For anyone who is wondering "What should my goal weight be?"

mrb_9110
mrb_9110 Posts: 189 Member
edited September 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I know that a lot of people on here are just taking a guess at what their ending goal weight should be. Many people shoot for their high school weight or their pre-pregnancy weight, but this may not be a realistic goal in terms of lean body mass and your body fat percentage.

I think I have found an accurate way for many of us to determine an *ideal* weight, based on frame and body fat percentage.

First, you need to calculate your body fat percentage, via http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/203586-body-fat-equation-check-this-out . Thank you to the poster! This was a simple and free way of getting a pretty good idea of my body fat percentage.

Next, check out this website: http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm . It has a great explanation for why some weight loss goals are simply unhealthy or out of reach while maintaining as much lean body mass as possible.

My original goal weight was 145 (I started at 165 and just though 20 pounds sounded okay), but after using these calculations, I learned that it will be healthier for my goal to be 150, with a body fat percentage of about 23%.

I hope this will help someone find an attainable goal weight, not just somewhere they think is good. Good luck everyone :happy:

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  • kalebsmama07
    kalebsmama07 Posts: 503
    bump =)
  • UpToAnyCool
    UpToAnyCool Posts: 1,673
    bump - thanks!
  • tiaydew
    tiaydew Posts: 89 Member
    bump, so i can read later
  • vwbug86
    vwbug86 Posts: 283 Member
    Thanks for posting this. I found out that My BMI is almost 30lbs off.
  • BrandNewMia
    BrandNewMia Posts: 461
    Bumpin' :wink:
  • SiltyPigeon
    SiltyPigeon Posts: 920 Member
    Bump for later! Thanks! :) My goal was 2 lbs OVER what my goal should be! Guess I'll have to lose an additional 2 lbs! :)
  • chantalbennett
    chantalbennett Posts: 91 Member
    Bump! Gotta double check my numbers.. this is saying at 180lbs I would be in the Athlete category.. that seems kinda high for a 5'5, 25 year old woman... I do have a big build but still :S
  • sassy93ashley
    sassy93ashley Posts: 4
    Im new. Can someone tell me what "BUMP" means?
  • mrb_9110
    mrb_9110 Posts: 189 Member
    it means either that you want to be able to find the thread again in your My Topics tab at the top of the message boards page, or you want to "bump" the thread to the top of the list so others will see it.
  • sassy93ashley
    sassy93ashley Posts: 4
    Ohh ok. Thank ya ma'am!!
    One more thing... How do you "bump"? lol
  • waverly9876
    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
    bump and Thanks
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