happy weight quiz??

leslieanned
leslieanned Posts: 17
edited September 28 in Health and Weight Loss
whatever it is somebody tell me about it, it sounds intriguing.... :wink:
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  • rharris86dc
    rharris86dc Posts: 635 Member
    Where did you hear about it??? I'd like to know more
  • MamaByGrace8
    MamaByGrace8 Posts: 11 Member
    http://www.self.com/calculatorsprograms/calculators/happyweight

    It looks right on to me!
  • elvb
    elvb Posts: 423 Member
    I just googled it. It's on self.com. Apparently my "happy weight" is 10 lbs under what I figured I'd be happy at. haha
  • Vanessa414
    Vanessa414 Posts: 644
    hey cool, this was almost dead on for me. lol it gave me 144.2 and my goal is 145 :)
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Not even close for me. It said 157. I would have to be anoerexic to get there, lol. In reality, I don't care what I weight, however, I would like to be 8% body fat within the next 4 months. I am at 12% now. I would suspect I woudl be around 180 ish.
  • rharris86dc
    rharris86dc Posts: 635 Member
    http://www.thegreatfitnessexperiment.com/2009/03/how-to-find-your-happy-weight.html

    This is an article about the calculator.

    I found it, and apparently my "happy weight" is 140, which at this point seems rather impossible to get to, not to mention stay at. I'll be ecstatic when/if I ever get under 150, lol
  • yogamom16
    yogamom16 Posts: 114
    It told me 121lbs which is right on for me.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    Maybe it's more accurate for woman because it doesn't account for muscle. BTW, I haven't been 157 since 7th grade.
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    wow it put my happy weight at 126 which is what I weighed back in 7th grade. My inital goal weight was 140 and my streach goal of 130-135. 126lbs would be a total of 124 lbs loss for me so I would be cutting my initial weight in half.
  • elvb
    elvb Posts: 423 Member
    It said 118 for me. I'm 5' and my bmi range is 98 to 128 so it basically gave me smack dab in the middle. Dumb. I haven't weighed 118 since I graduated high school BEFORE having 3 kids. I don't think my body will ever see under 125 so I'm looking to just hit healthy bmi and be happy there. :)
  • trk24
    trk24 Posts: 18 Member
    oh my...131 happy weight. My goal is 140-145, I'm not sure I will ever get to the 130's..haven't been there in 25 years..eek.
    good luck to all on our happy weight!
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    If I ever got to the weight it said (142!) I would die of happiness. I'm about 175 right now,and my next goal is 170, and I was kind of hoping then to aim for 160 and see where that brings me. I'm going slowly with this journey, and looking forward to keep losing pounds!
  • BethanyCee
    BethanyCee Posts: 70
    It gave me 147 lbs, which is just 3 under my goal weight. I'd say that's pretty good!
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Unrealistically small weight I think..... if I ever got to 58kg (130 pounds) I'd look terrible.
    I'm aiming for 67kg, so about 17 pounds higher than their "happy weight!".
    FAIL!
  • marie_2454
    marie_2454 Posts: 881 Member
    Wow! I'm really surprised. The self calculator has my goal weight at 133.2 and my goal weight is 127-130.
  • Dtrmnd86
    Dtrmnd86 Posts: 406 Member
    Wow, I just did mine and it was pretty accurate. I am looking to get to 130/125 and it said 132 for me.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    I'm below my "happy weight"?!?! It says 147.2 and I'm at 145 now. My goal is around 140...
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    I'm guessing this is just for women and it told me 160 :noway: I'm 195 now with about 15% body fat. Truthfully I'll be happier when I'm back up to 200-210 (fat loss / muscle gain)
  • Contrary03
    Contrary03 Posts: 289 Member
    HAHA~ that's funny. Says mine is 129, which is true:) My emotional age is 22, which sounds about right as well. I have to remind myself that i'm almost 40 sometimes.:drinker:
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
    MIne was 132lbs my goal was 138lbs but we'll see when I get there
  • georgiag111
    georgiag111 Posts: 424
    Ha mine was right on -
    What's your Happy Weight?
    115.6
    NOT FOR USE BY PREGNANT WOMEN

    I put on my ticker 115 !
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    A little low for me. I think I'd be happy between 150-155, not the 146 they suggest. I'll know when I get there! :wink:
  • ShaeDetermined
    ShaeDetermined Posts: 1,525 Member
    love that link, its spot on!

    gave me 1.1lbs less than what i set for myself :smile:
  • wysmom2000
    wysmom2000 Posts: 101 Member
    Apparently, I am the exception to the rule here. My "happy weight" was 168.7 which is definitely NOT my happy weight. My goal is 150-155.
  • nurseaim
    nurseaim Posts: 146
    It says that my "happy weight" is 144.1 lbs. That makes me happy, it's close to my goal too!:flowerforyou:
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    I'm not in agreement with it... it puts me at 134 happy weight. I'm 135 now! I've always been at 125 and felt my best there. I'm not so sure it's that accurate.
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    I'm below my "happy weight"?!?! It says 147.2 and I'm at 145 now. My goal is around 140...

    Same with me. I'm 112 and it wants me to be 116. I wasn't happy there. I am happy at 112.
  • kgagnon7779
    kgagnon7779 Posts: 216
    I'm below my "happy weight"?!?! It says 147.2 and I'm at 145 now. My goal is around 140...

    Same with me. I'm 112 and it wants me to be 116. I wasn't happy there. I am happy at 112.

    Same here. It has me at 157.5 and I'm currently 157 wanting to be 145. Hmmmm.
  • newmeat30
    newmeat30 Posts: 766 Member
    It puts my happy weight at 124.2 lbs. Currently my goal is 125, however I know that at 125 my body won't exactly look the way I want it to...but it's a start.
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    I got 128 as a response. My goal is 127. Pretty accurate for me, at least.

    I wonder though, the question "Recently quit smoking?"
    when I answer 'no', that is because I never smoked in the first place. Does this 'no' answer assume that I am still smoking since I didn't recently quit?

    It is just worded so poorly, I can't understand it.
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