How to decide on a goal weight

jandsstevenson887

I'm doing great and losing weight consistently but I'm not sure where my goal line should be. I picked a pretty arbitrary number and now I'm not sure if that is really too much for my body shape. How do you decide?

Yi5hedr3

Don't decide by weight. Instead pick a desired Body Fat Percent as your goal.

ReaderGirl3

My original goal weight was 135lbs, for no reason really. After I hit that I realized I wasn't where I wanted to be and ended up losing 18 more pounds, reevaluated, and then purposely re-gained a few back, where I then called final goal and had a 10lb maintenance range (120s). Just wait until you hit your first goal weight and then reevaluate/adjust as needed. Transitioning into maintenance can take months, and during this time you'll be doing a lot of tweaking, including possibly losing more weight.

Monsterdog1114

Pick a number. See how it feels/looks. Adjust accordingly.

jandsstevenson887

Ok, I guess I just feel like I'm already looking noticeably thinner and I can't imagine needing to lose another 13lbs. I probably am just used to being a little overweight though. I need to press all the way to 129.

pandabear_

I chose mine based on clothing size, I knew what size I wanted to be, so lost according to get to there.

CassidyScaglione

If you hit a point in between starting and goal, and you feel like that's a good shape/size for you, then stop there.

jandsstevenson887

I will if I really feel okay. I need to not fixate on a number.

EmilyHughes801

My overall goal weight is the 120-130 range. If I like what I look and feel like at 130 I'll maintain that. Whatever is the healthier weight for me. I have little "stepping stones" when I want to weight what. For example, two weeks I want to weight between 140-143. In about 9 weeks I want to be 137-140 and so on. Slow and steady and now I feel like I'm rambling, but see what weight you feel best at.