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How did you...

peaceinside
peaceinside Posts: 272
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Pick your goal weight, or how did you figure out what your goal weight should be? Doctor's advice, trainer? Favorite #? When you hit it was it right for you or did you change it? Curious????
Peace! :flowerforyou:

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    My cardiologist came up with the number.
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    Originally, my goal weight was about 20 pounds more than I weigh right now. I changed the goal before I hit it to a number that would put me in the healthy range for BMI. I wasn't sure I would stick with this figure, but I am happy with it now. I had my body fat percentage done, and I'm at a great percentage for my age. Then my doctor told me he didn't think I needed to lose any more weight. Now I just want to be able to maintain it.
  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    It's a weight I've been at before and feel and look great at.
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
    I started at 187 (I am only 5 foot tall) and my goal is 150 lbs. Technically that still has me at "overweight" but I figured a 35 lb weight loss would be great and if I am not thrilled with myself at that point I could always change it.

    For my weight I "should" weigh between 97 (yep, I said 97) and 125 lbs to be "healthy" - I think thats BS and I would look ill at 100 lbs. I am a grown woman for goodness sakes, not a 12 year old.
  • xxthoroughbred
    xxthoroughbred Posts: 346 Member
    I hit mine two years ago but it was only about 15 lbs lower than what I was at anyway. It's when I felt best without looking like skin and bones.

    A good way to figure it out is here: http://www.cordianet.com/calculator.htm
    The number in my head matches up pretty well with the number this shows.
  • JudyL5305
    JudyL5305 Posts: 196 Member
    I came up with it with my Endocrinologist.
  • tinydancer4
    tinydancer4 Posts: 114 Member
    It's a weight I used to be and it felt right. Also, it's a nice round number - 9 stone :-)

    Maybe if I were from the USA and weighing myself in pounds, I'd have picked a different number!
  • kathyms13
    kathyms13 Posts: 497 Member
    i have come up with a sensible weight, but when i get there i can then if i wish take it down a bit more. since i started from before i started with mfp i have lost over 51/2 stones.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    My original goal when I started losing weight was to lose 20 pounds in 25 weeks with an end goal of 195 pounds. I accidentally blew that goal out of the water and set progressively smaller goals along the way. 165-ish is the boundary between overweight and normal for my height and 150 seemed like a nice round number with enough of a cushion that I'd have some warning before I tripped over that line again if I gain any weight back.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    It's a weight I've been at before but I wasn't really lean then. I plan on being a much more lean 110 lbs this time around.
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    I want to be around 180 again. This is where I want to be because thats where I was when I had my 6 pack and was in very good shape even though I am around 195 now
  • Montegue42
    Montegue42 Posts: 98
    I wanted to be about 120 because I'm so short, but my friver's license says 118 from when I was younger, so I put it at that :P
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    I picked the middle of the healthy weight range on the BMI chart. It's just a rough estimate really, and I'll decide where I want to end up when I get close.

    I weighed 194.2 and the Dr's office today, and he thought I could lose another 20 pounds, which would put me at the top end of the healthy range. I think I may need to go another 20 pounds lower beyond that, we'll see.
  • Captain_Tightpants
    Captain_Tightpants Posts: 2,215 Member
    Went to the NHLBI BMI calculator, types in my stats, picked the top end of the range (because I think those things are crazy low)
    http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

    (note: BMI isn't really a reliable way to measure health, but if you can get into the currently agreed-upon normal range for your height/weight then at least you are statistically avoiding weight-related illnesses as best as you can based on current knowledge.)
  • KiltFuPanda
    KiltFuPanda Posts: 574 Member
    A little guess work. Based on neck and waist measurements, I was supposed to be at 35% bodyfat at 380 lbs, so I figured if I got to 300, that would put me at 12 to 15%, depending on if I had muscle loss.
  • jillica
    jillica Posts: 554 Member
    I picked the middle of the healthy weight range on the BMI chart. It's just a rough estimate really, and I'll decide where I want to end up when I get close.
    Me, too! I know BMI isn't very reliable because it doesn't take in account %fat vs %muscle, but I think being in the healthy range is acceptable for me since I was once there in high school.
  • peaceinside
    peaceinside Posts: 272
    Thank you all for the reply's. I picked mine because it's close to the top end of those stupid charts but I am only two pounds away from goal and really feel I am not done yet? I have decided to keep doing what I have been doing and see what happens.
    Peace! :flowerforyou:
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