how did you decide on your goal weight?
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DapperDassie
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And for those who have gotten there did you change it once you hit it?
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I chose my goal in a quite arbitrary fashion, as I had never been slim and didn't know what I should weigh. I'm still not there yet and I'm still trying to get there.2
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My goal weight is my high school weight. When I look at old pictures, I like how I looked so that's is how I chose it7
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I initially wanted to get to where I was at my thinnest. However, I've lost 19 pounds and I changed my goal. Now I'm going to aim for 5 pounds heavier than I was in my mid-30's (I'm 57 now). As I'm approaching that first goal, I find that I already feel great, have more energy, fit into my pants, and frankly want to keep at least some curves. Just 10 more pounds to go, as opposed to the 15 I'd need to lose to reach my initial goal.5
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I have set my goal for the upper end of "normal" BMI and plan to adjust as needed once I get there. 183 is top end of normal for my height and my initial goal is 180 - I have been as low as 193 and could have stood to lose more at that point.1
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I started off at the top end of my BMI as my goal weight and once there decided on a figure which was the middle of my BMI and the weight I was at 18. Never thought I would get that low again but I managed it.1
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About a decade ago I lost a bunch of weight and was super tiny. Too tiny actually looking back. So I took the weight that I remember being happiest at (about 7 lbs higher than my tiniest) and then added 5 lbs because I figured I'm ten years older and my body just might not be the same as when I was 26. But honestly I expect to get within 10 lbs of that goal and then reassess. Last time I lost weight I doubt I had much muscle mass (I was way undereating and doing a tonne of cardio) and this time I want to weight train. So i may very well hit the size or body health I want and it might not correlate to an expected number on the scale. Scales lie.
If this is your first time losing, I say just set up a sustainable and healthy habit and stick to it. And then see where your body goes. When I started losing I would have never thought I could be a small size 4. At 5'8" and always heavy before that, I had assumed I would always be a 'big girl'. Turns out there was a tiny me under there!6 -
Wanted to get from an overweight BMI to the normal. Then after I got to normal, wanted to get to an ideal weight for my height and age.3
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I never really had one - my goal was more to get a certain size. I surpassed that and kept going, then got in to bodybuilding - I've learnt to disregard weight for the most part.11
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I chose mine to get back to when I first got engaged - I was fit and liked the way I look. According to BMI, that's overweight, so I will re-assess when I hit it, but for now that is the target.
When I was extremely sick for 4 months and hadn't really eaten in that time (not an eating disorder, just too sick and couldn't eat much without astounding pain until my operation), I was very slim. However, I was only a couple of kilos off my upper healthy range, so I don't necessarily put all my eggs in the BMI basket.0 -
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I'm 5'3" and I started at 11 stone (154 lbs). 9 stone (126 lbs) isn't the lightest I've ever been, but I still haven't been south of 10 stone in years. So a nice 2-stone loss seemed like a good place to start.
I suspect I will be wanting to lose more after that, maybe down to 115 lbs if I'm disciplined enough. But 126 lbs is a good initial goal for me to try and get to, to see how it looks on me. Honestly, at this point I'm excited just to even get that far
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I used to be very active and weighed "more" despite being a very different shape and size. My goal right now is to lose what I consider some actual extra weight (due to injury/inactivity), then focus on moving back up in the form of gains/muscle.
Honestly, I look at pictures of my face.
I gain weight right under my chin, so... yeah. Very charming. It's pretty clear to me when I'm not where I want to be! 3 -
I don't have a goal weight, but I defo have a goal look n' feel. Once I have those, then whatever the scale says I stay within a range of few pounds either way. Personally I think a goal weight adds a lot of stress to your life and is short sighted.
I know when I feel good, I also know when I look good. For me at least, the scale has absolutely nothing to do with either of those. Pictures, clothes, how I look naked and the mirror are my markers.3 -
While my ultimate goal is in the top end of the BMI for my height, decided to set smaller goals to begin with. I chose a number that was approximately half there to be my first goal. I am just starting my journey so we will see how this goes.1
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I used my goal body fat % to calculate goal weight0
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Using the fitwatch website,
Possible to enter your average weight, average body fat. Choosing being (fe)male.. imperial or metric first..
Calculate and you see the minimum / maximum weight with body fat ranges you be at in Athlete, Fitness and Average Zones, or calculate your target weight by entering the desired body fat % before calculating.
No Lower than 6% for men, or no lower than 14% for woman.
The Athlete Zone is where the abs come shining through when wanting (six pack) appearing..
* Possible being at a higher target weight if gaining muscle mass on the journey reaching your goals.
https://www.fitwatch.com/calculator/ideal-body-fat-weight1 -
I only started eating healthier at the beginning of this year, I had no particular goal other than wanting to feel better about my body. For this reason I haven't ever massively focused on weight, more on clothes sizes and noticing clothes getting bigger. 8 months down the line and I've dropped down a couple of clothes sizes and have also found out I have a normal healthy BMI. I'm now focusing on maintaining and introducing more exercise and wouldn't mind losing a few more pounds.
In short, I don't necessarily believe you need to set a goal weight, sometimes its better to just see what feels best!1 -
I just picked a number that sounded good and once I got there I reevaluated and then adjusted. Also, in maintenance my weight fluctuates within a maintenance range of several pounds.0
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My goal weight keeps changing. First I aimed for a weight I have always been comfortable with, but now my goal is more physique based.. I would love to be heavier with the same bodyfat %.0
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I started aiming for overweight instead of obease then 200lbs then normal weight bmi. I am currently 2lbs from normal bmi and know once I hit that I want to go at least 10 lbs lighter since I have a bunch of fat to take off.1
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