Anyone else looking for a SIZE and not a SCALE number?

twonkieone

Just had an epiphany on another forum that my focus has been on getting into a size 8 -- and not trying to reach a number on the scale!! Anyone else have a goal for a certain size -- from the other comments I was the only one!!!

mgmlap

My goal is a size 4. Right now I am between a 6 and an 8

Mummyadams

Yup - just trying to get my head around this too! Am at maintenance and refuse to touch those scales as I am now seriously strenght training - scales are the enemy!

marmarlaw

I am trying not to focus on either... I just want to get healthy and hope that a new size and scale number reflect the hard work!!

leslielrd12

I'd love to be a size 6 again, but I'm not overly worried. My current goal is about 9 pounds. I'm not sure I'd drop to a 6 with that. We'll see how I feel after I meet my goal and go from there.

wildcata77

Mine is not even a size goal, but a general health goal. I guess first I'd like to get into a size 12 (I'm a barely 20 about to be solidly in an 18) and see how fit I am. If being fit and healthy gets me into an 8 or 10, then great, but the overall goal is to be able to swim a mile without stopping, or to run even a little bit without feeling like I'm going to die.

Erisad

I want both. I wanna be around 150 pounds and either a size 10-12. It depends on where I am when I get there though. :laugh:

rchambers2072

I want to be able to shop in the 5-7-9 store. Have never ever been able to do that. Now I'm not even sure it still exists. But ya, my goal is to be at least a size 9. Don't care what my weight is if I can fit in that and look ok. I am currently in a loose size 18 (started in a tight 24-26)

sandhillsmom

As much as I want to lose weight, the scale number is not as important to me as fitting back into my 10/12 wardrobe hanging in the closet. Health and size are driving me to lose. not the scale.

slimsdown

yer my goal is uk size 14....... its only 20 pounds away from now, i find it easier thinking of a size rather than weight. xxx

Jalare

If I could be a size 10-12 at the weight I am at now, I would be done with losing and focusing on maintaining. So the number really doesn't matter to me. To an average height woman a size 10-12 will probably look like a size 6-8 on me if that makes any sense. Keep in mind I am 6 feet tall so people think I am smaller than I actually am. The weight has more space to spread out.

sarahg148

I'll take being an 8! As long as everything is mostly firm at that 8! If not, then perhaps a 6. I guess I'll have to see IF I get there, lol.

ricebarbiee

I'm looking at both.

I'm currently a size 9 because I just had a baby. I'm hoping to get back into a 7 by Halloween/Thanksgiving.

A 5 by Christmas and...

I used to be a size 1/3 in high school because I had an athletic frame then, I'm trying to get down to a 0/1 by my birthday next April since I don't play sports anymore there's no reason to be a 3 =]

amersmanders

I am hoping to get down to a 10. Even if I get down to the weight that I want (140), I wouldn't be able to fit into much smaller clothes than a size 10, and a M/L shirt. I'm really husky even without all the extra weight.

oOMusicBabii

I'm between sizes 12-14 US and I would like to get down to a 10 US (maybe an 8 US but we shall if I fit in the 8 or 10 camp when I get closer to my goal weight).

Females in my family have large hips and thighs (even when they are/were extremely fit and slender) so I think the 10 is more likely than the 8.

NWCountryGal

I admit a lower number on the scale would look good to me but the more I am around here, the more I learn from others, it really is more about getting into clothing that actually has shape to it opposed to "tent like":laugh: or should I say "pear like" which is what I kinda look like:laugh: I can laugh because I am doing something about it. I think I would like to be back in my 3/4 's but, with the muscle I plan to gain I may end up at another size, hard to say, since clothing is made differently then many bodyshapes, or at least what I see out there. I think it would be fun to buy something that isn't stretchy, like the good ole 501's I used to love wearing:)

denise

Ver0n1ca

Heck yeah! I reached what I thought was my goal weight and was miserable trying to stay there-eating like a rabbit and cutting way back on my social activities to avoid food and wine. So, I took a more realistic approach, started enjoying my life and added weight training. Now I have gained 8 lbs, wear the SAME SIZE but look better in it and can still enjoy an evening out with my friends. Winning!

small_ninja

Yeah, my aim is a comfortable NZ size 8 (US 2, I think)

robinogue

I would love to fit into a size 4/5, why I have no idea just because that's the number in my head. I'm currently in between sizes, a 6/7 is kind of loose but the 4/5 are still too snug...

bcattoes

I was (goal met last year). My goal was to get back into a specific pair of size 8 jeans that I used to wear when my husband and I were dating (before marrying).

bohonomad

I'm aiming for a size 4/6. I also want to be in my BMI range so I chose 125 since it's right in the middle with wiggle room either way, but that's just a rough estimate. Once I hit the jean size I want or think I look thin enough I'm going to maintain.