How to calculate goal weight?

j4nash

What is the best way to calculate my goal weight? It was originally 250 but my bodyfat is still about 19% and I'm at 254 so there's obviously room to work with.

Hendrix7

you would need to state what you wanted your goal BF% to be to work that out. .However......that will assume that all the weight you lost was fat and as you have already discovered you can get to a goal scale weight and still not look the way you want to, which makes the whole goal weight thing a bit pointless imo.....but if that's good motivation for you then by all means go for it.

psuLemon

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/684493-how-to-determine-weight-goal?hl=how+to:+determine+weight+goal

This assumes you do not lose any muscle. But you could always figure out your current lean body mass, subtract 10% and then use that in the equation based on your BF % goal.

j4nash

thanks, that puts me at about 220 which IMO is too skinny for my height. I need to do the calipers so I can get a better estimate of my BF.

Sarauk2sf

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