Question about setting one's "goal weight"

You sound a lot like my husband. He is 6' 4" and muscular, weighs 215 and
has a BMI of 26, which is actually "overweight" for him, but he has a body
fat percentage of 11% and the recommended percentage for a man is 15%. So
his BMI # is off, and it sounds like yours probably is too. I think
calculating Body Fat Percentage is a much better guide to use when trying to
come up with a goal weight. Here is a good website to help you calculate:

http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html

HTH,
Julie

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Just curious: Does everyone just use the BMI as a strict guide, or do
they make their own adjustments? In my case, I am 6 foot 3, and I have
a huge frame. Also, I am a former weightlifter and I still have a good
deal of residual upper-body muscular bulk, and in addition, even at my
heaviest, I have been athletic, and able to run four miles in forty
minutes, approximately 3-5 times a week, with minimal effort. Hence, my
legs are like tree trunks (e.g., even more muscle weight).

As it stands right now, I have virtually no abdominal obesity
noticeable whatsoever, other than a bit of a "jiggly layer" that
bunches up when I bend over.

So, I've tentatively set my goal weight at 200. However, I just can't
imagine weighing 200 pounds. I haven't weighed that since.... well... I
can't remember when (probably grade school).

Anyways, I'm wondering if I should set myself a goal more like 220,
and then evaluate from there.

Interested in how other people set their goal weight...

258/243/200(?)

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Interested in how other people set their goal weight...

258/243/200(?)

I didn't really use my BMI - I just know that I was always pretty happy at
126, which is the weight I was for most of my life, btu I could always stad
to firm up and lose a few more pounds.

So - I set my goal at 120 and would like to be in a sz 4. That seems about
right. I am not solid on it though - I get to 130 and feel "done" I will
stay there or if I get to 120 and still have alot of blubber I will work
harder.

All I know is I am still overweight at 140 so I need to continue trying to
lose.

I am 5'3" .

Good luck...

JoAnna
176/142/120

Instead of using bodyweight as a goal, try using bodyfat%. Try to get down
to 10% and see how you like it.

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Eat less, exercise more. -- MFW

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Just curious: Does everyone just use the BMI as a strict guide, or do
they make their own adjustments? In my case, I am 6 foot 3, and I have
a huge frame. Also, I am a former weightlifter and I still have a good
deal of residual upper-body muscular bulk, and in addition, even at my
heaviest, I have been athletic, and able to run four miles in forty
minutes, approximately 3-5 times a week, with minimal effort. Hence, my
legs are like tree trunks (e.g., even more muscle weight).

As it stands right now, I have virtually no abdominal obesity
noticeable whatsoever, other than a bit of a "jiggly layer" that
bunches up when I bend over.

So, I've tentatively set my goal weight at 200. However, I just can't
imagine weighing 200 pounds. I haven't weighed that since.... well... I
can't remember when (probably grade school).

Anyways, I'm wondering if I should set myself a goal more like 220,
and then evaluate from there.

Interested in how other people set their goal weight...

258/243/200(?)

I set mine at 165 just because that's the thinnest Ive been, in my adult
life. Not a great reason....but the only reason. Like you...I just cant
imagine weighing 145. But....Im beginning to get comfortable with the
fact that....Im gonna KEEP losing, regardless. WHY stop at 165? I'll
KNOW when to stop....when m there.

and so will you.

Im tall and have a pretty big 'frame", too. My shoulders are very wide
and Im pretty muscular. I truly cant imagine that under 145 wouldnt be
TOO thin.

But, again...we'll know when we get there.

Start LC~5-16-05
202-?-165
(i'm scale phobic)

You're not big boned. You're fat.

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society? -- MFW

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Im tall and have a pretty big 'frame", too. My shoulders are very wide
and Im pretty muscular.

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Interested in how other people set their goal weight...

Incrementally in my case. My original goal was 175 (I started at 248).
My current goal is 165 (I am at 167 now). I've already decided that my
next goal is 155, based on how I look now. I still have quite a bit
around my belly, and my thighs. My arm and leg muscles seem to be slowly
increasing as I've started a daily exercise routine in the morning of
pushups (the hardest for me), lunges, and crunches. My face has recently
lost a bit of fat.

Percent bodyfat (as JC suggested) is a probably a good way as well. I am
running around 22% now, if my relatively new bathroom scale with
bodyfat/water readings is to be believed. 10% should be around 145
pounds if I did the quick calculations correctly using my current weight
and bodyfat, which considering what I look like now seems like a
believable ballpark number. We'll see. That would be losing around 60%
of my bodyfat (assuming no muscle loss).

When I started, I thought I'd have to be thin at 175, which of course
proved not to be the case. I certainly looked and felt a lot better, but
I was by no means thin, nor am I today.

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