How much weight should I lose? PICS

None, you look lovely as you are

I won't tell you that you don't need to lose weight (even though thats my opinion lol ) but I will tell you that I think you should focus on strength training first and try not to focus on a specific number. It looks like you are at a pretty good weight so there may not be much you can actually lose. It really all depends on your goals though.

You don't need to lose anything.

If you aren't happy with how your body looks, eat at a slight surplus and lift HEAVY weights. Build some muscle.

Forget "weight" and build some muscle. I suspect you'll love the results.

^^This.

Your weight is fine.

I agree - build some muscle and you will likely like the results much better!

Forget "weight" and build some muscle. I suspect you'll love the results.

^^This.

Your weight is fine.

^^ Both of you. Perfect. Just "tone up", and I think you'll be happy. Forget about your weight.
And for the record, I think you're lovely the way you are

If you lose JUST fat and maintain muscle (or even add a few) - 5 pounds will change your shape entirely. But you have to put in the hard work necessary to actually maintain your muscle and lose just the fat.

Girl, I would kill for that body. Sheesh. If anything, don't worry about a specific number of pounds to lose, instead do some weight training to tone up. The actual number on the scale might even go UP, but you'll tighten up. I think that's probably the look you are going for.

Okay well since you wanted an actual response (giving the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you weren't just looking for praise or something) I would say that while you appear to be a healthy weight now, if you are unhappy with your body go ahead and try to lose 10-15 pounds and see if you feel happy. For me at 5'8" 15 lbs is about one pants size. Provided it keeps you in a healthy weight range there's nothing wrong with that! I agree with many others that building some muscle might give you the results you want absent a big change in the scale.

I can really understand the whole being somewhere in- or close to- a healthy weight range but wanting to lose fat. A very polite and kind woman messaged me on my first day on MFP and proclaimed that I absolutely did not need to lose weight. I appreciated the gesture but at the time I was 5 pounds "overweight" and 15 pounds higher than where my doctor suggested I be and at least 20 pounds higher than what I want to be. The wonderful thing about our bodies is (to an extent) WE get to control what they look like, so as long as the look you want is in a healthy range I say go for it! Since you are thin already, you may be very happy with the results after only ten pounds.

Good luck!

Forget "weight" and build some muscle. I suspect you'll love the results.

^ exactly what this smart man said.

^^ Yep. Body recomp. Find something heavy (preferably a barbell with plates), pick it up, put it down, repeat. Easy peasy to a rockin' body! :drinker:

Just start lifting!!

Yup yup, push weight. Tone will show you way more positive change than simply trying to lose.

I will definitely take you up on that advice.

I guess you are new here. But when you want to reply to someone you have to click quote instead of "reply" because clicking reply won't let anyone know who you are actually replying to.

Also, another thing is it would probably be helpful if you post your weight and your height. You look good right now but its hard to tell if you are in a healthy weight range just by photos.