Does your body have a natural healthy weight?

If you're referring to a genetically determined "set point," no I don't exactly buy into that. I think there is a healthy range of weights you could be, probably based on body fat percentage. Within that, you can determine your weight by the calories you are eating. It may be difficult to maintain a lower body fat percentage, but it is doable.

It's more of a set range instead of a single value. Your body, however, will eventually adapt to a certain weight after chronically feeding it the respective caloric intake required to maintain it. This is true for increasing and decreasing body weight mass.

Is there any particular reason why you are set on 115? Why not focus on body composition and other fitness-related metrics instead?

for me it is about 117 pounds (I am 5ft tall). It is the weight where my normal calories in and my normal calories out (just the daily running around, no regular exercise) match up. It is the weight that I am if I am happy and keep up my activity. I feel comfortable at that weight, I feel I get all my nutrients with my diet then, and I don't feel like I am restricting myself either. I mean clearly last winter they didn't match up and I gained 10 pounds, but I am here now and it is going back to normal pretty easily actually.

I have a theory that there is a range where your appetite and your body weight match up. I'm 5'4" and have always been around 135 lbs and could sustain it effortlessly. Apparently my natural tendency is to eat enough for a 135 lb me. I got down to 115 lbs and really didn't feel like I was eating enough while maintaining. Certainly not effortlessly. Trying 125 now, verdict is still out...

Also I think it is true that if you have been overweight for a long time and then lose the weight, there are certain hormonal and metabolic factors that seem designed to push the weight back up. Like your body gets used to it and thinks it's what you're "supposed" to weigh.

I believe so. If you still feel too fat, you should workout harder and eat cleaner so muscle is built and fat burned, but the healthy weight is maintained.

If you live in a cold climate, you healthy weight might be higher as you body wants more fat to stay warm.

So many variables.

I've never had a natural weight let alone a natural healthy weight. If anything, normal for me is steady weight gain over time.

Even during the periods where I've been very fit and active (including now) without conscious self-control over food intake I would be fat & fit not lean & fit.

There' a range of healthy weight for each person, not a specifc number. Everyone has a "happy weight"...a weight, or level of leanness that you can maintain while staying in your comfort zone, regarding how you eat and workout. You CAN always push past that though...it just depends on how much you want it, and what you're willing to do to get it.

For me, for now, I'm not willing to sacrifice what it would take to drop a few more bodyfat percentages. I'm happy, healthy, and strong--and I still eat bacon and ice cream and go out to restaurants when I want to. For now, this is where I'm happy, my body is happy, and I feel great. It's all about what you want more--what you REALLY want. Because you ARE capable of just about anything--it's a choice. So just make your choice, own it, and do what it takes to get the job done.

I maintained at around 120 for a few years easily. I was never really overweight, but I gained about 5-6 lbs and maintained that easily as well but was uncomfortable with myself. I'm now 115-118 which doesn't seem like a huge difference, but I do feel a lot better. Probably mainly because I'm eating way healthier haha. I think 120 is my easy weight, but I'm hoping to get to around 110 before I start maintenance so that the water and glycogen weight won't take me back up to 120. I'm set to lose .5 a week but haven't been super great about it, so it's a slow but steady process.

I have a theory that there is a range where your appetite and your body weight match up.

This.

I can effortlessly maintain around 140-ish at 5'5 without worrying about or logging my food. I can get down to 130-ish or lower and not feel deprived or anything, but the extra mental and emotional expense isn't worth it for me right now. I get a little overly stressed and obsessive with logging.... it doesn't feel mentally healthy for me.

I am 5'7". If I eat whatever I want without calorie counting and do not work out, my weight sits comfortably at 141-144lbs.

If I go on a strict non-bread/pasta/cereal diet, I can get into 136-139lbs but it is a tough struggle. 2lbs down, 1lb up, 1lb down, 3lbs up, etc. It does not seem to come naturally no matter how long I keep it up.

I rarely go over 145lbs, I have to bulk or completely throw my life away & try to eat everything in sight (Which is unnatural for me, I'm not very hungry in the morning or afternoon, and can't eat massive portions for all meals).