I realized recently that my "goal weight" is less than my current lean body mass. Maybe that explains why I feel so much stronger now than I did when I was at that goal weight 27 years ago. I was "skinny-fat" then. Yet I still struggle with the concept of raising that goal, I've crunched the numbers, double checked them, and know that the goal is unrealistic unless I plan on loosing a lot of muscle along with fat. I'm just not sure what to set the new goal at. If I was able to keep my current lean body mass, and lose only fat, then I'd be in the "athlete" range of body fat % if I increased my goal weight by 25-39 pounds. To lose anymore would begin to lose "essential fat", which is not good. So why does the idea of changing my goal seem so unsettling for me? I don't need to lose as much as I thought... I know that my projections could change, as I will likely lose some muscle while I lose weight no matter how hard I may try to hang on to it, but still, I think its clear that my current goal weight is too low, but I am hesitant to change it anyway.