Where to stop?

If you're happy with the way you're eating right now, why not keep going for a bit?

If you're not happy with the way you're eating right now, add some calories and see what happens.

I'm so glad you feel so much better, which must take some pressure off, but you may well feel even better if you lose more.

Or you could take a diet break, settle into this weight and see if you want to lose more. I did this after I lost 10kg. I went on to lose 5kg more later, then gained a bit and decided my original goal was a bit too low for me, for now. Weight loss, or gain, never has to be permanent.

Well done and it's great to hear you do happy!

What's your ideal weight for your height? Are you very far off it?

Hi,

Congrats on the loss so far - you've done great!

How far off having a healthy BMI are you? That's what I'd be aiming for, plus a few pounds, then you could regulate from there.

I think you should just aim for a BMI in the healthy range.

This, definitely. Now we all know that no calculations are perfect, but for the vast majority of us, our calculated BMI is going to give us a good reference point. I'm glad you are feeling better, but I feel that you will be cheating yourself if you don't try to get to a healthy, average BMI. So many diseases have been linked to obesity ; this really isn't the forum to discuss if correlation equals causation, but I believe maintaining a healthy weir is the single most important thing you can do to stay healthy. Well, OK, immunizations are high on that list as well, but you weight counts for a lot. Don't cheat yourself out of a better life!

Keep going.

I am so glad you're feeling better.

Since I have been losing weight, I have learned that I can be very happy on my lower level of calories and that I LIKE exercising. I plan on keeping it up, essentially, forever.

That's particularly important because it's a lot easier to lose weight than to keep it off.

Despite your (awesome) progress, you still have a long way to go. And you are young enough that if you do it now, it will have such wonderful long term benefits for the rest of your life.

Keep at the slow steady progress. Make those food changes permanent. You will NOT regret it.

Congrats on the lose so far. It should not be a diet but a lifestyle change. Are you happy where u are? Do you want to loose more? Keep going until toy hit a plateau. If you still want to loose more than change it up with new food maybe cutting back more on fat and carbs or increasing the workouts intensity and add strength training in too

Wonderful loss!

You've done so well, why stop now?!?

Is there any reason to change your eating habits now if they're so much healthier for you. I agree with all of the comments of the BMI theory. Everyone has their own ideal weight because everyone is different. However a good BMI is probably the best way to go because there is some flexability there.

Best of luck.

Kim xx

Oh, and BMI is not the best indicator of gauging where your ideal weight lies. In fact, it's highly inaccurate due to the fact that it doesn't account for muscle mass along with other factors. Because of this, many professional athletes are considered "overweight", when that's simply not the case. instead, you should aim to focus on how you feel/look in the mirror. Good luck

agreed, according to BMI for my height and weight Im very obese, yet I wear a pair of jeans that still fit when I was 60 lbs lighter

do NOT stop, two years ago I lost 30+ lbs in 3 months by diet and exercise, I wasn't quite to my goal of being under 200 lbs but it was less than I had weighed in years, I was in a good habit then I stopped and thought I'd just maintain for a while... I put 40 lbs back on over the next 9 months and now its tougher than it was before to get motivated to start again... if you've already started the good habits don't stop or it'll happen to you too! Even if you set smaller goals than your initial goal, at least it will keep you in your good habits.