Why is your goal weight your goal weight?

TwiFan5

My goal weight is my goal weight because I want to weigh roughly what I did 3 years ago.

fteale

My goal weight is 115-118 and I am 5'7''. This is my goal because it is on the low side of the BMI chart for a "healthy" weight for my height and frame size. I want to be lean but not muscular and have that perfect body.

Those weights actually put you in the underweight BMI category.

ladyjoie

'cause it's 10 stone (140lbs) exactly!

Dizzle_65

Because its right in the middle of the target weight and high weight ranges that articles say is perfect for my height.
At 5ft 8, I dont beleive it is possible to get down to the target weight of 10st 4lbs and think I would look too skinny! so 11st (although feels not possible at the moment) seems a bit more achievable.
Only 37 lbs to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! /

You might be surprised. I am 176 cm (5ft 9.5") and when I originally lost weight my start weight was 85kg (13.4 stone). At the time I thought that if I lost a stone I'd be where I wanted to be.When I lost the seone I realised I couls easily lose more,and for the past 7 yrs I have been 70kg (11stone) give or take a kilo.

Just see how it goes, you may not need / to want to lose as much as you think or it may be more, it's as much about how you look & feel as it is about actual weight

CindyWarner

At my age, gender and height I am considered obease according to my Doctor. My doctor and I discused it and I would be at the top of normal range if I weighed 160. So I though 50 pounds to lose would be a be a good goal.

If I reach this goal I may go farther and if I happen to lose 20 pounds more than I would be the same weight as I was when I was 25.

koosdel

Already hit 200/200/300 yay me! Aiming for 300/300/400 now.

tinukeb

My goal weight is the higher end of my healthy BMI range. Even though I am rather short, I love my curves and am more keen on being healthier than slimmer. It will also be the weight I was when I first met my partner 10 years ago before I succummed to comfort eating and before my PCOS came into play!

songofserenity81

My goal weight is for now 147 lbs which would put me just at the top end of the healthy BMI range, its also the goal weight set by my Doctor. only about 7lbs to go, then I will reassess and probably try for 140 lbs...because then I can honestly say I am half the woman I used to be with ,y starting weight of 280 lbs Its very much a case of see how I feel as I go because I have never ever weighed as little as I do now (or at least not that I can remember)

robinso5

My goal weight would be 145...that is the lowest for my height 6'1. Currently I am at 158 and plan on losing and if I get to someplace inbetween where I feel good that will be my new goal weight. Anyone else a 6'1 female? If so, what's your goal weight?

You are 2 inches taller than me but my goal weight is 175-185 because i was at my healthiest then. i had just graduated Basic training for the Arrmy. I started basic training at 145. i was totally just skin and flab i guess because all of the lean eating and exercise bulked me up! i went into Basic wearing a size 5/6 i left there with a pair of sweats my mom bought me because nothing i bought with me fit anymore! i knew i was at my healthiest adn best because for those 8 weeks i busted my tail!!!!!!!!!!! but we all have different body types so we should go by what works for us! and who knows that was over 13 years ago when i weighed 175 so i may not be able to get there again, but im gonna try everyday!

FaithsVegWorkout

It's a weight I was once upon a time.

_Ben

Honestly, its a number i pretty much pulled out of my butt. I ended up checking it, and its right smack dab in the middle for healthy bmi

sugarbone

110 lbs - I've seen my body at 111 lbs and I liked it. This time hopefully more of it will be muscle though! It's a nice round number too, and it means I can still donate blood.

trini14

I can remember long ago reading, that your goal weight was the weight that you felt most fit, active and happy. Granted, I was 150-155 in high school (I'm 29 now) but for me that's when I felt good. Everyone thinks that I'll look so different and that 93lb is alot to lose, but I really fine with my weight then.

angela828

135 is the weight I was when I started college (according to my mom)... I looked good then, I was thin but a healthy thin 150 is my first real goal, mainly because I haven't seen that in over 4 years but 135 is where I eventually want to be.

StrengthIDidntKnow

I would like to be around 128 lbs, I am 134 now. It is a on the higher end of where I should be for my height (5'2") but what I think is realistic. Because of some health issues earlier this year, at one point I weighed 124 lbs. My gastroentologist was not happy, he felt I looked sick, and recommened that I put 5 lbs on.

rybo

Because it's the number on the scale that corresponds to the image in the mirror that I am happy with and can maintain with reasonable effort.

kendrafallon

Yep you read the question right! :happy: I want to know why the goal wieght you have chosen is the goal weight you are working for or already achieved!

Great topic!! :drinker:

I chose my goal weight because for my height it's slap-bang in the middle of the healthy BMI range AND it's a weight I would like to be.

heidiberr

Mine is the high end of my BMI scale---I've never been really skinny in my life--though when I weighed 5 pounds less than I do now, I wore a size bigger--so I suppose that's cool

Once I get there, I will reassess and see if I want to lose more--only 16 to go!!

MsScorpio67

I picked 160lbs as my goal weight. It's 30lbs heavier then I was in high school. It falls in line with a healthy fat percentage and BMI and I feel I will still be curvy and thick but in shape. I probably won't even stay there. I just want to get there to say I had enough discipline to do it.

chezmama

I picked mine because it is the point at which I am no longer obese but only overweight. At that point I will probably set another weight somewhere in my healthy BMI.

dde9598174

I am 5'7" and was 115 (underweight I know, I just couldn't gain weight) until after baby #2. I have pretty naturally stayed around 175-180 for the past 11 years but after baby #3 I did WW and got down to 155 by the time he was 6 months old. I found out that month that I was pregnant again, but looking at pictures of me there I think I looked good and I know I felt great. I may adjust my goal when I get close, but for right now I am happy working toward that. No WAY do I want to be 115 ever again though, it was almost worse than 207!

Coltsman4ever

Mine was purely by chance... I told my wife to pick a number between 234 and 236.

Jill_newimprovedversion

I've picked odd numbers because I'm odd-

My next goal is to hit 131 by my 31st anniversary on the Oct. 31st.

My final goal- which, according to the BMI charts for my 5' 1/2" body , a healthy weight will be in the low to mid 120's

so I picked 121 to hit by 12/21- which is significant
because my Mom died on that day- and she died WAY too young, neglecting her health
and always saying what she did to her body wasn't hurting anyone but herself...
(She was WRONG- she left us behind and I WON'T do that to my kids/grandkids)

You asked.....there's always a method to my madness......

thistleandfi

I chose my goal weight based on where I was in HS (around 150-155) but wasn't as healthy or as fit as I plan to be when I shed the weight this time. My first impulse was to go for 145 but I didn't want to set it too low and feel badly about myself if I wasn't able to reach it... which is why I'm going to reevaluate where I'm at when I get below 170 Last time I was there was about 8 years ago and while I wasn't completely happy with myself, I remember being more confident and didn't struggle with certain physical activities or feeling comfortable in my own skin.

GFreg

My goal weight is 190 and I chose it because I can't remember what it was like to be under 200lbs. According to the BMI it is above the healthy weight for me but based on my calculations with a body fat caliper it will put me under 15% body fat. I have always taken the BMI with a grain of salt.

Lozzy_82

My tentative goal weight is 125lbs, the reasons being:

- It would give me a decent BMI of 22.1. I'd like to be within the healthy range with a bit of a "buffer zone".

- My previous low weight was 139lbs and I was a comfy UK size 14. I felt pretty good about myself, but would have liked to have been about a stone lighter and one dress size smaller. 125lbs is exactly one stone lighter, and I am estimating that it would put me at a size 12.

- I have looked at pictures on a few height/weight photo charts, and it seems that the average 5'3" person of 125lbs has the kind of figure that I would be very happy with and might have a realistic chance of achieving and maintaining.

It's all based on imperfect information, best guesses and estimates, I am well aware of that. I know that BMI is not the best measuring tool for everyone, but for me, for *now*, I think it's a pretty good guideline. I know I might be a size 14 or a size 10 at that weight. I know that what other people look like at that height and weight will vary hugely and it might not be the same for me. That's why it's just a tentative goal. My actual goal is probably somewhere between around 120 and 135, depending on how I look and feel.

RickinNH

It was my college soccer playing weight, like 9000 years ago.

luv_lea

Because it is the weight I was before I had my son.

MinnieInMaine

Like some others, I picked 158 because that meant a loss of exactly 100 pounds, plus it puts me just inside the healthy range according to BMI. The last time I was anywhere near that weight, it was about 20 years ago - I was a teenager but nowhere near as athletic as I am now so I may decide that weight is just right or I may decide another 10-15 pound loss is doable. For now, 158 sounds pretty darn good to me!

bowserette

My lowest adult weight was 128, and I felt amazing. I hovered around 135 for a while, but I'd like to get to 130 as my final goal weight. I guess my first goal is to get to 150, though, because that's when I'll be a healthy weight. After that, I'll be happy with whatever I can get.