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

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  • MsFitnFabulous
    MsFitnFabulous Posts: 432 Member
    Per the height weight chart I'll still be overweight but I'll take that any day over morbidly obese! And if I still feel like I could loose a tad more I will once I get closer.
  • LarryPGH
    LarryPGH Posts: 349 Member
    180 is the "average" weight for American guys my height and age, according to statistics that I read. (Well, actually, it's the 50th percentile -- so half are heavier and half are lighter than 180). When I started, I was way up in the 91st percentile, and not too happy at being heavier than 91% of guys like me.

    It's a first goal -- ideally, I'll get down to 175 or so, but I don't necessarily feel the need to reach down to 166, which is the upper limit of the BMI "normal" range for me. (In fact, at 166, I think I'd feel a bit scrawny...).
  • artemis222
    artemis222 Posts: 390 Member
    I've always been terrible about picking weights. So, instead I try to focus on sizes. Especially focusing on the sizing of the brands I love. If one brand of jeans fits this certain measurement then their largest size is my goal (assuming I don't fit into their regular range).
  • georgiajuly
    georgiajuly Posts: 126
    I picked my previous "normal" size, but I may decide to stop at 10 pounds higher, depending on how my body composition is.
    If you have absolutely no idea, pick a weight you think might be nice, but under no circumstances lower than a BMI of about 20-22. When you reach that goal, you will reassess your body fat and decide whether you're there yet.
  • bmw4deb
    bmw4deb Posts: 1,324 Member
    The bmi said i should be 98-108, I think that is to small so i choose 125lbs
    because i can always remember wanting to weigh that but never actually did.
    that i can remember!
  • ekicinsk
    ekicinsk Posts: 92 Member
    I don't particularly have a goal weight "number" in mind. I just know what I want to look like when I reach my "goal." If I reach my "goal look" and I am still 10 lbs heaver than what I thought I would be when I looked like I wanted to look, then, well, I guess I get a bonus 10 lbs. If I get to the random number I picked and still feel like I need to lose a few more to get there, then that's what I'll do. Weight is just a silly number that is going to fluctuate all the time. I'd rather be happy with what I look like than happy about a dumb number!
  • Bermudabarbie
    Bermudabarbie Posts: 568 Member
    I am in my goal "range" 132-137. I am at the lower end of the Healthy BMI 20.2.

    It is important to be flexible. When I was over 200 pounds I thought I had a "large frame." I am nearly 5'9" and wear a size 9 1/2 shoe. Sounded like a large framed person to me! I always had the high end of the "allowable" weight charts in mind.

    As I lost weight and sizes, I realized that I could do better. I wore a woman's size 18W for a long while (even worked as a Part Time Fit Model and that was the size I had to maintain). As I started to lose weight, I enjoyed shopping for clothes a whole lot more. Realized that the really cute clothes were not in sizes 12 or above.

    My goal was to be a size 6-8. I revised my goal weight several times. I realized that I did not have "large frame," but am just long boned. I probably have a small to medium frame.

    If you have a large amount of weight to lose, you will probably find yourself revising your weight goal as you get closer. Choosing a healthy BMI would be the first step.
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    Good question..Mine is the first even number in ONEderland..>Once I get there, I will figure out the next stop!
  • yenohamk
    yenohamk Posts: 117
    My last attempt at weight loss I got down to 135, but clearly it wasn't sustainable because here I am, losing it again. I'm trying to get to 140 because I still wanted a nice sounding number, but as I get closer and closer I'm starting to think that maybe I don't need to get to 140. Now I'd rather just see what my body does.
  • futiledevices
    futiledevices Posts: 309 Member
    I just based it on my height and what I think would look good. That may change, however, once I start losing! I'll stop when I look in the mirror and like what I see.
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    100 lbs lost sounded like a good number. Also 134, puts me pretty square in the middle of a healthy bmi. My husband thinks I should shoot for 150. I'll re-think it when I get closer.
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    I'm not really sure why I picked 150lbs. I guess at 203lbs, 150 just seemed like the perfect weight for me. I hit my goal in September and am able to stay right around it.
  • kateopotato
    kateopotato Posts: 215 Member
    I picked 175 because the lowest I have been in my adult life was 189 and I felt that I looked good then, but felt like I could have lost more... I got my body composition analysis done from my dr and found out I have 160 lbs of lean body mass (muscle, bone, organs) so I'm thinking 175 would be pretty much the lowest I can realistically go without losing muscle or organs LOL.

    I plan on going back in a few months to see how much the numbers have changed!
  • emandbri
    emandbri Posts: 45
    Thanks all for the responses so far! It has been fun to see how others choose a number.
  • natajane
    natajane Posts: 295 Member
    My goal weight is the weight that I can remember feeling confident at, and being able to buy clothes easily. It is just inside the 'healthy' BMI range for my height.

    HOWEVER, my goal measurements (hips, waist, bust) are much more important to me because I expect that this time around I'll have more muscle to help sustain my new weight, and muscle weighs more, but I might be the same measurements. If that makes sense! :)

    x
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    I came up with my goal weight by first setting a body fat% goal. Looking at various guidelines for a healthy male, I set 15% as my target percentage. I calculated my current lean body weight and added a few pounds because I am looking to add some muscle, and then divided that by 85%.
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
    The lowest weight I can be without being underweight.
  • soniams
    soniams Posts: 95 Member
    My goal is 140. Still more than I should be given my height of 5'1". I lost a lot of weight 20 years ago and got down to 130. That was really hard to maintain so I am shooting for something I know I can manage. I still have a ways to go but I am thinking now that I will aim for 135 and see what happens when I get there.
  • Christie422
    Christie422 Posts: 120 Member
    I haven't picked a final goal weight yet. My first mini goal was to get back down to 215, the weight I was when I met my husband (half way there!). My second goal is to get below 200, I haven't seen that in almost two decades. I guess I am aiming for around 160ish, but if I feel and look good at 175 then I'll be happy.
  • TheGoktor
    TheGoktor Posts: 1,138 Member
    If you look at my profile photos, in the one taken on Venice Beach, I was at my ideal weight of 161lbs - this is what I am aiming to get back to. I was 41, and very fit and healthy then - I am determined to be like that again!

    So 161 - that's my goal!
  • marber
    marber Posts: 118 Member
    I set the first even kg into a healthy BMI which is 72kg or 158lb.

    I will assess when I get there but I am quite muscular so it may be as much as I can do.
  • Ezwoldo
    Ezwoldo Posts: 369 Member
    I have sort of given my self an unrealistic goal as I when I was 185lb before people thought I was ill and I put a little back on then that turned in to alot and now I'm at 199lb and making slow progress. I would like to get back to looking ill again as it help with my riding.
  • jasonweinberg
    jasonweinberg Posts: 270
    i picked 199 because starting out at 321 i just thought it would be a dream come true to drop below 200. i hit goal about 6 weeks ago and then bounced back up a little. i've now set a new goal of 190 to give myself a little cushion and because i found life without a weight-loss goal after having one for so long a little aimless. the charts say for my height i should be around 170 so who knows maybe i'll keep going till i get there...
  • megz4987
    megz4987 Posts: 1,008 Member
    I was 140lb a couple years ago and thought I could still stand to lose 10lb and tone up so my goal's still around 140 or so but to be toned.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    It's bang in the middle of a healthy BMI, about 21.5 - 22 ish.
  • mamarundrc
    mamarundrc Posts: 1,577 Member
    I added 10 lbs to what I was when I graduated college. I figure if I can get to that weight and maintain it for at least a year then I will consider if I need/want to go lower. My goal weight is at the upper end of what is considered a "normal" weight by BMI. When I get there, It will be the lowest I have been in 10 years.
  • spiritmachine
    spiritmachine Posts: 56
    I picked the lowest weight I've been in my adult life--155. That's my sixpack weight.
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    I wanted to be at my pre-pregnancy weight as that is where i felt healthy and happy with my body.
  • momofJandA
    momofJandA Posts: 1,035 Member
    My first goal was a healthy BMI (136lbs)
    My ultimate goal (125lbs) is in the middle of the healthy range. Plus when I was around that weight before I was comfortably wearing a size 6.
  • brunettebetty
    brunettebetty Posts: 27
    I looked up the healthy weight range for my height and picked right in the middle. :happy:
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