What's your WEEKLY weight loss goal, and why?

I'm happy with 2 pounds, if some weeks I only lose 1, that's fine, just no gain and no getting stuck, it drives me nuts.

I would of course love to lose every extra pound I've got instantly, or at least a big number like 10 pounds a week, but that way lies yo yo dieting, starvation, and being really, really cranky. Plus all kinds of fun health issues.

I chose to lose 1lb a week just because thats realistic for me

My weekly goal loss is 2 lbs. I just want to keep it realistic, do-able, and safe. I dont need a goal thats gonna keep me starving all week long!!

1lb a week because this time I want to keep it off

When I first started dieting I wanted to loose as much as possible weekly. But I realized that the most I should aim for was 2 lbs a week. I knew that I might loose 3 lbs some weeks since I started out at such a heavy weight and ate so much. But I didn't want to be disappointed if I lost less.

So my initial goal was 2 lbs per week.

Then as I approached my final goal weight I actually wanted to slow down my weight loss. I wanted to give my body time to adjust to my new weight. I wanted to have more nutrients. And I wanted to start getting accustomed to eating more gradually. That is when I changed my weekly goal to 1 lbs per week.

I have now lost 62 lbs. I still have my weekly goal at 1 lbs per week. I am not really sure how much more I want to loose because I really don't like to be on the thin side. I like being curvy. I am at a size 12 at 5 '6 and I like it. I don't know if I will like being a size 10.

I am planning to continue my weight loss to see how I look as I approach size 10. If I like it I will keep it. If I don't I will go back to size 12.

I chose to lose 1 pound a week. Mainly because I want to make this weight loss and sustaining and keeping the goal weight off by doing it slowly and in a way that I can keep it off. Plus, around mid-december of last year was when I really resolved to take this weight off (my life is going to be going through some changes and I felt that I should let my body and weight be one of them) so I said that if I could work to lose at least 3-5 pounds a month for the next 10-12 months of 2012 that I would most certainly make it to my goal of being around 150lbs. I'm in it for the long haul and doing it slowly will be better than trying to overwork and lose 2 pounds a week for only 4 weeks and then lose motivation and forget about it.

Maybe for some people 2 pounds a week is good enough for them, but to me that sounds too fast.

I just started a week ago and had it set at 1 lb. per week. However I do 1 1/2 - 2 hours of exercise 6 days a week so at the end of the day I was eating snacks to try to make the calories although I wasn't hungry. I didn't like doing that and I need to loose atleast 18 lbs. so I upped it yesterday to 2 lb. a week. I have lost 4 lbs. the first week I'm sure it will even out and some of that is water weight so I am fine with it. I am trying to loose a steady 2 lb. a week due to I am in a wedding in 2 months and need the dress to fit me properly. In 7 months in my 10 year reunion and I would like to reach my goal for that which I believe is realistic. I will continue to work out 5 to 6 days a week and following the calorie plan that MFP has set me up for. The 1200 Calorie is not difficult IF you are drinking atleast 8 cups a water a day as suggested. It really helps feel you up!

My goal is also 1lb a week. Anything else that comes off is bonus.

I'm not doing anything extreme or cutting things out. I don't think going to extreme is bad, it just isn't for me. I am not able too cut things out, I just don't have it in me to limit myself like that. However, I CAN eat smaller portions, I CAN eat in moderation (sometimes I indulge), that is do-able for me. I have come to the realization that I don't have to eat everything now and at inappropriate times. Not that I do it all perfectly, just slowly trying to get a hold of this eating stuff. I want to develop something that I can maintain forever...so...eating everything I normally would...but smaller portions and at better times (ie...not having all my meals for the week be fast food...LOL).

I have over 100 pounds to lose, but I decided to set my goal at 1.5 pounds per week instead of two. When you have this much weight to lose, taking the weight off fast isn't necessarily better if it isn't something you can stick to long-term.

My first major attempt to lose weight was ten years ago. During that time, I have been on a yo-yo of loss and gain, and tried every diet in the book. What kills me is that I did intensive study of nutrition in school. I know what my body needs to be healthy and I know these quick fix plans don't work. But I kept trying things. Over the last year, I decided to start focusing on my health instead of my weight loss. I found a great therapist who helped me talk about the emotional battles I struggle with and begin to understand why I overeat and what positive habits I can replace that with.

Ultimately, even if I went for two pounds a week it will take me over a year to get close to my goal (and that's if I don't have any plateaus or setbacks). This is not something I will achieve quickly. If I try to maintain a super-strict diet plan for over a year, I will not succeed. I know myself too well. When I feel deprived and tell myself I can never have something I enjoy, I rebel against myself. I just have to make the healthiest choices I can every day and not beat myself up when life includes a little birthday cake or a dinner at a nice restaurant.

One pound a week is plenty for me even though I have about 80 to drop - I'm an old(ish) git and have been a fat old git for a good ten years, so I want to shrink slowly to give my skin a fair chance at keeping up with me - it's less elastic than it was 20 years ago! Also I don't have to restrict meals much at this rate, just the hoffing snacks in between