What weight do you want, and why?

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Being a newbie, I'd like to get to know you all a bit more. Sorry if this is not the type of thread you'd like me to make :eek:

So what weight do you want? I've seen a lot of these thingies in the signatur with start weight and goal weight, but what made you pick that exact weight? WHat made you say "I want to loose this many pounds!" or "I want to weigh this many kilos, no matter what!"? And what is the motivation behind your wieghtloss? Is it to live a longer life? Feel better about yourself?

Personally, I don't know what weight I want in the end. I'm just trying to shread the pounds, and hope I'll shread enough. THis is bad me thinks, because when I have no specific goal it makes it hard to stay motivated. I'm now thinner then I can remember ever being, so I'm really struggling to stay on track... In fact, I'm kinda scared to loose more as it'll be completely new to me :confused:

So what does motivate me?
I have the internett to blame for my motivation. You'll all probarbly consider me a sorry slob now, but I started talking to this lass on the internett, which has now come a bit further. I was ashamed about my appearence, and feared that she'd want to see me, and that she wouldn't want to talk to me when she did. Well, I'm not sure what got it started at first, but after a while, that was what got me motivated. It was a change in my life apart from this that actually sparked my weightloss though, but once I noticed I had lost some weight, I figured there was hope for me and I lost a whole lot more because I was convinced that I could loose enough not to be embarrased anymore. After she told me she doesn't think I look like sh*t, my mkotivation kinda went down. Go figure :rolleyes: Off topic, why on earth did I care more about what this girl that I had never seen, never met, and at that point knew I probarbly never would either... why on earth did I care more what she would think, then what everyone else thinks?
I guess, essencially, that's what it boils down to. WHat do people think of me? I never really allowed myself to understand that people might actually be considering me fat. When I did, I wanted to change it. I don't want to look like I've done, because other people thinking I look bad gives me a bad self-confidence which in turn makes me feel bad. If loosing wieght is all that it takes for me to feel better, then surely it's worth it?

When is enough? What do I really want? As long as I have plenty of pounds to loos, the objective is simple... LOOSE IT! But when I figure it's enough, what then? WHat kind of body do I really want in the end?

This is driving me mad now as I think about it. :confused: :eek: :(

So... two questions, with a little rant thrown in here and there so that you'll loose interest :)
Feels good to say - errrh, write stuff... Hope I'm not being booted off the forum for this. I'm just interested in hearing what you have to say, and your reasons, as that might make me realise what I want. Shouldn't write so much though, it's a pain to read I'm sure :(
 
Ok, my goal is 70 - 75 kg which would give me 10 - 12% bodyfat which is the minimum fat level to be healthy depending on how much more muscle i can gain. Why? a few things

1. Last rugby season i felt that i was letting my team down because i was struggleing to complete a match before exhaustion kicked in and personally I wanted to be able to tackle harder and break tackles more often and to be able to carry more than three oposing players down field before they could bring me to ground. so that meant loosing bodyfat and increasing muscle.

2. I have an agreement with hubby that if i loose 20kg he will quit smoking, I am over 1/2 way and he is now on a quit smoking program. he has been taking zyban and his quit day is new years day.

3. since gaining more muscle i am now going to start powerlifting which means minimal bodyfat and maximum muscle with an aim of competeing in the under 75 kg category.

4. When i was younger i competed at state and national level of 2 diferent sports before injury, kids and work put an end to my high fitness levels and i gained the weight because hugely reduce activity levels and lack of confidence in my own body being able to handle the stesses i place on it and I would love to come close to being that fit again.

5. it would be nice to fit into some of my old clothes which sit in a storage box gathering dust

when it comes to sport i am fiercly competitive and will always strive to be the best i can posibly be.
 
I want to weigh 155 pounds. Why? It's the weight I was when I got pregnant with my first son, and I've never gotten back there again. *sigh* Plus, I have these hugely dense bones that weigh a ton, and I seem to weigh 145 even when I don't have an ounce of fat on me. I'd probably even be happy at 160-165, and then I'd still have some boobs too. Don't you hate it how they get smaller when losing weight? Drives me nuts!!
-Molly
 
I'm very new here too and I am actually still struggling with picking a final goal. I'm afraid to pick it because I don't want to pick something that cannot be achieved. At my height, I could weigh between 105 -115 and be very healthy and slim, but I don't even want to think about it yet, because I don't want to set myself up for failure. I think I am going to be doing a serious of mini-goals: 1st 10 lbs, then next 10 lbs, etc. I think picking mini-goals works well. It is something that is achievable, the task does not seem impossible, and once you get there you can always re-evaluate wether you want to go down further or not.

As for the reasons, I have several. First one is that I want to excel in my favorite sport, which means I need to be a much fitter, agile, etc. and training with excess body weight would considerably slow down my progress.

Second, is that I don't really like how I look when I see pictures of myself or the mirrow reflection, even though I am used to it by now. I also feel heavy and tired all the time because I feel like I'm lugging around the extra lbs. So the weight loss thing is purely for me - I want to change how I look and feel.

Funny when I was younger, the fact that everyone new I met would think that I am FAT and especially the fear that men would not be attracted to me was the driving motivation for weight loss. Unfortunately I could never achieve my comfortable weight so as I got older I had to change my perception.
 
why wouldnt we want you to make that kind of post? its a great post! as for how much you want to lose in the end, dont drive yourself mad NOW adding up numbers. just set small goals and then bust your butt to reach them! its not time to worry about the big picture yet!


trusy, 10-12% bodyfat? i dont think thats going to be very easy to get to. not only that but for a woman thats too low! you will lose your period among other things and that is all wrong. but its your body and as long as you and your doctor see nothing wrong with it, then dont mind me. but i'm curious to know what your diet is like since that plays a huge part in attaining such a low bodyfat %.


as for me i think i was like nothingtolose. i didnt want to set myself up for failure so set my goal weights pretty high. naturally as i hit each one i wasnt satisfied, thus set a new lower goal.

when your 200 pounds its hard to judge what you should/will look like at a lower weight so i had trouble picking the right number to begin with. the lower weights i had been years ago pre pregnancy look totally different on me now. i had no way of knowing that when i set the goal since my body shape has changed drastically (post pregnancies). so i guess as i hit each one and see what it looks like, then i decide if i like it or not. so i guess i never have a set goal as they are always changing. did that make any darn sense?
 
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Well I think my Ideal weight would be 135lbs.
It seems like a daunting task.
I’m tired of not being able to walk into a store with out feeling anxiety, and I don’t want to be treated poorly because of my size by other people any more.
I’v noticed iv started to socially isolate myself.
I get anxiety when im in a crowd of people, because most of the times im the fattest one, so I get left out a lot.
It’s sad that bigger people get treated poorly by our society.

135 was when I was most happy.
 
WW i have read a lot about minimum body fat with different recommendation range from %10 - %14 minimum, when i was competeing in sport at a high level i was at 12% and want to be there again. and it might even reduce my breast size :) but probably not enough.

at my last fitness assesment i was %28 body fat which is in the healthy range but due for a new assesment next week. As my muscle increases so will my goal weight.

I have a higher lean body mass than many woman, which is why i pay absolutely no attention to BMI, just my LBM puts me in the obese category so i need to base my goals of bodyfat not weight.

My diet is high in protein to build muscle with moderate carbs and low fat but i do get my good fats from tuna etc.

I fall of the wagon sometimes but so far so good with good muscle gain and slow fat loss :)

Happy New Year everybody.
 
Well at 5'3" I would ideally like to be 125lbs. I was at this weight at one stage in my life and felt very fit, healthy, and like I had a powerful body. I really would enjoy being there again. Not to mention wearing a size 6 jean is pretty tempting too!! I felt comfortable in my own skin..and I don't now. So ideally, whatever weight gets me low enough to feel comfortable in my own skin again is what I want and why :)
 
it's not a bad way to begin posting at all!! i thought it was a very interesting thing to post.

i picked my goal weight to be 135, because it's the 'ideal' weight for my height, and i know i can reach it. (well at least i THINK i can. . . .i was 135 when i was 18 years old, and i'm 24 now. . . .i'm hoping that 6 years hasn't changed THAT much about me) the goal of 135 scares me a little bit because it was hard for me to reach that weight when i was younger.

i'm not actually focusing on the number so much as the pants size, the way i feel when i look in the mirror, my level of fitness, etc. i think i'd like to get to the point where i can compete in some athletic event. i'd love to get into marathon running, which is weird because i never would have seen myself as a marathon runner before. but it's just something i think would be fun to do - with no hope of winning, mind you. . . .i don't think i'll ever be a real star athlete - but just with the goal of being able to run the distance without falling over. ;)

right now i'm actually just trying to enjoy the trip. . . . .to focus on my diet changes, and my exercise. just one step at a time, and i'm hoping that will take me on a journey to 135! :)
 
Thank you all for the replies. It's been interesting and somehow motivating to read what motivates you, and why.

NewLeaf, I only just noticed that it's a dog in your avatar, and not a chimpanzee :eek: erhh... I need glasses you say? :eek:
 
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