Goal Weight

[Kegerator]

I'm curious as to how everyone came up with their goal weight. You'll see in my sig line that I threw down 240, but I have no idea if this is a proper goal. Simply put, I would be thrilled with 240, not having weighed that in a very long time. I'm 330 now, but I'm also 6'6 and pretty beefy under the flab, so I have no real idea what I should end up weighing.

[Elizellen]

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I was like you, Kegerator, and plucked a goal weight out of nowhere because it looked good although I didnt really believe I would ever be that weight.

My initial goal weight was 140 pounds (being half of my start weight of 280 + pounds) but when I was approaching that within a few pounds I realised I still had fat that might go so lowered it to 130 pounds, which I am close to now. I seriously think it might go lower as I still have plenty of flab to lose but havent bothered to change it again and will probably call it goal when I reach it and move into maintenance eating.

Actually I am not really bothered about weight any more.

Odd to say that but having seen so many people posting that although they havent reached a former ideal weight yet they are already at their former ideal dress size I am more interested in having a trimmer less flabby body than needing to see a particular number on the scales.

But if any more pounds drop off I shan't be complaining!

[stephbob]

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I just looked up on various websites what my ideal weight would be, I aimed for the middle of the range. But like Elizellen, weight isn't too much of a focal point anymore. Aside from having a lot of other things on my mind, gaining or losing a couple of pounds doesnt make too much of a difference to me now that I'm more comfortable in my own skin. So I guess I'm at goal in a way, because I just wanted to like myself, and I do now.

[Hudson]

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I get on the scale and weigh. Then I look in the mirror. Do I want to lose some more? Then my goal is what the scale said minus 1!

[britg84]

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For me goal weight is a challenge, the smaller I get, the more I want to lose! My orginal goal weight 3 years ago was 130 but the more I lost after I reached 130 the more I wanted to lose! I am pretty tall so less than 130 is too skinny but it didn't matter to me. Now that I have gained weight I realize that 130 is my perfect weight. I think you will know when you have hit you goal weight!

[jimmie 48]

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ditto what steph said.
i searched sites and got the high/low, considered my age and what i was able to maintain in my 20's and 30's. i am okay at this goal, which like she said, is not so much about the weight anymore, it's my size. i am wearing 4's and i don't really look to be any smaller than that. if it happens, then fine and if not, i'll be happy maintaining this 120 to 125 weight at the age of 53.

[Mothercooter]

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I picked mine because thats what I weighed the last time I felt sexy and beautiful. The last time I could go to the juniors section of the store and get young cool clothes to dress my age and feel and look young. I now dress like im 20 yrs older. I feel 20 yrs older. I wanna be able to enjoy my 20's.

170 looked great on me.

Once i hit that though I think i will set a new goal. probably 140. Thats what my bmi says I should be about. Ive been there too and felt even better!

[2big4mysize]

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mine picked me. I was using those height weight frame size charts but after getting my body fat measured I was beyond healthy at 14.9 so I declared goal and stopped.

[Heidi3]

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I pretty much chose the lowest wt I had been in years and went for it..then lost more ...charts are not always accurate

[changing]

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My goal weight is the weight I was when I was most happy with my body before. It's what I weighed when I was 16-17. I had so much fun with fashion and clothes at that weight before. At 25, I'm still the same height, so I think it's a realistic goal. Because I'm exercising now (unlike when I was 16-17), I expect that if I reach that weight on the scale, I might even be a size or two smaller than I was before. But who knows...

I know I will be quite HAPPY though, well before I hit goal. The lowest weight I've been as a adult is 170 when I was 19, and I was quite happy with things then.

So my goal was picked based on my history.

[jonquil]

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My goal weight is the weight I was when I felt the best about my body. Seeing as the last time I was at my goal weight was when I was still in high school that number will most likely change.

[Lyssie]

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My goal weight is determined by being in the middle of the chart for my height range and the fact that I lift weights and exercise now. I weighed 145/150 when I was 18-20 and was a size 12-14. I weigh 212 now and wear a size 16. Honestly, I think I would be happy being 12 again, but I realize I could be better and will try for an 8/10 which is what I think I will be when I get 160 while working out (when I was younger, I avoided gyms like the plague).

[djfmf]

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i didn't set a goal weight at first, my first intention was just to lose weight. as i started to lose weight and see the pounds fall off i decided on a weight that seemed healthy and attainable for my height without looking too skinny or anorexic while still maintaining a trim muscular body. so thats how i decided on 145lbs, i would settle for 150lbs but then that means i have less than 10lbs to lose and i like a good challenge.

[Maerow]

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I chose 135 because it sounds like such a lovely number. But a few weeks before I hit 135 I realized I had too much pudge left, so I dropped it to 130. I hit 135 a week ago, and when I hit 130 I will decide again.

Boyfriend and mom say I better not go any lower then 130, but the problem is that clothes hide ALOT, I have tons of belly pudge left over. I belly dance aggressively (over an hour a day to fast paced alternative music, celtic, techno, etc), and I can feel my muscles undernieth the sponge, but I want to SEE my six pack I've been working on, dangit. >.<

So my goal is a work in progress.