How have you choosen your goal weights? I am just curious cause my range on healthy weight is a wide range ..from like 160-179 ..and 20 lbs can be a big difference. The reason I am asking is cause I don't want to have a certain number set in my head and once I reach it .. I will be satisfied with that when I should go further? does that make sense? I mean for years no one told me exactly how BIG I was .. they just kind of let me do my own thing and never said a word. I was in big denial. And everyone fed that denial .. which I know its a touchy subject that no one wants to approach you about so I guess thats why I am asking.
I am about the same height as you. I am 5' 11" and the smallest i was at this height was 190 pounds and i can tell you i was NOT 10 pounds from what i would have wanted my goal weight to be. When they say the 179 as the top goal, that is still pretty meaty to me. I think my goal is going to be more like the 150 pound range and even then, MY actual ultimate goal is 140. With me being this tall, i dont want to be looked at as "not fat but big boned", i just want to be lean and tall...not skinny but not big boned either. You may look completely different at that weight though, but for my body type and where i carry my weight, 140-150 seems right for me.
I chose the wieght that I wanted to be with how the weight that I thought I looked best in and the ability to maintain it. I gained A LOT of weight during college and have lost it and than gained it backed and then some.
I've chosen the top of my weight range for my initial goal, an dI'll see how I feel once I get there. I know from the past that 128 is about as low as my body can go without me starving myself and looking ill. Remember, though, that exercise can make a huge difference - someone at 6 ft and 179 who doesn't do strength training can look a lot bigger (and be a larger size) than someone who does strength training. I'd say set that as your primamry goal and then re-evaluate once you get there.
I am 5'7 and the weight range goal for me was listed as 128-159. That seems an awfully wide range. I remembered feeling thin in high school at 135. I chose a "middle of the road" goal of 145. Now, at 46 yrs. old and 2 kids later, I didn't think 135 would be maintainable for me. I think I was right on target with this, as I have hit 137 a couple times since being on maintenance and would shoot right back up to 140. I now have a goal range of 140-145 to allow myself a little room fluctuate.
I have a niece that is very tall. 6'1 and she weighs 170 and is very thin at that weight.
I am 5'7 and the weight range goal for me was listed as 128-159. That seems an awfully wide range. I remembered feeling thin in high school at 135. I chose a "middle of the road" goal of 145. Now, at 46 yrs. old and 2 kids later, I didn't think 135 would be maintainable for me. I think I was right on target with this, as I have hit 137 a couple times since being on maintenance and would shoot right back up to 140. I now have a goal range of 140-145 to allow myself a little room fluctuate.
I have a niece that is very tall. 6'1 and she weighs 170 and is very thin at that weight.
I'm kinda the same way. In high school I was always in my 120's. Which was fine for me then. But I think it's a little too low for me now. So I picked 130. I'm still trying to get there, but I'm not stressing over it. It's only 5 or 6 more pounds and I really don't think it's going to make that much of a difference appearance-wise. As long as I stay in my 130's I'm happy. If I see the scale start to creep up towards the 140 end of the rope, then it's time to batten down the hatches again, lol.
In my case I want to return to the weight I had some years ago and where I know I feel comfortable. But I'm trying to gain muscle and lose fat right now so my weight goal isn't a priority. Is like love, when I reach the correct weight I'll know it and I'll say "Time to mantain!".
would like to say thanks to everyone .. what you all said makes alot of sense .. i guess i need to remember that the 175 that i had picked is just a general idea .. not set in stone finish line. I remember in high school i was 135 .. and looking back .. people prolly thought I was anorexic or something along those lines which i wasn't .. its just how my body was at that time. I don't want to look that thin .. I want to look healthy. In between that weight and my topping out wasn't all that much of a time phase difference where I can say that I weighed X amount and was happy with that. So .. time will tell huh?! lol its just nice to have an amount to strive for instead of saying oh .. i dunno .. 160 ish maybe 170 ish .. laughs
When I originally made my ticker, I picked 140 lbs as my goal weight mostly just to spite my dearly departed and desperately delusional pediatrician who (in 1984) told me (at age 12), that at 5'4" and 140 lbs I was fat. (I'm STILL 5'4", by the way).
Having BEEN 140 lbs in the not so distant past -- like, in February -- I can say now that I was VERY happy with myself at that weight and I'd like to get back there again.
But my goal now is more of a range than anything. 145 lbs would be fantastic because it means I would no longer have an "overweight" BMI, and 139 lbs would be fantastic because (a) it would mean 50 lbs total lost, and (b) I just love the idea of being in the '30s!
Point is, I'd be happy as a clam to bounce around between 140 - 145 for the rest of my life because I feel good there, and because I know I LOOK good there.
Last edited by LovesBassets; 09-25-2006 at 07:46 PM.
I'm 5'8" and about 10 years ago, I weighed 128. I was too skinny and everyone said so. Also, it was extremely difficult to maintain. I did maintain at about 133-135 for several years (and then had a big lapse that never went away!!). When I started to lose the weight again, I set the goal where I felt comfortable 10 years ago. Once I get there, I'll certainly re-assess the situation and see if that is the best for me or not.
I've been thinking about my goal weight too. I have 144 listed for my goal, that would be 30 pounds down. I looked good when I was in the 40s (a couple years ago) - not skinny, but curvy. I had a little bit of a belly even then so I could possibly go lower.
150 is smack in the middle of the "healthy" range for my height. It's also the weight where I felt the best way back when I actually weighed that. Since my body composition is a lot different after two kids, I might want to be a little lower, but we'll see when we get there.
145 is my goal weight, thats 5 pounds under what would be considered overweight according to my BMI.
It seemed so ridiculously far away and unattainable when I started this, I really didn't put too much thought into it. But now it's right around the corner!
I am havin this dreaded feeling about movin my goal weight back! even further to go ..but also I don't want to settle for anything less .. if that makes sense .. I am gonna bump it to 165-170 .. which means i still have a way to go ..but thats ok .. this is one trip that I have been waiting what seems a lifetime to make.
Goal Weights??
and I'll say "Time to mantain!".
(I'm STILL 5'4", by the way).
