Did You Lower Your Goal Weight As You Got Closer?

_Tay_

Ill make this short and sweet!
I am a 20 year old female.

I started this journey at 166.

Then I started Myfittnesspal at 152 with a Goal Weight of 130.

A couple weeks ago I changed my Goal Weight to 125.

Now I weigh 132 and want to change it to 120.

Is this normal? Or dangerous? Am I falling into the body image issue trap?

I just want to stay healthy and happy! Thanks!

PHr34k0wt

I know alot of people who do the same thing, including me!
I started at 185, with a goal of 140
Then at 155lbs I changed it to 130
I'm at 149 now, and I've changed it to 125.
I have a friend as well, who met her goal of 125 and is going now for 120.

Susanthecatwhisperer

I'm still about 12-13 pounds away from my goal. I'm thinking about changing it also. First goal first, then I'll see. When in doubt, ask your doctor at your next visit, if your weight is ok. My doctor had no problem telling me when I gained weight.

knightreader

i didn't start with a goal weight. i figured at some point i would think i was done losing and switch to maintaining. there have been a few times where i thought i was about 5 pounds away and would tell myself, ok, lose this five pounds then switch modes. but those 5 pounds have been lost, still felt like i should lose more. so kept trying to lose. that has gone on for the last 15 pounds or so.

i think what i imagined myself to look like at a certain weight wasn't accurate, so told myself 5 more pounds. then it wasn't accurate again...and again. i understand the "trap" concern. this might really be the last 5 pounds tho.

mockchoc

I have just over a pound or 1/2kg to go to what I set as my goal but I think I'll drop a little more. This will be the second time I decided to drop 2 more kgs and I think it's fine just as long as you are in your healthy weight range.

elleloch

How tall are you?

I'm 5'4 and started at 140, and I'm almost to my goal of 120. I will stop there but might try to lose five more closer to next summer.

Just see how you feel.

natalienicole502

I think as you get closer you can see how your body is looking closer to that weight and reevaluate. I, myself, have found that I am moving it up a little bit. Since I have big boobies and an hour glass shape, I don't think 'skinny' or fairly thin will look good on me, to me that is. I just want weigh less and be more fit. Plus it is good to have mini goals too.

mjrkearney

It turns out my goal weight is still borderline obese by BMI standards, but I'd have to weigh 96 to be underweight. I'll probably adjust my goal once I get there.

sleepygirl38

Hell yes I plan on lowering. I never actually thought I could reach my goal or 140. I started at 181. However, I am learning I was wrong. I wil probley lower it to 130. Then re evaulate

UrbanRunner81

how tall are you?

I changed mine several times. I got 150, I wanted to lose 5 more pounds and so on and so forth. I used to think no way could I weigh 150 again (I am 5'10") but then I got there thought I could stand to lose 5 more pounds (apparently I have small build).

Tinytaru

I changed my goal weight as well, simply because telling myself "I have to lose 120lb now!" felt so discouraging at start :explode:
tiny steps for me

litatura

Yep, I keep lowering my goal weight. I'm 5'3" and it was originally 141 as that is the top range of healthy BMI. Then, I lowered it to 139lbs, then 135lbs, then 130lbs. and now to 125lbs (I'm 128lbs. now). I told myself that I wouldn't lower it any more than 125 but we'll see once I get there.

katevarner

Lowered mine several times, too. I'm 47 and wasn't sure about wrinkles as I got lower, so started at 150, initial goal 125, got there and changed it to 118, got there and went to 113. Now I'm at 110. Think I'll stay here, but considering a bulk in the spring. Currently training to walk a half-marathon, so we'll see after the race in February.

DawnVanSlim

I am 5'6 and my starting weight on here was 144... My original goal was to get to 132. Once I hit that I changed my goal to 125. When I hit that I changed it to 120.

I am now 118 and very happy right where I am at. I don't want to get any smaller, just build some badass muscles now.

em3120

Definitely. I'm 5'4" and was 156 with a goal of 125. When I hit 130 I decided to go for 120. Now I am 123 and my goal is 115. I think people lower their goals because they realize they need to lose a bit more weight to be that size they had imagined in their head. I have an idea of what I want to be and I have had to adjust my goal to get there.

msbunnie68

I'm very close to goal weight and I have an extra 2kg 'wiggle room' to go if I want to according to my GP. I am leaving my goal weight at 55 kg and if I still lose when slowling adjusting to maintenance then so be it.

I guess I am letting my body decide it's end point a bit, bearing in mind that I have my GP's ok and I haven't set my goal at the lowest healthy weight that my GP suggested would be ok.

Hungrygirl88

I don't think I will, I will want to lift weights seriously when I reach my goal weight.

MissFitee

Yup. Kept dropping my goal weight, never happy with what I saw in the mirror. Now I've given myself a weight window and a minimum weight. If I'm not happy with my body I'll just have to start building more muscle instead.

skcardiog

6'3'' - 242 lbs at start - had a goal of 205 lbs - reached that in 5 months - lowered goal to 192 lbs - 1.5 pds away from final goal.

Looked in the mirror at # 205 - knew I needed to lose a few more pds.

No one told me I needed to lose more - made the decision myself.

Total loss will be 50 pds in 52 weeks, 3 weeks to go !

fortysixpounds

I started at 186 lbs with a goal of 140lbs, now i'm at 145 I can see that I have another 10lbs to be the shape I want to be so I've moved my goal to 135lbs

seed_of_wonder

my original goal weight was 135 but now im at 138 and know im not going to be satisfied at 135.
new goal is 125

jmc0806

I originally set out to lose 120, now that I hit that I changed it to keep going

LorinaLynn

Ill make this short and sweet!
I am a 20 year old female.

I started this journey at 166.

Then I started Myfittnesspal at 152 with a Goal Weight of 130.

A couple weeks ago I changed my Goal Weight to 125.

Now I weigh 132 and want to change it to 120.

Is this normal? Or dangerous? Am I falling into the body image issue trap?

I just want to stay healthy and happy! Thanks!

Coupled with the previous post about eating 1000 calories a day... it's a dangerous path. Please be careful, fuel your body, and find other goals to replace the scale.

My original goal was 135. When I got to about 145, I lowered it to 130, but when I got to about 137, I was pretty happy and decide, "You know what? 135 is good enough." Then proceeded to drop more weight without trying. Then gained weight and got back up to 135, and looked better than ever.

I've since decided that the scale absolutely sucks, and track my progress through fitness goals (miles run, weights lifted), how clothes fit, measurements and photos. I'm eating about 2300 calories a day, feel amazing, and the jeans I bought last year at 125 are falling down this year at 135.

I used to think I had to lower my weight to look better. That's a dangerous thought process, especially if coupled with continuing to cut calories. The scale is just one tiny factor. I blogged about that today: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/LorinaLynn/view/realistic-goals-and-expectations-449258

The other problem is that with eating so little, a larger percentage of the weight you lose is going to be from muscle, not just from fat. So if you continue eating that way, you're NOT going to be happy with your results. Set your calories to maintenance or at most a half pound a week, get at least 100g of protein a day, get regular exercise including strength training, and you'll see AMAZING changes to your body with minimal pounds lost.

slowturtle1

I did that because I wasn't sure at which weight I'd be most comfortable. Now that I've almost reached my second goal (first goal was 130, I'm almost at 125 now), I'm thinking I'll move it to 120. As of now I don't think I'll go lower than that, but I'll wait and see how I feel at that weight.

mrstravisjones

i'm 6.6lbs from my goal of 180. the lowest i've ever been in adulthood is 173, and that was without any muscle definition. this time around, i have added a lot of muscle in conjunction with losing, so i guesstimated that 180 would be about right. but i have been debating changing my number to 170. i know i won't go any lower than 170. i don't want to look incredibly thin. i want to look healthy... and i want to keep my curves.

cahannah73

i think its pretty normal. my original goal was 130. then i got there and changed it to 125. now i am there and trying for 120. i think my body will tell me when i should stop.

LPCoder

Right now I am at 34% body fat and I would like to get that down to 20-25%. Whatever weight that happens to be at, will be my weight! I am guessing that at 130 pounds for a 5'5 lady in her 40's will get me to that percentage. If I have to go lower I will. When I started this journey, I was at 215 pounds. Now I am at 142. I didn't know as much about my body then as I do now and had set a weight goal of 140. As time went on, I realized that body fat percentage was much better indicator of how I look. So, cardio to lose fat and resistance to gain muscle and definition and a redefinition of my goals!