Have you changed your original Goal Weight? Up or down?

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  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    My original GW was 140. I was @ 290. I surpassed that and got as low as 125. I really struggled to be @ 125. It seems my body likes being at 130-135 and that is my range since I have been on maintenance for almost 2 years (November 12, 2015). I am really happy at 130. I feel great, better than I have in decades. I will be 64 @ the end of September, and really never dreamed this was possible for me. I am happy, my family is happy and my doctor is happy. It is all good and if I can do this, really, most anyone with no serious health issues can.
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    I just don't weigh myself regularly. I go by fit. Like right now, I feel heavier, but I'm more muscular and my clothes fit looser, so not going to ruin it by getting on the scale.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Congrats on 1st year of maintenance :smile: you're doing fab.

    My first goal weight was 136 lbs ( went from 154lbs to goal in 2012/2013)
    I then thought 133lbs will do nicely. ...
    And now I've been there for over a year, I'm now thinking maybe 130! Never happy lol

    But the way I look at it if I get there fine and if I don't, also fine. :smiley:
  • SteveMayer831
    SteveMayer831 Posts: 10 Member
    At 210, my goal was 190, with a stretch goal of 180.
    I'm at 180 now, and find that I've still got a little too much flab, IMHO.
    My latest goal is to have my BMI within the "normal" range.
    At 5'11", I figure another 5lbs is good for that.

    Steve
  • tayortoeknee
    tayortoeknee Posts: 97 Member
    i did. :smile:

    ogw: 160
    ogw range:160-165
    new goal: 145-150
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    edited September 2015
    I changed it 3 times while I was losing. I started at 187 and hoped to get for 170, but set it for 165. I got easily to 170 and reset it to 160. I realized at 165 I really could get down to what I was 'supposed' to weigh - which also happened to be how much I weighed when I graduated from college, got married, and what I came back to after I had my first son. That was 150. 150-155 was always where my body bounced to, and here I am several years later.

    I did got lower a bit last summer, but it came back up. I did get higher again this summer (156), but after a week of deficit I'm back in that zone.
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    SylvieKuchma,

    Thanks for posting the ABS workout plan! :)

    xo Jean
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    serenityfrye,

    Congrats to you on your self awareness and success in beating anorexia - quite a wonderful & healthy accomplishment! :)

    Wishing you continued health,

    Jean

  • MeiannaLee
    MeiannaLee Posts: 338 Member
    I changed mine a couple times.
    I started at 148 and my goal was 125.
    Then it was 115, 110, 100 and finally I settled for 105 :smiley:
  • neil11111
    neil11111 Posts: 26 Member
    My original GW was 200lb (down from my fat 233 start which was the point where I had a fatal heart attack. The hospital staff revived me and gave me a second chance. 200lb was an arbitrary number and wasn't well planned. I got stuck at 204 and downloaded MFP. By watching calories and creating a calorie deficit I blew through the 200lb mark. I have dropped my goal weight twice more in 10 lb increments to 180lb. I have hit 179 twice but feel the best at 182 which is now my maintenance weight. This keeps me in the healthy BMI and other measured ranges and happy. I lost 10 inches off my waist which is a better gauge than the weight scale. I was able to recover fully from the heart trauma and love each day I'm here. Keep up the great work everybody.
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    Neil, Great going with the weight loss and recivery from heart attack! Stay healthy my friend! :) Jean
  • akboy58
    akboy58 Posts: 137 Member
    At 6' I'm at 175, down 80 lbs from a high of 255 after two years of diet/exercise. My original goal was to drop 20 lbs, but having hit that, there didn't seem any reason not to keep going. So I set a series of short-term reachable goals--200 lbs, 180 lbs, etc.--with the idea that if I stuck there, I would still have accomplished something. My current 175-lb weight is sort of my "magic number": the weight I carried throughout my twenties and thirties, at which I was most comfortable, and looked best. But like others here, I lost a fair amount of muscle with the fat (and I didn't have a lot of muscle to spare, either); and I have loose skin issues to deal with. So now I'm working with a trainer to see how much muscle a formerly (very) sedentary 56-year old guy can acquire, and still keep trim. With that goal in mind I'm trying not to obsess about the scale numbers, just exercise, and eat the right combination of protein, carbs, etc. I need in order to achieve slow recomp. I have never been really "fit" in my life, so am not quite sure what that scale number looks like for somebody my height, age, and bone structure; but I think it will end up in the 170-180 lb. range.
  • niniundlapin
    niniundlapin Posts: 327 Member
    edited September 2015
    I started at 142 (body fat 32%) with original GW 123, and then my weight continued to drop from 123 while my body fat % dropped to my goal of 20%. Now I'm at 117-118 and am trying to maintain my weight & body fat%. I'd be happy to keep my weight around 115(+/-)2 range as long as my body fat % can be maintained around 18-20%.
  • tkphotogirl
    tkphotogirl Posts: 245 Member
    My original goal weight was 136 (I'm 5"2.5"), which was roughly my previous 'happy weight'. Now that I'm less than 10lbs away from there, I can see that it probably won't be where I end up. Guessing 125-129 but I'll figure it out as I go along.
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    Seems many of us end up lowering our GW once we achieve original goal...
  • Maries_wine_calories
    Maries_wine_calories Posts: 152 Member
    I originally set my GW to 165 (I'm 42 and 5'5.5") got there and readjusted to 160 then scooted down to 155 where I've been maintaining for 6 months. Although I'm very happy in my new smaller clothes I still have some belly fat and flab present so I'm ready to accept whatever the scale says over the next few months as I add in more regular weights and core resistance training to create an illusion of tone/muscle and maybe a better booty ;)
  • DerekVTX
    DerekVTX Posts: 287 Member
    My original goal weight was 180lbs (90 lbs loss), but as I approached that (I am now 2.8lbs away), I realized that I still could lose 10 more lbs....so I have changed it to 170lbs for a grand total of 100lbs lost.
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    Thanks for all your replies! I adjusted my weight down once I got to original GW. It seemed so mpossible to reach when I first set the goal! Thanks to all of you at MFP, I've been able to consisteny log in daily and get feedback, input, and advice whenever I hit rough patches :)

    My new goals include working in yoga and light weight strength training. May be asking for success stories and advice with that :)

    Hugs,

    Jean
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    @JeanCricket you'll be glad when you see the results from doing more yoga/strength - inch loss happens and we take on a lovely muscly lean-ness :smile: totally worth the effort :smile:
  • Ashtoretet
    Ashtoretet Posts: 378 Member
    My initial goal was 40 pounds. At this point I've lost 54 pounds and am still going strong. I'm aiming roughly for a total loss of 93 pounds.
  • hollen_carol
    hollen_carol Posts: 121 Member
    tkphotogirl wrote: »
    My original goal weight was 136 (I'm 5"2.5"), which was roughly my previous 'happy weight'. Now that I'm less than 10lbs away from there, I can see that it probably won't be where I end up. Guessing 125-129 but I'll figure it out as I go along.
    I am just like you! Now in the range. I'm happy with everything except my belly now. I want it to get flatter and it just won't get there. I'm thinking I need to go lower but I want to wait now until January because to be honest I'm just plain tired of being in a deficit. 127 is really good and I don't care about the weight, just want the fat off my belly!

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited October 2015
    hollen_carol wrote: »
    tkphotogirl wrote: »
    My original goal weight was 136 (I'm 5"2.5"), which was roughly my previous 'happy weight'. Now that I'm less than 10lbs away from there, I can see that it probably won't be where I end up. Guessing 125-129 but I'll figure it out as I go along.
    I am just like you! Now in the range. I'm happy with everything except my belly now. I want it to get flatter and it just won't get there. I'm thinking I need to go lower but I want to wait now until January because to be honest I'm just plain tired of being in a deficit. 127 is really good and I don't care about the weight, just want the fat off my belly!

    @hollen_carol if you want to see the fat going off your belly its time to get strength training :smiley: my tummy is reducing nicely with that - I didn't want to lose any more weight elsewhere as I'm lean enough, its just that problem area. Lifting is making a difference already - I'm just 8 weeks into a consistent strength programme now and would highly recommend it :smile:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    My highest was 307 and MFP start weight 272. My original goal was 220 which I quickly adjusted to 180. After going below 180 I knew I wasn't finished, and decided on a range of 150-170 as my goal. I've bounced around the 160s and low 170s for a year and am totally fine with it but I still consider 150 my "goal" even though I think anything from 150-165 I'll be very happy with (and I'm cool with 172 right now).
  • JamalIgle
    JamalIgle Posts: 55 Member
    Well, when I started my journey my goal was to lose 100 lbs. (I was 323 lbs. ) and it took me a year to lose. I decided to continue and have lost another 35 lbs and am comfortable here for while. I continue to workout regularly six days a week because I love it. I don't know if I should try to lose more weight so I'll stick with maintaining for a bit.
  • jrwms714
    jrwms714 Posts: 421 Member
    Interesting and helpful discussion. I am 5'0" and know that it takes short women who are older, longer to lose. My original goal was 130. It took me about 2 years to go from 167 to 136. I have been in maintenance for almost a year, bouncing between 135 and 138. Although I am very short, and very small from the waist up, I have short, stocky legs from the thighs through the calves, even more muscular since I have been doing strength training along with cardio 5x/week. So although I probably look 10 lbs. lighter and my clothes are small, I know I will never weigh what the charts and BMI tell me I should. I am built differently. Even when younger and in sizes Petite 4s, I never weighed less than 110. My internist says to go with the waist measurement (below 35) for health indicators, and that the BMI often doesn't hold true in some cases. My "numbers" when I get my blood drawn for my annual physicals are all excellent, too, and greatly improved from other physical appointments. So I adjusted my goal to 135. Would I like to get to 130? Sure, but my body seems happy at this range and holds it well and who can argue with a Petite size 6 over what used to be Petite Plus sizes? Not me!
  • LookingforWhatsHerName
    LookingforWhatsHerName Posts: 37 Member
    My initial goal was 122 from a high weight of 139. I literally flew by my GW and am now maintaining at 114-116. I picked 122 because it had always been a good weight for me but as I've aged I think I look better with a lower body fat. Goals right now include building upper body strength and lowering body fat % from 20.5 to 18-19%
  • RaspberryTickleChicken
    RaspberryTickleChicken Posts: 629 Member
    First of all congrats on your one year maint anni!!

    And yes ... adjusted down ... kinda.

    I subscribe to the theory that my body will stop losing when it is at it's maximum efficient weight. So I just carried on with what I was doing until I naturally stopped losing.

    My orig GW was 110 from 136.
    My stretch goal was 107.
    My ultra secret goal was 105 (ultra secret as I too scared to even write it down because I was afraid that I would never reach it & be disappointed).

    I'm 4'10" and CW is 93 (+/- 1-2 lbs) & it has been very easily maintained for 2+ yrs. :)
  • JeanCricket
    JeanCricket Posts: 176 Member
    Wow! Thank you all for sharing your maintenance adjusted weight stories - really appreciate all the comments! :)

    Ruthee, I'm truly looking forward to enjoying the benefits of Yoga and just simply feel peaceful doing the stretches, etc.

    For those doing core strengthening, how are you doing it? (I can't do lifting due to health contraints... Can do very lite weights 1,2,3,5 lb dumbbells with max of 8 for biceps).

    Hugs,

    Jean

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    @jeanCricket can you do planks? I have wrist issues and do them on elbows - fabulous for core and more so if you can do a 'row' with dumb bell at same time on each side :-)

    Also side planks for the obliques works wonders :smiley:

    Also on back legs 90° and do bicycles whilst doing chest presses with dumbbells

    Just a few suggestions there.
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    200 seemed like a nice number. Got there and still saw room for improvement so played around with getting to 190. Hovered around there for a long time. Now I really don't care, just working on fitness goals (can't really afford to replace my wardrobe again anyway!). to be honest I havent weighed myself in months.....more concerned about the mirror and my fitness levels now.
    good luck

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