Goal Weight- Calculate yours!!!

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  • Jaedynmoon
    Jaedynmoon Posts: 280 Member
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    Goal weight according to that (I'm 5'9 so 100+45) is 145 AND that is my goal weight...well I have 150 as my goal for my weight loss tracker but I really am aiming for 145. Thanks for sharing! :)
  • Higglyjiggly64
    Higglyjiggly64 Posts: 136
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    Calculations came out for me as well. Said I should be 130, but I'm bigger boned, so I added 10%....143. My GW is 140, so I am spot on, yay! (If I happen to go down to 135 though, I won't complain)
  • Higglyjiggly64
    Higglyjiggly64 Posts: 136
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    This is a generic measurement. I'm a trim 130 lbs and this says i should be 10 lbs lighter. I'm in a size three pants but have a lot of muscle. I weight train for an hour 15 min 3 times a week and run around 15 miles a week. I consider myself to be in very good shape. If I lost 10 more lbs i'd be way too skinny.

    You are correct. By volume muscle weighs more than fat. That being said the averagge person does not weight train or run like you do.

    What does "average" mean?
    It means most people don't weight train for an hour and 15 mins three times a week or run 15 miles a week. You are exceptionally fit, IMO. Nice work!
  • ebgbjo
    ebgbjo Posts: 821 Member
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    That thing would have me at around 90lbs (and that isn't even adding in the minus 10% for having a small frame).. no way accurate. I looked horribly underweight at 98lbs, no way I am going for something between 80-100lbs

    Obviously you are under 5' ............ so no this formula would not be accurate for you. Sorry I do not know the formula for being under 5'.

    You are correct, I am under 5'
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
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    That formula came out to 130 for me, 143 if you add 10% for large frame, which I am not. (Frame size can be determined by wrist measurement. Mine is 6 inches around. 6 inches is medium, 5 1/2 or less is small, and 6 1/2 or more is large for women. Sorry guys, I don't have your scale memorized.) Based on my current weight and body composition I have more then the 143 in Lean Body Mass (Total weight minus fat mass) so there is no way I can ever get that low without losing muscle, which is completely undesirable. Since it has been proven body fat and not weight is a better indicator of health, my exercise physiology program uses a formula based on the current weight and body composition and the desired body composition. Here is how we figure it:

    Fat Mass = Total Body Weight x % fat

    Lean Body Weight = Total Body Weight - Fat Mass

    Ideal Body Weight = Lean Body Weight / (1 - % desired)

    % desired in the formula is in decimal form BTW.

    So an example would be a 200 pound person who is 30% fat but wants to be 20% fat

    Fat Mass = 200 x 0.3 = 60 pounds

    Lean Body Mass = 200 - 60 = 140 pounds

    Ideal Body Weight = 140 / (1 - 0.2) = 140 / 0.8 = 175 pounds
  • spatticus
    spatticus Posts: 230 Member
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    Dead on for my goal!

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