Anyone accept a weight that wasn't their "ultimate goal"?
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Yes, I maintained at 170 for a year and a half even though I need to get down to 140-150. Gained back 20 pounds and I’m using it to jump start me back into counting and logging so maybe I can finally get down to where I want and need to be. I never let it bring me down, though, I’ve loved my body through this whole process!! I’m proud to have lost the 140 I did and prouder that I could see I was gaining too much and I’m back on track now. It’s a process, and eventually I’ll get there! Life happens sometimes.11
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Oh, la. I could have written that post. I stopped 2lbs shy of my ultimate weight loss goal of 50lbs in the summer of 2016 - maintained that more or less for a year and then over the past year I have put on 10 lbs. Grrr.
Work, life, you name it. Eating slightly more and exercising slightly less - put on a slight amount of weight. Lol.
I think my 'happy' weight is around 150lbs so if I can get back there I will be happier. But I also realize I am happier when I am counting calories and conscientiously thinking about everything I eat or drink. I spent years in denial so I think the accountability is good for me.
I am not giving up. Glad to read there are more people just like me out there.
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140lbs at 5'6" is perfectly healthy. If trying to get below that makes you miserable don't do it. Just try to maintain. I'm kind of at that stage myself. I'm about 15lbs over where I'd like to be, but at almost 50 and having several health issues that make it hard to exercise I've just about decided to work at just not gaining anymore and stop trying to lose. You don't want losing weight to become an obsession. Enjoy your little one and your life first, lose weight second.7
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I'm 5'6" and got down to 136 a few years ago, but it was too hard to maintain and I had people I trust expressing concern that I looked too thin. I also found myself having dizzy spells when getting up on a regular basis, which motivated me to check my BP and I was hypotensive. My body is a lot happier at about 150 and I don't have to kill myself to maintain that. When I went to nursing school while working full time night shifts, I gained some weight back and now have about 20 to lose to get back to 150. I'm being lackadaisical about it, but Lent just started so I am going to use it as an opportunity to help me be more disciplined. But my goal is 150 and will stay there, because I can be comfortable there and it's in my healthy weight range.7
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I wonder if 5'6" and 135 is like a weird, magic, impossible number. I see a lot of us are right around it. I'm between 5'5" and 5'6" and also struggle to hit 135. I maintain around 142 but in my head am still trying to be 135 (and have been for the last 10 years.) At this point I chalk it up to young children and a stressful job. I know several people that have "retired" early and lost weight magically (just because they had time and lower stress).6
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I wonder if for many people that lower weight they give up on is really a proxy for being smaller and the real goal should shift to body composition. As an example, I'm 165 and 18% BF and my priority is now that BF as the goal and that's a mix of fat loss and muscle gain vs total weight loss.6
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richardgavel wrote: »I wonder if for many people that lower weight they give up on is really a proxy for being smaller and the real goal should shift to body composition. As an example, I'm 165 and 18% BF and my priority is now that BF as the goal and that's a mix of fat loss and muscle gain vs total weight loss.
Yes! I see a lot of people stuck with a number in mind from when they were younger and that number just may not be achievable anymore based upon their body composition. I believe it's must better to use BF%, measurements, pictures, etc. to go by rather than a number on a scale.4 -
richardgavel wrote: »I wonder if for many people that lower weight they give up on is really a proxy for being smaller and the real goal should shift to body composition. As an example, I'm 165 and 18% BF and my priority is now that BF as the goal and that's a mix of fat loss and muscle gain vs total weight loss.
When I hit my target of 135 the first time I was still unhappy with my body because I was thin but not lean. After bulking a cutting a few times for training and weightlifting meets my measurements now at 145 are significantly smaller than when I weighed 135 so I TOTALLY agree that body composition should be the goal vs. weight loss, however it's a hard mentality for many to wrap their heads around (especially those that haven't been involved in fitness long) because a weight number goal is an easy goal to set and track for most people, body composition isn't as easy to track and people lose that "successful" feeling when they're not getting that pat on the back from seeing the scale move in the direction they want.10 -
I'm older & lost 48 lbs. I'm 148 & want to lose 10 more but I don't seem to be able to so I may stay where I'm at1
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I am looking at accepting this now .. my goal was 70kg based purrely on it being a nice round number .. I am only 2kg away and not sure its worth pushing for the 70kg mark
I dont think I am going to look any more defined if I drop 2 more kg ... I think I am still too far away from permanent visible abs, so all its going to get me is overall thinness and bit more muscle loss.
so right now considering maintaining and getting my strength and power back ..... its a hard descition to make though. so used to being in a deficit it seems wrong to just stop7 -
StarBrightStarBright wrote: »I wonder if 5'6" and 135 is like a weird, magic, impossible number. I see a lot of us are right around it. I'm between 5'5" and 5'6" and also struggle to hit 135. I maintain around 142 but in my head am still trying to be 135 (and have been for the last 10 years
Interesting... I'm 5'5" and goal was 135. I'm between 143 and 146. Can't seem to get that last 10 pounds off no matter what I do. I'm also 61 years old so my already icky metabolism (I have low thyroid) is pretty slow. Makes me feel better to know I'm not alone.
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The last 10 or 20 pounds can be hard and take years. Having been under 200 for three years for the first time in 25 years I finally made health markers my 'goals'. Actually longevity is my health goal.
60 is my goal for triglycerides, HDL and Vit D (ng) levels. On last tests they were 83, 63 and 104ng. Google gives a lot of info from varied sources about how to change these levels in the direction that one may desire.
60 is just my personal objective since quality and quantity of life are key to me.
As I get older I want as few of things to track as possible should my family have to do more of my thinking on health matters.4 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »The last 10 or 20 pounds can be hard and take years. Having been under 200 for three years for the first time in 25 years I finally made health markers my 'goals'. Actually longevity is my health goal.
60 is my goal for triglycerides, HDL and Vit D (ng) levels. On last tests they were 83, 63 and 104ng. Google gives a lot of info from varied sources about how to change these levels in the direction that one may desire.
60 is just my personal objective since quality and quantity of life are key to me.
As I get older I want as few of things to track as possible should my family have to do more of my thinking on health matters.
Still within normal ranges.1 -
I went the other way. I tried to be realistic about what I would be able to accomplish and stick to, so I chose a weight I used to be happy with before I put on substantially more weight. When I got to it I decided I was going too easy on myself; I was actually still overweight. So I changed the goal and kept going.6
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If I can get back to my profile pic weight again, I'll probably just maintain that and be happy1
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I hired a pro body builder years ago to get me started on lifting and perfecting my form and I follow her on Instagram. She built much of her clientele by showing 2 pics - one when she was killing herself with cardio and weighing 115 lbs and another when she shifted to resistance training and at 130 lbs. Aesthetically speaking she looks much better at 130. Don't focus on a number on the scale.
Focus on the output that matters - strength, speed, endurance, aesthetics, etc.
Don't allow weight to matter more than it does.8 -
psychod787 wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »The last 10 or 20 pounds can be hard and take years. Having been under 200 for three years for the first time in 25 years I finally made health markers my 'goals'. Actually longevity is my health goal.
60 is my goal for triglycerides, HDL and Vit D (ng) levels. On last tests they were 83, 63 and 104ng. Google gives a lot of info from varied sources about how to change these levels in the direction that one may desire.
60 is just my personal objective since quality and quantity of life are key to me.
As I get older I want as few of things to track as possible should my family have to do more of my thinking on health matters.
Still within normal ranges.
As is an IQ of 90-110 is in the normal range but many work to get it to 111+.
iqcomparisonsite.com/iqbasics.aspx7 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »The last 10 or 20 pounds can be hard and take years. Having been under 200 for three years for the first time in 25 years I finally made health markers my 'goals'. Actually longevity is my health goal.
60 is my goal for triglycerides, HDL and Vit D (ng) levels. On last tests they were 83, 63 and 104ng. Google gives a lot of info from varied sources about how to change these levels in the direction that one may desire.
60 is just my personal objective since quality and quantity of life are key to me.
As I get older I want as few of things to track as possible should my family have to do more of my thinking on health matters.
Still within normal ranges.
As is an IQ of 90-110 is in the normal range but many work to get it to 111+.
iqcomparisonsite.com/iqbasics.aspx
Fair enough. Lol1 -
Yes, and no. I haven't lost ANY weight since starting this journey again two months ago and it's making me rethink my overall goals, body composition, etc. For the longest time my goal was 130-132. It's what I weighed my senior year in high school and my first couple years in college. I had an unhealthy relationship with food, but overall it was one of the few times in my life I've really liked my appearance. So now I'm about 35 pounds heavier and don't know if I'll ever be able to reach that weight again. I don't want to set myself up for disappointment, so I'm going to set a series of small, hopefully tangible goals. Each time I reach a goal, I'll reassess and decide if losing any more weight is necessary/feasible.6
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Yes, and no. I haven't lost ANY weight since starting this journey again two months ago and it's making me rethink my overall goals, body composition, etc. For the longest time my goal was 130-132. It's what I weighed my senior year in high school and my first couple years in college. I had an unhealthy relationship with food, but overall it was one of the few times in my life I've really liked my appearance. So now I'm about 35 pounds heavier and don't know if I'll ever be able to reach that weight again. I don't want to set myself up for disappointment, so I'm going to set a series of small, hopefully tangible goals. Each time I reach a goal, I'll reassess and decide if losing any more weight is necessary/feasible.
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