GOAL SETTING
I SOULD SURE USE A LITTLE HELP SETTING A REALISTIC GOAL WEIGHT FOR MYSELF! HOW DOES ONE GO ABOUT DOING THAT ANYWAYS? I AM 5'3" AND STARTED AT ABOUT 200... I KNOW WHAT A HEALTHY BMI IS FOR ME AND WHAT THAT PARTICULAR SCALE SAYS I SHOULD WEIGH BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT 120 POUNDS WILL LOOK RIGHT ON ME. I HAVE HAD 2 CHILDREN AND BREAST AUGMENTATION SO WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO WEIGH WHAT I DID IN COLLEGE OR HIGH SCHOOL I DONT KNOW THAT IT IS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION AS I WILL TURN 30 THIS YEAR. ANY ADVICE?
I picked a number that I once got down to on WW and I felt good at which was 125. I went past that and got as low as 106 but gradually settled between 116-118. Go as low as your body wants to go because bounce back is REAL and you want to end at a good weight. OH...and 30 is still a baby in my eyes. You are at a good age to start this process. I'm guessing you won't have a lot of extra skin and wrinkles.
Roz
God is walking with me every step of the way. Because of HIM this is possible!!
RNY 10/15/2008 9+ Years!!! Height: 4' 11" HW: 203 SW: 197 CW: 119 on Maintenance
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR HOURS YESTERDAY... THIS IS ALL CONSUMING! I DECIDED THAT A GOOD GOAL FOR ME ONCE I AM ABLE TO WORK OUT ETC. IS 150 BY AUG.24TH 140 BY OCTOBER 1 AND 130 BY DECEMBER 10. I THINK THAT WILL PUT ME IN A NICE HAPPY PLACE IF I CAN GET THERE... I AM TRYING TO SET REALISTIC GOALS AND ALLOW FOR STALLS BUT ITS HARD TO NOT TELL MYSELF THAT I NEED TO GET TO HIGH SCHOOL WEIGHT, IM NOT EVER CERTAIN MY BODY CAN DO THAT AGAIN.
If you go to the "more" at the top of the page there is a post surgery calculator that was very helpful for me to see if I was on track.
I set 140 as my first goal because I had be able to stay there for a while once before and was pretty happy. I got there and kept going. Then I set a normal BMI, got there and kept going. I ended up at 111 which was too low for my frame but have settled around 132 where my body seems pretty happy and I have been here for a couple of years now. Do not stop too soon, because regain is very real.
Really, just don't hassle with a goal too much. You will lose. You will stop losing. You will regain. Just see where the trip takes you.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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