How do I determine my goal weight?

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sbj1993
sbj1993 Posts: 4 Member
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I am 5"5-5"6 but I don't really know what my goal weight should be. In terms of BMI, it should be between 115-145, but where in there should I be? I don't want to set an unreasonable goal...help!

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  • brklnlrsn
    brklnlrsn Posts: 28
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    I'm 5'5" too and want to weigh 115-120 pounds.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,701 Member
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    I am 5"5-5"6 but I don't really know what my goal weight should be. In terms of BMI, it should be between 115-145, but where in there should I be? I don't want to set an unreasonable goal...help!
    Find out your lean body mass. Once you do that you can approximate what your weight should be by deciding what body fat % you want to be at.

    So for instance if you want to be 20% body fat you take your lean weight and divide it by 1 minus .20.

    So say you're 95lbs lean weight then that would be:

    95/.80 which equals 118.75lbs

    So at 118.75 lbs you'd be 20% body fat.

    But again you need to know your lean body weight.

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  • gogophers
    gogophers Posts: 190 Member
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    Sorry that I can't really answer your question, but I think whatever goal weight you set is going to be a crude estimate so don't get too caught up on that number. The easiest way to determine your goal weight would be if you felt good as an adult at a previous weight. You can use that as an anchor and maybe adjust it a little based on various factors.

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