How realistic is your goal weight?

I started this at 140 lbs (im 5'3"). my goal weight is the weight I was when I was in high school (120-ish lbs).. playing softball & lacrosse I was able to maintain that then college hit (along with the all nighters, binge drinking, cafeteria junk food, overall laziness & all that other good stuff). but even at that weight I had little pockets of fat everywhere so I decided I'll re-evaluate how lean I want to get when I get back there.

My goal is 120lbs, that means I have 48 lbs to loose. I have been exercising, etc goin on for 3 months now and I don't plan to stop. I've only lost 3-4lbs, but I'm steadily loosing iches.

When you first look at my goal it may not seem realistic, but I promise it is! It's realistic to me because I KNOW I CAN do it. It could possibly take me a year to loose the weight, I am happy with that!

I choose not to set goals like they are deadlines because to me that's when goals become non-realistic.:bigsmile:

I set mine at 100lbs for numerous reasons....the main one is my health I suffered a back injury that has set me back almost a year now, even though I have been able to maintain a 6 pack at 300lbs when I was able to train like I wanted to. Once I got injured I put on an healthy 60 lbs and it has been a true hurdle to overcome. So being 6'4 300 plus no matter how much muscle I can carry if my body is gonna suffer it isn't worth it. Therefore I figure let's get away from this over 300 neighborhood and chill at a slimmer 240-250 range for a few years....then maybe get to 220 in my late 30's early 40's.... I know that it gets tougher as the years come so I might as well get to work now!

Another reason is that I have show others that it can be done and provide a blueprint for them to follow!!!!!

I set my goal weight to a weight that I have never been in my adult life... some might say unrealistic, but I have always been overweight, and I don't want to be that anymore!! I am only 5'1", so a healthy weight for me is 120 lbs. That is my ultimate goal. And that is what I set on this site. This is a very long-term plan. Even if I keep losing weight at the same rate as I am now, it will be almost two years before I am there. (And it is likely that progress will slow down between now and then.)

BUT I also set short-term goals every 8 weeks. I don't put them on MFP; they are just for me. I keep a log elsewhere. This way, I feel good about reaching short-term goals and the HUGE long-term goal doesn't seem so daunting.

And I do agree that goals change as life goes on. I might get to 150 lbs. and decide that I want to keep whatever meat I have left on my bones. Who knows? I won't know until I get there.