I was wondering, for those of you that are now that you are approaching your goal weight, do you find youself rethinking your goal weight? I wonder if that is common among Atkins people? I ask this because I know most of us have tried other diets and never came within the ballpark of our goal weight and by the time we get to Atkins, I wonder if we find ourselves saying "well, I won't be so demanding anymore because I will be happy to be X pounds overweight at my goal weight for my height."

I've been so far away from normal weight for so long myself that I wonder if a lot of other Atkins folx set their sites low on the *Goal* weight area too.

When I get close to my goal weight I plan to rethink it. All the height weight charts say my goal weight is a tad high. My lean weight seems to be going up though, so lowering goal weight may not be a good idea. That's why I'm waiting until I reach it to see what size I am, how lean I look and so on.

My goal weight was chosen on the basis that i was that weight for many, many years and felt very healthy. BUT i've actually done some research on what people 5'8" think their ideal weight should be and the majority think 7 pounds less than my goal weight. So........i am rethinking :-)

The last time I weighed 205lb it was a very good weight for me. But, as I approach my target it appears that I will not be as thin as I used to be. I will not have the same amount of muscle mass as I used to have. I will need to lose some more fat or gain more muscle.

My assessment is based on the fact that I wish to be one size smaller and just firmer.

I believe my goal is attainable and comfortable to me.

I will never be skinny but I want to be firm and fit and attractive and hopefully I am getting close to that goal.

i TOO WILL rethink my goal when I get to the one I have presently established for myself. I guess with me is that I'm not looking to be "bikini perfect" - - I just want to look fairly good for my age, be healthy and perhaps fit into a size 5 jeans in comfort

I've already started re-thinking my goal weight, but its just too early for me. Last time I weighed 210 I think I was 5 feet tall....

Now that I'm 6'2" - I just really wonder what I will look like at that weight. Once I get close, I may drop to 195 or 200 or ???? (I just don't really know.).

Hey Parasite:
Since you are a guy (I'm assuming that because of your height mainly and your *male* figurehead cartoon) 210 sounds like a good weight or certainly not bad. My brother is 6' 2" and weighs in at a trim looking 190. I guess for a guy it can really depend on the muscle issue.

At 5' 11" I went for *pie in the sky* goal and hope that a year from now I can proudly tell people on this forum that I did it and get them past the *scare* of stalls.

I looked through *success stories* and found that a lot of people went well below their original goal. Do you think it was because they realized how *possible* it was once they were within a few pounds of their 1st goal? Really amazing inspirations out there

i'm rethinking my goal weight now that i'm about 10 lbs close to it. i think it may be too low for me NOW. i think 160 lbs. instead of 155lbs will be better for me. i picked that weight (155) because i remember being at that weight when i was very sick, of course from being sick i looked gastly. i actually went down to 143 lbs. and was all bones sticking out!

When I started Atkins I created a spreadsheet to track my history of weigh and body fat %. Using these numbers I have a constantly changing target weight... I instead have a firm body fat% goal. I did this for two reasons. #1 I have incorporated a resistance training program into my life, and over the last few months have measured an increased lean body mass. I do not want to miss my goals because I increased muscle mass. #2 I am sick of hearing how all the weight I lose is muscle and water. Much harder for them to try to make this statement when I can show the colaborating body fat % reduction.

I recently changed my goal to 165...if i feel I look to skinny on the way I'll saty where I'm at
not too worried about it though

I based my goal weight on the BMI Chart, for someone who is 5'9" my weight according to BMI should be between 142 and 156...so 150 is a nice round number between that range.

On the other hand...I have not been that light since I was about 14 years old. So as I get closer I will see what happens, and determine what weight is right as I get closer to ""Ideal"" weight.

I will probably be rethinking my goal weight as well. I haven't been under 200 for years so I have no clue where I will be comfortable. In high school I was 165 and I looked good so maybe I will shoot for that.

My first goal was what the Height/Weight charts said my ideal weight was. I changed my goal (later on) to the highest weight I would weigh without being considered overweight by the same charts.

I posted a while back that my scale was off of the Doctor's scale by about 15 pounds. At the time...I stayed with what my scale said. The Gym and another scale agree's with the Doctor's...As a result, I changed my current weight by 15 pounds.

But, at the same time...I reevalutated my ideal weight. Based on my current LBM (and that it is going up)...my goal (based on the height/weight charts) was too low (11% Body Fat). In fact, my "ideal" Weight according to the charts would put me at about 7% Body fat...and that is if my LBM doesn't go up any more. I changed my goal to reflect 18% Body Fat with no change in LBM. If my LBM continues to increase, I might have to raise my goal again.

I hope this isn't a silly question, but how does one determine their lean body mass?

Thanks
Tiffany