Were you happy with your shape/size when you hit goal?

hammycakes

Just wondering how many folks reached their weight goal and stayed there (approximately) or did you want to get smaller?

quiksylver296

I was very happy, but I had lifted heavy the entire time. I am actually bulking now to get bigger, musculature-wise. I'm up 12 pounds, but still wearing the same clothes with no problem.

kristen8000

Hum, well, since I've hit goal about 4 times over the last 5 years, and that "goal" number tends to change slightly every time, I'd say the first time I had a goal of 160 (from 193) and kept losing to 143. Decided when I got there, it was too thin, gained to 150 (but by then I was well out of control and didn't do the the things to maintain it), and have been every where between 165 & 147 in a 5 year span.

The scale said 148.4 on September 15th and I decided, this time, that's enough. I'm happy with that. Now to adjust my thinking on daily calories. Got so used to and "good at" keeping it around 1200-1300, that 1800 seems like a pipedream. LOL

My daily goal now for as long as I can humanly keep it up is to weigh daily and log food accurately.

Keladelphia

I was generally happy with my body size (I actually thought I was a little too skinny) but still wanted to improve body shape. Since then I've run several bulk and cut cycles (gaining approximately 10-15 pounds during bulks) and i'm now about 4 pounds heavier than my smallest weight and much happier with my larger thighs and glutes and smaller waist.

pkweier

I reached my goal of 165 and kept losing I'm almost at 150. My issue is if I eat at maintenance I feel like I ate to much trying to find the right calories to eat and not feel guilty. I still log and weight in every day

kgirlhart

I was pretty happy. After I reached my goal I set some fitness goals which included running and I ended up losing about 15 pounds more. I am really happy where I am now.

fitoverfortymom

I'm roughly 8lbs from goal; 13lbs from goal if I go for the extra 5lbs loss to help with my running. I love my new body. There's some flaws, but I have 2 kids and I'm almost 43---I'm pretty *kitten* happy with my results.

If I can maintain long term between 145-155 and keep up a good running regimen, I'll be thrilled.

sijomial

I was happy when I got to goal as that meant I had lost the fat I had kept hold of for 20 years but I was also disappointed that I didn't look a bit better.
So nibbled off a few extra pounds in a series of steps of slow loss, then maintenance and re-assessment over an extended period of time.

R2che

I’ve hit my goal today! 120 lbs, I’m totally thrilled but, I’ve lost a lot of muscle and after 4 children my stomach area is a bit of a mess. I’ve been running about 4 months now and feel so much stronger already, just need to start building some more muscle...

sardelsa

First time after losing my baby weight....no way. I was at "goal" but soft and my bodyfat% was high, it wasn't great. Since then I've been more happy with the results (lifting FTW!) and every bulk/cut cycle I get closer and closer. Hopefully I will be satisfied and be able to hang out in maintenance some day.

RoxieDawn

I was ecstatic to get to scale goal weight, not happy with body composition, I had a severe case of the skinny fatness. Strength training has me 11 pounds heavier, about the same size, but definitely had to change styles of many clothes I used to wear like jeans for example.

neldabg

I was indeed very happy. Heck, once I reached a number in the top of the BMI range for my height, I was happy then too. I just wanted to be a little slimmer and settled for a ~20 BMI.

Lynzdee18

Pretty much. I’ve got wrinkly skin, but that beats thunder thighs and a poochy tummy any day.....

cwolfman13

I didn't have a particular number as a goal. From an aesthetics standpoint, I went to maintenance when I was about 15% BF give or take as I'm lean, but not super lean and I look healthy and fit. Weight training was pretty instrumental in giving me the physique I was going for...I thought I was going to have to lose quite a bit more weight than I actually did to get the physique I was looking for...had I not lifted I would have never achieved the physique I was looking for regardless of how much weight I lost.

sgt1372

Happy.

hammycakes

thanks for all the input- I have been lifting around 5 years now (on and off, a bit less since I have been finishing school the past 2 years), but wasn't able to figure out the diet part until recently. I'll be interested to see what's under there! Aiming for the high end of my BMI at 140 lbs but it seems crazy since that's close to how much my 17 year old weighs and we are the same height.

rachelspears94

I was not happy when I reached my goal. I am now working on toning the rough areas

WilmaValley

I was happy, had been at this weight years ago and remembered how well it fit me.

ccsernica

General shape and size? Yes. Loose skin around my middle? Not so much.

riffraff2112

I was pretty happy. I picked a realistic target and felt great to get there. I got a little lower too which was nice, it gave me a little window to play with.

Graelwyn75

Nope, I lost 14 Ibs from where I was in my profile picture and if anything I am more insecure about my body than ever. I think if one dips too low, it can mess with their head and perception. I am at the very bottom of BMI, at 18.5-18.7, yet I feel and perceive myself as being bigger than I was at 140 Ibs. It is not due to being skinnyfat or any such since I have been told my bodyfat is too low - I retained muscle from my intense training previously. So, in my case, getting to this magical goal I had set in my head has actually made me pretty miserable and very obsessive about my weight and size.

RunsWithBees

I reached my goal weight 3 years ago and yes I was happy but I had no muscle tone and looked flabby. After becoming much more athletic in the 3 years since, I feel like I look so much better now and I can really tell the difference in photos, I've maintained the exact same weight but with a much different fat/muscle ratio.

middlehaitch

Yes, and 8 years later still like it. An ongoing recomp helps. Me like it more and more.
I am the same weight I was most of my life but take a size or 2 smaller in clothes.

Cheers, h.

BeccaLoves2lift

I'm at my goal weight now but I think I still look fat. I'm sticking with maintenance/recomp for now. I may cut a little more in the spring....

ccruz985

Ecstatic, moreso the second time around. Truthfully, I didn't know what my goal weight was until I started looking sick; I actually had to gain 7lbs back to look healthy again. I regained 47 of the 140lbs I lost but I lost the 47 this year. The second time around, however, I did a lot more resistance training and even though I'm at my same goal weight as before, my body looks so different. I have some extra skin but even through it I can see the muscles in my legs and said legs are much slimmer than they were the first time around. My arms don't have extra skin which I'm very happy about and they're much more toned and defined. The only real issue is my belly; THAT is where the bulk of the extra skin is and certain outfits hide it but I'm still at least two sized larger than I would be without it. The only hope for that is surgery which I'm aiming for next year. Otherwise, I love my shape and size.

rainbow198

After losing 80+ pounds I was thrilled, super proud of myself and happy with my body. There were some deflated some areas, but I hoped the skin would firm up over time and it did. I couldn't wear a bikini or crop tops either.

However, I ended up unintentionally re-comping my body. Over a couple of years I lost 2 dress sizes and some more fat, but I stayed the same weight.

Now 4+ years later I'm very, very, very happy with my figure and body composition and working hard to stay here. Now I can wear that bikini and crop top proudly and with confidence!

MelkaBielka

I set a goal number when I started this last time (it's the third time for me I have gone up in weight and decided to do something about it over my life), but since trying to actively walk more and get in exercise three times a week, I'm considerably less concerned with the number on the scale. At this point, if I never get there, I'm okay with that. As long as my clothes from when I was my smallest are fitting again, as long as I feel great and feel like I am making progress, the number is becoming less important. Moreso, it's a metric I use now the same way I use body fat and total body water, it's a number and it's useful, but it's not the only metric against which I measure my progress

missevil

Since I haven't done much toning during my loss so far, I'm still pretty fat (roughly 35% body fat) although I'm about to hit the upper end of "normal" weight. I plan for approx. 9 more Kilos, but even then, I'm probably still chubby, because I burned a lot of muscles, rather than fat. So after having the weight done, I'm going to work on the form. Still need to find a sport that I can tolerate
But yes, I know about my "wrong" behaviour and the results, which are figure-wise not great, but I'm super happy and proud about the loss and the changes in my body. Toning it is going to be the cherry on top.

70sthin

I felt nothing when I first hit my goal. Days later I saw an old photo of myself when I weighed 115lbs (I`m small boned and 5` 1"). I remembered how difficult it was for me to bend over, how I had no energy, and how my coworker would shun me whenever I reached for a cookie. My exhusband was looking at other women more than at me and critized me for not being fit. I was on antidepressants that did nothing for me except pack on pounds. It took me a year to embrace my new figure after dropping 20lbs, but I finally see how far I`'ve come, and how much better I feel. I don`t get tired as often, and no longer hate buying new cloths. My only regret is that I wasn`t this small when I was in my 20s. I`'ll be 35 next year and I know all too well that age is more of a factor than weight at this point, so perhaps that is why I was not as excited about hitting my goal. I know I am no longer lusted for, and my days of good sex are over. So, some days I just feel like getting smaller and smaller, not for aesthetics, but as a way to end my miserable existence. Other days I realize that I feel good physically, and try to maintain my goal weight with exercise and good food, which makes me feel good mentally.

KelGen02

My goal weight has changed 3 times since I started on 11/28/16. At 260lbs start weight I had set my goal weight at 199lbs... *kitten* I had to lose 61lbs just to get there and honestly I dont' think i thought I would even get that far. As I started losing the weight and got to the 209 mark I change the goal to 185lbs. Now that I am at 188lbs I have set my goal weight to 160. Who knows if that will change, at this point for me it has nothing to do with how I look but how I feel. losing 72lbs has done wonders for my bad back (degenerative disc disease) and my joints (degenerative joint disease) as well as lower my elevated cholesterol to a normal range. Sadly I am still wearing most of my BIG GIRL clothes as I am too cheap to buy new clothes because I still have 28lbs to lose. For me this was never about how I looked as I never believed the size of my pants defined me or my confidence. This has always been about getting healthy and active. Do I love the way my body looks now, of course and some day when I hit goal I will buy some new cute clothes but seriously, what I am most impressed with is the fact that my health issues are transforming and THAT makes me feel like a million bucks!!! Goal weight shouldn't be about charts and "how much you should weigh for your height etc. It should be about where you feel the best. Not every fits into the standard box....

@70sthin I am a 48 year old (soon to be 49) and my husband is 51 years old and we have a very healthy active sex life (even when I was 260lbs) You are still young, 35 years old and your talking like its the end of the world? Your lack of confidence and self worth is more of an issue than your age will ever be. I surely hope that you were trolling when you wrote " I know I am no longer lusted for, and my days of good sex are over. So, some days I just feel like getting smaller and smaller, not for aesthetics, but as a way to end my miserable existence." because it is not normal for people to talk like that and for your sake I hope that you are seeking some professional help.

Need2Exerc1se

I was happier than I thought I'd be actually. My goal was a bit higher than the weight I'd maintained for most of my adult life, but being older now and post menopause I thought a little extra weight might not be a bad thing as long as I was still in the healthy range. I have lost about 5 more lbs over the 20 months since I stopped actually trying to lose weight but I'm still heavier than when I was younger. But I think I look good. My husband thinks I look good. I feel great and have no health problems. What more could I ask for?