A little advice on the last bit of weight.

Good on you! What an amazing accomplishment. I've not lost as much as you, but I've been plateau'd within 3 lbs of my goal, seems like forever. So I decided to jumpstart things by doing a 10 day juice fast and detox, after I watched an amazing and motivational documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". You can find it online at www.fatsickandnearlydead.com. My granddaughter turned me onto it, she is on day 20 and has lost over 15 lbs, is full of energy and feels great. She's 29, a single mom with a 6 kid full time daycare, a special needs kid, and a part time coaching job. All I could afford was a ten day (as you know, eating healthy costs more, and I am dirt poor), but I knew I needed a detox after the excesses of the holidays. And I want to change my goal to 10 more pounds not three, to feel even better (haven't figured out how to change the weight goal in my profile, but it's there in my head). Sadly, I had a cheapie juicer, and today it tanked. I am bummed to the max, but am determined not to give up, will start haunting the thrifts for a good juicer. People buy them, find it to be too much work, and they sit in closets and cupboards...I may even put an ad in my local pennysaver looking for one. I don't know if you would be interested in something like that, but I've juiced before, and I know it works. In three days, I dropped between 2 & 3 lbs! There's a ton of info online about juicing....if you are on Facebook, there is a great page titled All About Juicing, with tips and recipes and a ten day plan. Whatever you decide to do, I so applaud you for hanging in there when the going is tough. I too, can't lose unless I drop below 1,000 a day, and juicing is the only way I can do that and not feel sick, altho the first 4-5 days can be tough as the toxins work their way out of your body. I'm pretty old, and have a chronic illness, so I can't get too crazy. Juicing maintains my nutrient levels in a way that nothing else does, and it's the only thing I've ever found that boosts my metabolism. My BMR and body fat are pretty much the same as yours. It's tough being an endomorph! Blessings on you!

Good on you! What an amazing accomplishment. I've not lost as much as you, but I've been plateau'd within 3 lbs of my goal, seems like forever. So I decided to jumpstart things by doing a 10 day juice fast and detox, after I watched an amazing and motivational documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead". You can find it online at www.fatsickandnearlydead.com. My granddaughter turned me onto it, she is on day 20 and has lost over 15 lbs, is full of energy and feels great. She's 29, a single mom with a 6 kid full time daycare, a special needs kid, and a part time coaching job. All I could afford was a ten day (as you know, eating healthy costs more, and I am dirt poor), but I knew I needed a detox after the excesses of the holidays. And I want to change my goal to 10 more pounds not three, to feel even better (haven't figured out how to change the weight goal in my profile, but it's there in my head). Sadly, I had a cheapie juicer, and today it tanked. I am bummed to the max, but am determined not to give up, will start haunting the thrifts for a good juicer. People buy them, find it to be too much work, and they sit in closets and cupboards...I may even put an ad in my local pennysaver looking for one. I don't know if you would be interested in something like that, but I've juiced before, and I know it works. In three days, I dropped between 2 & 3 lbs! There's a ton of info online about juicing....if you are on Facebook, there is a great page titled All About Juicing, with tips and recipes and a ten day plan. Whatever you decide to do, I so applaud you for hanging in there when the going is tough. I too, can't lose unless I drop below 1,000 a day, and juicing is the only way I can do that and not feel sick, altho the first 4-5 days can be tough as the toxins work their way out of your body. I'm pretty old, and have a chronic illness, so I can't get too crazy. Juicing maintains my nutrient levels in a way that nothing else does, and it's the only thing I've ever found that boosts my metabolism. My BMR and body fat are pretty much the same as yours. It's tough being an endomorph! Blessings on you!

OP, you don't need to lose fat, you need to build muscle, increase your calories to maintenance slowly and start lifting heavy, pick up New Rules, or Starting Strength and go from there.

Rigger

It is going to be extremely difficult if you don't get in some pretty regular exercise. Really, 20% for a female is "athletic"...you aren't going to achieve that by just eating less and less. Someone else said it and I'm echoing it...you need to build some muscle and work on body comp. Personally, I'd eat at or just below maintenance and start pumping some iron. No way your maintenance should be 1500 calories. My wife is 5'2" and pushing 40...she lifts weights (New Rules) 3x weekly and does 5Ks so she runs 3-4 days per week...she maintains right around 2300 calories per day.

20% BF for a female is going to be pretty tough to maintain if you aren't hitting the gym pretty hard....unless you just don't really want to eat anything.