How much do you have to lose?

maoribadger
maoribadger Posts: 1,837 Member
edited October 2014 in Motivation and Support
Simple question. How much do you have to lose. And does it take you to a healthy BMI or not?

I started at 116 and I have 85.5 left. I am actually going to still be overweight by my BMI when I am done but I am starting to wonder if thats actually important
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  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    edited October 2014
    my personal "goal" is 195-199lbs which puts me into overweight. At that point i will shift my focus on strength training.

    My starting BMI was 60.2
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    35 lb, more or less. 4 down so far. I am right on the border of obese now so I want to at least be on the border of normal instead.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    CW = 169, which is overweight by BMI (27). I want to lose 24 more lbs., which would put me in the healthy BMI range (23).
  • cstevenson86
    cstevenson86 Posts: 158 Member
    SW = 265
    CW = 254
    GW = 150

    Long way to go, but I know I'm up for the challenge!!!!
  • wintoolose34
    wintoolose34 Posts: 6 Member
    SW-239
    CW-228
    GW-125

    Which is on the border of healthy BMI and just about over weight..
  • JesiDM
    JesiDM Posts: 268 Member
    My SW was 273 I'm currently about 258. My GW is 150 to start and ill see how I feel once I'm there!! So I've got 108 lbs to lose. Right now I'm considered morbidly obese but at 150 ill still be considered overweight.
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    SW: 215 (this time around; at my heaviest I was about 225).
    CW: 154
    GW: 150

    My goal, though, is a moving target. Right now I'm more focused on fitness and body fat percentage; I'm eating at a small deficit (150-250 calories a day) to try to lose a little more fat, but very slowly, and focusing on all-around exercise.
  • bstoudt369
    bstoudt369 Posts: 76 Member
    SW: 229
    CW: 168
    GW: 145

    That puts me just inside a healthy BMI. I plan to re-evaluate when I get there and decide if I want to lose more or just concentrate on lowering my BF%.
  • seemyfeetsoon
    seemyfeetsoon Posts: 2
    I'm trying like hell to lose 10 more pounds which isn't even my actual long term goal weight. I'd like to lose 20. But for the time being, I realize having lost the first 50 was easier than losing the last 20 is going to be, so I'll give myself a year to get the rest off.
  • fobs13
    fobs13 Posts: 1,080 Member
    I am 5ft 3 and 138 lbs. Just at bmi 25 now. Hope to get to 122 which would be a bmi of 21. Want to be fit as well as losing weight.
  • Strikingly_Jackie
    Strikingly_Jackie Posts: 21 Member
    SW: 252
    CW: 164.5

    short term goal is 145, which would put me at the top range of healthy BMI. I will have a new goal once I get there though.

    BMI is just one measure of your health. :)
  • Superbuddhapunk
    Superbuddhapunk Posts: 5 Member
    I feel like I have nothing to lose ;)
  • maoribadger
    maoribadger Posts: 1,837 Member
    I started at 270, currently 239.5 aiming for 154. That will make me a stone over healthy BMI but is a weight that suits me
  • flightybird
    flightybird Posts: 32 Member
    To get to my UGW, I have to lose 134.4 pounds total. Of course, that's if I'm not happier with my weight/health before I make it all the way there. Only time will tell!
  • drewmmm
    drewmmm Posts: 130 Member
    34 down, 12 to go. That will take me to the lower end of the healthy BMI.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    SW 313#
    CW 169.6#
    GW 140#

    At my GW, I'll still be overweight. I picked a number on the high end of the BMI chart for being 5'2" (I lost an inch. Now 5'1" Q.Q). Even if I do get down to a "healthy" weight, I sure won't look it. :p
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I started with 130lbs to lose. I have 47.6lbs left. That will put me in the middle of the healthy BMI range.
  • celtic_thistle
    celtic_thistle Posts: 18 Member
    Started at 215, down 32, want to be 160. I'll be in a healthy BMI range at 164 but I want to lose more than that. At 160 I may decide to go down to 150 or so. We'll see. I've slowed down lately and it's frustrating, so I'm reevaluating everything.
  • ewhip17
    ewhip17 Posts: 515 Member
    SW: 318
    CW: 215
    GW: was originally 218 but since I've hit that I'm going to try to lose another 20lbs and then evaluate from there. I'm still "overweight" by BMI standards, and I just don't feel like I'm "there" yet if you know what I mean? Starting in the new year with more weight training as well to try and start re-shaping but for now I want to get the weight off.
  • Cortneyrenee04
    Cortneyrenee04 Posts: 1,117 Member
    25 down and about 50 more to go (yikes!)
  • PokeyBug
    PokeyBug Posts: 482 Member
    edited October 2014
    I started out weighing 159#, but I'm currently 145#. I'm not sure if I want to get down to 120# or 125#, but somewhere in that area. Either will put me in the middle of the 'healthy' BMI range. (Yes, I really am short, lol.)
  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
    I started at 325, my arbitrary goal is is 150 ish, because that puts me right at the top of a healthy weight for my height. Once I get there, or get close I will decide a more final goal. I've never been a healthy weight, so I won't know what is best for me until I'm closer. But so far I'm kicked away 47 pounds, and I have 128 to go!
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    seemyfeetsoon wrote: »
    I'm trying like hell to lose 10 more pounds which isn't even my actual long term goal weight. I'd like to lose 20. But for the time being, I realize having lost the first 50 was easier than losing the last 20 is going to be, so I'll give myself a year to get the rest off.

    How true! I lost 45 pounds in my first year on MFP. I'm 9 months into my second year, and I've lost only 17 more. But those 45 took me from obese to normal. Progress slowed down a lot after that, both because I have less fat to lose and because I don't burn as many calories in exercise and everyday activities than I did when I was carrying around so much extra weight.
  • CassieR6
    CassieR6 Posts: 280 Member
    My ultimate goal is to get down to 130, to do this I need to lose about 45lbs. Most I have ever lost is 30lbs. Lets see if I can do it! ;)
  • Sedna_51
    Sedna_51 Posts: 277 Member
    I'm thinking about this myself...Right now my initial goal is to get to 175, which would place me just barely into the "Overweight" category for BMI. In order to get there, I'll have to lose another 28 pounds. Once I'm at 175, though, my plan is to hold at maintenance for 4-6 months, then reassess to see how I'm feeling and doing. (My other big goal is to get my waist circumference below 35 inches.)
  • lastfarewell
    lastfarewell Posts: 45 Member
    about 80 pounds which will put me at 160 and a healthy BMI for my height.
  • KameHameHaaaa
    KameHameHaaaa Posts: 837 Member
    Dunno my BMI but!
    SW: 410 lbs
    CW: 330 lbs
    GW: 150 lbs
    UGW: Not sure yet, will know when I get there :)
  • SylviazSpirit
    SylviazSpirit Posts: 694 Member
    I have 120lbs to lose. That will put me into average, the higher end but still there. I haven't been average or normal weight since maybe the age of five. That will be nice.
  • lyrics09
    lyrics09 Posts: 217 Member
    SW 304 (5/2/14)
    CW 247
    GW 135-145

    Bunches lol
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    SW: 139 (306) at 49.4 BMI
    CW: 96.5 (213) at 34.4 BMI (YAY! Finally out the morbidly obese category! I'm now plain old obese)
    GW: 63 (139) at 22.5 BMI, right bang in the middle of the BMI range.

    All in all I needed to lose 76 kg (167 pounds)
    I have lost 42.5 kg (93.5) so far
    Still have 33.5 (73.5) left

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