Oh I love this idea!!

My goals are many and varied- they range from feeling comfortable in the passenger seat of my car, to being able to jog a mile- I try not to pick a number for weight loss- but I want to get under 200 lbs. I haven't been 180 lbs. since sixth grade-- I really am not sure exactly what my doc's goal is for me.. if he gave me one I tuned it out in place of my own personal goals.. *chuckle*

Whenever I talk about losing weight, my hubby stops me and says the most important thing is my health, not the number on the scale. He said if I focus on getting what my body needs, the weight will happen. He is so sweet

My goals:

1) I want to be able to walk without pain.

2) I want to have energy.

3) I want to quit feeling like I'm watching life from the sidelines.

4) I want to shop in regular stores for my clothes and have an actual selection of what to wear.

5) I want to quit worrying if I'm going to fit into the booth at the restaurant or need a seatbelt extension on the airplane.

6) I want to have control over food rather than it having control over me.

My goals are to be more active, healthy, and to have more energy. That way I can fully enjoy my grandson once he get here. And I would love to not have to shop for "women's" sizes anymore.
Hugs~Vicki

I had my surgery on August 10th. I have lost 77 pounds and in a size 10. I never dreamed that I would get to this point. My original goal was to get to 163 pounds and get my BMI under 25. I have passed that and am now working on getting down to 150 pounds. I am 5'8 and 160 pounds right now. I walk 4 miles a day Mon-Fri and I would also like to start my weight lifting program to start tightening my loose skin. Best of luck on your journey.

My Goals.....

To be able to see in the mirror the body size that I was....in my 20's

To be able to shop for normal size clothing.

To not have the risk of having a heart attack and die in my 40's as my grandfather and uncle did.

To continue to live each day as the wonderful gift that it is.

To be living long enough to be in my grandchildrens lives.

Man, I have goals. Simple things, complex things sometimes. I had surgery on November 20th. I'm finally down one shirt size. I was a 30/32, so I'm really excited! I haven't tried a new pant size yet as my incision is healing and I want really loose clothing over it so nothing rubs against it as it's still a little sensitive. My goals, I'd say, to name a few, are:

1: To sleep a full night w/o waking up in pain.

2: To reach a healthy weight (whatever feels healthy on my 5'4" frame at that given time).

3: To sit on the floor with my son and play a game or read a book AND be able to get up again without help.

4: To clean my own house (right now I have a home health aide coming in to help me).

5: To take an entire shower standing (I have to use a shower chair right now).

6: To comfortably bend over to tie my shoes.

7: To be able to chase my son and push him on the swing.

8: To participate in life instead of sitting on the outside looking in.

9: To live my life and not have food rule it.

10: To fit into a booth, seat or anywhere I want to fit into, comfortably.

This is only to name a few of the many goals I have for myself. This was such a good thread to start!

I would say that My goal is to get my BMI down within norman range(somewhere in the 20s) also I want to be pain free. I would also like to Teach Martial Arts but I have to first be able to keep up with my students (smile) I can't see myself teaching someone to do a tarnado kick and I can't even get up that high myself. Wow it will be so nice to be able to do that once again.

My goals are very simple. I would like to cross my legs again. I would like to get one plate of food and be satisfied and to shop for smaller sizes.

I am just starting the journey. I have my first apt with the surgion tommorow. But my goals are 1.To be able to go out somewhere to eat and not have to try several different places before I find a place i fit to sit.
2. To beable to go shopping and not have to look for the mart cart or only go for a very short time.
3. To be able to look in the muirror and love wjhat i see looking back at me.
4. To be able to do anything I want and not have to worry about getting winded or tired.
5. To live long enought to see my niece and nephew graduate college and to become a great aunt.

To be able to move without pain & to feel good about myself again & not have to avoid human beings. That would be perfect

I want to be bealthy and feel better physically. Yes I have achieved some of these goals. My feet no longer hurt after I walk around the mall, I am not short winded anymore and I can bend down on my knees without falling over and yes I can cross my legs better than I have in years and that is all very important to me, but so isn't feeling good about the way I look. I am so much happier now and have so much more confidence. I stick up for myself alot better now because I feel like a normal person. Maybe it is wrong or one of the wrong reasons to do this, but if it makes me emotionally happy that too is important in well rounded person. The psychologist associated with the program always ask "do you still have the same goal weight?" Why is that so important to them. I am told I do not need to lose any more weight I am now "average" (never thought being average would feel so good), but I feel unless I reach my goal the surgery and myself failed? Why must a number be assigned to us? We are all different and carry weight differently. So there, I said it I am started to feel comfortable at the weight I am which wasn't the same as my orginial goal. Whose goal is it? Mine or theirs?
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I agree with KGirl2 on goals I would like to be happy with me, but of course who doesn't! Of course medically would like to be more healthy but for me at this moment it is a personal thing for me. I want to not walk in a room worrying about what children are there cuz they might ask me if i am pregnant or fitting in a chair at someone's house thinking it might break. Alot of things actually

Just finished writing these up in LARGE Bold print to stiick on refrigrator for inspiration.
1) Be able to buy bras in a dept store rather than by "special order". 2) Move easier and longer doing house or yard work. 3)Be able to walk to local park; to to fair in Puyallup; walk the gardens in Victoria and get thru Cosco(or any large store without pain and having to sit down every 10 minutes.4) Lessen chances of heart disease, stroke or type two diabetes. 5) Be lght enough and aglile enough to go horse back riding. 6) be able to volunteer at local fire department and maybe some work with a national organization like Red Cross, Vista or Aids support. 7) Inprove my self image and confidence. 8) MOST Important -be a better wife, mom and grandma to all those I love.

My goal was to be under 200lbs
to be able to not have high blood presure to be able to shop for regular size clothes to have the energy for life.
I would like to be at a healthy bmi but I am not there yet. I have gone from 276 to 164 I am in a size 10/12 but my weight lost has stopped and I think now the rest of the weight will have to come off the old fashion way exercise. Good luck everyone it is so worth it.