How did YOU determine your goal weight?

AZTrailRunner

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?

DizzieLittleLifter

I wanted to be the same size I was before I had kids, only a healthier version.

emma1488

I wanted to get back to my high school size...plus i've compared myself to girlfriends weights etc.

vinlop

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.

kochany

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.

atomdraco

In my mid-20s. Was too light in high school.

Jelleebean

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 see

risefromruin

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 look

nicothepotato

I calculated my weight from my goal body fat percentage.

NotGoddess

I calculated my weight from my goal body fat percentage.

Same here. There's a calculator here if you don't want to do the math. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/

tigersword

Goal weight based on body fat percentage. IMO that's the most realistic and accurate way to do it.

ajk828

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 know

singer201

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??

bhagavatilad1

you check your BMR under the tools menu

TrishJimenez

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.

bhagavatilad1

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.

sunraze

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.

ChantalGG

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.

chevy88grl

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!).

aoifebr

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.

mowu

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.

taso42_DELETED

I calculated my weight from my goal body fat percentage.

same here

kunibob

Goal weight based on body fat percentage.

Ditto!

And I picked that body fat percentage based on what I thought would make me look toned/athletic but still be fairly easy to maintain.

lwoodroff

Top end of normal bmi. I know my lightest and looked ill and grey so not going back there. 10 kg down, half way there!

becka63

Same here. There's a calculator here if you don't want to do the math. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/

Wow. Before I had always gone on my BMI and wanted a goal weight of 60kg (which puts me in the middle of normal).

Just went on this site and put in what I believe my BFP is (according to my scales - I've never done the calliper testing or any other) and put a goal BFP according to their charts on what would be the lower middle of normal...and my goal weight is....60kg!

ammient3

Between my Dr & myself we came up with my weight based on what it was beginning of this year. I wish I could say what I weighted in High School that was size 0-3 I weighted 95-100 back then now I'm 38 yrs old I will never see that size again, my goal weight is 130-135, I gained weight rapidly due to medical then surgery.... So just aiming to get into my normal clothes I already have.

But since I've been on MFP I'm starting to lean more towards just FITTING into my clothes not the actual numbers on the scale, inches/toning I could still weight more and slim down!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.... STAY POSITIVE:)

rybo

I looked in the mirror, if I can see my abs, I'm there.

grrrlface

I was 120 before I met my boyfriend so partly going from that and partly BMI/ideal weight for my height.

koosdel

I don't have a goal weight. I think its a bad idea.

ooOOooGravy

I used the upper end of correct weight of my BMI.

Ill be happy if i get near it due to putting on muscle etc. from running and all the working out i do that i didnt take into consideration when calculating my target weight.

We'll see

ajbeans

I determined my "goal weight" because it's slightly above the middle of my "healthy" BMI range. I tend to be heavier than I look, so I don't want to be too thin.

I actually don't care much about the actual pounds at this point though. I'm glad I've lost what I've lost, because I needed to, but now I'm more concerned with my body fat percentage. I need more muscle, and if I end up seeing higher numbers on the scale but lower body fat, I'd be ok with that.