what is a good healthy weight to start planing to have a bab

I think 180 is completely reasonable. You have to remember it might take a few months, and while you are TTC you can still be trying to lose weight. Then, once you are pregnant, you can continue to eat healthfully and exercise regularly to keep the weight gain at a minimum, say 25 pounds or less, which will be easier to lose after baby is born than 60+ pounds on an unhealthy body. You have to try when you are READY, don't put a number on your weight for this. Good luck to you, how exciting!!

You can be heavy and still get pregnant its whether you want to or not.

I was around 250 when I got pregnant with my 1st and around 235 with my second... both were good pregnancies.. I walked a lot with both ....!! Your goal weight seems reasonable... and doable!! Just have to be strict with yourself on the nutrition part!!! Good luck

I was 220 when I got pregnant with my first daughter. I had a good healthy pregnancy and everything went well. I think 180 is completely reasonable. Plus you need to give yourself the time to conceive. Its ok to try to conceive while dieting, and it actually increases your chances. To keep weight gain to a minimum, eat healthy during your pregnancy. I am a polycycstic ovarian syndrome sufferer, and so my weight at the beginning of pregnancy was usually higher than the day I gave birth lol...good luck to you in your goals, being a mother is the best job in the whole world!!!

I would say, try to loose as much as you can before becoming pregnant and then once pregnant, just continue to eat healthy and workout. My doctor is british and strongly believes that a woman doesn't have to gain more than 10lbs the entire pregnancy. He says European woman don't gain harldy a pound most times and their babies on avg are only 2oz smaller than american babies. European woman eat very healthy because their gov't ban all transfats and harmful ingredients, as well as promote good farming practices which our gov't ...let me not even go there. Anway, I will tell you my last pregnancy I gained way less than my normal 50lbs and I bounced back sooooo much easier and felt so much better. And a woman that is considered overweight my doctor states they can actually lose weight and it not be an issue during pregnancy. Ofcourse it is imperative to eat healthy, exercise and take prenatal vitamins. I will probably get a lot of flack for stating this, but I strongly agree with my doctor after doing quite a bit of research myself and my best friend lives in Paris and confirmed that pregnant women there only have bellies and don't seem to gain an ounce anywhere else.

Are you concerned about your health, or your figure?
If you're concerned about your health, call up your doctor. Get his advice.
If you're concerned about your figure one of the above posters is right; while trying to get pregnant, you can continue to try to lose weight. Then once you're pregnant, you can eat well, walk lots, stay active, and for the first few months you may actually continue losing weight before the baby gains much mass.
I didn't check how tall you were, but
A friend of mine got pregnant at 5'3" and 155 pounds. She stopped drinking, stopped smoking, ate RIGHT, and walked a TON almost every day. Four to Eight miles worth (not fast). She didn't eat past 7pm, etc. And she only gained 17 pounds that pregnancy. Then, after a week, it was all gone. If you do it right, you really can gain mostly baby.