Target weight???

[babylove]

I have been going to my local SW for the past 4 weeks. I am confused about the target weight. Do I choose my target or do they help you decide what the ideal weight for you is?

It has never been mentioned so how will I know when I get to it? (a long way off may I add lol)

Thanks

 

[loolahoop]

it is completely personal hun! u decide hat u want ur target to be and u set it when u want! i only set mine last week, and im still not sure if its where i want to be! lol. if u have a target in mind then just let ur SWC know and they will put it on their computer for u if u need help setting a target im sure they will help you, but i think they use the BMI chart as a guide x

 

[bilsat]

Hi Babylove.
Welcome to SW & this forum, I set a target & found that I just went straight past so I set another, again sailed past! set my third target and this time my weight slowed down and I found it easier to maintain than before, so I would suggest you go until you feel comfortable with your losses and if it's in the ideal BMI range then you should be able to maintain.....
Pete

 

[lolacola]

My group must have been different. On the very night I signed up the C asked me what my target was and she logged it there and then.

 

[babylove]

Thanks for all your replies.
I will try to talk to my SWC next week but we are in the middle of changing consultants so that might be why it's a little up in the air

 

[downsizeme]

I was asked my target weight when I joined but I didn't want to commit to a weight, will set one when I am closer to where I want to be!

 

[Emmamb]

I didn't commit a weight at first and now I've changed it twice and will be changing it again soon.
You don't have to judge it by the scales,you don't even have to set a target-you can just call target when you feel ready,I know someone who left group,tried on all her target jeans and then came and called target the next week x

 

[ThatBubbs]

My first group I was never asked in around 6 months, I moved to another for 1 month and wasn't asked, but a few weeks into moving to the current group the C said to me 'Have you thought about setting a target of some kind, an interim one perhaps as you're doing well and it would be something to work towards for you' so I set an interim target the next week. I did put a best before date on it (which I'm regretting slightly after self sabotaging a bit!) but, you know, I'm glad my new C had the confidence in me to ask me to set one if that makes sense?

 

[hollys nan]

When you enrol and go to the weigh area and your c puts in your card a pop up comes on the pda asking if member wants to set target. The c has to action this question either yes or cancel before she can go any further. Well thats what happened in our group a couple of weeks ago anyway. Its not written in stone though and can be altered. Some want to set straight away, others prefer to wait. I wasnt asked when I joined but that was 19 months ago.

 

[Money-penny]

My group must have been different. On the very night I signed up the C asked me what my target was and she logged it there and then.

Same thing happened in my group and caught me unawares to be honest as I had no idea - So it's been set at the upper end of my healthy BMI range. Once I get there I'm going to ask for it to be moved down to the middle of my BMI range and then I'll call target

 

[lady loser]

I do the weight in my class. I would ask a member would they like to set a target & explain this can be what they want.
I would ask them would they like to be a stone thinner & explain once they get to this weight we can set another target. I was very heavy when I started & rather that put a large target to get to on day one I have hit a few small targets since I started.