My ultimate goal is to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with how I look. I want to look great and most of all feel great. The last time I felt proud of my body I weighed 160lbs. Since then I have had 2 children, both c-sections and so my main goal is 180, with the intent on continuing my weight loss journey if I am not satisfied.

Oooh, I like ultimate goal stuff. My ultimate goal is 135 lbs. I wear a size 8 at that size. I've got a medium-large frame. I would like for my waist to be flattering and not flabby. I would like less than a fistful of fat pinched on my tummy. Also, I want to be a cute trim nurse--someone that looks like they belong in the health profession. oh, oh, let me not forget. I would like my boobs to be smaller and perkier!

Oooh, I like ultimate goal stuff. My ultimate goal is 135 lbs. I wear a size 8 at that size. I've got a medium-large frame. I would like for my waist to be flattering and not flabby. I would like less than a fistful of fat pinched on my tummy. Also, I want to be a cute trim nurse--someone that looks like they belong in the health profession. oh, oh, let me not forget. I would like my boobs to be smaller and perkier!

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This seems like an awesome thread!

For me, like many of you, it's not so much about a number. I'm saying 159 b/c that is a 'normal' BMI for my height. But, really I would like...

1) to run races, 5ks and 10ks, in running shorts and a sports bra.
2) to do capoeira (brazilian dance/martial art which requires balance and grace and flexibility and wicked upper-body strength)
3) to have great looking arms in sleeveless shirts
4) to wear sexy underwear, and a bikini to the pool, and look good
5) to go into any store and find clothes that fit
6) to not dread going to the doctor and endocrinologist to be harangued about losing weight
7) to not worry every time I have my picture taken and not have to suck in my gut
8) to have a pants size that is a single digit. 8, perhaps?
9) to know I am doing everything in my power to be healthy.
10) to keep it off and once I exit onederland (which will be darn soon!) to never, ever go back!

Okay, I could keep going but ten is a good number. Thanks for sharing your ideas, ladies, and thanks for starting this thread, Time!

In the end, I just want to be someone I would be proud to know. I don't need to be a size 6, but non-plus sized would be amazing. Maybe a 10? I want to maintain my weight loss once I reach that goal. I want to be healthy, I want to have children and I want to look back and say "yeah, it was hard...but I did it".

And I want to look amazing in a wedding dress.

I love thinking ahead to my ultimate goal, although it may change as time goes on.
Right now the number I'm going for is 145lbs. To be under 150lbs would be a dream come true so that's what I'm going for and if I take it further after then so be it.
What I really want is to be able to wear size 12 clothes (8 US?) from any store and look good in them. I want to wear fashionable and clingy workout gear at the gym and feel like I fit in with all the other hot girls lol. I lost a lot of weight years ago and looked and felt fab then, but since then I've had a child and surgery, so I don't know if it's possible, but I'm going to give it a damn good try.
I want to be able to run... I've NEVER run properly but it's become a sort of dream for me. Everytime I go on the treadmill at the gym it's in my mind that one day I will run. Every minute I spend on there is to help with the weight loss and build up to that first run.

I want to lose 90 lbs and be able to participate in a biking marathon...and finish in the top 10...i know thats pushing it, but its a big dream of mine...

In the short term, i want to be able to run a mile in less then 12 minutes...

I want to be able to see something in a store at the mall and know they will have it in my size, so if I wanted i could take t home!

I want to feel like I look good when I go out(instead of feeling like the fattest person there(this is starting to happen already)

I want to feel healthy, light and energetic. ( I actually already feel this way but it's a fantastic feeling and I don't want it to end!)

Couple of weeks ago I was 179 pounds. I am currently 169, I was able to drop 10 pounds following a strict diet my doctor suggested when I was back in the middle east. It was suppose to be a 4 weeks plan and suppose to lose 25 pounds. It is a great way to kick start your diet, more of a detoxification process before you can go on a real long-term diet. so I stopped after 2 weeks because I was bored with the plan and no one was there to support me .... I am willing to restart the diet again. And if any of you ladies have a desire to participate, I will be more than happy to share the plan with you.

lemme get down to the main point... I am 5' 5" my mini goal is to get down to 135 pounds and my ultimate goal is to get down to 115 pounds.

I wanna be able to wear little shorts and show off my thighs and legs without being conscious about how giggly they are.

My ultimate goal is to weigh 130lbs and from there, define my body. I want to be able to wear a bikini without feeling like I look gross. I want to go rock climbing one day.... I want to participate in marathons.

I don't have a weight goal but do have results goals. I want to be healthy and mobile. I want to play with my grandchildren and shop with my friends. I want to travel and be able to be comfortable on the plane and then walk for miles at my destination. I want to feel like I fit in instead of sticking out like a sore thumb.

My initial "ultimate goal" was to be a size 10. Now that I'm here I've decided to try for size 8. I know that's a good size for me and think that I'll hit it in 10-15 lbs. As for my other, to stay this size and not let pounds slip back on.

I don't really have an ultimate goal, it's been so long since I've even been close I just have no idea what it will look or feel like. I'll know when I get there, I guess. For now, my goal is to eat less and exercise more today, tomorrow, and the next day.

You guys are so good for me! It's really inspiring to read what everyone is striving for. I couldn't get on to post all weekend, so I was just thinking about what good things we could share today. Keep posting!

Something weird has happened to me- I've been to the gym three times in the last week, all before going to work, and I've ENJOYED it. I am not a morning person, I hate getting out of bed, and I hate going to the gym. So that is my victory for this week! The scale didn't have anything nice to say, but one step at a time, right? Thanks for keeping me accountable!

And Blueridge girl, I am right with you on being able to run, in something cute and sporty! Ahh, someday.

Have a great week all!