Re-evaluating goal weight - advice, suggestions? - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

summer91 · 01-21-2010, 04:27 PM

Ok, so my goal weight is 130. I'm 5'5, medium/small build and wearing anything from a size 2 to 6 (5/7 in Juniors usually) pants and small to large in shirts. I'm at 133 and have been for a month. Nothing changes regardless of tweaking my diet and exercise. I'm not sure if I've hit a plateau or if it's my body trying to tell me, "stop, I'm happy where I am".

Here are my thoughts. I'm healthy, I feel good. I've found a rythm, I've found a way of life that is healthy and is working for me. Logically I know it would be perfectly fine to stop the focus on losing and work on maintaning. However, I am still technically 3 lbs away from my goal and because I have ridiculous OCD (feel free to laugh and make fun of this

) tendencies, I keep wanting to go for the original goal I set for myself, 130. For one, it's an even number. Secondly, because I'm a perfectionist and feel like I should hit that goal darnit!

I think I can hit goal if I really push myself, but do I want to? And at what possible sacrifice? I'm not sure.

What do you think? Let it go or keep working? I'd love to hear any input, please. :-)

Mrs Snark · 01-21-2010, 04:34 PM

Well, of course this is highly personal, you need to do what's right for you.

If it were me, I'd continue exactly as I have been and see if the last 3 come off in the next couple of months. And then I'd reassess at that point.

Congratulations, you've done a great job!

WaterRat · 01-21-2010, 07:30 PM

And me, I'd say that my goal is a range: 130-135. No one knows what you weigh besides you (and probably your doctor's chart), and I doubt you'll look any different 3 lbs lighter.

But I do understand wanting to see that 130 on the scale. Many maintainers find they lose a little more after they declare themselves to be at goal, and most have a range of weight rather than a hard and fast number they want to stay at. Good luck deciding. Come and join us on the chat thread.

WaterRat · 01-21-2010, 07:42 PM

And me, I'd say that my goal is a range: 130-135. No one knows what you weigh besides you (and probably your doctor's chart), and I doubt you'll look any different 3 lbs lighter.

But I do understand wanting to see that 130 on the scale. Many maintainers find they lose a little more after they declare themselves to be at goal, and most have a range of weight rather than a hard and fast number they want to stay at. Good luck deciding. Come and join us on the chat thread.

summer91 · 02-01-2010, 08:14 AM

Guess what? I hit goal of 130 today! An unexpected surprise! I'm so silly happy that I took a picture of the scale. Tried to post the pic, but I haven't posted enough to do that yet.

Now I'm going to work on maintaining a range.

midwife · 02-01-2010, 11:51 AM

Congrats!

featherz · 02-12-2010, 07:38 AM

Congrats!!! I do a range too, although I haven't yet seen the bottom of that range. I do 120-125 and am happy if it's anywhere in that range. If I see 120 ever, I'm taking a picture also! LOL.

Bright Angel · 02-12-2010, 10:57 AM

I have a Goal number: 115 lbs
However, I also have a Weight Maintenance Range,
which is both above and below that number.
There is a Graphic of that Range in my signature.

Above the "black" boundary is Heavy-Duty food restriction for me.

When I am in the red "lose weight area", I diet to drop weight

When I am in the blue "maintenance area", I eat carefully to stay inside that area.

The green range happened once a couple of years ago,
when for just one day I weighed 104 (at the end of a low-carb period);

and the lower red "gain weight area" has never happened.