Goal weight? Starting to doubt

My goal weight is around 145. That made my goal roughly 70 pounds from where I started. I picked it because it's approximately what I weighed 9-10 years ago and I felt good and think I looked good at that weight. I'll reevaluate my goal as I get closer to it though.

Hi there - I started my weight loss journey at 255 lbs. I am currently 241 pounds and 5'7. So BMI says I should be 159 lbs at most. I know my body MUCH better than a crude assessment tool, so I set my goal weight at 185 lbs. To a lot of people that will seem incredibly high, but I know I will look and feel my best at that weight, and it is a reasonable, realistic goal. I've been over 200 lbs since I graduated high school, and I remember what 200 lbs looked like - I was not fat. I think when making goals, you have to take so much more into consideration than BMI, or any other single factor for that matter. I know it sounds cliche but when you feel it, you will know it's the right weight.

On another note, congratulations on your weight loss to date - and do whatever makes you feel the healthiest - don't worry about what other people say (or what BMI says).

Hi there,
My goal weight is 130 lbs. At one time, I weighed 180. I have been hovering around 145 for the last few years and feel good. Although, I feel great at around or 140 or just below 140. I know this doesn't really sound like much but it makes a huge difference to me. It also means my clothes fit better and I loose my love handles and baby tummy. But my goal is 130. I am also bothered by well-meaning people who feel the need to express their opinion about my weight. I rarely say anything to them however because I have long ago realized that I can not change them into a supporter of my efforts. Their interests, while kind, are really superficial. My advice is to politely nod and thank them but realize that this is your journey, your life and it is really up to you to decide what your goal is. Your goal sounds like a healthy one to me. I say stick with it! Go for it! And feel good about it! You may need to start confiding or looking to people who understand your goals and have similar interests... as for the others, I say don't let them get to you. Good luck on your journey and i hope you keep posting your progress!!

Its the same for me - my family is now at a point where it is a rutine to say "you cant not loose anymore now" - almost like a threat. But my ideal weight is still 8 kg away - which seems harder and harder to reach when the people closes to me tell me I shouldnt...

I started at 155 and am currently at 140 (5'5'' btw) My original goal was 130-135 until I got to where I am now. A lot girls here would say that's still high but I'm pretty comfortable with it. I get TONS of "too skinny/barely there" comments, and I'm sure my family will have a heart attack if I lose any more weight. Ultimately I don't care what others think because they are only used to the heavier me and its a shock to their eyes to see anything different. I decided to stop at 140 because I realized its not the weight I want to lose but the fat, plus I like the fuller figure model look.

Do what makes you happy.

I got them too. But now that I'm at my goal weight no one says anything. Do what YOU want. Ignore the comments. 160 and 5'5 isn't too skinny. I'm 147 and 5'11 if that helps in paint a picture! And I'm no where near too skinny!

I'm 5'4" and currently weigh 131 pounds. When I started off with MFP I was 170 and thought I wanted a goal of 150. When I got to 150 I knew I could lose more, so I reset to 145, then 135. I finally decided to stop focusing on a weight and work on a body fat percentage instead. I'm pretty much where I want to be now.

Ultimately, I think you shouldn't focus on the numbers at all. Just work on being healthy and happy. As long as you don't have major body image issues, you'll know when you get to where you want to be.

pre children I was 119lbs (which is at the lowest end of the scale for my height and frame size) I am 5ft 6 .. it didnt seem to matter what I done I couldn't gain weight, I did look stick thin at this weight.

I started aiming for the upper end of my ideal weight .. 11st (154lbs) ... I got very close to that weight and realised I still had a bit to go .. so now I am aiming for 10 st (140lbs) basically somewhere in the middle

however in saying the above the weight is not really my aim I am more aiming for my inches to be right .. not sure where they will be right for me ... but im sure i will know when I get there

Though it's a crude measure, I used some online calculators to guess at my then current body fat percentage, and multiplied that by my weight to arrive at a lean body mass total. Then I used the body fat percentage I want to get to (8-10%) to back into what I would consider my ideal weight.
For example, I was 200 when I started, and my body fat at that weight was somewhere around 20%- so my lean body mass was around 160 =(200*(1-.2)). So 10% body fat on top of that would be roughly 178 =(160/.9)
So my goal weight is in the 175-180 range assuming I don't put on or lose muscle in the process. I was at 191 this morning, and it looks like there's enough fat for me to get down a good bit further.
As a side note, if you want to use a similar approach, women naturally are going to have higher body fat percentages, so don't try to get too much below the 20% range.

I'm 5ft 2" and at last weigh in 145lbs, which is 2lb less than when I started. I don't get the "don't lose too much weight" I get e "you don't need to lose weight, you're crazy" which I find really annoying. Yes I look good with clothes on, but when I'm naked my stomach sticks out, my thighs are big and my clothes are tight. I'm just not happy with my weight and figure at the moment, so I'm going to change it.
It's so frustrating when people don't see past their image of you.
My goal weight is 119lbs, and it is that because 1) it's a recommended weight for my height and 2) I used to be that weight and I felt amazing when I did.

I would do what makes you happy and what feels right for you. I might get to 125lbs and realise that I'm happy with that figure, or I might want to keep pushing to 119lbs - ill see what happens, all I know is that I do not want to be in the 140/130s anymore.

Just tell them that its your preference to use the bmi scale to decide the healthiest weight for you! Good job you look great. Keep it up!

I haven't set an ultimate goal weight because I've never been at a healthy weight and I don't know what weight I will be comfortable at. I've set myself mini-goals to work towards and when I reach one I change my goal weight to be the weight at my next mini-goal.

Don't change your goals for other people. It is really easy to stop losing weight once you are happy with yourself.

From a completely objective point of view, 135 for 5'5" is not too skinny. (Okay, not completely objective because I'm 5'5" and weight 4 pounds less than that.)

That's always a hard question to answer! I'm 5'6 and my goal weight would be 145, but I know my body and how my weight sits and I'd be happy any where between 145 and 150. For myself it's mostly a diet change - 20lbs to go!
I think as long as you're proud of what you've accomplished and you feel healthy at your weight, it's a good thing. The BMI scale is pretty archaic and I think should be used as more of a rough guide than a defining tool.

Your goal weight may be too low but only you will know that. I always wanted to be 125-135 but then i got down to a size 8 (I am hippy so this is as small as I can go) but I was 145. I think we set a goal because that is the magical number in our head. The truth is you may look fabulous at 145 and too skinny at 135.

I say go with how you feel. If you think you look good at 150 or 140 or even 130 then thats all that matters