Has any 5'6, 5'7 woman gone from 170 to 115?

115 sounds way too thin. I'm only 5'2" and my ultimate goal is 120 or so. I was 110-125 in HS and 120/125ish was the perfect range. I'd imagine someone 5" taller would look really unhealthy at 115.

Can you make new fitness goals instead of weight goals to challenge yourself?

I have to say that I am 5'4" and there is no way that I could weigh even 120.
I do not have a large bone structure, but I am curvy and have broad shoulders.
I don't follow what some chart says, because the proportion of fat to muscle
mass and bone density can vary so much from one person to the next.
My weight goal is to be between 145-150. Keep your original
weight goal and when you reach it, you can re-evaluate

oh and my sis is 5'6" and she has weights 115-120 and you can see
every bone in her body!

I'm 5.7", used to weight 178lbs, now weight 122lbs, I walk a lot, took up running for a while, did 30 day Shred, do Wii stuff now and again, went to the gym for a bit, swimming now and again, whatever I feel like doing really, walking is always there, I ate 1200 cals plus, took 2 years on an off

Hello!
I am 5´6.5´´ tall.
My highest weight was about 163lbs.
Then I lost to 134lbs but without exercise, and because I went back to my old habits it crept up to 143lbs (what I used to consider my "natural weight" and what I have weighted usually most of the time).
Then I started using MFP and because everyone here is so freaking active and exercising, I started too... that was in January. Now I am 124.5lbs, but it was a long and uneven journey!
I try to eat healthy and natural food around 80% of the time, 20% is actually pizza, cookies and chocolates and I dont feel too guilty, haha.
I started running in March and I was able to run for 4 minutes straight... now I can run for over an hour without stopping. Signing up for a race helped me a lot with motivation.
Also I do strength training at the gym.
I started at 1200cals, then I upped to 1450, then to 1800, now I am back at 1400 (but breaking the rules very often, hehe).
Good luck!

I am 5'5" tall and look all mushy and fat at 135 pounds. My goal is between 115-120 pounds. I lift heavy weights 3 days a week and do cardio 5 days a week. I eat around 1500 calories or so, 45% protein, 35% carbs, 20% fat.

But everyone's body is different. And technically, I don't even go by weight on the scale. I have a body fat % that I am aiming for, which is 12% because I want to compete in figure competitions (I want around 17-18% otherwise). Using a calculator I found on Tom Venuto's website, my weight will most likely be around 115-120 when I get there, but I don't even know. I do know that I was at 20% body fat when I weighed 126 pounds a couple years ago, and I was wearing a loose size 6. You couldn't see any ab muscle at all, though, so I can definitely see myself at 115 after stripping off the body fat.

But I think 135 is a great goal. I would keep that goal if I were you, and when you get there, you can then decide if you want to set another goal or just maintain.

I'm 5'6" and was 177. I originally had my goal at 135 but at 153 the weight seems to be coming off a lot more slowly than before. I changed my goal to 145. I can still see a few areas with fat and/or loose skin I want to to work on. So right now I'm focusing that and not as much on the scale; although I do still pay attention to that number a little bit.

Hey.. I'm 5'6.5" and my goal is 155 at this point ... I started at 202, have been at 170-173 for months (purposely) and soon I'm gonna get serious again and move on to 155. I may reevalulate that goal once I get there, I'm not happy with my body at this point at all, I feel a ton better than I did 30 lbs ago, but realize I have a ways to go. I don't ever remember a time that I've weighed less than 145 and that was in my teens, I've always been kinda med-lg build and played softball as well so I understand the thighs (lol) I didn't play as long as you but I can always pick out a sb player by her thighs. Anyway, good luck to you. maybe add me and we can do this journey together

becky

I am about 5'8" and would also never want to be 115, but I also have a bigger frame, and when I was around 130 was a size 9. My goal weight now is 150 because I feel I look good at that weight. At 130 I was scrawny.

So, I just used the BMR and BMI tools on this site (just discovered it) and it said

Your BMI is: 26.1
Target weight range: 114.6 - 154.9 lbs

My goal is 135 because it just seems...well...realistic. To be honest, I never considered it possible to weigh less than 130 (I played softball for 10 years. I am a burly woman despite it being almost a decade later).

If you've done this, how did you do it? What did you eat, how did you exercise, and how much did you have to sacrifice to achieve it? How long did it take? More importantly, do you have any muscle at all or are you lean?

Should I change my goal to the 120s? I know 135 is a good weight, but I'm so used to being super easy on myself so now I don't trust my set goals

I haven't gone to 115, but I'm 5' 6" (well, 5' 5.5"), and I started out at 169, with a goal of 145 pounds. That took about seven months, working out six days a week with Slim in 6, eating 1700–1800 calories a day. I decided to keep losing and set another goal for 140. That felt great, so I decided to move my goal to 135. I got down as low as 136–137, but I realized I went from feeling strong and vibrant to feeling thin and scrawny. It's funny how just a few pounds can make a big difference, so you may need to get very close to your goal before you can hone in on what your goal should be. For me 135 feels too low and 145 feels too high. I'm now above my goal weight by a few pounds again and am working to get back to just under 140.