How did YOU determine your goal weight?
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AZTrailRunner
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I was just wondering how everyone determined their goal weight (doctor, previous weight, etc).
How do you know your goal weight is realistic?
Personally, my goal is based off of a previous weight when I competed in triathlons.
What about YOU?
How do you know your goal weight is realistic?
Personally, my goal is based off of a previous weight when I competed in triathlons.
What about YOU?
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I wanted to be the same size I was before I had kids, only a healthier version.0
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I wanted to get back to my high school size...plus i've compared myself to girlfriends weights etc.0
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I wanted to get to my high school weight as well. I'm getting close, and with weight training, I feel I will be even healthier and more cut than I was in high school.0
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Im 6+" and i want to weigh 200, thats what i think would look good muscle wise but probably end up at 195 cut or less.0
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In my mid-20s. Was too light in high school.0
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my current goal weight is just there as a start.. i have small goals, but, i just need to get healthy.. and to lose almost 100 pounds is a good start... from there i'll see how i look as far as bone structure, and how i feel where i am then, to see what follow up will be if i go smaller, or begin to maintain...
5foot3 with the shoulders of a small linebacker... i think at what i'm 'supposed to be' at for my height, i'd look like a bag of bones..
we'll see0 -
In early highschool I weighed about 130, but now I'm going for 140. I realize now that I didn't work out a whole lot when I was 130 and I can basically look the same at 140 if I pack on the muscle and get toned! These days I work really hard to look the way I do and I'm going for a "toned" look rather than a rail thin look0
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I calculated my weight from my goal body fat percentage.0
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I calculated my weight from my goal body fat percentage.0
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Goal weight based on body fat percentage. IMO that's the most realistic and accurate way to do it.0
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Went with the number a personal trainer gave me when first assessing me but really, i'm not giving myself a number i'm going to keep going until I feel happy and healthy with where i'm at. Could be 5 pounds from now, could be 20. My body will let me know0
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I chose a goal weight that was about half-way into the healthy BMI range for my height and frame size, and which is also around what I weighed in my late 20's (before kids). I'm only 15 or so lbs. away, so maybe by Christmas??0
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you check your BMR under the tools menu0
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A good weight for me when I was in high school was 130-135. And my grandma who is the same build as me always kept her weight in the same place. She is 96 and still keeps her weight in check. A few years ago i went thru a divorce and got down to 136 with out even trying from the stress so for me my goal now is 135-140 I think I will be comfortable there.0
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oops wrong one. you check you BMI under the tools menu will give you a target goal but I'd personally stay above that range.0
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I picked a weight mid range of what was condsidered healthy for my height and when I got there, I decided I could lose another 15 lbs based on how I looked. I wanted to acheive goals that were realistic and attainable and not be overzealous. Now I am more concerned with fitness rather than weight.0
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I lost over 80lbs before and noticed when i get under 130lb i lose my boobs and butt, and my skin starts to sag. So i decided 135lb is a nice place for me this time around.0
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Honestly? I picked the number out of the air. When I was over 200lbs - I thought 150lbs would be the perfect weight for me. I wasn't really sure how I would look at 150lbs, but I figured it sounded good. So, I picked it.
Hit 150lbs and wasn't totally happy - am now maintaining 143-145lbs and am happy, content and comfortable.
I was VERY thin in high school and would NEVER want to be that weight again (I only weighed about 100lbs at 5'4" -- definitely NOT a healthy weight for a 35 yr old!).0 -
I've never been "small" so I had no idea of what I could be and I was getting pretty frustrated when I would look at my "ideal weight" using BMI which is c. 30kg lighter than I currently am!!!
In the end I went for a DEXA body scan (like an MRI which showed by bone, muscle mass, fat etc & gives you a breakdown of how what you in each area of her body). It showed I have 17kg more muscle than the average woman so uses that to gauge my "target" weight which feels a lot more realistic.0 -
I looked at what weight range I should be in to be in the "normal" BMI range.
Then I took my weight when I was at my fittest (as an adult).
Then I compared the two numbers and found what seemed like a good compromise between the two namely a weight about 5 kilos above my "fittest" weight which is still within the "healthy" BMI - I'm not kidding myself into thinking I will ever be as fit as I was back when I was 21.0
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