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Old February 16th, 2004, 03:49 PM
skiur
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Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture myself
that way.

Julie


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Old February 16th, 2004, 04:11 PM
Fred
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WW has charts. The only break is that older folks (was it over 45??
or 50??) get to be slightly higher. No difference for men or women.
It is based on height.

BUT, actually, if you find that it really is impossible, you can get a
note from your doctor assigning you a higher weight. But don't rush
that. The WW charts are probably generous for height and have a wide
range, like 20 pounds per height value. You might like the way you
look and feel at the WW limits. If really impossible, you can real
goal higher.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:49:32 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture myself
that way.

Julie


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Old February 16th, 2004, 05:42 PM
Joyce
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:38:22 -0600, Richard wrote:

Fred wrote in
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WW has charts. The only break is that older folks (was it over 45??
or 50??) get to be slightly higher. No difference for men or women.
It is based on height.


My first assigned goal is 225#. The assigned ultimate goal is 161#. I
feel this is unrealistic for a man 5' 10" and 65 years old. I have no
desire to weigh that little. I'd be all bones. My personal goal is 177#.


Actually, if you look at the ww charts - they recommend a high weight of 174 for a
person of your height and age. Your personal goal of 177 isn't really far off the
mark. And you would be surprised about the *skin and bones* at that 161. I
*thought* I would be skin and bones at 140 (I am 46 and 5'6"). WW recommended a
high weight of 155 for me, which I didn't think I would/could ever reach (I
started out at 228.8). Guess what? I DID reach that 155, wasn't overly difficult
and I was still highly motivated to keep going down. Hit that 140, and found I
wasn't skin and bones as I thought I would be. I now hover between 130 and 132
and still don't feel I'm skin and bones. I look healthy and feel even healthier.

Set mini-goals for yourself. I don't believe you have to set a firm final goal
yet. See how things progress and how you feel as you get more into the journey.
You'll know when you're where you feel you want to maintain ... then can decide if
the recommended range is for you or if you'd rather get a drs. note stating a
higher goal.

Joyce
started ww 2/5/02 --- 228.8/129.5/150ww goal/140ish personal goal
WW GOAL!!! 2/21/03 --- LIFETIME 4/4/03
PERSONAL GOAL: 5/16/03

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Old February 16th, 2004, 06:42 PM
Connie
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Default One more question-goal weight

You go by the chart weight. There is a range and you can pick the weight
you want in that range. The ranges are at:

http://www.weigh****chers.com/health...thyweight.aspx

The alternative is that you can get a dr. note saying that they think
you can be such and such a weight.

If you are doing WW I think the rules are different because you don't
get a discount in fee for reaching goal.

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Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/204/155
RAFL 210.5/204/198.5

skiur wrote:
Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture myself
that way.

Julie



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Old February 16th, 2004, 06:52 PM
Mary in Rock Island IL
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Default One more question-goal weight

Connie wrote:



http://www.weigh****chers.com/health...thyweight.aspx

Thanks for that link. If I am at goal by the time I'm 45, I get to
gain 6 pounds!! What a great birthday celeberation that could be.
Mary
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Old February 16th, 2004, 08:52 PM
Lesanne
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Default One more question-goal weight

I went for the top of my range, and did not think I could make it. It
became obvious that I could so I did. I am about 7 pounds under the top of
my range right now.

"skiur" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go

by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for

my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture

myself
that way.

Julie




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Old February 17th, 2004, 02:57 AM
Miss Violette
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Default One more question-goal weight

you can get a doctors note but to tell you the truth, I started by setting a
ten percent loss goal, every time I get to it I set another one... I can't
deal with not when I started and not even now, with much more than that... I
will only set my final goal when I can no longer use a ten percent and be
outside the top number on the chart. HTH, Lee
skiur wrote in message
...
Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go

by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for

my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture

myself
that way.

Julie




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Old February 17th, 2004, 03:16 AM
Connie
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Mary in Rock Island IL wrote:
Connie wrote:



http://www.weigh****chers.com/health...thyweight.aspx


Thanks for that link. If I am at goal by the time I'm 45, I get to
gain 6 pounds!! What a great birthday celeberation that could be.
Mary


6 lbs all in one day...it's been done!! ;-)

--

Cheers,

Connie Walsh

241.5/204/155
RAFL 210.5/204/198.5

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Old February 17th, 2004, 04:17 AM
Prairie Roots
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Default One more question-goal weight

When I started, I set my goal weight at 157, not as low as the high
end of WW range, but certainly ambitious for me. As I settled into the
program and realized that thin and healthy is how I want to be and
this way of eating is how I want to live, I lowered my goal weight to
the high end of WW goal. Now that I'm within 15 lbs of reaching it,
I'm beginning to think I can get down to 130. I won't decide until
I've hit my WW goal. It's been since the mid 1970s since I weighed
under 160. I weighed 140 all through high school, 20 lbs overweight
according to my doctor at the time. In other words, I've never weighed
130 as an adult. Some part of thinks it might be possible. Even as
another part of me thinks I'm being ridiculous. Of course, that same
part of me doesn't believe I've come as far as I have.

Prairie Roots
232/158.8/WW goal 145
joined WW Online 22-Feb-2003

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:49:32 -0600, "skiur"
wrote:

Hi everyone,

This is a bit of a silly question. When you set your target, do you go by
your own goal or is the chart weight assigned to you?

I'm not really confident that I can get to the chart assigned weight for my
height. I've never been that weight. I can't imagine it or picture myself
that way.

Julie


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Old February 17th, 2004, 04:39 AM
Fred
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Default One more question-goal weight

Joyce probably found the correct values. I knew the ones you posted
were wrong since I'm 5'8" and my top of range is 164, so 2 inches
taller would be higher. Someone at WW may have made a mistake or
misread the chart.

Yes, WW first assigns a 10% loss. And I set my secondary goal at a
2nd ten percent. Then I set the WW goal.

But in any event, get below 200 will be a great step.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:38:22 -0600, Richard wrote:

Fred wrote in
news
WW has charts. The only break is that older folks (was it over 45??
or 50??) get to be slightly higher. No difference for men or women.
It is based on height.


My first assigned goal is 225#. The assigned ultimate goal is 161#. I
feel this is unrealistic for a man 5' 10" and 65 years old. I have no
desire to weigh that little. I'd be all bones. My personal goal is 177#.


 




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