How far are you from your goal weight?
TerranandKaylynsmommy
Posts: 321 Member
Hey guys was just wondering how far y'all are from your goal weight. Where'd you start? Where are you at now? How'd you get there? Struggles?
I'll start.
Height: 5'7"
SW: 195
Current: 142-144
Goal weight: 135 then reevaluate.
I feel pretty good at the weight I am now. Just want to tone up and thin out a little.
I'll start.
Height: 5'7"
SW: 195
Current: 142-144
Goal weight: 135 then reevaluate.
I feel pretty good at the weight I am now. Just want to tone up and thin out a little.
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Height 5'11"
SW: 235
CW: 210
GW: 185
I am pretty much exactly at the halfway point to my first goal. I think once I get there, I might want to try to push lower, as I will technically still be outside of healthy BMI. But we will see how I look and feel when I get there.1 -
Height 5'11"
SW: 235
CW: 210
GW: 185
I am pretty much exactly at the halfway point to my first goal. I think once I get there, I might want to try to push lower, as I will technically still be outside of healthy BMI. But we will see how I look and feel when I get there.
Great start
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Height 5’7
SW - 219ish
CW - 193
GW - around 1602 -
I'm about halfway.
Height: 5'1''
SW: 192
CW: 148
GW: 110
Obstacles:
Making sure I was consuming calorie-dense foods and not slipping back into "sugar-free jello for breakfast and lunch so I can binge at night" like I did the first time (it did not turn out well).
Realizing that losing weight doesn't solve my self-esteem problems. In fact, they probably made them worse, but hey, I'm working on it and feeling better about it.
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RelCanonical wrote: »I'm about halfway.
Height: 5'1''
SW: 192
CW: 148
GW: 110
Obstacles:
Making sure I was consuming calorie-dense foods and not slipping back into "sugar-free jello for breakfast and lunch so I can binge at night" like I did the first time (it did not turn out well).
Realizing that losing weight doesn't solve my self-esteem problems. In fact, they probably made them worse, but hey, I'm working on it and feeling better about it.
That is amazing. Great job I suffer from low self-esteem also. It's so hard to get out of sometimes. 1 -
6'3
Sw 240 (11/18)
Cw 209
Gw 200 (may change later or stay)
Loose by counting cal and walking more.
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5'6"
SW: 217
CW: 198
GW: 140
Struggles: emotional eating, upping my protein for satiety3 -
5'11.5"
SW: 165 (June 2018, though for years before that I was cycling up and down the same 7-10 pounds due to overly restricting then binging and having a semi-crappy relationship with food)
GW: 155 (reached Oct 2018)
CW: 152 (and a better relationship with food--less under and over eating)
Didn't have much to lose, but I also did a fair amount of recomp. Had very little muscle before because I was either lazy or a cardio bunny (running, which was hard on my hypermobile joints). Now I primarily do yoga and weights. Cardio is usually just walking around or using my stationary bike desk.
Part of me wants to get below 150 but for no real purpose. I'm just eating at roughly maintenance and seeing what happens.1 -
I'm on week 2 of getting serious, before that I wasn't watching what I eat and I was doing 30 minutes a day on the treadmill 3-4 days a week (but not really pushing myself hard enough at that).
Height: 5'1"
SW: 176
CW: 173
GW: 130
I am really upset with myself for putting weight back on after a 50+lb loss so I need to quit beating myself up over it and just refocus on getting fit.
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Height 171 cm ish
Sw 117kg
Cw 72.5kg
Gw 70kg
Going to slowly work up to maintenance after i hit 70 then decide what i want to do then. Might set a new goal might try build a bit of muscle.1 -
5’4”
SW 262.8
CW 241.0
GW 160 (maybe lower)
For myself, I had to learn that eating 3 meals and 2 snacks keeps me from binging. Skipping a meal almost always leads to a binge. I am really enjoying my journey so far.5 -
5'6"
SW: 159ish
CW: 149ish
GW: Under 140.
I don't have a number goal in mind beyond getting below 140 and seeing how I feel then. I want to start weight training at that point. I'm currently focused on getting back into running regularly.1 -
Height: 5'9"
SW: 305
Current: 260
Goal weight: 225 then reevaluate
This is my second big weight loss effort. The first time, I "officially" started at 365 and got to 235; over the course of 3 years and a stressful job change, I gained half of the weight back and had to start over. I stopped working out and slowly stopped caring about what I was eating. My biggest current obstacle is being too lax on the weekends; a couple of days of drinking beer can negate any gains made during the week. Currently on a self-imposed alcohol hiatus for Lent.3 -
5'0
SW 191.6
CW 185.6
GW 130
I've done the gain and lose weight thing many times... It's the dealing with my issues and maintenance part I've never gotten right. This time around I started Jan 2018... I lost 30 lb by Nov 2018 by doing challenges, counting calories, weighing my food... Still not working on the issues I didn't realize I had... Emotional eating and self sabotage... Gained those 30 lbs back. I don't say I'm starting again because I really never stopped just trying to iron out some things and sometimes food just gets the best of me. Diligently logging and weighing since March 7th and down almost 5 lbs. I seem to be doing better this time by going for 0.5 lb-1lb week loss. I have alot of stressors in my life and this slow loss allows me to eat 2000 calories to avoid the binges... We will see how this goes...2 -
About 3-4 pounds from my evaluation point where I see what I want to do next. (I know that going into maintenance will bring a weight spike from replenished glycogen stores and food waste.)
5'4.4"
Original SW -- way back when, in 2012: 157
New SW, after an initial 40 pound loss, and then a sharp gain during the year of poorly medicated Thyroid Hell: 137
CW: 117
GWish: 113-1144 -
shondalynn2 wrote: »I'm on week 2 of getting serious, before that I wasn't watching what I eat and I was doing 30 minutes a day on the treadmill 3-4 days a week (but not really pushing myself hard enough at that).
Height: 5'1"
SW: 176
CW: 173
GW: 130
I am really upset with myself for putting weight back on after a 50+lb loss so I need to quit beating myself up over it and just refocus on getting fit.
Yes, do not beat yourself up. I got down to 152 last year. Back up to 173 and now down to 143. Just get back to it doll. You'll do great2 -
I've just lost my winter weight and I'm back down to what has been my typical maintenance weight for the last 6 years or so, which is about 182. I'm shooting to get a little lower now for vanity purposes as we've just built a pool, so I'd like to get down to around 175 and be a bit leaner for pool side fun.5
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SW - 387lb
CW - 220lb
GW - 140ish
No idea if I can even get to my goal weight. I'm going to have ALOT of loose skin that might mean my doctor's goal for me is t quite acheivable8 -
SW - 260
CW - 187
GW - 160
Never tried to lose weight before, never enjoyed exercise and never had a healthy diet. I still have a poor diet overall, still hate exercise but achieving weight loss without completely turning my world upside down. Key is to do what you can when you can on your terms, then you'll stick with it. It might not be 'ideal' according to the converted, but this is your life you have to live and stick with.5 -
Great job everyone, some great progress posted here.
SW - 257
CW - 221
GW - 190
Been at this since November of last year, happy with the progress so far. I did everything in steps. I stopped smoking and went CICO in November. I didn't change type of foods completely and was just counting calories. That was getting tougher as my calorie allowance came down. Then realized that this couldn't be an eating lifestyle for short term goal of losing weight, it had to be healthy and sustainable. I changed over to whole food plant based and all the anxiety about dieting has disappeared. It's still all about CICO, but I'm never hungry anymore, and I feel so much better abstaining from the junk that got me to 257. I started regular exercise when I hit 235 and felt like my eating habits were in a good place. I feel like trying to overhaul your whole world at once makes it easier to fall off the wagon.6 -
Awesome job everyone. Congrats on your progress thus far I'm on here daily if you need some encouragement or just to vent. I'm Laura BTW😀 3
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On a very slow roll here. 5' 7" F, 40
SW: ~163-166
CW: 149
GW: 128-135 (will evaluate as I get into that range)
My original goal was 128 as that was my "happy weight" through my 20s, but I've been doing a lot more focused weight lifting the past year and a half, and I'm fairly certain there may be more muscle mass than I used to have (while I was always fairly strong, I didn't really lift weights much, either - some, but not regularly, mostly active jobs).
If my "saddle bags" are still hanging around at 135 I'll keep going until I'm closer to my old weight.2 -
Height 5'3"
SW: 152.5
CW: 143.25
GW: 120 then re-evaluate
8 weeks in, 9.25 lbs lost. I had a woosh after my last period and felt great. Then the next week I put on 2 lbs. I actually shook my fist at the scale. Last week I lost it again but only lost an extra 0.25 lbs. Bit frustrated at the moment but trying to keep the faith in the process. Not helped by constipation
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Height 6'3"
SW 250
CW 220
GW 210
Had surgery in December and have been able to exercise again. Weight is dropping off but is slowing down as I close in on GW.1 -
SW 220
CW 210ish
GW 180
Still got some work ahead of me, but the journey is as much of a reward as the destination.3 -
5'2 female
SW: 210 June 2018
CW: 149 today
GW: 130ish
I've learned so much about myself and my relationship with food on this journey. I would turn to food to drown my sorrows or celebrate my happiness. I've changed that relationship/way of thinking. I've also learned the amount of totally awful food I would eat just to be socially acceptable, cue all mother in law cooking, office potlucks and office cookies lying around.3 -
20#, I was at goal but did a backslide
5-7” female
SW: 220
GW:125 (where I looked and felt best)
CW: 145
I’d settle for 1353 -
5'10"
SW: 205
CW: 191
GW: 175
Bulked last year for a powerlifting competition. Now I"m cutting the fat for a Half Dome backpacking trip next year. Almost halfway there...2 -
Height 5'3"
SW: 152.5
CW: 143.25
GW: 120 then re-evaluate
8 weeks in, 9.25 lbs lost. I had a woosh after my last period and felt great. Then the next week I put on 2 lbs. I actually shook my fist at the scale. Last week I lost it again but only lost an extra 0.25 lbs. Bit frustrated at the moment but trying to keep the faith in the process. Not helped by constipation
Ah constipation is my foe for sure. Do you take anything for it? Like twice a month I drink magnesium citrate fixes you right up0 -
4.7 lbs to go. Just for my mental enjoyment of reaching this number, but I feel and look fine. It will also feel nice to have some space for maintenance.
I should add I’ve been trying to get the last 20 lbs off for the last 2 years. Finally got sick of it enough.7
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