having been diet concious for 2 years now, and having lost 4 and a bit stone, i often get to a point where i wonder what is my target weight?
i always thought it would be when i was a dress size 14 on my butt! but getting to that has proven very long and difficult, and im not quite there, near, but not yet.
i came to the conclusion at one point that target weight was when you are most happy, but then instead of maintaining strictly after feeling happy, i would just slowley put on a 1lb or two over a month or so.
BMI is another tip i have heard of, but i am into my healthy weight range (only just) but i am.
I always feel more confident when i am dieting, so i wonder if its more of a pshycological (sp?) thing then a physical thing.
either way, i want to get down to 12stone after putting a couple of pounds on over a stressful move. so 13lbs to go. But i just hope at that weight i will be happy.
as a 5ft 10 girl, i know i would look very skinny if i dropped much lower then 11.5 stone, but i just dont know when im going to feel i have actually reached m goal.
does anyone have any advice? any tips? or any stories which may help me find my goal?
i initially picked a number from my heathy weight range as my target....
140lbs....
im still not completely happy so im going to go down in 7lb increments and see when i am....
i always wanted to be a size 12....
that i am now....
i think if i loose another 14lbs, which i predict, i will be a 10....
i think confidence and happiness should have a lot to do with when we stop....
This is a tough question. I have a happy weight (about 7lbs lower than in my avatar) and a goal weight, which is another 7lbs lower than that!
I got to 9st 2 and still had 7lbs to my goal weight. Unfortunately I put 1st 4 back on due to Uni/work pressures. I'd give anything to be 9st 2 again and I _would _ be happy. I looked slim in pics taken there and people told me I looked slim too. I'm sure tho, that when I get down to 9st 2 I will want to drop more weight. I think this is normal behavior for a dieter.
I have gone for a weight that is slap bang in the middle of my health BMI (I'm just outside it now)
I also get fed up when people tell me I don't need to lose weight, as I'm sure they are just looking at my tiny face & hands and not the rest of me lol
I think it is whatever weight you are happy at - even if it not quite up to your 'goal'. I have always said to myself that if, (if!!!!) when I get down to a size 16, I am happy with that then Imay well stay that size. I got down a 14 years and years ago and did not notice any benefit at all (obviously I am a miserable cow whatever size I am!). Sometimes people think there will be fanfare and trumpets and their life will change considerably and when it doesn't they give up.
I cannot believe though that I used to war slinky pencil skirts and high heel shoes - oh to be young again!!
hey i know someone who is 47 who still wares them....not sure they should do but they do look good so why the **** not!!
i do feel that if i was ever gonna write one of those diet books, it would deffinetly include as big a section for mind health as well as for eating habits, exercise and all the other stuff, still not sure what to target to, but just gonna push for 12stone and see how i feel then hopefully. (if i ever get there....i have tried and failed 2-3 times now)
I have a similar dilemma, I think I would be happy if I was a definate size 12 instead of 14s being a bit big and 12s a bit small as is the case now. I think about 7lbs would do it, however to get into my "healthy " bmi and get to go to WW for free I need to lose another 12-15lb.
I don't want to pay for WW for ever but am scared that if I try and stick where I am I'll end up putting a lot on. I also have a lot of muslcew so am not sure how accuate a simpel BMI is.
I think it has to be balanced between a recommended (BMI) healthy weight and somewhere you feel confident at. Your body will probably stop losing or slow down greatly when it's telling you you're at a reasonable rate. Though of course with weight loss it always takes time for us to adjust and see our 'new' bodies in a different light. I think you should just lose weight until your happy with your body
Well, like many others I picked a weight somewhere in the middle of my 'healthy' range. My BMI now is 24, I can get into size 10 trousers and size 12 tops, depending on the fit and where I shop.
However, I still have areas of my body I'm not happy with - I have back fat, thunder thighs and post-baby belly flop, AND a spare tyre above my belly button that simply will not shift - gives me the muffin top look.
When I get to 135 I will see how those parts of my body look and see if I want to go further.
I would like to be able to pick any size 10 off any rack in any shop and ave it fit - right now I can't do that yet - I have to think "Am I a size 10 in this shop?" and get a 10 and a 12 to see which one fits.
And let's not forget, today's size 10, was a size 12 at least ten years ago!! I know that as I kept clothes from back then and the sizes are VERY different! I even have a size 14 skirt from then and the label says 28" waist. Compare that to a today's size 10 skirt I have - the label says - guess what - 28" waist!!
how do you create a target weight?
