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One more question-goal weight
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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One more question-goal weight
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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One more question-goal weight
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#. 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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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. -- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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