How did you decide your goal weight?

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  • Runningirl7284
    Runningirl7284 Posts: 274 Member
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    I'm 5'5". Initially my goal weight was 135 but I am down to 141 now and still have a lot to loose so I lowered to 130. I may even lower again to 125 if I still have chunk!
  • MrsTattie
    MrsTattie Posts: 79 Member
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    Good question! I took my goal weight to be the same when I came back from honeymoon. BB - before babies! I thought I was overweight then, but can't wait/weight to be there again. I look great! It is funny how your perceptions change.
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
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    I choose a number that is in a healthy range for my height and bone structure that I felt is achievable but I hope to ultimately be 5 to 10 pounds lower when I am really to stop losing and work towards maintaining.
  • Dayna154
    Dayna154 Posts: 910 Member
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    I am going by what my doctor gave me as a healthy weight for me.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    I don't have a goal weight. I have a goal body fat percentage. Once I get to that, it doesn't matter what I actually weigh.
  • HotBodUnderConstruction
    HotBodUnderConstruction Posts: 420
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    Calculated how much weight I would have to lose in order to reach 18% BF
  • georgia98_98
    georgia98_98 Posts: 123 Member
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    As another above, I went by weight charts and what constitutes a "normal" body mass index. I chose mine at the upper limit of normal per weight charts (and Weight Watchers ) but would get me to the normal range. Of course I have been stuck for over a year just 20 pounds short of that goal in the plateau from hell - so apparently my body had a different goal in mind. Still, I haven't given up and keep at it and maybe some day things will begin to go down again. I have the rest of my life to lose 20 pounds. I'm not going anywhere. LOL. Still, it would be sweet to not be in the "overweight" category on the BMI. :sad:

    GREAT read on plateau-ing, look that up in the search here.. Helped me!
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
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    My goal weight is what it was before I gained all the weight I just lost. :) I'm sure I *could* lose more, but I really don't want to have to work so hard to keep it off, I like to eat, and I'm now in a normal BMI range.

    Good for me.
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
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    My goal weight is the weight I was when I was at my fittest. So I know that is where I want to be.
  • BaconMD
    BaconMD Posts: 1,165 Member
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    I picked a number that was less than what I weighed. And then I picked a number that was a lot lower than what I weighed. I may change it some day later, but that's the extent of it.
  • kitkat4141
    kitkat4141 Posts: 379 Member
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    My personal trainer set the goal for me based upon my height, age, and build. She wanted me to be in the middle of the healthy weight range for my height.
  • HeidiRene
    HeidiRene Posts: 335 Member
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    Since the same weight looks so drastically different on different people I just go on my own personal weight history. 8 months ago I was a weight I loved so that is my goal. I am not opposed to changing my goal if a different weight makes me happy though.
  • curvylady1
    curvylady1 Posts: 30 Member
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    It's what I weighed before uni....and the weight gain that came with it. =)
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
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    Because I looked my best at 127, so I chose it.
  • roadworthy
    roadworthy Posts: 130
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    I just honestly picked a number for now, without looking again I can't even tell you what it is. I will reset my goals accordingly when I get close, move ticker move damnit!!
  • cocolo89
    cocolo89 Posts: 1,171 Member
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    i keep re-assessing my goal when I hit it. LOL... my original goal was to get to pre-baby 21lbs ago, and then to get to pre-marriage weight 13lbs ago and then to get to a goal I never hit, which is where I am now, but I am still not happy. I think 3-5lbs will satisfy me. Anything more than that I would not attempt. Would be to low for me!
  • douglasmobbs
    douglasmobbs Posts: 563 Member
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    I picked it because it was just over the obese BMI for a standard male of my height, but just within the normal range for someone with a muscular frame.
  • anberlingasm
    anberlingasm Posts: 177
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    Mine is the absolute top end of 'normal' BMI, just to get me into the healthy range. When I get there, I'll see if I need to lose more to be fitter or if I'm happy as I am.
  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
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    For the most part, everyone has healthy reasons for choosing their goal weight. I was wondering if there were any "Because it sounded like a nice number"'s. Honestly, I like the way 125 sounds. :laugh: But I've been all the way from 112 to 174 and 125 looks and feels good for me.
  • Skinny_Beans
    Skinny_Beans Posts: 405 Member
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    I was 120 in high school, but because of my height still held onto a bit of fat. My goal weight is 118 until I get there, and then based on how I look and feel, maybe a few more pounds.

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