Your Final Goal

[lurverick]

I'm thinking about 9 1/2 stone but never been this small in my adult life (smallest been about 11) am looking at that making me a size 12 ish and comfortably in the middle of healthy BMI however this isn't set in stone I'll see how I feel as I carry on losing

my target is 9st 3...ive been maintaining in range since november and im also 5ft 5.......im a size 8 with a very,very few size 10's(few pairs jeans and they have room)
i know everybody's build is different but just thought id let you know that you are likely to be smaller than a 12!!!!

 

[solo12]

my target is 9st 3...ive been maintaining in range since november and im also 5ft 5.......im a size 8 with a very,very few size 10's(few pairs jeans and they have room)
i know everybody's build is different but just thought id let you know that you are likely to be smaller than a 12!!!!

Awesome, thanks for that you've made my day x

 

[Gemini76]

I don't use BMI, when. My goal is 9st 7lb as this was a weight before I was very comfortable at, but really I am taking it stone by stone first as that seems so far away!

 

[Mycroft]

I'm aiming for 12st right now, I don't know about my final goal. I'd like to be properly skinny, 9st might be difficult, but I know I can get to 10st at least.

 

[stampingmummy]

My ideal weight on all of the charts is about 9stone. I haven't been that since I was about 13 so it seems sureal to even think that I might get there. All I want to be is a size 12 I don't care what weight just a size 12 lol x

 

[Maximus]

BMI is merely a guide and it is so easy to get hung up on it.

That said, my target was to be "normal" BMI (25 or lower) range - NORMAL, now there's a word.

I figure now I reached my own target, in theory I can go much lower - should I want to of course.

Mine is apparently 128lb-159lb - by my calculations that is 9st 2lb - 11st 5lb. I am currently 11st 0.5lb (so I have a cushion) but to lose another 26lb would be mad!

I would be happy with 10st 7lb though

I think it all comes under lies, damned lies and statistics.

 

[Alilou21]

I have done the same as many of you. I have put down middle of my BMI so that it would be comfortable! Around the 11st mark!! BUT i don't actually have a long term goal... When i get to a point that i am happy that is where i want to maintain! After all i am doing this for me not the NHS!

 

[MissHP]

I'd like to get to 11st 7lbs. I'm 5'8" and my weight has varried over the last 8 years. I got down to 10st 7lbs and everyone said i was too skinny, my bones poked out and i didnt look or feel good. I then put all the weight back on, then i got down to 12st and everyone said i looked great and i felt good but like i still needed to lose a bit. Again i lost the plot and put it all back on again. This time i think i'll be happy between 11st 7lb and just under 12. My aim is to get to 11st 10lbs (which takes me to a healthy range for my height) and then see how i feel.

Hxx

 

[*Emsie*]

I have officially set my target tonight to lose another 3lb. I decided on this sort of figure a while ago as it got me into the range to be a consultant. I could lose more but I think I would get too baggy and saggy and that would upset me more than the weight and I am tired now and ready to try and settle for a while.
I think it is very individual and shouldn't be decided by charts alone

 

[sweet83]

So glad this post came up. I'm worried about setting a final target as at 5ft 10 inches with broad shoulders and hips, and high muscles mass i worry about being in a healthy weight range.

I've made the decision to just keep going until i feel comfortable with how i look and feel.

Its nice to know that others have are unsure about BMI ranges. xx

 

[JulesyR]

the BMI ranges can only be taken as a rough guide - different people have different bone structures and muscle density - top athletes often fall outside of the "normal" bmi category as they are so muscular! (and a pound of muscle takes up half the space of a pound of fat but burns twice the calories!) Comfortable with yourself in the mirror has to be the best goal!

 

[Cakey]

According to BMi's and things I should be around the 10st mark like you but I'm also not sure if i would look right being 10st. I've always been fairly chunky (apart from a spell when I was about 16 when I suddenly went very slim but didnt think to weigh myself ) I've set an interim target of 11st7lb for now and hopefully by the time I get there I'll have a better idea of what weight I'd be comfortable at.

 

[Sarahlou89]

My normal range is 8-9 stone but my first target is 12 stone 7 and im just going to take it from there

 

[Caroline82]

I will be happy when I lose a couple more lbs to take me down to a BMI of 25 but I would like to be in the mid range. I was 10st before my first child and would love to get back to that again but have set a target of 10st 7lbs first then see how I look. I was a size 14/16 when I started now Im a 12/14 and I would like to get down to a 10/12. I would be more than happy with that! x

 

[helzzz]

I'm 5'6" and aiming to get to 10st7 at the mo. The top of my healthy BMI is 11st1 and I want to be comfortably inside that to give myself some leeway. I really want to be a size 12 or even 10-12 so I'll see how I feel at 10st7 and set a new target if necessary. The bottom of my healthy BMI is 8st something. I think that's absolutely ridiculous. I've got big boobs (which never get smaller no matter how much weight I lose, even when my back size goes down my cup size goes up) and big hips and would end up with some kind of Jessica Rabbit style figure at the end of it!

 

[kingleds]

I've not been less than 12 stone my entire adult life. The top weight according to BMI for my height is 11 stone, so thats what i'm aiming for. I'll be happy with that as when i was about 16 i did get to about 9.5 stone and was dragged by family to the docs as they thought i was anorexic. I don't want to be thin, just healthy.

 

[supergran52]

I'm 5'6" and aiming to get to 10st7 at the mo. The top of my healthy BMI is 11st1 and I want to be comfortably inside that to give myself some leeway. I really want to be a size 12 or even 10-12 so I'll see how I feel at 10st7 and set a new target if necessary. The bottom of my healthy BMI is 8st something. I think that's absolutely ridiculous. I've got big boobs (which never get smaller no matter how much weight I lose, even when my back size goes down my cup size goes up) and big hips and would end up with some kind of Jessica Rabbit style figure at the end of it!

I can relate to this absolutely. It could have been me writing this. I reckon I was born with big boobs. I lost lots of weight about 25 years ago and was only 8st 4 and I'm 5ft 6. You could feel my hip bones. I looked ill but I still had a 34DD bust. How I didn't fall over I don't know. If I'd been measured I'd probably have been 32E or F but those sizes hardly existed then. I'm very narrow across my back and it's a day out when I go to buy a bra as it takes so long to find something in a G cup that doesn't make me look like either a great grandmother or a porn star!! I've lost a stone and nothing off my bust. Think that's why I always look fatter than I am. I know ladies who weigh more than I do at my height and they look quite slim. Not fair is it? lol.

 

[kim63]

When I first met my DH (12 years ago!) I was 7 stone 10lbs & thought I looked pretty ok! He had a 34 inch waist,a six pack & in the gym for 5 hours a day! Then we met & fell in love...........with food & wine!!! Now all these years later, Im on SW dropping the extra adipose that has crept on over these years for various reasons & am aiming to get to 8 stone 7lbs! Im not aiming for the perfect BMI, Im going for that weight as I know it will suit my height & body shape. In my opinion, we need to go with what we are comfortable with & maintain a healthy fit way of life.
P.S Hubby still has a six pack but just covered with a little layer of adipose, has a 35 inch waist & cycles 40 miles a day!!!

 

[Maximus]

So glad this post came up. I'm worried about setting a final target as at 5ft 10 inches with broad shoulders and hips, and high muscles mass i worry about being in a healthy weight range.

I've made the decision to just keep going until i feel comfortable with how i look and feel.

Its nice to know that others have are unsure about BMI ranges. xx

Just make sure it is you and you alone who makes the decision. So many people, in fact too many people have told me not to lose any more! - What they don't realise is when you are in the zone, you can finally get to where you need to be after many years of frustration.

It might be now or never! - therefore I will continue while I am happy. I will reduce body fat, and then tone up. At present my thighs and stomach are not to my liking (I know a lot of women have the same complaints so refreshing us blokes have the same worry).

I'd sooner be in the mid-range than the upper range.

I'm 5'6" and aiming to get to 10st7 at the mo. The top of my healthy BMI is 11st1 and I want to be comfortably inside that to give myself some leeway. I really want to be a size 12 or even 10-12 so I'll see how I feel at 10st7 and set a new target if necessary. The bottom of my healthy BMI is 8st something. I think that's absolutely ridiculous. I've got big boobs (which never get smaller no matter how much weight I lose, even when my back size goes down my cup size goes up) and big hips and would end up with some kind of Jessica Rabbit style figure at the end of it!

Again, you or more-or-less where I'm at. It doesn't help that I can be 5ft 6 or 5ft 7 on any given day (don't ask!)!

As of yesterday, I am 11st 1lb - first target was 11st 4lb. As it stands it is ideal in that I have up to 6lb "spare" and 2 weeks in Florida to come. All well and good, but I'd sooner be in my "mid-range" instead of always worrying about going too high.

Meanwhile, having reached target, I know I should be enjoying it.

Please remember though - target is YOUR target. BMI is a useful yardstick. The one thing I would say with BMI though is less than 20 might be over-doing it.

Good luck everyone.

Steve