How much are you supposed to lose?

spdaphne

Hola!!!

I was wondering, according to my height and currently weight, I'd have to lose 26 lbs to get to a "healthier" zone for my height. I have no idea if I'll like my body at that weight and I'm not aiming to get to a certain weight or dress size. for me i'd like to get to a healthier size i like (physically) and a better weight.

Anyone else not paying TOO much attention or emphasis on the "number" but just aiming to find a healthier weight and size they like?

delaney056

I just want my BMI to be normal. Right now it's 25.6. I'm only 4'11, and I weigh 126 pounds, so I'm approx. 3 pounds overweight.

estrada3d

well if you follow that chart they said we are all supposed to be really skinny. hella skinny. it is how you feel not the weight. the issue i think is people listen to "experts" that say the number is the health. this is just my opinion.

bulbadoof

I'm one of those people. I just ballparked a number in the high end of a healthy BMI for my height and called it a day. I like my body right now, and while there's certainly room for improvement, there's no rush.

Rydersmomma19

Way too much! I am suppose to be 109 at a healthy weight for being 5'2. I don't think I want to be that thin. I would be fine at 130. Hell I'd be ecstatic to be under the 200's!

Berto0391

Not much according to BMI I'm 5ft 7in so I should be 150 or less....right now I'm 180 so after about 30lbs lose I'll take a look at my body and see if I need to lose more or not.

InnerFatGirl

I'm 5"5, apparently a healthy weight is between 112 and 142 for me. My aim is 148lbs. I will reevaluate if needs be, but I don't want to go any lower than 138, to be honest.

In clothes size, I'd like to be 10-12 (UK size)

Captain_Tightpants

BMI isn't a great measure but unless you're willing to pay to get bodyfat percentages measured then it's as good as any. Personally I aim for the upper range of the BMI recommendation for my height and weight. I think the mid-lower ranges are ridiculously low for just about anyone.

cavewoman15

my bmi has me at 125-165 for healthy zone. i weighed 125 in 6th grade, lol, and i wasn't fat. that will never happen, but 165 might..

flabulous4

I arbitrarily picked mid-range BMI weight for my goal, (for me that's 8 stone 13 lb as I'm 5' 2.5") and decided to see how I felt when I got there. Got there in November...but in the meantime I'd taken up running. I still had some baggy bits...by then I'd stopped logging for quite a while as the weight was just coming off. I decided to see how I felt at 8 stone 7. Felt fine. I'm maintaining at 8 stone 5 or thereabouts which is a BMI of 21. I'm training for a half-marathon, running at least 20 miles a week. NB I am small-framed. What I've found is that my weight is staying pretty constant now, but I am still losing on my waist and hips (probably all going onto my thighs!).

So...see how you feel, and you may stay the same weight but carry on losing inches.