When Goal Achieved, how long to change new weight in MFP

Interesting question. I update my weight all the time so I get correct calorie calculations. But I haven't 'started over' and put my current weight and goal weight as the same.

I do, however, in my non-virtual world, consider this to be my permanent weight. If I lost or gained now, I would think of it from 150 and not from 188.

Interesting.

I've just reached my desired weight and still thinking about what to do re maintenance, also my wife is still dieting so I want to support her. We're on the 5:2 so I'll experiment with the '5' days.

I've been pondering changing my goal as well. Officially, its 110, as that's what I was before I gained all my weight (ugh). However, I'm getting older, like my food, and I'm wondering if 130 or even 140 might be more realistic. (I'm 5'6, 30m years old) Then some days settling that high seems defeatist. Not sure what to do.

Take it one goal at a time. When you get to a Healthy Weight Range, re-*kitten*. My original goal set by another on line calculator was 139 (I am 5'8" and 54 years old now) but after I hit that goal and started maintenance, another 11 pounds came off without really trying that hard, just persistence. So 128 is in the middle of my healthy weight range set by a doctor (125 to 135) ... to be honest, if it was 145 and I felt this great, I would maintain at 145. But I feel great, so it is worth the "persistence" to maintain. Don't feel like I am missing a thing.

I've been pondering changing my goal as well. Officially, its 110, as that's what I was before I gained all my weight (ugh). However, I'm getting older, like my food, and I'm wondering if 130 or even 140 might be more realistic. (I'm 5'6, 30m years old) Then some days settling that high seems defeatist. Not sure what to do.

When I started this, I was 188, but that was a quite fast rise up from 172, which is at the top of the 'healthy BMI' for me. I set my goal for 165, hoping for 170. I got close to 170 easily and set it for 160, figuring I never make it. The NIH says I should be 152, and I KNEW I'd never make that. When I got to 162 I knew I could, so I set for 155. Then I went 5 pounds under that, which is where I am now. I reset my goal to that so I wouldn't be in the negative on my ticker.

This is a good weight for me and where I was 23 years ago when I graduated from college. But I am actually still changing, even though I've upped my calories. I'm exercising more and losing inches. I also expect I'll lose some more weight.

Anyway . . . yes goals change. That's not a bad thing.

Thanks for all the support and help. A lot of people tell me I was too thin (yes, once upon a time I was TOO THIN) at 110, and that a 30 year old shouldn't weight what she did at 20. SO I'm kind of wondering how much gain I should tolerate and embrace, and how much I should lose. A year ago, I thought of 140 as fat, no offense to anyone, but that seems like a more reasonable "grown up weight" to me now than 110.....I just hope I get less of a belly!

Hear hear!

This is a fantastic answer

Thanks for all the support and help. A lot of people tell me I was too thin (yes, once upon a time I was TOO THIN) at 110, and that a 30 year old shouldn't weight what she did at 20. SO I'm kind of wondering how much gain I should tolerate and embrace, and how much I should lose. A year ago, I thought of 140 as fat, no offense to anyone, but that seems like a more reasonable "grown up weight" to me now than 110.....I just hope I get less of a belly!

With age the body does change. Also with proper exercise and diet (specifically weight training) your body will change. You could be a skinny fat at 120, skinny but soft, or you could be toned and healthy at 135, thinner and better looking.