Anybody else set low weight loss goals...

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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    To me not being overweight will be
    1. Being within the healthy bmi range... probably middle to top of the range
    2. My waist to hip ratio being out of the higher health risk area
    3. My quality of life being pretty good- able to comfortable walk a few miles at a good pace, little to no pain, more flexibility, better balance, increased strength

  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    edited January 2018
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.

    I'm aiming higher than that, but for now, I know I'm strong, I know I'm fast(enough), I'd just like to be a bit lighter for the sake of my knees.

    My target is to get just out of obese and into overweight for now.
  • bcradio1
    bcradio1 Posts: 43 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.

    I would say my point is that estimating bodyfat % through the mirror is actually a fairly good way to do so. It has little to do with vanity really.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.

    I would say my point is that estimating bodyfat % through the mirror is actually a fairly good way to do so. It has little to do with vanity really.

    And that's completely legit. Your first post didn't mention bodyfat %, however, but talked only about losing weight "to get the look you want." That to me speaks to vanity rather than health (which isn't to say that caring about how you look is a bad thing or anything, just a different goal than basic health). If you were talking about bodyfat and health, I misunderstood.
  • bcradio1
    bcradio1 Posts: 43 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    bcradio1 wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Eh, I just want to be not overweight. I figure anything strictly for vanity purposes can be its own thing.

    Except what is overweight? Too heavy? Too much fat? Too much muscle?

    If you lose 30lbs of muscle and no fat, will you no longer be overwieght by your definition (of course this is not technically possible)?

    I’m aiming for the top of the BMI range, or until losing becomes more difficult than I feel is sustainable, and I’ll see how I feel from there. I do understand the difference between overweight and over fat- this is a thread about slow goals, after all. My point was only that I’m just not especially worried about how I’ll look when I get there. I’m worried about my blood pressure, cholesterol, and living as long and healthy a life as possible. At least for now, I could care less about how I’ll look in a bikini after another 30 pounds.

    I would say my point is that estimating bodyfat % through the mirror is actually a fairly good way to do so. It has little to do with vanity really.

    And that's completely legit. Your first post didn't mention bodyfat %, however, but talked only about losing weight "to get the look you want." That to me speaks to vanity rather than health (which isn't to say that caring about how you look is a bad thing or anything, just a different goal than basic health). If you were talking about bodyfat and health, I misunderstood.

    Very true, I should have specified in my post... It is one of those things where I know what I mean in my head, but not everyone else does ha ha.
  • Marykaylady2010
    Marykaylady2010 Posts: 69 Member
    I make small weight goals because I get a high when I achieve it. Also as other have said it’s hard to know what my real goal weight is because I am interested in building muscle and toning in addition to losing inches. The scale is just what I use to track my progress. If I go by the medical guidelines for my height and age I should be around 150lbs but 70lbs seems like and unrealistic goal when I was 185 I was a size 10.

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