Why do you tell me this?

If they are "true friends" then I would listen to their advice.

I think your friends just mean well..since you already look great. Just do what works for you, and don't mention that you're trying lose that last 5 lbs still...keep it to yourself and if they comment on your diet, tell them you're still toning or something

It's probably true, but you want what you want. If you still want to lose a bit more and tone up that's a personal choice, but they are just giving you the facts. I take those as a compliment.

Most people we come in contact with just don't have a filter. Your weight loss/goal weight is yours alone, and a personal decision. You should strive for whatever would make YOU feel happy, confident, and comfortable in your own skin. Other people's unsolicited opinions can blow away with the wind :-)

I am your height and having the same issue. Funny thing is, I haven't actively been 'trying' to lose weight for months because I am at a healthy weight ... I've been working on body composition, so trading body fat for lean body mass, which just makes me look leaner, even though my weight "loss" over the past couple of months has been less than 5 lbs.

Most of the people telling me this were used to seeing me as 'heavy' ... I was that way for the better part of 20 years, so this 'new' look is something that they are not used to ... heck, I'm not either. I'm still learning how to feel comfortable in my 'new' body.

So long as you are seeing a doctor and he/she is not concerned, do what you feel is best for you giving a polite "Thank you ... and not to worry, according to my doctor, I'm a very healthy weight"

On another note, BMI is not a great way to judge where you are because it has so many variables it doesn't take into consideration. You are much better off having someone test your body fat % using a caliper and going by those results.

they are just giving you the facts.

Actually, they would just be giving her their opinion ... without many of the actual "facts" that she and her doctor would have.

I'm 5'8" and have pretty much the exact same weigh goal. I've actually been at between 130 and 135 and nobody said I was looking too thin. But now I'm a little heavier and trying to get back to that and I hear the same thing. I mostly just don't tell people I'm trying to lose. I just say I'm eating healthier. I look at who's making the comments too. It's not usually my friends, but maybe it is for you. For me, it's usually co-workers or whatever and most of the time they are either heavier or eat less healthy, so I think they are just at a different place and don't quite understand my goals.

I wonder if they're just trying to reassure you that you look great at the weight you are currently, out of fear that you're beating yourself up over not being at your goal weight.

I think a lot of people infer a sense of self-punishment in people who are trying to lose weight or maintain weight loss, when that may not actually be the case. Our society is so messed up in its thinking about health and weight that most people just assume that if you're trying to lose weight, you A) have a hidden eating disorder; hate yourself; C) are going to develop an eating disorder; D) All of the above. And, obviously, that's not necessarily the case nine times out of ten.

On a side note, I have a friend who lost 200lbs and has maintained this loss for 8 years using only diet and exercise. She admits that her relationship with eating is somewhat skewed, and has a hard time when she gains a bit of weight. *I* can't tell the difference between a 15lb gain/loss on her, but she sure as hell can! So, when she talks about needing to lose weight to get back to where she's psychologically comfortable, and she's not hurting herself to get to that goal, I just accept that that's what she needs to do to feel good about herself and let her do it. Even if *I* think she looks fantastic at her current weight.

You hit the nail on the head, those last few pounds are just vanity pounds. Sounds like maybe you're focusing too much on BMI and the scale. Get your body fat percentage tested or try an online calculator http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/

It is doable to lower your body fat percentage and maybe lose those last few pounds, or maybe not if you tone up and build a little muscle in the process. But it takes a totally different approach to lose them because right now your body is healthy and happy as it is so why lose more weight? Especially as women our bodies want a little extra squishiness, in the right places, to promote fertility and support child-bearing. That being said it's not impossible to lose the last few pounds but it takes strict adherence to a healthy clean diet, no more than a 250-350 calorie deficit in a day, and strength work plus cardio to ensure you don't lose LBM. If I were you I would reset my MFP values to that of maintenance and then just make sure you have a calorie deficit inbetween 250-350 a day but NO MORE. and if you workout you need to eat back those calories as well until there is only a 250-350 deficit. Also, I'd manually change your protein needs to where you are getting somewhere in between 1.6-2g of protein for every kg of body weight. That way your body will have enough protein to recover and continue it's daily functions while allowing the shortage of calories to promote fat burn as energy. It will take longer than what you've probably experienced in the past maybe you'll lose less than a lb a week because you are already healthy! Check out Jillian Michael's "Making the Cut" its a whole book about losing the vanity pounds, but like I said I don't think you should focus on the scale, focus on how your body looks. If you feel its soft in some places then you're really looking to change your body fat composition not necessarily lose weight. Hope that helps, and stay healthy! The scale does not control our happiness!