ideal body weight

I just chose a number in the middle of the healthy bmi range for my height. And then I blew that out of the water after I transitioned into maintenance. I'm currently 13lbs under my goal weight now Now I have a bmi of 19.7 and am at the lower end of the healthy bmi range. I'm just going with the flow at this point lol.

I started out with a lot to lose and I hadn't been anywhere near a healthy weight for nearly half of my life at that point so I decided to go with the high end of the BMI range for my height. Once I get there, I may decide I'm comfortable or I may try to lose another 5 or 10 pounds.

I'm aiming for 18% BF, whatever that weight may be. I'm close, so I think it'll fall around 130ish or the lower end of normal for BMI, and fifteen pounds less than my goal weight. (When I started I had no idea I would love lifting, so I didn't take into account any sort of body recomp - it's kinda awesome!)

I calculated my body fat percentage and then calculated my goal body fat percentage to determine how much fat I want to lose. The result is that I'll still be out of the healthy range for BMI but exactly where I need to be for body fat!

BMI is a good starting point but body fat % is the way to go.

Im not really built like a typical male. I have a much wider shoulder base and a larger ribcage... as my doctor says it I look like a "Linebacker or a Defensive Lineman." 5 years ago i got down to 210 pounds. You could see my ribs and my stomach was flat, and it looked really gross. Like I was malnourished, So we decided that even though a 6 foot 3 male should be about 195-197 pounds or something like that, 215 should be ok. Its more about body fat than weight. I had good blood pressure, good results during my physical. So I think my ideal goal weight is between 215 and 220 pounds. i think that is roughly 97 kg but I would have to check

i was originally shooting for the middle of my BMI range. Now I'm shooting for something a little higher.

After reading this page, I became concerned that some "ideal body weight" calculations set unrealistic goals:
http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

I updated my ticker based on the information on this page. It took me awhile to notice that one of the calculations had been invented by the author of the page. I guess the message is to take all numbers with a grain of salt.

I was originally aiming for a certain weight/size but now I just go by an ideal (and realistic) body I want (flat stomach, toned arms, ect)

I'm not aiming for a certain weight, I just want to look better

I originally chose my goal weight based on three standards:

- Height: 100 pounds + 5 lbs for every inch abve that (so being 5'5", my goal weight was 125 lbs);
- BMI: I wanted to achieve the best possible BMI *without* going overboard into the Underweight territory. I thought this would allow me a little "give" in case I slipped up and gained a little bit back (which actually did work for me);
- The weight I was normally at since I was 18 until I was 38.

The thing was though, that once I achieved my goal weight I didn't look or feel right. Despite eating clean and exercising, I felt frail and looked gaunt. So now I've adjusted my goal slightly to 140. I'm still within the normal weight/BMI range but that's where I'm most comfortable and people aren't asking me if I'm sick!

After three weeks of overindulging myself on vacation, I'm at 144 but; I keep my MFP goals at 125 though to keep me motivated; but that's my own weird psychological trick ;-)