How did you choose your weight goal?

Minxz · 07-03-2008, 05:35 PM

I keep seeing everyone weight loss tickers. I want to create one but I have no idea where to set my goal. I feel like just getting to 200 would be awesome even though that is still about 45 lbs higher than my recommended weight. I just don't want to set it to low and make it something impossible to get to.

Or do you recommend setting smaller goals. First 250 then 225 then.. etc..

KelinTx · 07-03-2008, 05:43 PM

Ive gone over and over this in my head a thousand times. What should my goal weight be. I tried to set something reasonably attainable for myself. I settled on 170 for the time being. Short term i focus on 10 pound increments at a time. Im sure at 170 i will still be viewed as being overweight.......but......i just dont know without having a plastic surgery intervention if anything to much lower then that is going to be a realistic expectation! So i say focus on somthing attainable!

brookepanda · 07-03-2008, 05:45 PM

I think my goal is going to be 130, I'm five feet nothing....and I just feel like if I could lose 100 pounds I'd be happy as a clam 130 is still considered overweight at my height

Minxz · 07-03-2008, 06:01 PM

I'm 5'10 if I could get down to 180 or so I think I would be happy but who knows when I get there I may be psyched for more lol

TexGal · 07-03-2008, 06:15 PM

If I were you I would choose whatever will help you. If it would motivate you more to set small goals or if you need to see it all at once. You have to do what will help you the best. Anyways, good luck to you.

brown bear · 07-03-2008, 07:29 PM

5' 10" 180 is BMI of 25.8 so sounds great. My nutritionist gave me a paper with various goal weights on it. Mine is where women my age and height said they feel comfortable. It is still a BMI of 29 but I haven't been under 200 hundred in forever so it sounds good to me. My doc said I could get 10 - 20 pounds lighter than that but I am not sure he is right or that he realized my age when he said that. I figure that if he is right then I will be below my goal and more than happy.

heartfire · 07-04-2008, 02:49 AM

I played with an online BMI calculator and went til I got into the healthy range and set it there. At almost 40 (end of the month) I know I'll never see the 120 I was when I graduated from HS but that's okay. I just want to be healthy again!!

luluc · 07-04-2008, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KelinTx

Short term i focus on 10 pound increments at a time!

i do the SAME thing & have since the begining. first goal, get out of the 190's, then 180's & so forth. my dr suggested that getting to 140lbs should be something i shoot for - but i'm pretty short (barely 5'1) & thought 125 was a reasonable & attainable goal. the closer i got to 125, i realized i can take that down some more....but i think that's something you can assess as time goes on.
good luck all~

Brandy~ · 07-04-2008, 10:19 AM

My ticker used to be my long term goal.. I was banded 4/23 and have lost 34 pounds. I decided for July to do a month goal and make a shorter ticker... So my goal is to lose 9 pounds this month and so far its right on par for it... I am finding the little ticker is more inspiring because it seems easier to attain. That might just be me though. I think I will stick with it for a couple months and see.

I chose 160 as a goal weight because thats what I was when I was 19 and I was very comfy with myself. I plan to get there then decide if I want to keep going or maintain.

Good luck!

nip50 · 07-04-2008, 04:21 PM

You might want to discuss this with your pcp. My goal weight still has me in the overweight category, but he felt that was okay. It's only 10 pounds over the normal range. Before the band I never thought I would weigh anywhere close to where I'm at now. Now that I'm getting close (19 pounds) I may rethink it and go for the top of the normal range. I'll wait and see how I feel when I get there.