When to stop...

Kdp2015
Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm a bit confused by my goal, I've lost 35lbs and a tdee calculator website has just told me my weight is 'ideal' I don't get it though, I can look in the mirror one day and feel good and then another feel fat. I'm 5'10 148lbs and 21% body fat. Any thoughts on if I should switch to maintenance and lift or keep losing until I'm happy with how I look? Thanks
Eta bf purely based on scale reading...

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  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    What a great reply, thank you!
  • foiensoi
    foiensoi Posts: 49 Member
    Aw no problem, I'm really in the same place so happy to see someone else with the same challenge! I'm 5'7 and 146 lbs, down 40lbs from my heaviest weight. People comment on my weight loss but I feel stupid because I still only carry fat on my belly now. If I were to focus on losing more weight to get rid of that belly I would get really too thin/light for my height. So I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing, eat a little more (still high protein and fat and only carbs around workouts but that's just me) and hope that I can stay strong while burning fat because the last thing I want is to look skinny actually, that's not the goal for me at all. This size/weight is fine, I just want to tweak a few things and not wind up 10lbs lighter! Good luck
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Good luck to you too!
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    A healthy weight range for your height is 129- 174 lbs so at 148 you are certainly a healthy weight.
    I don't think a web site can tell you what weight you personally feel and look best at. Losing weight may not be the thing that makes you happy with your appearance in the mirror. That may just take time, doing some mental work or focusing on strength training instead of weight loss.
    If I were a healthy weight and in doubt about continuing I'd maintain for a few months and then see how I feel.
  • Wicked_Seraph
    Wicked_Seraph Posts: 388 Member
    Kdp2015 wrote: »
    I'm a bit confused by my goal, I've lost 35lbs and a tdee calculator website has just told me my weight is 'ideal' I don't get it though, I can look in the mirror one day and feel good and then another feel fat. I'm 5'10 148lbs and 21% body fat. Any thoughts on if I should switch to maintenance and lift or keep losing until I'm happy with how I look? Thanks
    Eta bf purely based on scale reading...

    My understanding is that scale measurements of body fat are often quite inaccurate.

    Seeing as to how you're at a healthy weight for your height, and that your main concern now seems to be body composition, why not try eating at maintenance and lifting weights?
  • Kdp2015
    Kdp2015 Posts: 519 Member
    Thanks everyone I'm going to give maintenance a go for a while and see how I get on with lifting :)
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