How do you know when you have lost enough weight?

[Sid the SeaGull]

I agree with most of above and will add blood pressure monitoring, most over weight/obese have high blood pressure, track this also . it should become stable and more regular at 120/80 or slightly less at your optimal weight . And you should see this reduce longer term as you loose weight . I'd not it's another marker that you may be experiencing skinny fat.

BP simple to measure and track. If you reach a weight your comfortable with and your blood pressure is not below 120/80 then it's a good idea to have a conversation with your doctor who may recommend prescription only meds.

 

[Tirzmonkey]

I agree with most of above and will add blood pressure monitoring, most over weight/obese have high blood pressure, track this also . it should become stable and more regular at 120/80 or slightly less at your optimal weight . And you should see this reduce longer term as you loose weight . I'd not it's another marker that you may be experiencing skinny fat.

BP simple to measure and track. If you reach a weight your comfortable with and your blood pressure is not below 120/80 then it's a good idea to have a conversation with your doctor who may recommend prescription only meds.

I have been on blood pressure medication since my 20s it has gone down but I really do want to get down to 150ish (I am 5’8) I still see a lot of unneeded weight let’s see how I my BP reacts to maybe another 25 pounds. I have come this far might as well get to optimal.

 

[desinr-gal]

US military has always used the waist/hip for there weight requirements since I can remember.

Yes but it is based on Male physiology. It assumes fat is deposited in the belly, not the lower body, which for a large % of women (including myself) is the case.

I could be too fat and still have a great HWR

 

[AngieHolmes 53745]

I'm in my 60's. I lowered my goal weight 4 times. When I hit my last goal I titrated down on the dose and increased my calories roughly based on a TDEE calculator. I also do light resistance training. In the end, my goals really didn't matter. My body just sort of settled in to where it wanted to be even with tweaks to dosing and calories. I lost 46% of my body weight and my BMI is 21. This has been steady within 3lbs for 8 months.

Oh, and one big surprise. Yes, I can see my abs. But, while I was looking around at things I haven't seen in decades, I noticed a prominent buldge on one side of my lower abdomen. The doctor confirmed it is a hernia that will require surgery. It doesn't hurt at this time and I never would have noticed it if i hadn't lost so much weight that I could see the muscles.

Wow, congrats on the amazing weight loss -- and keeping it off. These drugs are miraculous.

 

[lessthanhalf]

If you can even sort of see your Abs, then it does not sound like you have another 25 lbs of fat to lose. If losing that 25 lbs gets rid of half muscle and half fat , then you might be better off not losing it. Without more objective evidence of fat percentage it is pretty hard to say. You can calculate fat percentage with waist and neck circumference , there is an online calculator, or for more accurate assessment dexa scan. Getting to a lower BMI by losing muscle has very doubtful health benefits.

 

[unclebuff702]

When I can look down in the shower and see it, I'll know.

Until then, I'm just going for how I feel. If I was 800lbs and felt like a million bucks and was healthy, I wouldn't give a damn about BMI, or hips to waist etc. I want to optimize how I feel and squeeze as much life out of my time on this spinning rock as possible. If I optimize how I look in the process, well that's cool too.

 

[TazaTaza]

For me it's when I plateau?

I'm roughly 20 lbs off my weight in HS (and I was an athlete) so I know I'm going to probably plateau before the end of the year and will most likely have to hit the gym for weight training and to slim down.

My goal is to be functionally fit, so have a decent mile time, not get winded climbing up stairs, being able to jump, etc.

I'm not interested in titrating up, I'm cruising along at 7.5 T, and when I plateau I will switch into working out more/exercise. Currently I incorporate walks (1-2 mi/day).