How do you/will you know you are at your "healthy" weight?

I'm ten pounds away from my "healthy weight range". That range is a span of thirty pounds! What signals do you understand to mean that you are done losing weight?

I don't know if there's really an answer to this. You're around my age. No matter how hard I work, I can't see ever being done. In my 20's, yes, I could get to a certain stage and say, "I'm done", and stay there for a while.

Now, if I even stare at cheesecake, I gain 5 lbs. It's really a constant battle of good and evil. There is no, nor for me, will there ever be, a done. It just goes on and on and on. If I eventually hit my goal, it will be very, very hard work to stay there. Maintenance of my goal weight is probably more difficult than just getting there.

There's a range because some people are built more slightly and some just have a heftier build. I picked the middle of the healthy weight range as a general target. I don't think there's any specific sign that's going to tell you "this is your best weight." It's just going to take you some time to figure it out. If you have to really fight to get down to a certain weight, a little heavier might be better for you, but that's going to be something you'll have to figure out.

I will probably never reach what BMI considers a healthy weight for my height. I'm big-boned, wide-shouldered, and wide-hipped. I haven't been in the 120s-130s since middle school. I figure I'll know when I get there. There are a few things that I'd like to reach (like wearing a medium sized shirt, being around a 10-12 size pant), but really, I think I'll just know when I reach it. I have a goal of 145 lbs right now because that's how big I was early in high school and I was considered 'good looking' by others at the time. We'll see if 145 is where I feel comfortable in my skin.

I had a clothing size in mind, as well as a weight goal. it turns out I've gotten very fit in last 6 mths or so, but not lost any significant amount of weight. Within a range of 5lbs, I've gone from a size 10 to a 6. My goal was size 8, 145lbs. I'm a size 6 and 150lbs-ish. I'm just maintaining at this point, and doubt I'll lose anymore weight, but my goals now are more about muscle gain and better running ability (speed and endurance)

There's a pic of me I have from last year this time. it''s only about 15lbs ago, but it looks like twice that! so funny!

I guess I will know when I am of healthy BMI and BF%.
However, how will I know when I have achieved my body.and fitness goal is another question.
I am approximately half way to goal and though my pants tell me I have lost because they are falling off me, I don't see that reflected in the mirror. I think it will take my mind awhile to catch up.

But basically I would like:
Muscle definition and lower BF%
Gain some strength/endurance
Be happy with how I look

I am sooooooooooooooooooo close!

My first goal was 155 ( from my high weight of 182) then I decided on 145 - did I mention I am 5'7" and 46 years old?

According to my scale I am flirting with my goal! and my body fat reads at 29 % which is in the healthy range and my BMI is happily right on target too! I still have room to improve and two pregnancies have left me with a combo pf some loose skin and a small pooch I am still trying to rid my self of!

I am trying to kick my scale addiction and my new goal is to look as good OUT of my clothes as in them - i know that sounds bad, but after 10 + years of not even looking good ( to me) in my clothes I am SOOOOO enjoying knowing that I look...erm, ahhh, uh good? hot? Geez I sound like a ego freak!!