Am I weird that my goal weight is 175

Nope not at all!

End of the day your goal is all about how you'll feel in yourself. Plus I think folk can often set a GW in the beginning and that changes as they progress forward. A prime example of this would be when folk start with lifting programs, something like that can drastically change what their initial goal number was.

BMI says 150 is the max weight for 5'5 and still be healthy. I'm 5'5 started at 230, my original goal was 150, but now I'm down to 138, so do whatever feel comfortable to you. I know a lot of people think the BMI scale is stupid, but to I say to each their own.

I'm a 5 foot 5 woman who currently weight 183. I weighed 215 a few months ago. I weighed 175 in the past and I liked the way I looked at that weight. Is if strange that my goal is to weigh 175 and maintain that weight?

No. If you are happy with how you feel and how you look when you reach that goal, then kudos! Also, just because you set a goal doesn't mean you can't change it later. Keep up the good work!

Not weird at all!

My goal weight is 184 pounds.

I started at 296.5 and decided I'd be more than happy just to be out of the OBESE category on the BMI charts.

I'll still be in the highest 'overweight' number...but I'm good with that.

I looked at images of real women on the My Body Gallery website and found that those who were my height (5' 6") and weighed 185 look pretty darn great. :happy:

Of course not. Set a manageable goal, that you're going to be happy with. There's nothing wrong with that.

My ultimate goal weight was 200 lbs. I carried on to 188, where I am now. At this point I'm just focusing on getting fitter and healthier and not so much on my weight. Whatever happens, happens in regards to that.

But I took loads of flack on the forum when I said I'd probably be a size 16 when I stopped losing weight, because apparently I'm supposed to want to be thinner? I don't know. But the opinions of others in regards to your health and appearance mean exactly nothing. xx

Edited to add: I'm 5' 7"

I'm going to be different and say talk to your doctor. Because feeling great at that weight is awesome and means a lot, but you don't want to stop if you are still at risk for health issues. But you could be perfectly healthy at that weight...

What we think doesn't matter if you and your doc think that is a great goal.

I say this because my goal was 150. I thought I looked good at that weight and was healthy. But my doctor told me to go lower because my body comp had changed since I was last at that weight. And my 150 was a lot less healthy with the higher fat content. But I'm glad I listened because all my tests are perfect now. And honestly I think I picked the higher number because I was scared. I didn't think my body could go lower and I didn't want to set a goal that I couldn't meet.

No I like that number lol .... I want to lose 175lb in total.

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That's the weight I think I can maintain successfully given my circumstances-age, history, 2 kids, lifestyle. Go for it!

I can only echo what many others have already said, and that is your goal weight should simply be the weight that makes you happy Plus there's nothing wrong with revising that up/ down when you approach it. My goal is actually 175 at the moment also, as its simply been the lightest I've ever been, and was quite happy with it. I shall only know as I approach it though if I shall be happy at it this time, or perhaps instead at 180, or perhaps lower at 170 or so. It's hard to know what a number on the scale will look like, and we can only depend on what we're happy with ourselves