How do you figure your goal weight?

signgrrrl
signgrrrl Posts: 74 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 49, 5'6"... How do I know how to figure a realistic goal for myself?

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  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    you could find out your lean mass, and then look at healthy fat% ranges

    Pop your measurements in here -- http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/

    then put the bodyfat% and your goal % in here - http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/

    you could put in an upper and lower value to find a weight range rather than try to pin it down to the exact pound.
  • Slee1977
    Slee1977 Posts: 35 Member
    http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

    I just did this one! Check it out.
    Apparently with me being 5'5 med frame I should be somewhere between 136-150
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

    I just did this one! Check it out.

    That gives me an ideal weight of 100-110lbs.

    I currently have a fat free mass of 100lbs, so I think those numbers are extremely unrealistic, unless I lose a load of muscle along with my fat.
  • simonnett41
    simonnett41 Posts: 6
    Aim to be a BMI of 25 whatever that works out to be in KGS etc. Then even if you're big boned like me, its a realistic target.
  • _HeyMommy_
    _HeyMommy_ Posts: 323 Member
    When i calculated mine.. for my height (5'1) it said i should be 98-125. At 40.. i just think thats too small, so
    I added 10 lbs to what it said and am shooting for 135. Will re evaluate when i get there.
  • shellsrenee01
    shellsrenee01 Posts: 357 Member
    http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

    I tried this and it says for my frame and height, my ideal weight is between 152-167. I think that is totally doable, even though right now I cannot image me ever getting down to that weight. It's 80-100 lbs away!

    *looks at calendar* I think I could pull that off by this time next year...maybe? :huh:
  • Jezebel_Barbie
    Jezebel_Barbie Posts: 198 Member
    I've set a target of 10 stone which I went for because it sounded like an ok weight to be. Have since found out it's still at least half a stone above the higher end of the BMI targets but I'm not sure how much attention to pay to that. I will re-evaluate when I get closer to goal depending on how I feel/look at the time.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Just pick one that sounds reasonable. When you get close to that you can reevaluate. BMI isn't terribly accurate but it will do as a starting point.
  • Amber50lbsDown
    Amber50lbsDown Posts: 255 Member
    http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

    I just did this one! Check it out.
    Apparently with me being 5'5 med frame I should be somewhere between 136-150


    That gives me an ideal weight of 118-128 and Im going for 125. so thats cool. great link!
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I just chose the weight I used to be at, or thereabouts. However, if I get to, say 150lbs, and I feel that I look slim and toned, I will stop. My aim is a flat stomach (which is coming along nicely :bigsmile:) and just generally being slim without any rolls or the like. But don't wanna be super skinny.
  • stroken96
    stroken96 Posts: 436 Member
    154-169
    I can do this with some help
  • ep3926
    ep3926 Posts: 8
    Set little goals instead one big goal overall. You'll know when you feel best. When I was in my early 30s 125-130 felt best. then, I felt best in 135-140 range in my early 40's. Unfortunately, I'm same age and height as you and the 149 feels chubby, jiggly and my energy level is too low. I'm starting today to get back to that 138-142 range.
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    My fingers overlap, but I am not a small frame person, I don't think--my ribcage is freakishly huge!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,148 Member
    I picked 140# which puts me barely under "normal weight" in a BMI.
  • DawnM62
    DawnM62 Posts: 60 Member
    I picked 140 which still has me overweight with BMI
    my real goal is my favourite dress from about 6 years ago don't know what weight that is LOL
  • Livingbalanced
    Livingbalanced Posts: 84 Member
    Just pick one that sounds reasonable. When you get close to that you can reevaluate. BMI isn't terribly accurate but it will do as a starting point.

    BMI should be used with a HUGE grain of salt as a very loose guideline as it was established in the 1800s and for very different purposes than what it's being used for today.

    I'm 5'4 and going for 150 because I felt fit and satisfied at that size - some people would say that's too high but it worked for me. Perhaps I'll re-evaluate when I get there but it was manageable and I felt fabulous (my profile pic is at that weight). Pick something that seems reasonable and just take it as it comes :)
  • eso2012
    eso2012 Posts: 337 Member
    http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

    I just did this one! Check it out.
    Apparently with me being 5'5 med frame I should be somewhere between 136-150

    Hmm, this does not work for me at all. The ideal weight range is very high. I switch to the med frame measurement and still quote that I should be 124-136!
  • eso2012
    eso2012 Posts: 337 Member

    BMI should be used with a HUGE grain of salt as a very loose guideline as it was established in the 1800s and for very different purposes than what it's being used for today.


    Agree.
  • eso2012
    eso2012 Posts: 337 Member
    you could find out your lean mass, and then look at healthy fat% ranges

    Pop your measurements in here -- http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/

    then put the bodyfat% and your goal % in here - http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/

    you could put in an upper and lower value to find a weight range rather than try to pin it down to the exact pound.

    112 pounds is my goal weight, just as I thought. But I think 115-117 would suffice goal wise. And that "32 pounds of extra fat" is a wakeup call :)
  • jfaure23
    jfaure23 Posts: 114 Member
    I also use Fat2Fits calculators to calculate body fat percent and goal weight. It appears to be very accurate compared to other calculators I've tried.
  • litatura
    litatura Posts: 569 Member
    I used BMI to roughly pick my first goal because I want to be 'clinically' considered a healthy weight. I'm 5'3" and 34, so according to BMI, the heaviest I should be is 141lbs, but I actually have my goal weight set to 139.5lbs because that will put me at 75lbs lost. So, that means I only have 12lbs to go to a 'healthy' weight and 13.5lbs to get to my goal weight. However, I was 135lbs in my early 20's and looked and felt good at that weight, so I'll probably keep going until I get there.
  • heartkermit
    heartkermit Posts: 36 Member
    Well according to that site my ideal weight range is 158 - 173.8 lbs.
    I am trying to lose 40lbs which would but me to 195 for now. When I get there I will see at which point in this range I want to be

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