TracyGWill
Gold Member
Plumfoodie said:I agree we are all different, and that can lead to situations like this where it might not always be apparent where someone is coming from. But I don't think it's a reason to be unkind; if she's not a spambot (I don't think she is, you don't think she is anymore) then coming back to personal comments like those that were made would seem a bit harsh. That's all I was saying.I agree the night shift comment in another thread is not terribly helpful but can see how someone who has never worked nights might not realise that people don't always have a choice (and if you feel strongly about it why not comment on that post to that effect?).
And on that note I will stop hijacking this post, LOL.x
To answer the original question, I started with an original goal weight of 160lb which was based on being in the health BMI rage. I wasn't happy with the way I looked or my size when I got there (still a 14/16) so changed it to 150lb. When I hit 150 I still hadn't reached my body fat % goals (I want that to be in the healthy range too) and initially therefore decided to try to drop to 145 although I was happy at that point with my size (12/14) just not how much of me was still made of fat.After some thought, though, I realised that this wouldn't get me to where I wanted to be either and I changed my focus and my goal (back to 150). Now I am eating a maintenance level of calories and trying (!) to do strength training 3 times a week instead of 2 in the hopes that this will help increase lean muscle and decrease fat. But at this point I kind of take things as they come and just try to work out what my goal is, whether it is realistic and healthy, and what might help me get there at any given point.
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You're quite right, of course, this should be a friendly place.
And Greta, my answer to your question - I too have, in the past, dieted to an ever-decreasing goal weight, to the point at which it actually got a bit scary. I was dwn to 8.5 stone at 5'8", so underweight, then decided I wanted to be 8 stone! Fortunately, I went back to uni after a year out, started eating too much again, and came back from what I suspect was the brink of anorexia. That was 30 years ago. Unfortunately, I then spent those three decades yo-yo dieting, and ended up at 21.5 stone.