Need honest opinions please!!

You are doing really well. I think some strength training would really help by giving you a little sleeker look. drop 10 with toning and see where that gets you.

I agree with this. It won't take you much to look hot because you have very nice proportions already (lucky you!!) :-)) And congratulations!!

You look fabulous and have done amazing work!!! Do what will make you feel best, lose 20 lbs more, just tone or stay where you're at. You're happiness is what matters most!

I am also 5'4", the "ideal" for someone with our height and a medium frame starts at120, for a small frame its 107, I want to say a large frame is 135 then goes up to 147 or so on the large frame range. Lately I have started to get some of the "you really dont need to lose THAT much more weight". I am at 135ish, and 5'4" and a medium frame. 120 would be ideal for my frame and maybe I will get there eventually but for now I would feel better just making it to 125-127 and evaluating how I look/feel, but even when I tell people that I get funny looks. Everyone sheds weight different. I am not sure how another 20 would look off of your frame. You are bordering the edge of overweight for your height, so I dont think another 20lbs would turn you into skin and bones, but if you feel uncomfortable about shedding 20 just go for another 5 or 10 for now and re-evaluate when you get there about how you feel. Figure out your frame and find the ideal range for your frame and that will give you better numbers to play with. If you dropped 20 it would put you at 126, but if you are a medium frame, ideal for you is anything from 120-135 I believe (it varies depending on the source). So thats 11lbs down to 135 right now. and about a 15 lb range for you to play around in to find what you feel looks best for you (assuming you are a medium frame, you can figure out your frame size with some online calculators that ask you to measure your wrist and elbow width)

I want to add something else. 10 pounds ago, people were surprised to hear that I still wanted to lose another 25 or so pounds. they would look at me like "where". the folks telling me this saw me with my clothes on..and clothes can mask. granted, I know I am way better off today than I was in January, but I know that I still have pockets of fat that I'd like to get rid of (whether or not they are apparent with my clothes on). I also know that I want to continue to tone. In short, I don't care so much that folks think I'm fine as I am with my clothes on. I want to be happy with my body with my clothes off. I'm not there yet. My tentative goal is 175. If, however, I hit 180 and realize "okay, that's where I want to be"...then I'll stop trying to lose. If, however, I hit 175 and realize "hmmmm....could still lose some fat pockets"...then I plan to continue to try to lose.

So I'm full on board with the idea that YOUR opinion is the one that matters most when it comes to what you want the end result to be. As I mentioned earlier, I think you would benefit from some resistance training to create a sleeker look...but, really, that's up to you and the body type that you want.

Its about how you feel are you done and happy with you Now or do you feel you need more. If your happy switch to maintance and enjoy your hard work if your not happy keep on going and rock it

I want to add something else. 10 pounds ago, people were surprised to hear that I still wanted to lose another 25 or so pounds. they would look at me like "where". the folks telling me this saw me with my clothes on..and clothes can mask. granted, I know I am way better off today than I was in January, but I know that I still have pockets of fat that I'd like to get rid of (whether or not they are apparent with my clothes on). I also know that I want to continue to tone. In short, I don't care so much that folks think I'm fine as I am with my clothes on. I want to be happy with my body with my clothes off. I'm not there yet. My tentative goal is 175. If, however, I hit 180 and realize "okay, that's where I want to be"...then I'll stop trying to lose. If, however, I hit 175 and realize "hmmmm....could still lose some fat pockets"...then I plan to continue to try to lose.

So I'm full on board with the idea that YOUR opinion is the one that matters most when it comes to what you want the end result to be. As I mentioned earlier, I think you would benefit from some resistance training to create a sleeker look...but, really, that's up to you and the body type that you want.

This is my situation as well. In May I was getting a lot of compliments, "Hey you look great!" And I had come a long way, I had met my original goal. But I thought I could lose 20-25 more, so I set that goal. I lost about 15 more since then. I look and feel better. I knew the clothes I could fit into, I became more focused on the measurements than what the scale said. Last month I got my Body fat % measured, and it said 15.3%. My doctor recommended below 15%, and to not go below 10%. My goal coincides with 12.5% which would mean I would lose 8 pounds from where I am.

I am wearing the clothes I should be wearing, but at least one set of trousers is a little snug. 5 more pounds should fix that.

Honestly, I think you should be more concerned with your BMI. At your current weight it is 25.1 which is still overweight. I'm 5'3" plus a tiny bit more and my cardiologist (preventative due to family history) wants me at 130. So you should probably shoot for a BMI some where between 18.5 - 24.9 which is "healthy." What ever you choose, good luck!

Hey guys! I had my 2nd baby 6 months ago and have lost 60 pounds of baby weight! I would love to lose about 20-25 more pounds and tone up a little better, but a few people are telling me to stop losing. What do you all think? I am 5'4" and currently 146. Thanks for your honesty!

First of all, what do YOU want? Not what someone else thinks or wants.


5' 4" and 146?
Lose a little more, I'd say around 115-120.

Don't listen to other people. Myself included.

i agree with this!
Technically you're in your healthy bmi for your height, but on the higher end of it (i'm the same height and almost the same weight). So, if you want to lose a little more, you're fine. Our healthy weight range for 5'4" is 110-150.
Do what makes you happy and comfortable. And there's always room for toning!

I say get to your goal if you don't like it there....:-) have fun eating your way back up:-) In a healthy way of course! Great job!

I am 5'4 and around 150 (maybe a little under) and my goal is 135. So I say do whatever you think ur body needs.