Is your 'goal' a number or a look?

My original goal was a number. But then I began Insanity and started to gain weight. My weight was rising but my body began to look better. I was more toned and I felt better about myself. I completed Insanity today and only lost 5 lbs during the 63 days, but lost 6 inches off my waist, a couple off my arms, and a couple off my legs and hips.

The scale doesn't matter to me anymore.

I have always said 135 was my goal. I was 150lb and still had fat and skin. I didn't work out then. Now i'm 189 and am working out 5-6 days a week. I've not lost a lot of weight in the last couple months but the numbers are changing. Right now my goal weight is about 150-160. I'm just guessing because It's really once I get to how I want to look. I want to be a size 8. I've never been a single digit size. If I hit this at 165 I'm happy but I doubt that will happen.

Started with a number on the scale. However, I am anticipating that as I get further along in this, it will be a look. The main one being " no more flabby underarms"!!!!

Originally it was a goal weight of 135-145, but id rather have smaller measurements.

Current measurements
34D
30" waist
40" hips

I would like lost 4-5 inches of my waist and 2-3 inches of my hips soo...
Waist 26"
Hips 37"

I dont know what weight I have to be to achieve that, but Ive started strength training which I think will help.

I have no desire to be "skinny" Id much rather be tight, toned and curvy.

This might make me sound vain, but I don't really care what the scales say as long as I look good in clothes and feel good about myself.

My goal is to be 120 and a size 4 by my 30th b-day. Which is Nov. 2014. I'm currently pregnant so my dieting won't begin until sometime at the end of Oct or early Nov this year. But I agree with the goal being a "look". These numbers are stuck in my head because after my second child my goal was to be 120 and a size 4 but I never made it there. I got to about 128 and a size 6 then gained over ten pounds (depression) and then got pregnant again. I learned a lot since my last year of losing weight. Maybe as I get smaller, I won't focus as much on the number. But part of it is also I'll be facing a milestone birthday and I would like to be the same size and weight I was at 20. So maybe after I reach that goal, it will just be to look and feel thin and healthy. And to maintain that.

My fitness goals involve neither a number nor a look! Although looking hot is a nice side effect.

I am thinking about reevaluating my goal. My original goal was #127 with an ultimate goal of #124. However, after doing Jillian Michael's and starting insanity, I realized that my weight is more than it was when I was at my lowest, but my clothes fit better than they did back then --- must have been that 'skinny fat' thing going on.

So I think maybe my goal should just be a look - a feel - do I feel good, is it flabby and squishy or firm and toned?

How many go for a look/feel rather than a number?

Well, both. I started out saying I wanna lose 50 LBS, putting me at 174. But I feel like I will need to raise that. I want to be able to wear a bikini, and I also what to tone everything up.

For several months I had a definate number in mind but lately I've been thinking that I will know by looking when I'm done.

The answer is yes. The main big goal is to lose 100lbs. The next goal after that is to be in size 12 pants... Which may not happen because I have birthing hips like a hippo... Literally can feel my pelvis bones at this point and I don't think I'll be having any bone shaving surgeries... If I don't get into size 12 pants It's not the end of the world. My look goal is to look like my Ma did in high school. I'm getting there!

Oh and for anyone who thinks size 12 pants is huge, try being 5'11" then come talk to me. I will never be a size 0 or 2 and I'm perfectly happy about it. I'll take my height over being short any day!