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Old 02-27-2012, 03:23 PM   #1  
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Unhappy Did you start getting closer to goal only to think, "I might need to lower it."

I'm over half way to goal but as the number on the scale goes down I'm starting to wonder if maybe my body won't be where I want it to be unless I lose more fat and lower my UGW. I have a large frame and I lift heavy so I initially thought that I would naturally weigh more due to muscle mass of which I have a bit of. I was 155 years ago but was 'skinny fat' and wore a size 12. After weight training and losing fat from my HW of 185 I started wearing a size 8 by 155. I know that my body composition is much different than it was the last time I was this weight and that's good but I'm still thinking that I have more than the 20 pounds I originally thought I had left.

Anyway... Did anyone else or does anyone else have these thoughts? Did your worries turn out to be true or unfounded?
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Old 02-27-2012, 03:31 PM   #2  
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Have you had your body fat measured? That might be a good start (by someone who knows how to do it). Pounds on the scale only tell a fraction of the story.
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Old 02-27-2012, 03:51 PM   #3  
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I did lower my goal weight but it was because I initially didn't have the confidence to think I could reach a lower weight, I actually lowered it a couple of times before I reached the goal weight I have now.
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Old 02-27-2012, 04:16 PM   #4  
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Have you had your body fat measured? That might be a good start (by someone who knows how to do it). Pounds on the scale only tell a fraction of the story.
I have calipers and take measurements (I am about 27% body fat) which is actually another reason I'm interested in hearing other people's stories. I don't know that 20 pounds is going to put me at the body fat percentage I want and I've never been thinner.
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Old 02-27-2012, 04:39 PM   #5  
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Yah, I see a lot of success stories where people do that.
For me, I just want to fit into my old jeans from 4 years ago lol.
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Old 02-27-2012, 05:19 PM   #6  
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Yah, I see a lot of success stories where people do that.
I also see a lot of people that, upon raising their calories to maintenance, still continue to lose weight for a few weeks.

I am SO looking forward to that.
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Old 02-27-2012, 05:23 PM   #7  
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I'm already thinking it. I was very close to 140 before and I don't really remember feeling much different to be honest. When I look at pictures I look noticably thinner but still not what I would like to be. But I guess for now that's my mini goal and I'll rethink it when I get there.
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Old 02-27-2012, 05:29 PM   #8  
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My original goal was 140, or just in a healthy BMI for my height. I'm 24 pounds below that goal

I found out my scale was weighing me in 10lbs heavier, but even when I thought I was actually 150 I was pretty happy with my body. However I felt there were things I could improve on and that the lower weight would help with some of my fitness goals. I kept losing, stopping at what I thought was 135 (and turned out to be 125) but I kept losing while I was trying to figure out maintenance (and to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if I drop some more). The lower weight has helped me in my fitness goals and is probably a consequence of me lifting heavier than I ever have before.
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Old 02-27-2012, 06:13 PM   #9  
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My goal has always been 120 but sometimes I wonder. At 130 my thighs still rubbed together and I still had a stomach that was no where near flat. So I'm hoping 120 is good enough this time, assuming I manage to get that low.
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It seems to happen quite often, actually. Many of us have either never been at a healthy weight or not for many, many years so it's really hard to know exactly what that number will look like once you reach it.

Personally, I was 140lbs once before in my life but it was in high school, before having a kid, and before lifting so my body has changed a lot since then! I have a hard time imagining that I'd want to go below that but I might decide to go above it. Mostly once I hit a healthy BMI I'll take it one step at a time.
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I'm at 140 now and i can definitely say i'm not going to stop at 130. i want to be in the middle of normal and then focus on muscles so i can look less flabby.
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Old 02-28-2012, 10:36 AM   #12  
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It seems to happen quite often, actually. Many of us have either never been at a healthy weight or not for many, many years so it's really hard to know exactly what that number will look like once you reach it.
Oh that hit close to home. Yeah, I've never been a healthy weight. I remember being a child and always seeing those BMI charts that pegged me in the line between overweight and obese. My mother simply did not care to listen to the doctor when he said I was trending in a bad direction.
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