Is my goal weight too high?

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  • mistigoodwin
    mistigoodwin Posts: 411 Member
    I think that too sometimes when I read people's goals. I think it just depends on if you like what you see when you get there. Everyone is built so differently, we all carry weight different and weight.....actually weight is just a #. I just wanna be happy with what I look like and I use a # to set goals. IDK what I will look like at 130, and maybe I won't ever get there. As long as I like what I see and I am comfortable in my own skin, then IDK what the scale actually says.
  • erinxo13
    erinxo13 Posts: 892 Member
    I've thought the same thing as well. Right now I'm just targeting that goal weight and I'll see what happens when I get there, if I'm happy with it, I'll keep it, if I'm not then I'll keep going...but I feel like I have a long way to go anyways haha...do what feels right for you.
  • Rinkermann
    Rinkermann Posts: 108 Member
    supposedly my healthy weight is anything between 168-196lbs. I'm just aiming for the 196 and then I'll look at how i feel about losing more.

    I'm happy to cross that bridge when I get to it!
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    I'm 5'5 and set my goal for 150. But as I get closer and look at myself I'm thinking of trying to drop down to 140. Of course I'll have to keep that to myself as my kids think I'm great where I'm at. :happy:
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I think goals should be incremental. If you set too lofty a goal in the beginning it's easy to get discouraged.

    I'm 5'4" and started on MFP at 170. My initial goal was 145, but when I got there I quickly realized that I could easily keep going. Yes, it took longer to get from 145 to 135, but it happened with little effort. I am now shooting for 125, but I am not so much focusing on the weight as the body fat now.

    Go to 145 and see how you feel. If you're happy there, by all means, stop. You may however get there and find you feel like you want to keep going.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I was reading another thread and it seems like other women around my height have much lower goal weights than me. I am 34 years old, 5'2.5'' My start weight was 185lbs and as of today I am 166.6lbs. My goal weight is 145, which is lower than I ever been my entire adult life. I thought getting to 145 was going to be extremely hard and I see others have a goal of 110-115lbs. To me 110 is way too skinny. Am I looking at this incorrectly? Should I strive for a lower weight? I really don't want to. Could it be a culture thing? I am Puerto Rican and many of us tend to be a little thicker (in a sexy way).


    **Sorry guys, I just realized that I may have posted this question in the wrong place.**

    I'm 5'5.5" with a large frame and my goal weight is 125-140 based on body composition. If I were you, I would stick with your goal weight for now. When you get there you can reevaluate based on your body composition (body fat percentage, amount of lean muscle). If you think 110 is too low, don't strive for something you already see as being impossible.
  • tuppance
    tuppance Posts: 132 Member
    It's weird how weight sits differently on people the same height etc

    I am 48 years old and 5 ft 6 and am aiming for 147ish - lots of people on here the same height have goals in the 120's, on me that would look horrendously thin and haggard

    Ten years ago I got to 140 and found it impossible to maintain (I had also got there by 'dieting' so fell off the wagon pretty quickly)
    Ten years on I think that would look way too thin particularly in the face

    this time I will go by looks rather than numbers AND this time is FOREVER!!!!
  • gotpaper
    gotpaper Posts: 17
    I say do it by how YOU feel, you'll know the right weight when you feel it!
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    i'm going by body fat %. i'm 5'5 and my goal weight is 140-145 which would put me at a healthy body fat percentage of 18-20%

    i'm black so i've definitely had a few friends tell me that was too low and that as a black woman i should be "thick" or "have curves" or whatever in the hell people want to use as a euphemism to say they are overweight.

    i'm losing weight to be healthy, not to fit into someone else's definition of what my ethnic group should or shouldnt look like. it's not like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease, etc are going to give a crap about "oh mesha just wanted to look thick and curvy" :laugh:
  • HeatherTransformed
    HeatherTransformed Posts: 213 Member
    Someone from this site posted this in another thread.

    http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    No no, don't be swayed by other people's, often alarmingly, low GWs.

    I'm like you, I don't wanna be skinny. I am half Caribbean, so maybe that factors into it, but skinny just isn't attractive to me.

    Stick to your GW. If you still feel like you drop a couple lbs when you get there, then drop 'em, but don't feel pressured to conform. Especially to an ideal that doesn't even appeal to you.

    By the way, my GW is 148 and I'm 5"5. A lot of people have GWs of 120 or so at my height. Their business *shrug*, but that's too low for me.
  • jreeves628
    jreeves628 Posts: 123 Member
    Thank you all again for the supportive advice!!

    Someone from this site posted this in another thread.

    http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

    This helps me a lot. Thanks!
  • iLose2Gain
    iLose2Gain Posts: 138 Member
    When you get to your goal see what you think. If you like it stay, if not keep going! But be honest with yourself! Don't just stop b/c you have reached your goal!! Really like the way you look!! AND feel you can maintain your weight!
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    I agree with everyone else, it depends! You might get to your goal weight and love how you look, you may not. It just depends on where you'll feel comfortable. Everyone's body is different. You'll just have to wait and see! :)
  • obeseto13point1
    obeseto13point1 Posts: 144 Member
    I am 5'5" and I think my goal weight will be about the same as yours. I just want to get into my healthy range not at the bottom of it. I am 168ish right now, and I haven't been lower than 164 since I was 16 and even then I was 155. So 140's are uncharted territory lol
  • DeadMarsha
    DeadMarsha Posts: 203
    I have a higher goal than some girls my height too. What weight looks good on what body varies hugely! So I say get to your first goal and then reevaluate. That's what I'm going to do, mostly because of the same reasons as you. =)
  • charlybu
    charlybu Posts: 47 Member
    It sounds a little heavy to me, but pounds sit differently on everybody. I know 7 years ago when I was trying to loose baby weight every website I went to said that I needed to be 120 to just be healthy! I'm 5'6 and I was 135 as a tiny little twig in high school, so I knew that wasn't right. Right now my stated goal is 135, but my real goal is to fit back into my favorite skinny jeans. Maybe it would be better to have a goal clothing size?

    I agree with everyone else who says to see how you feel when you get there. I think you would be beautiful at your goal weight, but it's your opinion that matters most =)
  • coldxnotion
    coldxnotion Posts: 3 Member
    Not at all. I'm 5'2" and that is my goal weight for now. When I hit it and I feel I can do more I will. But for now I want to be back at my typical weight. I feel your goal is very realistic and average for more curvy girlies.
  • Blessedbythebest1
    Blessedbythebest1 Posts: 971 Member
    No, your goal weight is NOT TOOO HIGH! I'm with you, I'm 5'2 and my starting weight was 185, I'm currently 168, my lowest was 155 (when I was eating right and exercises). I have gained back those 13 pounds and I am really bombed out about it. So I'm starting over. 110 is wayyyyy tooo small!!!! I'm African-American and with my hips and butt...no way. I wouldn't even want to get that small. I was really comfortable at 150 max. My doctor told me try not to exceed 160. Good luck and I think as long as YOU feel good and look good, you will be Good! Good luck!
  • DeadMarsha
    DeadMarsha Posts: 203
    Also, as long as your goal puts you in a healthy BMI you are golden! =)
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    Thank you all again for the supportive advice!!

    Someone from this site posted this in another thread.

    http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

    This helps me a lot. Thanks!

    I think this is completely and utterly inaccurate. The way you train and eat is going to determine how you look at certain weights. When I type in what I am those girls do not match anywhere close to what I look like. I am on the higher end of my weight for height but you can see my photos. I worked hard to have more muscle and a lower BF %
  • KeKy4
    KeKy4 Posts: 62 Member
    Your goal weight doesn't have to stay the same. If you get to your current goal weight and feel good with it then start your maintenance, if you feel you could do more then set another small goal until you're satisfied.

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