One question I always get from people new to Code Red is, “Cristy, what should my goal weight be?”

Despite what Internet searches tell you, there’s no simple answer to this question. 

Something I often see when my Rebels choose their own goal weight is, they choose a weight they believe they can reach, not a weight that’s actually healthy for them.

When you get a custom program with Code Red, I choose your goal weight for you, based on what I read in the 31-question questionnaire you fill out.

I also ask you what you think your goal weight should be, because the answer you give me is very telling.

Sometimes, it matches what I pick.

But other times, it’s WAY too high, and that goes back to you choosing a weight that seems realistic to YOU, but may not be realistic FOR you.

I remember a recent custom program where the client, who put her height as 5’4″, listed a goal weight of 200 pounds.

That is WAY too high!

It’s true that people come in all shapes and sizes, and what works for one person who’s 5’4″ may not be right for someone else who also happens to be 5’4″.

A great example of this is the fact my sister, Cari and I weigh in the mid-150s, and that’s a really healthy weight for us.

But one of my Coaches, Andrea, is the same height as Cari and I, yet a healthy weight for her is the mid 130s. If Andrea weighed what Cari and I weigh, she’d be chubby.

That being said, I knew right away this client had chosen a weight that seemed achievable to her, because she couldn’t imagine herself at a lower weight.

I see this a lot in people who’ve been heavy their entire lives. They truly have no idea what a “healthy weight” for them should be.

In my video below, I’ll tell you more about goal weights, including some tips on choosing yours.

We’ll also dive into the lack of belief you may have in your ability to reach a healthy weight for you, so that lack of belief doesn’t sabotage you.

Click the image below to watch my video about goal weights.