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The Moving Target.....

Jennisin1
Jennisin1 Posts: 574 Member
edited January 25 in Motivation and Support
When do you know when you are at your goal? Mine changes... and has different parts.

Do you go by weight? Body Fat %? Size clothing? How you look? How you feel?

Pre-Babies (I have had two since 2010), I was a healthy, fit, active, attractive 175lb, 5'10 size 12. Had two babies in two years (highest weight 275ish), and settled around 215 while nursing my youngest. After I weaned her in Oct 2012, I started seeing drastic weight loss for a couple of months and since then slow and steady.

So here I am... currently 8lbs under my pre-pregnancy goal weight at 167 and a size 8 and around 24% BF. I never ever ever thought I would be this "small" and am seriously mind screwed about what my goal should be. I still have fluff on my tummy, but am seriously wondering how much is fat and how much is skin.

My next goal is 165lb or should that be 20% BF?... I've been very careful to life heavy three days a week while running 20-30 miles a week and have been successful at maintaining all of my lean muscle mass while losing the body fat (according to my gym calibrators)... I'm a goal/action person so feel the need to have them, but just not sure where is ends..
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