I'm 5'7" and looking to be around 135 or so ultimately ..I don't weigh myself very often though so going more on how i look /feel as last time i went under 140 (unhealthily) I looked gaunt, so if the same happens again I'll go a little higher and just aim at toning up!

I've been 5'5"-5'6" and 120lbs for the past 6 or 7 years. Then after turning 21, I found out I gained 15 lbs. After realizing I was 135 lbs, I said enough was enough. Now, I'm 122 and I'm at 126 lbs (although my weigh-in after the weekend, I was 129 lbs WTF.) My realistic goal is back to 120lbs. My ultimate goal is 115 lbs. I have really wide hips, thick thighs, and a big butt so I think 115 would be perfect. I LOVE food so this whole diet thing has been a bit of a struggle but it definitely teaches self-discipline and I do cheat every now and then. I'm nowhere near obese but I'm super out of shape and wouldn't mind that belly fat to go away and for my thighs to slim down. It'd be nice if the cellulite and stretch marks would go away too but I guess we can't always have our cake and eat it too (o:

I am 5'6" and my goal is 140-145, my current weight is 158 but I am quite pear shaped and carry a lot of my weight in my lower body with wide set hips and thick legs. I might go a little lower once I reach my goal but will likely stop focusing on the scale and start thinking more about other goals like running or doing a sprint triathalon.

I'm 5'7" and 36 yrs old
CW 153.5 (lost 4 lbs since joining MFP!)
GW 140 but I guess in my heart of hearts I'd prefer 133 which is, according to the NHS, what I weighed last time they weighed me when I was 23... 13 yrs ago. But I'd be happy at 10st.
Joined this group because I'm in the healthy weight bracket, tho right at the top of it.
Ironically, I am fitter than I've ever been - I could totally beat my skinny 23-yr-old self in a race.
I play netball, cycle, run, yoga, climb... But I've never bothered to control my diet in any way... Hence the gradual weight gain.
Looking for some MFP buddies and general mutual support!

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Whoa. Some of the goal weights on here are really, really, low. I'm 5'7, currently 152 pounds, started at 158 and would be perfectly happy at between 140-145.

I agree...I think I need to rethink my goal weight:(

I'm 5'6 (and a quarter if you want to be exact!) and I'm currently 132 lbs. I'm hoping to get down to 115 lbs.

I'm 5ft 6in and my goal is around 130-135. I was down to 135 this summer, but stopped working out and not eating the best, though not that badly. Now I am basically starting over at 145. I know the measurements I want, and I'll shoot for that! Hoping to burn the fat and build the muscle

Shooting for 20-21 BMI

I'm 5'6", 118 lbs., goal weight is 116.5-117 and stay there. BMI charts show that 114.5 is the lowest for a healthy weight for my height, so I'll definitely stay above that. The thing that I've noticed about hips, thighs, and yes, even calves, is that we can lose inches there by running. I, too, believed that I was destined to have the "Hyder" hips (that's one side of the family) and that nothing I could do would change that or the size of my thighs. Then I took up running, and I lost several inches in the booty and in each thigh, and yes, even an inch in the calves. I do not eat many refined carbs, but I do eat lots of lean protein, green veggies, and fruit. I try to get in between 400-900 calories burned through exercise almost every day. I take kickboxing, spinning, and circuit training classes as well as working out with the running or an elliptical or a stairclimber. I'm in much better shape now than my 20-year-old self was. I just wish my 20-year-old self hadn't been quite so fatalistic about my shape and weight.

I just signed up for this website as I would like to lose about 10 lbs, but I am not sure what weight I'd like to be....I am 5'5" and currently at 140 because of bad eating habits during the holidays. I am pretty active - I run, ski, bike, or do some sort of aerobic exercise 6 days a week and so have a bit of muscle...but still need toning in my core area and thighs/butt. I'm 52 so it has been definitely easier to put on weight as I got older. I don't even know really what my frame size is...my weight often goes up and down about 10 lbs or so. I wear a size 2 or 4 most often in jeans and a 4 - 6 in a dress size, but I do not have small bones at all...I think I've got a medium frame but I'm not sure how to tell. I think I can fit into smaller sizes as I have sort of boyish hips?!?? I was excited to find this website as I'm really wanting to lose those 10 lbs. A few years ago, I got down to 127 and felt great, but unfortunately I started letting eating habits slide and gained some of that back. I'd love to get down to 130 before wearing shorts again!

I'm 5'7 and would like to hit 130-135. I'd say I'm slightly pear shaped with an average build - anything less than 130 looks skeletal on me.

My biggest indicator though will be pants size, not the scale. I've drifted up to a size 12 in recent years, and want to get down to a 10 or even an 8.