Looking for a goal weight

I am 5'5" and weigh 124 pounds, but my goal was 130. I started at 145 (my size 4 capri pants were a little snug).

There are some women, like me, who are mostly muscle, so 124 is a low weight (a size 2 jeans is often too big at the waist). I run, swim, bike, and walk when I can. So, if you're athletic, you need to take muscle mass into account.

If I were you, I'd ask myself more what size you want to be. Do you want to tone up? Do you want to lose weight for the numbers on the scale to go down?

Set your goal for 10lbs. When you reach that see how you feel and change your goal again if you feel you want to.

do you want a goal weight? or do you want a certian look?

I know a lot of women start here wanting a weight (I am one of them) and after they see things like this

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

or this

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1096001-halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky?page=13#posts-19366042

they decide the scale weight doesn't matter and we all move to BF%...

I know that there are women here arouund your height (me being one of them I am 5ft 7) and I weigh 158 and wear a size 5/6 and others who are 5ft 6 who weight on average 148 and are smaller (clothing size) than me...

We all lift weights and worry more about the weight on the bar going up and BF%

I'm 5'5.5" and started at Christmas/178 with a goal of 150. Something to start aiming for. Now I'm within 5 pounds of that and I've readjusted though I don't know where I will end up. I'm thinking 135-145 but time will tell. I still have weight to lose, and toning needed.

Figure out your BF% using calipers then enter it into the calculator here for "ideal weight"

https://www.myrebody.com/weightlosscalculator

and enter your desired body fat to see what you should weigh. Otherwise scale weight isn't really a good measure of progress or fitness or... anything.

Yup...

Everyone is different, keep that in mind. Things such as your body frame play into things a lot. I'm not 5'5, so I don't know if I chime in. I'm about 5'7. I weighed 230 pounds four years ago. I thought I wanted to get down to 125/130, but once I hit 145...I saw how my natural shape was. Realizing I was "big boned," I had to halt. Got down to 136 at my lowest and looked emaciated with my ribs and hips popping out. My advice is just get healthy. You'll know where you want to be when you get there!

My goal weight is based on what I want my BF% at. I want to get down to about 14% BF, and that would put me at 125 lbs for my height. This is what I used:

Step 1: Calculate current body fat mass. Body fat mass = current weight x current body fat percentage expressed in decimal form. In this example: 140 lbs x 0.22 = 30.8 lbs.

Step 2: Calculate current lean body mass. Lean body mass = current weight – fat mass. In this example: 140 lbs – 30.8 lbs = 109.2 lbs.

Step 3: Calculate goal weight. Goal weight = current lean body mass ÷ goal lean body mass percentage. (Note: goal lean body mass percentage is 1.0 – your goal body fat percentage expressed in decimal form.) In this example: 109.2 lbs ÷ 0.83 = 131.5 lbs.

The calculator is for race weight, but you can use it to help set a general weight goal as well.