Not sure on target weight

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Determinedtoloseliz
Determinedtoloseliz Posts: 89 Member
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I am 2lb off target weight, have lost 3st 12lb.
I am 5ft 5inches, with my target weight of 9st 12lb
I still have a small tummy pouch, which id love to be flat (like most people i assume)
I dont know if I should lower my target and by how much, as I have lost a lot already.

Any advice?

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  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
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    Good job on the loss so far!

    You now have the choice between going a bit lower with your weight and see if that tummy pouch disappears (you're in the middle of the healthy BMI range, so there would be little harm in going a bit lower).

    Or you look into recomposition (weight training while eating at maintenance):
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

    This would include a structured lifting program to help tighten up:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

    Progress in both cases would be slow as you're at a healthy weight now.

    In either case, good luck on your journey :smile:
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.
  • Determinedtoloseliz
    Determinedtoloseliz Posts: 89 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.

    Thanks, if my stomach is completely empty it looks flat, but I want it to look like that all the time, might go to 9st 7 and see what it's like then x
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Determinedtoloseliz wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.

    Thanks, if my stomach is completely empty it looks flat, but I want it to look like that all the time, might go to 9st 7 and see what it's like then x

    it wont do.... because food.... it has to go somewhere
  • mir1104
    mir1104 Posts: 101 Member
    edited February 2017
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    I stopped when I reached an healthy weight, both as for looks and according to those silly height/weight tables. When I stopped I still had that pouch of fat under my navel.

    When I restarted to lose aiming for a lower weight for sports that pouch disappeared so I'd definitely say keep going until it clears. I say don't care of the numbers, it's your body, you make it look like what you want it to. If you want that pouch away, chase it away.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    Determinedtoloseliz wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.

    Thanks, if my stomach is completely empty it looks flat, but I want it to look like that all the time, might go to 9st 7 and see what it's like then x

    Eat smaller meals at a greater frequency.
  • dustedwithsugar
    dustedwithsugar Posts: 179 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Determinedtoloseliz wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.

    Thanks, if my stomach is completely empty it looks flat, but I want it to look like that all the time, might go to 9st 7 and see what it's like then x

    Eat smaller meals at a greater frequency.

    You're wrong.
  • mcraw75
    mcraw75 Posts: 99 Member
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    dustedwithsugar wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Determinedtoloseliz wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    I'm the same height as you , and my happy weight is 9st 5 -9st 7, my stomach is pretty flat at 9st 5.

    Thanks, if my stomach is completely empty it looks flat, but I want it to look like that all the time, might go to 9st 7 and see what it's like then x

    Eat smaller meals at a greater frequency.

    You're wrong.

    Actually, he's not. Eating smaller meals more often will eliminate the food baby belly. It won't do a thing for losing weight/fat but it will make your stomach look flatter because there's less food in there.

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