Setting weight loss goals...

[JaxMama]

Re: Setting weight loss goals...

When I see a pound + weigh loss over night, I brace myself because there is a very high probability that I am going to see a gain, or at the very least, a stall over the next few days.

That is the story of my life! I will lose upward of 2 lbs in a day and then stall, gain, and then lose again. Luckily right now I am on a downward trend but it could stall tomorrow AGAIN!

[Mutantmom]

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I based my goal weight at the weight that I remember being the healthiest and could maintain without much effort, 165, we are the same height, I was once at 150 but was a size 2 then, it took considerable effort to maintain that weight, I want to be thin, healthy and be able to manage it without suffering.

Good luck!

[AJs-mommy]

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You don't have to set one goal and stick with it. Set a 10% goal with mini goals along the way. When you get to that goal set another 10%. Offer yourself small rewards each big goal. Stop when you feel comfortable. The number we see is just that. What matters is how we feel about ourselves. I picked 150 but if I get to 160 and like the way I feel and look then I will stop. If I get to 150 and think I could stand to lose another 10 lbs then I will.

[JaxMama]

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Any of you on here planning on losing as much as possible for wiggle room?

[amyres021]

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Hey! I'm so glad I saw this post!

We have the EXACT same stats, height...weight...frame...everything. And I had the same concern. When I was very active and in great shape I was 162, I couldn't imagine losing at least 12 pounds off of that!

I think that I'm going to go more off of my body shape than the number on the scale, its evil