Weight or Size Goal??

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  • melvac
    melvac Posts: 333 Member
    That is a personal preference.
  • pvtnick
    pvtnick Posts: 18 Member
    I'm more focused on clothing size because I have a pretty solid build. Most people I know who wear the same size clothes as I do weigh 10-15 lbs less :-(
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    For me its both really. My weight goals are based on fitting into my old colthes confortably. I want to be back to a size 6-8 but I know when I'm back down to 114lbs that I will be that size.
  • ahadj
    ahadj Posts: 257 Member
    I want for my tummy not to stick out. It doesn't have to be 6-pack abs or anything, just (more or less) flat.
    My goal weight is just a guess.
  • nikkizmom1962
    nikkizmom1962 Posts: 93 Member
    I don't focus on the numbers on the scale just the numbers on the size tag.
  • LisaMarieee
    LisaMarieee Posts: 176 Member
    I focus on how my body looks, not a certain number on the scale.
  • TheBraveryLover
    TheBraveryLover Posts: 1,217 Member
    Size is more important to me; not weight.
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
    I think your ultimate goal should come down to the mirror. Almost everyone underestimates the amount of fat on the body and overestimates the amount of muscle they have. This results in 90%+ of the population having to go much lower on the scales than they ever thought they'd need to to achieve real leanness.

    I am talking about 10% body fat/6pack abs for guys, and mid to upper teens for women. Then you add in the fact that most people on here are cardio bunnies and lose a ton of muscle mass due to extreme deficits/inproper protein intake/ and not lifting weights and you have the recipe for many people becoming skinny fat.

    In the end, diet properly. Let the mirror be your judge.
  • Minnesnowtagurl
    Minnesnowtagurl Posts: 406 Member
    (Sorry if this is a repost, I didn't read everyone's answers...)

    I have learned that personally it is what ever works for you and what ever keeps you motivated. I set a number goal at first and then when I got to it I realized that I was still unhappy with parts of my body and wasn't in to the size that I thought I would be.
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    my current goal is a 34 in. waist so i can buy a lolita dress...
  • momof2osaurus
    momof2osaurus Posts: 477 Member
    Honestly, I don't care what the scale says if I'm in a comfortable size for me - where I put something on in that size and it almost always fits without making me bulge anywhere. :tongue:
  • LeeLeeTunk
    LeeLeeTunk Posts: 84
    I kinda do both...

    Im only 5ft 0in... the 'healthy weight' for me is 98lbs to 110lbs, so my goal is the upside 110-115lbs
    I used to wear a size 11 jean, and am down to a 7, my goal is a size 5 jean.
  • Ebwash89
    Ebwash89 Posts: 180 Member
    I think its nice to see your work on the scale but the ultimate win for me is the size I want to fit in. You can lose WAY more inches than pounds too. I dropped a whole size in a month and the size I'm in now is kind of lose at the top but I only lost 7 pounds so far
  • Punkedpoetess
    Punkedpoetess Posts: 633 Member
    My current weight goal is set to 140, but I care more about being happy with how I look and what size I am. Aiming for a size 8 and getting there; I am starting to like my body more than I ever have before.
  • prettytoxic
    prettytoxic Posts: 122 Member
    My original goal was 120lbs but I just want to be a size 8 again.
    I'm starting to think that maybe I don't need to drop all that weight because right now I'm 183lbs but I'm a UK size 12... maybe I'll only need to drop like 2 stone....
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    It's really just relative to BF and weight. If a man is 250lbs and 10% bf or less, awesome dont change a thing. If another man is 250lbs and 25%+ bf the he has some weight to lose.

    In general based on what I see on MFP everyday women especially are far too concerned about weight alone.
  • marilyngrant18
    marilyngrant18 Posts: 59 Member
    Both ...

    My primary goal is a weight loss goal, because I have orthopedic issues and reducing my weight can help alleviate that problem.

    My secondary goal is a size goal. I am interested in getting back into Misses clothes, preferably a size 8-10 (U.S.) because there are many more nice styles in Misses than Women's sizes. I'm currently a 16W, and many of the Women's clothes are ill-fitting and/or fashionably unappealing.

    I am tired of carrying the excess weight and the INNER TUBES around my mid-section keep me from being able to bend over to tie or buckle my shoes! :frown:
  • splackk
    splackk Posts: 163
    For me its both really. My weight goals are based on fitting into my old colthes confortably. I want to be back to a size 6-8 but I know when I'm back down to 114lbs that I will be that size.

    This is for me too, I have all my smaller size 4s from when I was slimmer and size 6s from when I started gaining weight, plus the size 8s I was busting out of when I started this diet and a few 10s I tried to pretend didn't fit me, and I know which weights they all correspond with. I want to get back down to being comfortable in my cute size 4s, and I know those will fit when I hit about 105.
  • perne11
    perne11 Posts: 46 Member
    I have a weight goal of 135. I'm about 141 now and wear size 6 (sometimes 4). I'm guessing at 135 i will be a solid 4. Ultimately, I want to feel and be comfortable in my skin, and a healthy weight for my height.
  • CindyWarner
    CindyWarner Posts: 138
    My doctor is more concerned about my weight. I'm more concerned about being able to at least fit a woman's regular large. If I get rid of my muffin top, my big belly or thick thighs then that would be a big bonus. I've set a goal to loss 50 pounds if I lose more I'd be in heaven.

    Coles Notes version = both weight and size!
  • sandhillcrane
    sandhillcrane Posts: 301
    I don't go by the scale. When I look and feel good, then that's is a good weight regardless of the actual number. So, my answer is, size!
  • CindiBryce
    CindiBryce Posts: 438
    My primary concern is my health. I am not as concerned about weight loss than I am of getting rid of my binge-eating, compulsive eating, and unhealthy food cravings. My main goal is to live healthily.
    As a secondary goal, I would like to lose the weight I gained from overeating. I have many smaller clothes hanging in my closet, untouched for about 8 months now.
  • Benji49
    Benji49 Posts: 419 Member
    I want to be healthy and look good in clothes. Clothing sizes have changed so much over the years that a size doesn't really mean much to me - I wore a size 12 in high school and now 32 years later I finally am wearing a 12 again but I'm nowhere near the size I was in high school!

    I focus on the weight issue for a totally different reason. My husband and I discussed if I end up in a wheelchair (I have MS) what weight he thinks he can handle to help me move in and out. That's my goal weight. I'm also going to work on strengthing myself so that I won't need as much help.
  • susanb_16
    susanb_16 Posts: 131 Member
    bump
  • rockstarginaa
    rockstarginaa Posts: 1,529 Member
    Whatever size/weight my body looks good in. MyY current weight goal is 105-110lbs (I'm 4'11'and 113lbs right now). I'm currently a size 2 and am happy with that. I just want the last bit of belly to go away and I'll be happy.
  • porffor
    porffor Posts: 1,210 Member
    I'm aiming for healthy weight .. in my eyes. I think I'll like to see myself as a size 10, but don't know what that looks like! :blushing: So I'll know when I'm there whether I'm done or not. I think 8/10 is pretty good looking but smaller I think I'd be a bit too 'little'. I'm a pretty strong person and want to keep that aspect too. So toned / strong rather than skinny.
  • iysys
    iysys Posts: 524
    to me it is important to be a certain healthy. i couldn't care less about weight of size i just want to feel good and strong.

    i don't own a scale and i'm not sure i want to.
  • j3n1096
    j3n1096 Posts: 1
    Definitely weight! Right now, I am 5'5 and 156 pounds..and the number on the scale is slowly rising due to medicine I've been taking. I still fit in my size 10 jeans, but I wouldn't mind getting out of the double digits. My goal is 120. But, as long as my weight goes back down into the healthy weight, I don't care about it, or what size jeans I'm in. :)
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