Trying to Find a Realistic Weight for me

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  • Skrib69
    Skrib69 Posts: 687 Member
    There's an awesome website for this! Its http://www.mybodygallery.com/

    People of all heights and weights have uploaded photos of themselves, so all you do is input your height and the weight you think you are going for and then take a look at the photos. It gives you an idea of how you'd look at different weights, I usually find three or four people at each weight range with my body type

    Great website! Bit short on photo's for men, but there are enough to get a good feel for where I want to be! Thanks!!
  • Time2Commit
    Time2Commit Posts: 8
    Thanks a lot everyone. I think I am going to stick with 160 and rethink everything then. The reason I say I hae a medium to large bone structure is when I was younger, 18, I was about 140 and to me it just didn't look right. Now I am 23, I have had 2 kids and I just think it i more realistic for me to look at the higher end.

    And I am doing my best with strength training. The highest weights I have is 5 lbs right now, i will invest in heavier ones when I feel that my body is ready.

    :)
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Set yourself smaller goals. I never thought I'd get to this weight, never in a million years, so I never set this goal for myself. The closer I got, the further away I set the bar.

    Just focus on chunks of weight (5-10lbs goals) and then see how you feel with each loss!
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    I'm 5' 6 3/4" and my goal is 153 pounds. When I was 142 (with very low body fat) I looked too gaunt. I'm expecting to be happy with 153 when I get there. I'm doing martial arts and some weight lifting, but not to the degree I was back when I was 142.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    Just aim for a ballpark figure, and re-evaluate once you get to the park. How others look at a certain weight and even how you might've looked at a certain weight at another time in your life don't really much matter.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Thanks a lot everyone. I think I am going to stick with 160 and rethink everything then. The reason I say I hae a medium to large bone structure is when I was younger, 18, I was about 140 and to me it just didn't look right. Now I am 23, I have had 2 kids and I just think it i more realistic for me to look at the higher end.

    And I am doing my best with strength training. The highest weights I have is 5 lbs right now, i will invest in heavier ones when I feel that my body is ready.

    :)

    There are lots of great bodyweight exercises if you don't have access to a gym. I've heard good things about the book "You are Your Own Gym".

    I think that your LBM will have a huge impact on what a reasonable goal weight should be. I initially had mine at around 130 (I'm 5'3"), it was just kind of a pipe dream number. But, after I saw what women of my height who lift look like at different weights, I re-evaluated and raised it up. I may end up tinkering around with it when I get down there. But, it's still so far away that it would be putting the cart before the horse at this point.

    TLDR: Don't worry about it, once you get down there you can figure it out.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I randomly set my target weight as just inside the high end of "healthy" BMI. I'll reasses as I get closer. I really have no idea what will be a reasonable or realistic weight for me. I'll know when I get there.
  • frankizoy
    frankizoy Posts: 83 Member
    or now i suggest stick to 160, then when you get there or close to there you can always change it
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    People. Please don't use BMI scales. I'm 170lbs at 5'7" 17.5% body fat. But according to BMI chart. I'm overweight at 26.6.


    Especially if you weight train. LIKE I KNOW YOU ARE

    Tell the medical profession to stop using BMI charts and things will be looking up. :grumble:

    I picked 140# because it's on the border of overweight on BMI. I just needed a realistic number to get myself going. I don't know if I'll reach it, but it's what I'm working toward and I'll see how I feel/look when I get there. As others have said, you can (and probably should) reassess when you get close to goal.
  • ahanshew7
    ahanshew7 Posts: 26 Member
    I personally am right about where you are at but I am not focusing on my weight as much as my size. I keep setting mini goals. My first goal was simply to be able to buy an outfit at a regular store. I started at 315 and was a size 26. When I was able to go to a regular store and buy a regular outfit I was a size 20 and when I accomplished that goal I bought myself a pair of size 18 pants and wanted to fit into them before my birthday. I am still a month away from my birthday and they fit! So my new goal is to be into a size 16 before my anniversary in late august. I just keep going step by step and I will decide to stop and maintain when I FEEL that I look good not when anyone else thinks so or if I'm in the right spot on a chart. It needs to be where I am comfortable. Sorry I went on a bit of a rant but this is something I feel very strongly about. And so far I have gone from a size 26 to an 18 and am down 55 pounds.
  • ashleystack39
    ashleystack39 Posts: 5 Member
    I started out at 243lbs and had an original goal set of 175, when I got to 175 I decided I wanted to be 150. Once I got in the 160's people literally noticed every 2lbs that I lost and kept saying omg are you really still trying to lose more weight? I got to 160 and it finally sunk in that I was happy where I was. I'm 5'9 so I've always carried my weight well, unfortunately I got off track for a whole year and gained 35lbs back! I'm desperately trying to get it back off now! Good luck to you! When you get to where you want to be, you'll know ;)
  • kimosabe1
    kimosabe1 Posts: 2,467 Member
    140 is way to thin for me! I would say 160-165
  • Sectility
    Sectility Posts: 37
    Nobody really is "big-boned". Your body will start shaping nicely as you lose weight.

    When I thought I was big boned, and when other people did, they were amazed at how slim I actually was when I lost weight. The truth is that I only have "buff" shoulders. Nothing more.

    Anyways, as you lose more weight, you'll desire to lose even more than you had thought would be good. When I was at 152 pounds, my goal was 130. Then it became 120, 100, 106 and now it's 95. For my height (4'11"), I'd have a BMI of 19.2, which isn't underweight and is still in the healthy weight range, compared to some people you see in magazines, on-screen, etc, I'm more healthy than them.

    Right now, it's good that you want to lose weight. It all really matters on what you want to look like. If you want to be slim (healthy), try aiming for a BMI of 18.5 to 20/21 (120-136 lbs). If you want to be fit (healthy), aim for 21 to 24.9 (136-161.5 lbs). If you want to lose half of the weight that you want to/have to lose to be in the healthy category, you could be in the overweight category (25-29.9 BMI). Those weights range from 162 to 194 lbs.

    Again, it's your choice. Also, BMI isn't that great of a way of seeing how fit you are, BFP (Body Fat Percentage) is. A healthy range is from 14-24%. Acceptable is 25-31% and obese is anything over 32%

    Good luck.
  • mile626
    mile626 Posts: 29
    I'd suggest hitting your first goal of 160. Once you lose that amount of weight you are going to feel fantastic and have a lot more energy.

    At that point re-evaluate based on how comfortable you are with how you look and how you feel. At that point you may want to forget the scale altogether and focus on your body fat percentage, or you may want to improve your sports performance...

    At this point it's hard to say what you will want when you hit that first goal.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    I personally am right about where you are at but I am not focusing on my weight as much as my size. I keep setting mini goals. My first goal was simply to be able to buy an outfit at a regular store. I started at 315 and was a size 26. When I was able to go to a regular store and buy a regular outfit I was a size 20 and when I accomplished that goal I bought myself a pair of size 18 pants and wanted to fit into them before my birthday. I am still a month away from my birthday and they fit! So my new goal is to be into a size 16 before my anniversary in late august. I just keep going step by step and I will decide to stop and maintain when I FEEL that I look good not when anyone else thinks so or if I'm in the right spot on a chart. It needs to be where I am comfortable. Sorry I went on a bit of a rant but this is something I feel very strongly about. And so far I have gone from a size 26 to an 18 and am down 55 pounds.

    That is fabulous!!! I know exactly how great that feels. Congratulations!!!
  • peniculala
    peniculala Posts: 81 Member
    I'm also 5'7" and large boned. My goal is 150. I've made it to about 160 before and still felt like I had weight to lose. So, I'm aiming for 150 and planning to adjust from there. I remember seeing this before:

    http://www.dazzlingfitchicks.com/2013/03/she-is-not-size-5-cmon-lol-tammy.html

    While it doesn't exactly answer your question, it helps you realize that weight means different things to different people.
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    I'm also 5'7" and large boned. My goal is 150. I've made it to about 160 before and still felt like I had weight to lose. So, I'm aiming for 150 and planning to adjust from there. I remember seeing this before:

    http://www.dazzlingfitchicks.com/2013/03/she-is-not-size-5-cmon-lol-tammy.html

    While it doesn't exactly answer your question, it helps you realize that weight means different things to different people.

    That is an interesting link. Definitely shows how different people are. The one lady who is my height (5'8) and 150 is a size 12. I was a 12 at 185 pounds.

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