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How to choose goal weight?

credgeur
credgeur Posts: 16
edited March 1 in Getting Started
How did you decide on your goal weight? I was looking at a BMI, and for my height and age there is a decent range in what's healthy. Between 111.5 pounds and 150 pounds.

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  • michaeljacksonfan333
    michaeljacksonfan333 Posts: 56 Member
    Maybe determine what frame size you have. Wrap your index finger around your wrist and have it touch your thumb. If your fingers don't meet, you have a large frame. If they touch, you have a medium frame. If they overlap, you have a small frame. If you have a small frame, your goal weight should be in the lower range of your BMI healthy weight range. If you have a medium frame, it should be right in the middle. If you have a large frame, it should be in the high end of your healthy weight range.
    For example, I am a healthy weight but I am in the middle of my healthy weight range and i recently discovered that I have a small frame. So I should be more like 120-133lbs instead of 134-155. A smaller framed person will look more flabby with the same amount of weight as a larger framed person.
  • credgeur
    credgeur Posts: 16
    That's really good advice! I can't wrap my fingers around comfortably. I can touch them if I try hard enough, but I feel like that doesn't count as being able to touch them together.
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