Adjusted goal-is the number all that should matter?

Boo Boo Kitty · October 4, 2007

I am thinking of readjusting my goal, I am very happy where I am minus a few adjustments from PS, which will be soon. I have began to wonder how important was the initial goal that I set? Is it really just a number?

Anyone else adjusted their final goal? Why or why not?

sweethot143 · October 4, 2007

I agree, it's just a number. You really had no idea what you would look like at that weight. If you look how you wanted to look at the weight you are now then I would go with that. the reason for the surgery was to make you healthier and happier with your body. You made it!!

You do have a large chest so i'm sure after a tweek or two from PS you'll probably pass your goal.

Reset!

JulieNYC · October 4, 2007

It's just a number. Reset it if you want to -- it's NOT a failure to change it upwards, if that's your concern. The number we choose at the outset is just a guess of where we'll want to be.

My original goal was 199. Then it was 175, then it was 160, then 150 -- now it's 136. But if PS doesn't take me to 136, I'll be adjusting that upwards. I don't want to lose much more weight except in the spots that need PS. if I wind up in the 40s, so be it.

WASaBubbleButt · October 4, 2007

I think most of us don't really know what number we want in the end. We can take a guess but who knows where it will end up?

faithmd · October 4, 2007

Oooooo, 0.5 lb!!!! Go WASaBB!!!!!

I have no idea what goal will be for me. I'm so far from that, I prefer not to think about it. I know what the tables say, but I don't know what I want. In my adult life I've never been close to a normal weight, so I have no clue what I'll look like even at 200lbs. So how can I say 167 is my personal goal? It's my surgeon's goal.

Jachut · October 4, 2007

I changed mine upwards because I sat there for about 4 months, and I really thought it was where I was going to stay. As an adult in my 20's I sat at 78 to 79kg for about 10 years and I thought my body was telling me that's where it wanted to be. I was happy enough with it - I knew I may not be overweight going by numbers but was still a little too "fat" but I'd lost 100% of my excess weight and just scraped into my healthy weight range.

That was about 3 months ago and I've lost 6kg since then, lol. Now I'm really going for 70kg. I do believe I can get there.

But being "at goal" and no longer under pressure to lose has changed my attitude a lot and every new weight I get too I'm just really prepared to wait and see what happens!