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Originally Posted by DaugT
First of all, I LOVE your username!
I went with my personal 'dream' weight, to get to the 130's. I believe for my BMI I am supposed to be like 100 - 120. I am confirmed large framed, big boned, very broad shoulders, whatever you want to call it. One of my, scar me for life, memories is being 6 years old and my doctor telling my mom I was built like a football player. Nice! I wasn't even overweight then! AH!
Anyway, I didn't want to give myself an unattainable goal to just lead me to regaining down the line when I can't reach it.
If I get to 139 and feel like I can/need to lose more then I will reevaluate at that time.
The smallest adult weight (over age 21) I ever was was 165, and I remember then feeling like 25 pounds more would be perfect. So we'll see if that holds true this time.
139 was just a number that gave me motivation to go for it and that I believe I can reach.
Thanks, Joe likes my user name, too.
I really wonder what doctors are thinking, sometimes. A couple of years ago, I went to a new doctor for a GYN appt and, first thing, he suggested I get gastric bypass. I fired him.
With the internet, it is very possible to have an understanding of ones health problems before seeing a doctor, and for me that was solidified a few years ago when I ended up in the hospital. The general doctor they assigned to me tested and tested and kept me in the hospital for days, without food, I might add. He found I had a gallstone almost the size of a marble but kept telling me it wasn’t the problem. The head nurse would tell me it was the gallstone. Then the other nurses said the same thing, and even the Pastor said it, too. My DH brought the laptop and while I was waiting for them to figure out what my problem was, I did a ton of research. I finally asked the head nurse if I could have another doctor, and she told me to ask for the surgeon. I did and he said “if it looks like a duck and it quacks…it’s probably a duck” Long story short, they found the gall bladder was twice the size it should have been and had glued itself to other organs. It was the gallstone. From that point on, I research every health issue before I see the doctor so that I can ask appropriate questions and know if they are providing quality care. I have had a number of them ask what my medical training is. Sorry…this is one of my pet peeves.
It really appears that we need to set a general goal then reevaluate it once we get in the vicinity. We’re all unique, so I guess weight is part of the uniqueness, too.