How many # until your goal?

12! I’m 142 right now, the goal is 130. I started at 170 though so I’m almost there! Once I hit 130, I’m thinking about doing body recomp from there if my stomach still isn’t flat. Longer term, I may even consider gaining up to 150 in muscle mass(depending on how my body will look, I still have no idea)! Technically only a pound off from normal BMI(although I am sure I have built muscle so I am likely already at a normal “BMI” weight), but I want to have a leaner stomach and back! Also curious to see any other changes to my body, since I’ve never been “lean” or healthy always overweight!

kristen8000 wrote: »

1.2lbs below my "goal". 1.8lbs until I hit my low end of my maintenance range. Now the fun part starts!

Congrats!

I'm 5 pounds away from my goal.
I started at 206, and I'm currently 161.

2.4 pounds away from my goal of 125. Those last few pounds are the hardest! Buying a food scale and being diligent about logging food and exercise have been game changers for me.

Down 25 and 36 more to go!

sugarcakes38 wrote: »

Ive hit my target range (125-130lbs), but then it was straight to recomp for me. Im happy to have accomplished a major goal, but in keeping it all in a healthy perspective really brings the truth home, that maintenance is simply clocking out of your normal shift then pulling a double for the rest of your life.

How tall are you? Just curious bc I'm 5' 4" and that's my target range and I'm about 8-10 lbs away

Go_Deskercise wrote: »

sugarcakes38 wrote: »

Ive hit my target range (125-130lbs), but then it was straight to recomp for me. Im happy to have accomplished a major goal, but in keeping it all in a healthy perspective really brings the truth home, that maintenance is simply clocking out of your normal shift then pulling a double for the rest of your life.

How tall are you? Just curious bc I'm 5' 4" and that's my target range and I'm about 8-10 lbs away

I’m 5’5. When I hit the 140’s I realized that my body could stand to lose some more, but that the risk of more dieting was starting to outweigh the benefit, and I did not want to find out the hard way that I over-shot the best range.

Now that I’m here, I’ve got a whole new set of goals and challenges to balance with other priorities and normal living. Can be a little tougher on some days, especially growing out of original goals. Before, the objective was to lose. Now it’s to actually manage. Not the same animals at all. Good luck, you’ll do it

sugarcakes38 wrote: »

Go_Deskercise wrote: »

sugarcakes38 wrote: »

Ive hit my target range (125-130lbs), but then it was straight to recomp for me. Im happy to have accomplished a major goal, but in keeping it all in a healthy perspective really brings the truth home, that maintenance is simply clocking out of your normal shift then pulling a double for the rest of your life.

How tall are you? Just curious bc I'm 5' 4" and that's my target range and I'm about 8-10 lbs away

I’m 5’5. When I hit the 140’s I realized that my body could stand to lose some more, but that the risk of more dieting was starting to outweigh the benefit, and I did not want to find out the hard way that I over-shot the best range.

Now that I’m here, I’ve got a whole new set of goals and challenges to balance with other priorities and normal living. Can be a little tougher on some days, especially growing out of original goals. Before, the objective was to lose. Now it’s to actually manage. Not the same animals at all. Good luck, you’ll do it

I went through something very similar, except at 5'6". I set my original goal at 145 but as I reached that weight, my body seemed to want to keep losing and I was actually having trouble stopping at that point. It wasn't until I reached about 130, that I started to consider taking maintenance seriously. I lost another 5 lbs and was hovering around 124-125 for a few months (June-August). I started to have some trouble with binge eating in October and towards the beginning of this month, which I'm working hard on breaking the habit of.

Right now I'm ~127 lbs and would simply like to stay in the range of 124-129. I would feel more comfortable towards the lower end of that range because of water weight fluctuations, so I'm trying to lose 2 lbs. It's kind of silly really, but it makes me feel more stable when daily weighing. Next, will be attempting maintenance again and recomp.

99 lbs to go for me, 101 down so far. That'll put me just out of the "obese" range for BMI, and I'll reassess what my final goal should be at that point.

48 lbs

Down 63lbs about 120lbs to go

I just hit my goal, 100lbs from my highest. I upped calories and immediately went up a couple pounds and have been bouncing up and down within my target weight range. I really liked hitting that 100lb mark but probably look better a few pounds more.

As for weight lifting and more calories I went up on most of my weights within 2 weeks of upping calories. Some I'd been stuck on for months! I'm still finding my calorie balance, just started eating more exercise calories back.

ReenieHJ wrote: »

From right now, how many # are you away from the weight you want to be?

I'd like to lose another 5 before I even think about maintenance. But I've spent my whole life needing to lose lots more, anywhere from 20-100. My mindset tells me I'll always be overweight although I'm not. Maybe that's a good protective tool for keeping my guard up but then again, I hope I can be happy where I'm at.

The mindset of always needing to lose more is common among people who have lost a lot of weight, and it's something that many of us struggle with. It can lead to unhealthy behaviors if we're not careful. I lost 100 pounds and have been maintaining in the middle of my optimal BMI range for over 2 years, and sometimes I have to tell myself to eat all my calories.

A lot of us also struggle with continuing to see ourselves as overweight. I still automatically reach for clothes in my old size in a store.

Maintenance does not need to be a one time decision; you can maintain for a while and then decide to lose or gain. Just be cautious about not continuing to lose past the point that's healthy for you. If you reach your goal weight and still aren't happy with how your body looks, consider recomp instead of further weight loss.

I have 27lbw until my goal...I might keep going after I reach it who knows. But as of right now 27 is my lucky number. I’m 5’2”. I am currently doing keto along with calorie counting.