How did you pick where you wanted your GW to be...

xYumzx
xYumzx Posts: 953 Member
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I was looking at somethings and was curious as to how everyone picked their GW. Did you go by the charts that said for your height and age and what not you should weigh in around "HERE" or was it something else?

And if you didnt hit your GW, but were happy where you were, would you start to maintain or would you continue to try and hit your GW?
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  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    I picked a body I want to look like (Zuzanna, formerly of BodyRock) and challenges I wanted to accomplish (run a Tough Mudder next summer) and am aiming for that. No clue what the number on the scale will be.
  • Briantime
    Briantime Posts: 175 Member
    I talked a little with my doctor and he told me that my true ideal weight is a little above what the BMI charts list for me due to my frame. I had to get under the "magic" 200lb. mark so I set my goal at 195. Once I get down to that number, I think it will be easier to see that 200 pound line easily and I will be more able to maintain my weight. Plus I think I will look smashing! :-)



    Brian
  • pwittek10
    pwittek10 Posts: 723 Member
    YES
    I went by the charts
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    I thought back to when I was younger. My GW is still overweight according to the charts, (185) but I feel that is where I should be.
  • memmers
    memmers Posts: 112
    I picked 130 cause its in a healthy range for my height and age. It said between 120 and 140 but if i get to a different number and feel good thats where i'll stay, or keep going. Wherever i feel comfertable.
  • ncates00
    ncates00 Posts: 51
    I don't really have a goal weight. I'm just going until I'm satisfied with my Body Fat%. I'm really close to my goal.

    PS- What's with the duck face, OP?
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    I went by the BMI chart since that's what the doctors go by for what's considered fat.
  • yelpat
    yelpat Posts: 414 Member
    If I went by the 'charts' I would look anorexic. I picked a weight that I knew would be healthy and maintainable long-term.
  • ChcolateLady11
    ChcolateLady11 Posts: 359
    I was told by the doc what my weight should be with my height. BUT I picked my goal weight to be 5-10lbs over because I think I would look to skinny and my SO would not like that...lol
  • serentity78
    serentity78 Posts: 89 Member
    I kind of went off the ideal weight and what I use to be so I know I use to be 115-120 but to me not realistic anymore so made my gw 130 and I believe under 150 is my ideal weight like the most I can be before obese..... I know 130 is attainable and healthy for me:)
  • ShrinkingShawna
    ShrinkingShawna Posts: 186 Member
    I know what I look like at 140 lbs, and want to look that good again. I was always an athletic build. If my BF% isn't low enough at 140 I will go lower. I want muscle definition and nice abs. According to BMI charts, I can go as low as 107, but I don't have the bone structure for that weight I don't think. The ultimate goal is to not be at high risk for heart disease, so I probably won't stress as much about my weight once I'm out of that danger zone, I'll be more focused on what I look like not the scale.
  • capriciousmoon
    capriciousmoon Posts: 1,263 Member
    I don't care about charts or useless things like bmi. I set my goal weight to 48kg (106) because I know that I still look chubby at 54kg (119).
  • pichild
    pichild Posts: 72 Member
    There is a site I went to that asked for your gender and height and age... it gives a real goal based on what other people feel comfortable at ...that's all I want not to be the biggest kid on the block anymore...
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    For me it's more about BF% not the weight.
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    i sort've just made up a figure (that im thinking about changing honestly). It seemed like such a huge feat at the start but halfway home i realize i could probably pass it and then some
  • CajunNino
    CajunNino Posts: 269
    No method to my GW, other than I thought losing an even 100 lbs would put me back to around the weight I used to be. 282lbs SW - 182lbs GW. No rhyme or reason other than it's sounded good.

    I'm going to continue my path until I reach a weight that I feel stronger, and have more energy. I have no idea if that will be at 182lbs or even 170lbs
  • vicky1804
    vicky1804 Posts: 320 Member
    I remember being around 9.5 stone at school,(iv not grown since then) I it was too slim now looking back.
    Taking this and bmi into account iv set a target of 150 which give's me a bmi of 25 so spot on.
    However I am lifting weights at the min and i'm hoping to start a strength training program when I get back from honeymoon mid September. Depending on the results will depend on my final weight
  • ngressman
    ngressman Posts: 229 Member
    I went by the charts.
  • kstrunk1
    kstrunk1 Posts: 462 Member
    I am 5' 4.5" and picked 125-130 as my GW. I will see how I look and feel at 140 and go from there. When I was down to 154 about 11 years ago, I still wasn't happy with how I looked and what size I was wearing.
  • IsleEsme
    IsleEsme Posts: 175 Member
    My goal weight is 160. This is not my first pony ride and I've been at 150 before and it's super hard to maintain. But, I'm not a small girl by standards. I'm 5'10", large frame (I wear a size 11 sneaker in MENS!) so for me at 160 I'm in really good shape.
  • chellie47
    chellie47 Posts: 97 Member
    I haven't sent a GW - With the weight I have to loose its to daunting! I just take it one small goal at a time :) SO far I hit 2 of my goals...the third one ... its been a little harder :) after I get my third goal done.... I will decided on the next...
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
    My doctor and I worked it through...it's a little loosey goosey though...in the sense that my goal weight is 134 according to his charts and calculations but both and I decided that with my frame that 150 would probably be excellent too...so I'll get to 150 and make a decision from there...

    I still posted my GW as 134 as it keeps me real on the ultimate goal...whether or not I stop short of that doesn't change my commitment.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I don't have a GW because unlike most everyone else I'm fully aware of the fact that there are factors beyond my control that can affect it, like LBM, water weight, and others.
  • HelenDootson
    HelenDootson Posts: 443 Member
    I am aiming for near the top of my BMI range, I have not been there since before I was 20 and I was concidered chunky by my peers then - This time I will be tone too so that should solve that problem.:happy:
  • carinnaj
    carinnaj Posts: 149
    According to the BMI chart, at my goal weight I will still be considered overweight.. so I am not going by that at all. I picked 165 lbs as my goal weight because that was the weight that I was happiest with my body at. I've been large (over 200 lbs for most of my life. all through middle school, high school, and for a few years after high school. then I lost almost 90 pounds and dropped from 228 to 142 lb. at 142 lbs I thought I was too skinny so I definitely don't want to get back to that weight, at least not without strength training to change my body composition/shape. I can't rule out 142 completely but I do not want to look like I did before at 142. I would be happy to get back to how I looked at 165 before.
  • stumpycow
    stumpycow Posts: 94 Member
    I picked 120 lbs only because that's why I weighed before kids and it seemed like a reasonable number (I'm 5'3"). But I'm not actually sure what I'll end up at because I'm more concerned with losing my tummy and gaining muscles! 10 years ago I was skinny but not toned, I had pretty much no muscles and some thunderin' thighs so we'll see where this adventure takes me
  • EBFNP
    EBFNP Posts: 529 Member
    BMI is so overrated..lol. I chose my goal weight as the same amount lbs I was when I entered college 175-180. I was happy at that weight, so I guess I want to go back there.
  • ShareeMorty
    ShareeMorty Posts: 324 Member
    My GW is not set in stone, I haven't been under 100kg for years. My heaviest was 150.4kg so I am aiming for 99kg and then I will review where I want to head. Quite frankly if I get to 99 I will feel like a miracle has occured and will be stoked with that. I have no idea what I will end up at, I will stop when I feel I look my best. I have no plan to head to a size 12, I will be thrilled to no longer have to shop at the fat stores :)
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    I picked the weight I had when I graduated from college. 22 was a great age. Can I pick that too?
  • brjustice2000
    brjustice2000 Posts: 33
    No goal weight at all! My goal is 20% body fat which is considered fit by the medical community. The doctor was happy with my choice and said not to focus on lbs.

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