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    I increased my goal weight and here is why

    not2late wrote something in a post to a member this week which made me rethink my goal weight. The bmi chart is a guide which says a bmi between 19 and 24.9 is a healthy weight. I set my goal weight originally at 155lbs and a bmi of 22.2.

    What was not considered in my goal weight number was my lean body mass (lbm). I had a caliper test done yesterday and learned my lbm was 25.2%, meaning at my weight of 183lbs, 46 pounds is fat and 137 pounds is lbm.

    Assuming I maintain the lbm, trying hard to keep my muscle by weight training and losing slowly, at original goal weight of 155lbs, my body fat would only be 13%! That would be nice, but totally unmaintainable!

    I increased my goal to 165lbs. This is a healthy bmi of 23.7 and body fat of 17%.

    Thank you not2late for your posts. Your information and knowledge have helped me so many times!
    Start 6/15/07
    51, f, 5'10"
    198/165/165

    Goal reached March 7, 2008!
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    Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why

    What a wonderful, well thought out post.

    I hope for others out there that they read your post and maybe realize that some of their goals should be re-evaluated too.

    Best wishes in your journey.
    MAY 2010 Challenges
    ABS-1200, Squats-1200, Lunges-400, PushUps-700, Stability Ball-250 mins,
    I weigh once a week, Mondays !


    re-started 10/12/09 -F/55/5'9" -(July 14-265) 252/206/170
    Goals
    240 (nice round number)-Yippee 238.5 on 11-16-09
    226 (where I was when I fell off the wagon) - 01-03-10
    210 (another round number) -04/09/10
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    • #3
      Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why

      not2late is da bomb! All these long-timers are!

      The BMI is not very reliable. It doesn't take muscle or bone structure into consideration.

      Sunny!
      People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


      "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
      ~~Herodotus


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        Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why

        Whats a caliper test? Where can I get one done?


        26 yr 5'2 F
        Did Atkins on and off from Feb 2005 until April 2008. Fluctuated between 15 st 1/211lbs and 11 st 1/155lbs.
        On different weightloss programme from 28th May 2008 start weight 14 st 11/207lbs.
        Current weight 10st 3lbs/143lbs.
        Ultimate Goal Weight 9 st/126lbs.

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          Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why

          A caliper test is done by trained person. The person uses calipers that pinch the skin to measure how much fat there is on certain areas of the body such as arms, waist, etc.

          I asked one of the personal trainers at the gym to do it for me. It was free, took 10 minutes, and was easy peasy.
          Start 6/15/07
          51, f, 5'10"
          198/165/165

          Goal reached March 7, 2008!

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            Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why

            Cool I will get my gym to do one for me. I'm concerned that I've set my goal weight too high. I'm 5.2 and I've set a goal weight of 140lbs, I think it should be 130lb so if I have this test done then it should help me figure out where my goal weight should be. Thanks for the post


            26 yr 5'2 F
            Did Atkins on and off from Feb 2005 until April 2008. Fluctuated between 15 st 1/211lbs and 11 st 1/155lbs.
            On different weightloss programme from 28th May 2008 start weight 14 st 11/207lbs.
            Current weight 10st 3lbs/143lbs.
            Ultimate Goal Weight 9 st/126lbs.

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              Re: I increased my goal weight and here is why


              The BMI is not very reliable. It doesn't take muscle or bone structure into consideration.

              Exactly right. All the so-called "tables" are based on averages and have nothing to do with specific bone structure. I never go by them because I am so petite with a small bone structure.

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