How did you select your goal weight?

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  • TheConsciousFoody
    TheConsciousFoody Posts: 607 Member
    I picked 160 as a start. I've been 147 but at 5'10 everyone said I looked sickly. My collar bone really stuck out and everything. I didn't try to get that size but I was super active. So I am aiming for 160...maybe 155 if possible. Although once I fit into my goal pants i will be happy regardless of what the scale says.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    20 sided die rolled a few times and added up
  • Nina2503
    Nina2503 Posts: 172 Member
    I set mine based on a weight I could keep to easily, I found when I was 7 lighter than this weight (previously) I not only looked too thin but found it harder work to maintain it. It is now set towards the mid BMI weight .
  • monicagrizz
    monicagrizz Posts: 1
    I like to go by size instead of weight. I am very happy when I'm in a size 10 but would love to be a size 8 again. That has not happened in 20 years.
  • JPG1313
    JPG1313 Posts: 59
    The weight I was playing lacrosse in college.
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Forget about weight and BMI and focus on a body fat percentage.
  • Roni_M
    Roni_M Posts: 717 Member
    Interesting responses!

    I did the Dukan Diet calculator that a PP recommended and it said 180lbs (for comparison purposes this would be considered roughly 6lbs overweight by the BMI charts).

    Whenever I calculate my LBM it comes out around 130lbs but I'm not sure how accurate those calculators are (tried several and they are all within 2lbs of each other). When I do the math for 25% body fat, which I believe is the highest healthy % for women (someone please correct me if I'm wrong) it works out to 173.5lbs (173.8lbs is the top of the BMI chart for my height).

    So it seems that all of this confirms that I'm on the higher end of the BMI chart and my original goal of 173 is probably fine for me. I may still aim for the range 165-173lbs. But the lowest I want to go is definitely 165lbs. I think once I get to 173lbs I will just set my calories to maintainence for 165lbs and if my body wants to go there it will.

    Just for info purposes, I don't "lift heavy" so for me the BMI is probably fairly accurate. I respect all you ladies who do, it is just not something that I have any interest in and would not be something I would do "long term". I am not looking to be a fitness model, just to be a "normal" weight and healthier than I used to be. So i will be quite happy at 25% body fat (which is so much better than the 56% I used to be!).

    After a year on here, I still hate exercise but do it because it keeps my heart healthy. I do an arm workout with 10lbs dumbbells to help with the bingo wings (it's working, slowly but surely!) and rely on the incline on my treadmill for my leg muscles (also working!). My waist is where I lost the bulk of my weight (purely genetics) so I'm not worried about that area. So I'm very happy with the changes in my body. I don't want a "perfect" body (it's way too much of a time commitment for me). So I feel my goal is achievable and realistic for me.

    Thanks for sharing how you picked a goal weight!
  • kaceelawlor
    kaceelawlor Posts: 184 Member
    I did the BMI/BF% thing too. Although, currently (and at my heaviest of 137), I was considered in the "healthy" range for BMI (albiet it was on the far side towards overweight), and for BF% I also fell in the "healthy" range, I knew I could still lose some weight and be within those ranges, but more towards the middle. I weighed 120-125 in high school, and decided that's where I wanted to be. I've heard to lose 5lbs more than what you want to for some "wiggle room" so that's how I came up with the 115. If I get there, awesome, but if I hit 120-125, I'll still be super happy.

    EDIT: just went to the dukandiet.com site, and it said my "true weight" is 117. Guess my goal of 115 wasn't far off!
  • Dovekat
    Dovekat Posts: 263 Member
    Having not been below 12 stone (168lbs) in 15 years I was not too sure where I should be aiming at. So I pulled up a few online tests and picked a healthy middle range for my height (5ft 4, medium boned). Between 126 -138lbs is where I'm aiming to get to while holding onto my lean body mass if possible. I would rather be lean and firm (though I admit that's Very hard to imagine right now) while weighing a bit more then still jiggle-wibble-wobble while weighing less if that makes sense. :smile:
  • Roni_M
    Roni_M Posts: 717 Member
    I got an email from the Dukan Diet calculator which explained how it came up at 180lbs. It said my perfect BMI is 24 given family history and bone structure, but then added 2lbs per pregnancy, and 2lbs per decade over the age of 18 (for a total of 8 additional pounds over my "perfect BMI"). Just incase anyone was interested in how it comes up with it's numbers. Which still leads me to believe my goals are fine for me!
  • P05T5CRIPT
    P05T5CRIPT Posts: 285 Member
    Did some research and it's the average weight for my height, but I will re-elevate my goal weight when I actually reach it, and see if I want to lose anymore depending on how I feel.
  • rotill
    rotill Posts: 244 Member
    I aimed for the weight I had felt comfortable at some years earlier. Then when it was really easy to get there, I aimed for a normal BMI. Now I am just trying to get further into normal BMI territory, preferably 4 kilos in, as that's what I gained over the few first years after I stopped losing and tried to maintain the weight last time I lost a good chunk. It means I ought to be able to be a bit more casual about food and exercise, and still maintain a normal BMI.
  • LittleMissRainey
    LittleMissRainey Posts: 440 Member
    I chose my goal (140lbs) because it's a nice round number in the UK - 10 stone :)
    But when I get there I'll re-evaluate and see if I can lose a bit more, or with strength training just look like I weigh less :)
  • Dexy_
    Dexy_ Posts: 593 Member
    I haven't grown any taller since I was 14, and at 14 I looked slim and healthy at 45kgs. So I'm shooting for that!
  • jonnie7053
    jonnie7053 Posts: 48 Member
    I aimed for the middle of the healthy weight range based on my age, height and skeletal frame.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Go to Dukan Diet aka www.dukandiet.com and take the questionnaire.

    This is exactly what I did! and it was within the healthy range my doctor recommended... It now is the "top of my range" and I weigh exactly 10 lbs less than it 6 months after reaching that goal. I am 5'8" and 54 years old. My fitness goals for 2013 are to get to a heart healthy 10 minute mile and be able to make it through two ballet classes a week.
  • nekoface
    nekoface Posts: 149 Member
    I put on weight in the last 3 years sitting in an office and eating snacks.

    My goal weight is my original weight before these 3 years of biscuits and Frappuccinos - in my 'healthy' BMI range and a weight I can easily maintain. It's also the weight where I fit into all of my good clothes. I really don't want to have to spend money buying clothes a size larger or smaller.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    My goal weight is going to be heavier than I thought...but my bodyfat percentage will be lower at that weight than previous years because of addition of lean mass...so I chose it by doing the bodyfat and lean mass calculations rather than just choosing a random number or lower weight...but when I get there, depending on how I feel and look, might re-adjust the figure...or even on the way there...

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