Goal Weight Fluctuation?

Nevetharine
Nevetharine Posts: 10 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
When deciding on a goal weight range... how many pounds would you generally take into account for fluctuation?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I have a 7 pound (3 kilos) range that I consider my goal weight.
  • kristen8000
    kristen8000 Posts: 747 Member
    My goal range is 147-152. I'm currently 145...I don't mind being under, over will send warning bells!
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    My current goal weight is right in the middle of my target range.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Lvandermerwe3 wrote: »
    When deciding on a goal weight range... how many pounds would you generally take into account for fluctuation?

    3-4 pounds
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,164 Member
    I am in maintenance and I set a 5 pound range. I usually fluctuate within 2 pounds.
  • JadeQuetzal
    JadeQuetzal Posts: 95 Member
    My weight fluctuates 3-5 lbs. 3 lbs max when I weigh myself in the morning, but it fluctuates a little more if I weigh myself later in the day or evening.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    +/- about 2 lbs. My goal weight is 150 lbs. and I bounce around 148-152.
  • bacs
    bacs Posts: 40 Member
    About 5 lbs. My range is 120-125
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I usually fluctuate up or down 0-3 Lbs...it can be more at times depending, but more than 3 Lbs is pretty rare. Looking at a trend line will help to see where your average lies.

    I'm up about 6 Lbs from my maintenance weight at the moment due to things being rather crazy for the last couple of months...while 6 Lbs could be a fluctuation for me, I can look at a trend line and see my weight averages slowly and steadily increasing over the last 2-3 months...

    Also, if it's an overnight kind of thing, it's a fluctuation...you don't put on pounds of fat overnight...'cuz math.
  • maggibailey
    maggibailey Posts: 289 Member
    5 pounds. 10 pounds more is where I stop fitting in my pants, start feeling frumpy and unhappy.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I have a 5lb spring/summer range and my autumn winter range is 5lb higher than that as I feel the cold terrible.
  • JennJ323
    JennJ323 Posts: 646 Member
    edited November 2017
    My goal is 128-131.. preferably closer to 128. But I usually weigh in around 129-130.
  • JDMac82
    JDMac82 Posts: 3,192 Member
    I like to stay under 200 for work related reasons. I float between 195 - 200. Been sitting at 197 the past few times I was on the scale, which is not often.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I gave myself a 5lb range of 150-155, my doctor gave me a range of 145-165 and I'd like to stay to the lower middle of that
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I can swing 5-7 pounds overnight depending on the TOM, sodium consumption, and workout recovery so I consider anything within 7 pounds of my goal weight to be good.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    5-10 lbs
  • Rogstar
    Rogstar Posts: 216 Member
    I might change my mind once I get there, but I figure I'll treat goal weight like my weight as I'm losing. Once I hit a new low, I allow myself to bounce back up a maximum of 5lbs for 2-3 days before worrying about it.

    I'm taking a break from actively losing (I dropped over 25 lbs in the first half of the year and I kinda just want to hang out here for a while. At this point, I just want to make it to New Years without gaining!) My recent lowest was 190.8, and I haven't gone higher than 195 for more than two days in a row in the last 4 months. I figure once I hit my goal weight (probably around 150ish?) I'll allow the same bump up, and really hunker down again if I go over 10lbs without a good reason!
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,743 Member
    I try to stay within a 5 pound range. Usually it's only 1 or 2 pounds up and down, but I don't have to worry about TOM and I never weigh myself after a restaurant meal with its high sodium.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,252 Member
    edited November 2017
    I would say about 5 trending weight lbs.

    Looking back at an incredibly slow loss these past 12 months I see a max of 157.7 and min of 153.0 in terms of trending weight. This corresponds to scale weight fluctuations of 9lbs ranging from 159.8 to 151.2.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    I would say about 5 trending weight lbs.

    Looking back at an incredibly slow loss these past 12 months I see a max of 157.7 and min of 153.0 in terms of trending weight. This corresponds to scale weight fluctuations of 9lbs ranging from 159.8 to 151.2.

    That's great consistency and your numbers are almost exactly the same as mine!
  • zeldon919
    zeldon919 Posts: 118 Member
    Right now my goal weight is a 20lb range (not sure where in there I'll level out), but I'll ultimately a 5-10lb range.
  • polarbeariana
    polarbeariana Posts: 2 Member
    I usually do a 3-5 lb range
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    10 pounds total- 5 pounds either direction of 125 = happy me. So 120-130
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    edited November 2017
    My goal weight is the upper limit. I don't have a specific lower limit in mind. If I ever hit or exceed goal, I will immediately go into weight loss mode until I am below it. I did the range thing before and I kept extending it so this time I am doing "line in the sand". I don't plan to stop with the initial loss until I am 5 pounds below goal. I will probably be within 5 pounds most of the time, but before holidays or before a vacation I may lose to 6 or 8 pounds below goal ahead of it.
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    if i get within 5 pounds of my goal weight, i will consider myself content and happy about it. not going to freak over a few pounds.
  • counting_kilojoules
    counting_kilojoules Posts: 170 Member
    I'd look at how much you personally fluctuate over a month and take that into account when setting your goal weight. I don't really fluctuate so I've set a single number goal. If I fluctuated over a kilo or two over a month I would take that into account when setting my goal. Bodies are really individual when it comes to things like water weight, time of month, salt intake etc.
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