How will you know your done losing weight?

tsamples23
tsamples23 Posts: 33 Member
in Motivation and Support
Is it your weight? The way your body looks? How you feel? I think all of those 3 go into it for me, but the best physical goal I have and this will sound weird coming from a guy, but my goal is to fit into a pair of shorts I have from about 9 years ago when I was still fit. Once I fit in those comfortably I'll know its time to start maintaining.
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  • twinkiemon
    twinkiemon Posts: 216 Member
    Me too - I have a pair of jeans I could squeeze into and get on about 6 years ago and I thought "If I lose 5 or 10 pounds these'll fit really good" and then promptly went the opposite direction so I think when I can fit those jeans comfortably, I'll be ready to maintain.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    When my rump doesn't look like the back end of a mule with a canteen strapped on each side. I don't know why my body decided it wanted to store fat over my hips, giving me a goofy rightside up heartshaped butt, but I will be victorious. Body, we are not crossing a desert, carrying a baby during famine, or hunting down our own food. We don't need those backass saddlebags!

    I had forgotten all about them because I used to obsess over the loose skin on my belly instead, but now I remember they were truly the last battleground in the war.
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    It'll mostly be from looks. Currently my goal is 128 lbs but there are a lot of girls my height that weigh less than that and have the body I want. I never want to be super skinny, just with a flat tummy that I can feel pretty good about being in a bikini. So once I am around 128 I will be seeing if I need to lose more to look the way I want.
  • oldernotwiser
    oldernotwiser Posts: 175 Member
    The weight loss number I plugged into MFP is pretty arbitrary. The defining moment for me will be when my stomach is flat. It's been a loooonnnngg time.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you are never done...once you get to goal weight then you want to pack on muscle..then you want to lose body fat...etc, etc

    Its a life style change not a diet or just getting to a certain weight...if you remember this then you will get to all of your goals..if you just view it as a "diet" or "goal weight" then what happens when you reach the end of your "diet" or your "goal weight" you relax, get lazy, and pack it all back on again ....
  • amandaj1966
    amandaj1966 Posts: 342 Member
    you are never done...once you get to goal weight then you want to pack on muscle..then you want to lose body fat...etc, etc

    Its a life style change not a diet or just getting to a certain weight...if you remember this then you will get to all of your goals..if you just view it as a "diet" or "goal weight" then what happens when you reach the end of your "diet" or your "goal weight" you relax, get lazy, and pack it all back on again ....

    I must remember this, I got to my goal once, relaxed and before I knew it I had put on a stone so here I am again. xx
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    you are never done...once you get to goal weight then you want to pack on muscle..then you want to lose body fat...etc, etc

    Its a life style change not a diet or just getting to a certain weight...if you remember this then you will get to all of your goals..if you just view it as a "diet" or "goal weight" then what happens when you reach the end of your "diet" or your "goal weight" you relax, get lazy, and pack it all back on again ....

    This will fit in very nicely with my obsessive personality.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you are never done...once you get to goal weight then you want to pack on muscle..then you want to lose body fat...etc, etc

    Its a life style change not a diet or just getting to a certain weight...if you remember this then you will get to all of your goals..if you just view it as a "diet" or "goal weight" then what happens when you reach the end of your "diet" or your "goal weight" you relax, get lazy, and pack it all back on again ....

    This will fit in very nicely with my obsessive personality.

    LOL if you are going to obsess about something it might as well be working out/eating healthy right???/
  • LeviLeDoux
    LeviLeDoux Posts: 151 Member
    I think I will be satisfied when I am back down to the size I was in high school, before I had babies. :smile:
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!
  • PurpleTina
    PurpleTina Posts: 390 Member
    I haven't got the faintest idea! I have always been fat, ever since I was a child. Now I am in control I aim to be healthy and fit, and at a 'sensible' weight; but I don't know what that is; I hope it will become obvious the nearer I get.
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    you are never done...once you get to goal weight then you want to pack on muscle..then you want to lose body fat...etc, etc

    Its a life style change not a diet or just getting to a certain weight...if you remember this then you will get to all of your goals..if you just view it as a "diet" or "goal weight" then what happens when you reach the end of your "diet" or your "goal weight" you relax, get lazy, and pack it all back on again ....

    This will fit in very nicely with my obsessive personality.

    LOL if you are going to obsess about something it might as well be working out/eating healthy right???/

    Yep. That way I can live a long, obsessive, active life.
  • valeriewxy
    valeriewxy Posts: 418 Member
    Well, I have a target weight based on BMI and body fat percentage :) But I'll evaluate along the way, especially with monitoring body fat percentage. I think the main thing will be how I look in the mirror. I'd love to be about a UK size 8 or 10, but I've never been that size (that I can remember), so I don't know for sure yet :D
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!

    ^ THIS!!!!!!

    but once you get there you want to KEEP looking good naked right?
  • jsiricos
    jsiricos Posts: 340 Member
    When I am DDD! and everyone can see it, and I feel it, and .. my knees dont hurt!
  • sprintto50
    sprintto50 Posts: 410 Member
    I too have clothes that will tell me when I am back to the right size. I can't go by a weight because I am naturally very muscular. At 5'4' and a medium frame, 140 is about right. Much less than than I look sick.
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!

    ^ THIS!!!!!!

    but once you get there you want to KEEP looking good naked right?

    ABSOLUTELY! - But once I am there it will not be quite so hard to stay as it was to get there. So, once I am there I will keep lifting, but resume my HM training. I have learned to love my new lifestyle.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!

    ^ THIS!!!!!!

    but once you get there you want to KEEP looking good naked right?

    ABSOLUTELY! - But once I am there it will not be quite so hard to stay as it was to get there. So, once I am there I will keep lifting, but resume my HM training. I have learned to love my new lifestyle.

    agree 1000% :)
  • smittybuilt19
    smittybuilt19 Posts: 955 Member
    Is it your weight? The way your body looks? How you feel? I think all of those 3 go into it for me, but the best physical goal I have and this will sound weird coming from a guy, but my goal is to fit into a pair of shorts I have from about 9 years ago when I was still fit. Once I fit in those comfortably I'll know its time to start maintaining.

    I'm unfortunately starting to realize that for me personally, it will be how my body looks. Seeing that I now have a "healthy" BMI is really cool but I still do not like what I'm seeing in the mirror. I have starting lifting weights to get a less puny look for myself. Also the ring around my midsection has shrunk but not disappeared which is driving me insane.
  • ingeh
    ingeh Posts: 513 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!
    my goal too
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    By the number LOL. 199 for me!
  • Lisafrazier71
    Lisafrazier71 Posts: 59 Member
    I will know when I can run up the stair without feeling stuff jiggle, and when the ten pairs of jeans that are collecting dust in my closet fit me again :)
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Apparently I'm already done. No weight loss in at least 7 weeks.
  • chellebublz
    chellebublz Posts: 568 Member
    I have a lot of mini goals but have no idea where I will finally stop. My first goal is 199 by July. My next goal is 145, mainly because that is where I was before I had babies. I was comfortable there, even though I was probably at the top of my healthy weight zone. Once I get there I will re-evaluate. How clothes fit, body fat, excess skin, etc. I figure I'd work on toning and building muscle at that point and let my body choose its final weight.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I will know when I am down to 21% body fat. Only 10% more to go...haha is sounds SO easy when I put it that way. :sad:
  • shayemimi
    shayemimi Posts: 203 Member
    I'm also wondering this... I am 5'3.5 and according to charts I should be anywhere between 110 and 140 depending on the chart. I know for me when I was in the 120's I was happiest, but now that I have gotten my weight down to 148 lbs.I am getting people telling me not to get 'too skinny'. It's frustrating. Not sure how to deal with it, and it makes me wonder if my goals are off. :( I am so happy I have lost this much (70 lbs) but now people are judging me for being smaller! Life isn't fair, lol.
  • Zuccal
    Zuccal Posts: 6
    I think each person has to decide that for themself. Your whole goal is so you will be healthier and feel good about yourself. If you need or want to lose a few pounds or alot, do it for what you want, not for others opinions telling you to. Although when you reach your personal goal, it is nice to hear the compliments. I know I will have a problem knowing body fat from water retintion. I carry alot of water weight and on a very hot day or if I'm ill, I can lose several pounds in one day. So I need to focus on my calorie and exercise day by day and hope I get it right.
  • Zuccal
    Zuccal Posts: 6
    I am also 5'3" When I was in my early 20's I was down around 115 and even then looked really skinny. But as I've gotten older, my body has changed and my metabolism also. I don't want to be able to wear zero size clothes. I want to keep a woman's body, just not so round. So go with where you feel comfortable and you like how your clothes look on you. It should also boost your energy and good mood levels.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    For me, I will know I am done when I reach my goal of looking good naked - firm tight everything. :happy:

    I am almost there!!

    Pretty much this
  • Csoldano
    Csoldano Posts: 34 Member
    I have a lot of mini goals but have no idea where I will finally stop. My first goal is 199 by July. My next goal is 145, mainly because that is where I was before I had babies. I was comfortable there, even though I was probably at the top of my healthy weight zone. Once I get there I will re-evaluate. How clothes fit, body fat, excess skin, etc. I figure I'd work on toning and building muscle at that point and let my body choose its final weight.

    Same here...I started at 299 set first mini goal at 250. hit that...next was 225...platued around 245. Broke that now stuck at 237 I don't seem to be lowing actual weight but gaining mass. Once I hit 225 next is 200 then I'll see. Maily I want to lose the moobs and spare tire.

    For my height my "ideal" weight is 150. I'm physically built like charlie brown crossed with a dwarf...not the "hansom" dwarfs form the hobbit more like gimil.

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