How did you pick your goal weight?
ksself
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I am just interested to know. Is this your happy weight? I am thinking 140 is about as low as I want to go and I haven't been that in maybe 10 years. I am 170 now and feel better even though I've only lost 3 lbs. Just wondering how you picked a goal.
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BMI of 22.5 - half way between the start of health and overweight. Also the weight I was when I got married 20 years ago. It fits my body shape and skeleton size, so it is a comfortable, healthy weight for me.0
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I went in the middle of my "healthy" BMI range. Some wiggle room at the top, but I felt like I'd be too skinny at the bottom. When I hit "healthy" I'll re-evaluate and see if I want to keep that goal or move it up or down.0
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It is the weight I believe is "healthy" for my size. I don't want to be super thin cause I don't want to look like I am sick. I am 5'8 so I think 165 is a good weight to be at for life. I started out at 189 when I joined MFP. I am 3 lbs away.0
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Bit of a 'Happy Weight' - have been there before with combination of cardio & resistance training, know clothes fit properly at that weight and that I can maintain it with 4 workouts a week and still enjoy my food and weekly/fortnightly nights out.0
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I went with the high end of what's considered healthy BMI for my size, and when I *finally* get close, I'll figure out what's really my ideal. I don't care about weight so much as Body Fat %. I really want to get down to 20-22% body fat. So when I get there, I'll stay at whatever weight that is!0
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I just picked something that was achievable, as I had no idea how it would look on me, then once I reached that goal weight, I re-assessed it to see if i needed to readjust it.
It's all trial and error really, just go with what you think feels right0 -
Pretty much the same as everyone else. Picked a middle healthy weight and will assess it as I get closer0
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welll. my mom is 30 years older than me.... She weighs 120 at 5'6"... I hated the thought of weighing 40 pounds more than my mom especially because I am supposed to be thin/peak fitness because of my age (19).... On my 18th birthday I weighed about 158 pounds... and I was huge, but I was still at a "healthy" BMI...
I knew I needed to lose a lot of weight to look good... so I used my mom's weight as a guide... My 1st goal was 125, but then I changed it to 127 because I learned about % body fat, and I will be about 13% BF at 127 pounds which is exactly what I want.
Currently I am 132 pounds with about 16.5% body fat, and I am happy with that, but I want to have it be lower0 -
Have been this weight before and know it suits me. I get to keep some curves. The weight I "should" be is too skinny for my liking, or my husbands for that matter LOL0
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a shot in the dark. lol. i said 176, and then changed it to 175 after I did the BMI thingy {which I think sucks} lol {don't ask me why}0
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I've been overweight for most of my life, so I really had no idea what a good goal weight would be...it wasn't like I could say I want to get back in my wedding dress, or my weight in high school, because I was overweight then too! so I looked up my BMI and went with a middle number within the "normal" range. I might get to that number and realize I want to lose a little more, but it's a start...for example I'm 5'3" so a normal BMI for me would be between 105-140 so I went with 125 for a goal for now.0
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I want to weigh 170 lbs, so I took 170 and multiplied it times 10. (170 x 10 = 1700 calories per day. ) When I reach my goal I may want to go to 160 lbs, so I will multiply 160 x 10= 1600 calories0
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Hi there, I originally wanted to lose 10lbs just to get to the weight I was this time last year. Once I got there I thought maybe 7lbs more? and then 7lbs more? I've lost that much and now I'm thinking 5lbs more, simply because I haven't been 9 stone anything for 30 years and I want to be!! It won't bother me if I don't reach the 135lb that I'm aiming for, but just to be under 140lbs for the first time ever would suit me! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:0
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Picked a % body fat based on one that would let my muscles show a bit better, but still give me some softness. Calculated my goal weight by using my approximate lean body mass & goal percentage. May be subject to some tweaking once I get there!0
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I chose 200...because I still want to be curvy for my height.....when I reach my goal, and I feel that I will still look good by dropping another 10, I might just do it. Right now my goal is 200.0
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Im 5'3 and my goal is 145 pounds. Ive been there before and it may sound much considering my height but im pretty muscular. And Im also pretty curvy and I dont want to loose to much of my junk. And its still in the range of a healty BMI, even thou I really dont like BMI as a tool.0
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Most doctors recommend 10% as an initial goal. For your end goal, if you have an average sized frame, you could use BMI as a rough guide and pick a number in the middle of the range. Once you start getting closer to that weight, you will be able to see if that is a good goal, or if it is too much/little.
Personally, this is what I did. I'm 5'9", and my body weight "should" be between 129-169 lbs (BMI 19-25). I initially shot for 140, but then when I got there I realized that I still had lots of fat in those hard to lose places (thighs, belly), so I am going to continue exercising (cardio and toning) until I get there.
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Hi I'm 5 8" and my orginal goal was 140lbs down from 155lbs I picked this as on "diets" before I never managed to get below 142lbs but with MFP I reached 140lbs and then decided to head for 130-133lbs which is were I am today and I'm very happy with my shape and how my clothes now fit me.0
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I wanted to set a goal according to frame size but when we took my measurements I was all of thee above. So, I decided 100lbs for 5ft and 5lbs for every inch over. Once I get close I will adjust my goal as needed. I'm hoping to see some abs.0
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I want to weigh 170 lbs, so I took 170 and multiplied it times 10. (170 x 10 = 1700 calories per day. )
I don't understand what does this mean???0
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