Finding your Goal Body Weight

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I created a blog post on how to find your goal Body Weight. If you interested, you can check the preview below, then head over to the blog to read the rest.


So, you want to loose Fat. But, do you know what your Goal Body Weight should be?

I know that I need to loose 49 lbs. But how do I know this? Keep reading to find out how I know my Goal Body Weight and how you can figure out yours, too!

When I decided that I needed to loose the extra fat on my body, I wanted to have a goal weight. Stepping on a scale is a quick and easy way to check Fat/Weight loss progress. I figured I had over 50 lbs to loose, but that was just a guess. So I started to try to determine how much I really needed to loose. I first looked at a BMI chart. Before we continue, let me say this:

DO NOT USE BMI CHARTS!!! You may be setting yourself up for failure!

Here is why: Looking at a BMI chart, it said that I should weight between 120-150 lbs. Going off of this, I would need to loose between 69-99 lbs of Fat. As it turns out, it would be impossible for me to loose 69 lbs of Fat, let alone 99 lbs! Will get to this shortly.

A much better way to track your Fat lose, is to track your Body Fat Percentage. This can be difficult and expensive. However, I've found a cheap, easy and accurate (enough for what we need) way to determine this. You can use the U.S. Navy Fitness Formula to estimate your body fat percentage. I've read the U.S. Navy Fitness Formula is as accurate is a skinfold test (accurate within 1-3% for most people), with less chance of error. It takes a little work, but it isn't hard. Follow along and let's find out your Goal Body Weight!

Read More here: http://ithink2020.blogspot.com/2014/01/finding-your-goal-body-weight.html

Hope you like it!

Matt

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