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How to decide on a goal weight

jandsstevenson887
jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm doing great and losing weight consistently but I'm not sure where my goal line should be. I picked a pretty arbitrary number and now I'm not sure if that is really too much for my body shape. How do you decide?

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  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Don't decide by weight. Instead pick a desired Body Fat Percent as your goal.
  • ReaderGirl3
    ReaderGirl3 Posts: 868 Member
    My original goal weight was 135lbs, for no reason really. After I hit that I realized I wasn't where I wanted to be and ended up losing 18 more pounds, reevaluated, and then purposely re-gained a few back, where I then called final goal and had a 10lb maintenance range (120s). Just wait until you hit your first goal weight and then reevaluate/adjust as needed. Transitioning into maintenance can take months, and during this time you'll be doing a lot of tweaking, including possibly losing more weight.
  • Monsterdog1114
    Monsterdog1114 Posts: 32 Member
    Pick a number. See how it feels/looks. Adjust accordingly.
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    Ok, I guess I just feel like I'm already looking noticeably thinner and I can't imagine needing to lose another 13lbs. I probably am just used to being a little overweight though. I need to press all the way to 129.
  • pandabear_
    pandabear_ Posts: 487 Member
    I chose mine based on clothing size, I knew what size I wanted to be, so lost according to get to there.
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
    If you hit a point in between starting and goal, and you feel like that's a good shape/size for you, then stop there.
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    I will if I really feel okay. I need to not fixate on a number.
  • EmilyHughes801
    EmilyHughes801 Posts: 63 Member
    My overall goal weight is the 120-130 range. If I like what I look and feel like at 130 I'll maintain that. Whatever is the healthier weight for me. I have little "stepping stones" when I want to weight what. For example, two weeks I want to weight between 140-143. In about 9 weeks I want to be 137-140 and so on. Slow and steady and now I feel like I'm rambling, but see what weight you feel best at.

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