How did you come up with your goal weight?....

emandbri
emandbri Posts: 45
edited September 27 in Health and Weight Loss
I admit I just kind of picked a random number, I figure I can always make it lower later if I wish.
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  • LJSpady
    LJSpady Posts: 311 Member
    I based my goal weight on what the health weight range is for my height. I put it at the higher end because I know that I don't want to be below 130 (I'm 5'8).
  • wysmom2000
    wysmom2000 Posts: 101 Member
    I chose 5 lbs more than what I was before I became pregnant with my last son (he's 11 now). I really want to be 5 lbs lighter than that but I think that would give me a good range to stay within. It would be the low end of normal BMI for me (at high end right now).
  • leamatthew
    leamatthew Posts: 162
    im still going to be classed as "obese" when i reach my goal but i dont mind at all, i want to be light enough to be allowed IVF if needed :)
  • Shawna0101
    Shawna0101 Posts: 76 Member
    I kind of guessed, made it around what I was before I had my daughter (almost 11 years ago) and now being only 5-6 pounds away from my goal, I want to make it lower because I know I won't be happy in 5 more lbs....
  • IrishChick71
    IrishChick71 Posts: 311 Member
    My goal weight is actual the weight I was at when I got healthy after my second child...ok he was 4 years old when I finally got fit but still it was after him. So I know I can do it. It's just a matter of when. :bigsmile:
  • smbakke77
    smbakke77 Posts: 273 Member
    My "ideal" weight is around 160. I had lost about 64 lbs 8 years ago and got down to 176. Most people said that I looked too skinny. I ended up gaining some of the weight back and I think I maintained around 195 and most people said that I looked really good then. I figured getting back down to 195 would be a very achievable goal for me based on that.
  • brittbrat892
    brittbrat892 Posts: 46 Member
    I wanted to be what I weighed before I had my son.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    It was a realistic goal to be set up within a healthy BMI with muscle mass. I'd like to be at my goal weight with low body fat %.
  • amymrls
    amymrls Posts: 1,673 Member
    My dr chose it for me.
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
    it was a good weight for me when i was young and felt good
  • ruffledviolet
    ruffledviolet Posts: 260
    132.5 is 100 lbs lighter than the highest weight i ever remember seeing on the scale. i think that was some time in middle school. i don't remember the last time i was over 200. i've bounced around 150-199 for the past 6yrs at least. my lowest weight is 140 the summer before last.
  • bethdris
    bethdris Posts: 1,090 Member
    It was what I weighed before marriage and kids!
  • lizzybeth1
    lizzybeth1 Posts: 12
    Honestly, I researched weights based on my heigth and age. I really do not want to be tiny like i was before my 4th child. I really love having some curves!! :wink:
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
    I just picked a # that i thought i would like to weigh. I think i might have to adjust it though as i get cloer.
  • mrmarius
    mrmarius Posts: 1,802 Member
    most guys my height and build that seem to have a nice bit of muscle without being too big are around 220 so thats how. according to bmi i should be 185 or so but id be way too skinny
  • ColoradoRobin
    ColoradoRobin Posts: 510 Member
    I picked one in the healthy range for my height, but on the upper side of that because I want to have some muscles.
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    My healthy BMI for a medium bone structure determined my goal weight. So I set goal in the middle -180lbs.

    Your ideal weight range-- 172 - 189.2 lbs. (78.2 - 86 kg.). --is based on a formula that calculates what a healthy weight is for most people of your height (71 inches) and frame size (Medium).
  • Dtho5159
    Dtho5159 Posts: 1,054 Member
    Ive always been a big person so I don't expect to be super skinny. My dr told me he'd be happy with me around 180 but I set it to 165 but might change it as I go along.
  • froglegjack
    froglegjack Posts: 388 Member
    I chose one at the high end of the healthy BMI for me. I can adjust it if I need to Later.
  • Gary1977
    Gary1977 Posts: 804 Member
    I have a friend of similar height and I know what he weighs. I will still be considered "obese", but I really don't care as long as I'm happy with where I'll be. I could change my mind once I reach that weight and decide to go even lower. Only time will tell.
  • amerr
    amerr Posts: 190
    I picked the weight I was before I had each of my kids. After the last one, I was not able to get back down to that weight so that is my goal. I'm more interested in feeling good naked than a number on the scale though, so if I feel good naked and weigh more because of muscle I'll be happy (I tell myself that anyway. lol )
  • ThermalYew1
    ThermalYew1 Posts: 64 Member
    I based mine on a commercial I saw a guy doing for Weight Watchers... 156... do I ever think I'll get there? ...no. Cause I've been at this weight range for so long! :(
  • janew68
    janew68 Posts: 37
    It's what I weighed before I got pregnant...I'm more aiming to fit back into my pre-pregoo jeans, which were a 26/27, so if I'm a little heavier but the same size, so be it.
  • TakeOne
    TakeOne Posts: 345 Member
    I know it sounds lame..lol..but my first goal weight was the lowest weight I remember from HS. I lowered it after I reached that and continued to loose. Ultimately, you gotta let your body tell you where its comfortable : )
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    My "goal weight" is possibly just a first goal. It's based on height/weight charts plus what I weighed when I wore a certain size, plus being a number that doesn't seem too impossible to achieve! :D
  • ruffledviolet
    ruffledviolet Posts: 260
    I based mine on a commercial I saw a guy doing for Weight Watchers... 156... do I ever think I'll get there? ...no. Cause I've been at this weight range for so long! :(

    156 for a guy? sounds too low to me. unless you and he are really short.
  • PrincessBTits
    PrincessBTits Posts: 198
    I picked what my target weight is for my height. I have a feeling that with muscle mass my ideal will be heavier than the suggested weight, and that's cool. I just want to be healthy.
  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
    I don't know that when I started, I had a goal weight in mind. I just knew my doctor wanted me to lose. I lost until I felt good.....and then some more.....and in all honesty, at my lowest, I was too thin. Now, I'd like to bounce between 130-135, but am between 135-140. In all honesty, I'm a happy girl anytime the scale shows 140 or less. I had gained 22 pounds back from my lowest, and have lost 10 of those at this point. Again.....am looking for a range now, not one number.
    Kaye
  • suzooz
    suzooz Posts: 720 Member
    Dart board!

    Just kidding -- I looked at the healthy weight charts for my height -- then thought that I could probably get to 10 pounds over that. If I get to my 1st goal, I can always change and keep going, but I figure it's an aggressive goal as it is.
  • MyNameIsNotBob
    MyNameIsNotBob Posts: 565 Member
    My first goal was to get to 159, because it was the lowest I'd been in 3 years. Then my 2nd goal (almost there!) is to get to 145, because it's the lowest I've been in like 10 years, since before I got married. Then my next goal is 135-140, which is the upper end of the healthy BMI for my height. I'll evaluate again once I got there, but I look at photos of me @ that weight and think I looked great.
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