How did you decide on a goal weight?

[coolcrystal 1]

I just remembered all the different weights I use to be and picked my favorite. I was happiest between 135 and 150. I think I have 150 down as my goal. If I get to that and I'm still not happy, I'll shoot for a little lower. But, I don't want to lose my curves as I do like them a lot. I might even shoot for 160-165.

[Jachut 487]

I picked the weight I was in high school and college which is 120. I've shrunk an inch so I am now 5'3". However, I also decided that when I reach 140, I will take a close look at myself and decide if I want to continue losing weight. If I chose to continue, I will re-evaluate my goals every five pounds. I want to look and be healthy and if 120 is too low, then I will will make those adjustments.

I've got a funny story for you about that.

I nearly had a punch up with an old bat at weight watchers once, she was doing the weighing and measuring. She told me I was 5ft 9. I'm not, I'm 5ft 10. I didnt like being called 5ft 9 becuase it meant I was even more overweight than I thought I was, lol. So I made her remeasure me. 5ft 9. Six freaking times, same answer, 5ft 9.

So I was fatter and shorter than I thought. Great. Anyway, I assumed I'd shrunk an inch. Getting obese had compressed my spine or something.

Anyway skip forward to a few years later and there I am in the surgeon's office having my first official weigh and measure. 5ft 9. Six months later, another weight and measure and WTF? I'm 5ft 10 again. I started rabbiting on about NSV's and said what a great health benefit, I've uncompressed my spine.

No, love, she says (we call each other Love here). When you're at your heaviest you have a big bum. You cant stand straight against the wall to be measured because of your bum, nearly everyone leans back slightly. You havent grown, your bum's just not in the way of the wall anymore!

ROFLMAO! Now if THAT isnt an NSV I dont know what is.

[shortgal 5]

Maybe that's where my 1/2 inch went. I think I'll re-measure my height after I lose another twenty!