140 Forever.

at that point, I've seen a lot of people on here say pay attention to your measurements and not the numbers on the scale.

Exactly what everyone else is saying. Do some hiit intervals on the treadmill or outside... where you walk normal and then go real fast running...you basically are limboing your heart rate so you burn fat faster and easier. This will shrink your body fat % and give you room to build muscle so you're smaller and more in shape but not necessarily weighing less.

I'm also only trying to lose 10-12 pounds. So far it's been 1lb a week or 1/2 lb. I have to work out for at least 1-2 hours each day to see results, as I already ate healthily to begin with. Remember that muscle weighs more than fat, and although you might not see it on the scales, if you work hard you'll see and feel a difference. I've only lost a small amount but already my clothes fit more loosely!

Hi, I am 5'6 and my goal is 125 (that is more than my usual normal weight).
I have been 135 for SO long (3 years) until... I came back home in Italy 1 week ago! Finally in a week, I lost 8 pounds!!!
In US I tried exercise, gym, yoga, you name it... no way. To me, all the BS are cut by a simple fact: less calories, less food!
In this week I asked myself how it was possible to lose so much without even exercise.
Then, I see my mom's portions: VERY-VERY SMALL! Imagine a plate in an American restaurant and then you divide it in 4!!!
I must say that I am starving but when I see everybody else eating so little without say anything I think that it's just this habit of eating too much. Actually the body functions very well with few calories.
I am going back to my Italian habits and my body is thanking. Frankly I don't care about the BS of muscle vs fat. I am not a bodybuilder and my only goal is to look great in a size 2 jeans :-)
Sorry if I am too frank but I don't want to be 135 forever.
Eat less and you will get it!

i have to agree im not a body builder and when i did get down to a 140 i was eating less, cut out white bread and i only worked out 3 times a week. and for me 140 was good, i was happy and i looked fine i didn't want to be a size 2 but then i got pregnant. so not she is 8 mths and back to 153 at 5'3 trying to lose it again. TMI but i totally agree.

It could be. I'm 4ft 11 and I tried forever to get below 140 when I was younger. My doctor flat out told me I would never get any lower because I have natural muscle under the chub that I have and it just wont happen for me. Now that I'm 30 lbs bigger I look back and think wow I was crazy to want to get smaller.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one!!! I, too, am 4'11" and look my absolute best at 140lbs. Now this is considered obese on all of the charts, but I have been super athletic my whole life. I began body building at 15yo to train for the Fire Academy and was a College ice hockey player. So, I've always been big. I took up competitive swimming in college and got even bigger. There was a point when I was 21yo that I got down to 121lbs. I looked terrible!!! I was gaunt, my skin was sallow, and I had bones sticking out everywhere. Funny thing though, that weight was considered "normal" for someone my height. Now mind you, I was super stoked to wear a size 4 jeans, but ugghh!! it was pure hell on my body! Now, I have accepted the fact that 140ish is what I feel and look my best at. That is my goal weight and I really don't want to go below that. Now, I will be happy if I get to 150 and those last 10lbs evade my loss ability, but I know that that is where my body wants me and is happy with.

Sorry for the long spiel, but sometimes our bodies just want us at a certain weight and there's not a dang thing we can do about it....we can just wear it well!!!!!