Choosing a healthy goal weight

**Peej** · March 27, 2009, 07:35 AM

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I haven't chosen a goal weight yet. I feel like I will know how far to go when I get closer. I've been overweight pretty much my entire life so I'm really not sure what weight I will feel comfortable at.

**Lexley** · March 27, 2009, 07:36 AM

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I'll know my goal when I get there! I'm 4'11 and have a small frame so I picked 100lbs. I used to weigh 95lb (about 6 years ago) and loved it but I don't think that would look as good on me now. 100-105lbs will be fine. But like I said, if I get to 120 and feel good I'll stop there. I think it should be dependent on personal preference and health.

**planetclaire** · March 27, 2009, 07:41 AM

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I'm just under 5'8" with a small frame and I weighed 130 when I was 22, 23, but at 40 I was 158 and I would like to be 158-162 again. I maintained that weight for a few years before all **** broke loose and I gained lots of weight back :/

I think you need to consider 2 things when choosing a goal: How you feel at that weight, and how difficult will it to be to maintain. You don't want to be constantly struggling - at least I don't

**kibskix** · March 27, 2009, 07:56 AM

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at 5'10 i'm aiming for around 160/170, and see how i feel from there. At 180 I was still in a size 14 and need to be at least in a 12 or 10.

**phil h** · March 27, 2009, 08:30 AM

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When I started at nearly 260 lbs I picked 185 for my 6' 1 1/2" frame.I now weight 221.It is obvious I will look horrible at the lower weight.190-195 will be the lowest I will want to get.I will be lean but not emaciated looking.

**not2late** · March 27, 2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by jennbeingme View Post

...is definitely more confusing than it seems! small frame, large frame or somewhere in between...tables that were apparently calculated decades ago by insurance companies and we are no longer supposed to use.... friends who are beginning to say- you shouldn't lose much more, you'll be too skinny ( which makes me just laugh at them) and a mother who says- oh- you've lost 25 lbs- I hadn't noticed...

As a 5'7" female, age 39 who ( apparently) has a small frame ( with a big butt hanging on it haha) I've chosen 140 as my goal weight. It's pretty much dead center of the BMI ranges given and 14 lbs away from where I am now. It's also where I was at my healthiest 13 (gasp!) years ago before kids and was eating and exercising- How did you guys choose your goal weight?

I did the same thing you are doing. Picking a BMI that's in the middle of the healthy range. But as I got closer to goal, I gave myself enough "wiggle room" to either stay at the higher end of the or push to the lower end of the range.

See, I mainly went by clothing size. If I got to a solid size 8 I would be happy (and I am happy there by the way.)

**SunnySmile501** · March 27, 2009, 05:52 PM

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If you've never done Atkins before, you can't compare weight to size like you could on a balanced diet or especially a low fat/low calorie diet. Most of us have found that we can wear clothes at a much higher weight than we could before.

In fact, when I finally got out a box of clothes to try on because I was finally down to the weight at which I could wear them before, they fell off of me. Literally. I put on a pair of jeans that I thought would still be really tight and when I put my hands in the pockets, they fell to my knees, zipped and buttoned.

I think it is best to pick something in the middle of the range and decide when you get to the point that you like the way you feel and you like how you look in your clothes.

**jennbeingme** · March 28, 2009, 07:11 AM

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Thank you everyone. This helped a lot. Do you know what was REALLY funny? The lowest recommended weights that I found in my research came from Weight Watchers! hmmmm..

**stephbob** · March 28, 2009, 07:45 AM

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I haven't really chosen a goal weight - I use 120 because it's a guess (a total guess!)

My lowest weight was in 2006, and I weighed 134 lbs and I was a size 6 pants. I want to get down to a size 4 pants, because for me, at 5'3"/5'4" with a small frame, I felt comfortable, but not too small at 134 and I think I can get down to a size 4 and still have plenty of weight to lose if I want. I'll decide when I get there

**EverLosing** · March 28, 2009, 07:47 AM

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I remembered looking hot at 170 lbs and thought I'd subtract 10 lbs from that. I don't know....figuring I'd have wiggle room for "hotness" if I went up a few!!! I did choose the number 160 though knowing it's all up to me and I can change it at any time. By the way, at 170, in high school I remember wearing size 14's. Now, I'm 197 and wearing size 14's and they're getting loose. I don't know what I'll do. I don't have a size 12 anything and haven't for at least 15 years!! I'm thinking about going to thrift stores and consignment shops to get a cheap size 12 goal collection. I went from size 18 at the end of 2008 to a loose 14 in less than 3 months. It's getting costly!! and I LOVE it!!

**liv** · March 28, 2009, 08:13 AM

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I guess there are a couple of things to think about such as healthy, hot, comfortable and realistic. When I chose my weight I did not want to set myself up for failure by going way back, knowing that I was getting older and things had changed. So I also just looked at the BMR and picked a number there that was healthy and that I could remember being not too long ago. The interesting thing to me too is that now that I am there (or almost there) I find that I am so much smaller than I was last time I weighted 58 kilos. I used to wear size 12 - now I can get into some size 6s (and that is super cool) So I am very happy at this point.

**Kathi22** · March 28, 2009, 08:53 AM

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I went middle of the road. I am 5'7" with a medium frame. I chose 160. I was more then this in HS, so I think I will look and be fine. But as I get closer, that may change.

**carlae** · March 28, 2009, 08:17 PM

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The only thing I know is that I can't go back down to the size I was in my 20's. I weighed 124, and now when I am down to 177, I look too skinny in my face. I hope that I don't lose anymore there. I picked 145 because when I got down to 150, I looked and felt wonderful. Wonder why when you are older, that you can weigh more and still look good?

carlae
SW/206
CW/177
GW/145
Restarted Atkins 01/01/09
Female/53 Yrs/5'4"

**SunnySmile501** · March 28, 2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by carlae View Post

The only thing I know is that I can't go back down to the size I was in my 20's. I weighed 124, and now when I am down to 177, I look too skinny in my face. I hope that I don't lose anymore there. I picked 145 because when I got down to 150, I looked and felt wonderful. Wonder why when you are older, that you can weigh more and still look good?

carlae
SW/206
CW/177
GW/145
Restarted Atkins 01/01/09
Female/53 Yrs/5'4"

I just read a study done with identical twins over 50, with picture proof, of how much better and younger the heavier twin looked. The twin that did low fat, low calorie for health benefits looked way older and physical exams showed that they were not as healthy as the heavier twin. The most astounding set of identical twin women no longer looked like twins--one looked like mother and one daughter. The one that weighed 70 pounds more than the other was much younger looking. The skinny sister had done low fat/low calorie all her life and exercised several days a week. She was very wrinkled and puckered looking. If I had not already found Atkins and stopped low fat/low calorie, I would have after seeing the difference in those twins.

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