" for my age and height is 169 pounds. Any more than that and my BMI would be over a normal range. So that's my goal 169

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Im 5 "9 also and according to my doctor should be 150. The thinnest ive ever been as an adult was 185 and i still thought i was fat, but looking at pictues of me at 185 i looked great! I had a bypass 12 days ago and have lost 18 lbs im now 207 and am going to try my hardest to get to 150!!

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I'm 5'10.5" and I have a goal of like 185. I think I'll look pretty bomb at that weight.

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What is/was your goal weight??

I'm 6' tall and I've been overweight my entire life. I have no concept of what looks 'good' on my body at a healthy weight and my surgeon has not set a goal weight. At my pre-op appointment, they asked me what MY goal weight was, and I just said 'under 200 lbs.' But I know that's still overweight in terms of BMI.

What are your experiences regarding your body at different sizes? I know everyone is different, but I'd love to get some thoughts from different people!

I'm somewhere between 5'11" and 6' and my goal weight the nut said was 180. I am now at 173. I don't really want to lose anymore.

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My doctor also said she likes me where I am now.

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I'm 5'8" and my goal weight, picked by me, is 185. If i get below that, woohooo! But I've never been at that weight, and I know I'll look amazing there. My highest was 336. I was 302 when i had surgery on 12-1-15. I've lost 63 pounds so far. I weighed 215 when I got married 40 years ago.... so 185 sounds...amazing.....

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I'm 5'9" and have been at 172 for the past couple months. According to the chart I should be 165 for a "normal" range. I'm a size 10 and don't think I can get any smaller. My hip bones stick out. I have my nine month check up this month, hopefully my doctor thinks it's ok!! Maybe when I get my extra skin removed I will lose a few more pounds.

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I'm 5'11" and I would also like to be around 170ish. I have a large frame so I think if I'm any less than that then I would look sickly

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I'm 5'10 and my goal is 170lbs ((which would also be 50% from my highest weight of 340lbs)). I'd like to stay at or below 170lbs since my "healthy weight" ranges from about 150-170lbs.

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