Re- Evaluating My Goal Weight

You look great! Just keep doing what you are doing and see where it takes you. At some point you will stop loosing with the amount of calories you are eating now, and then that may be where you should be.

I think you look fantastic! Congratulations on your success!

The important question is how you FEEL at this weight - is it "you"? Do you feel energetic? Do you think this is a weight you could happily maintain long-term? Are you happy with your appearance now? Perhaps most importantly, if you never try to lose the 35-40 more pounds, will you regret that?

Perhaps try maintenance at your present weight for a few months, and decide if you'd like to go further?

You look SO GOOD! Not fat but curvy like a woman should look. If you feel healthy and are healthy (no high blood pressure, no diabetes, no high cholesterol) then that is more important than what you weigh. Even if you get to 190 that should be fine. Be sure to eat plenty of fruits and veggies and get exercise. My friend who is a nurse says that walking is one of the best exercises for a woman's body because it tones hips and thighs - the main problem area for many women.

My son is 34 and he's lost 58 pounds by becoming a vegetarian and juicing. You should see this video. It's a little over an hour but well worth checking out. Very inspirational. What you have accomplished so far is so very inspirational to me.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/289122/fat-sick-and-nearly-dead
Here is the link to the video.

You do look really great right now, not like 225 at all!!! The only problem area I could see is the legs, and hips, thats where I carry my weight too, so I would guess thats where those pounds would come from as you don't have that much to lose on top.

I think you would look great anyway. My goal at the moment is 150 lbs, but once I get there (hopefully soon!!!) if I can continue losing I will try to go for it. I love how someone put it recently, she said she doesn't believe in after, this is a long life journey, we might as well enjoy the ride

Great job on your weight loss, thats AMAZING!

You look amaze.

Love those curves

Get to 190, and then decide if you need to lose more.
As for now, stay the course.

I would say aim for something in or closer to the normal bmi for 5'7. At 190 you would be very close to being out of the overweight category and into the obese. I know once I got into my normal range I was still scared at being so close to going back up a category that I kept at it and lost another 15lbs. Now I feel "safer". In the end it is up to you though

I am also "at" my goal weight (5'8" - started at 209, down to just the top of the "healthy" range for my height at 160-165 range vs. "overweight")

I have been doing a lot of reading up on maintenance -- ultimately deciding that I need to find the lifestyle I can maintain, based on the time I have for exercise and toning with strength training, and what calorie level I feel comfortable with by eating with my practiced healthy habits.

I figure if I am not pushing myself to constantly exericse, but doing what I feel comfortable at -- combined with the eating plan balanced by paying attention to a good scale of hunger (a la Bob Greene's The Best Life strategy) let's see where that leads me:

If I continue to lose fat & weight, so be it.
If I settle in at this set-point, so be it.

I'd suggest taking a similar look at your lifestyle, time, comfort with what your eating, etc. Set a goal for the life you want and CAN live, vs. the number on the scale. What do you have the time and energy to do?

You look wonderful... you mentioned wanting to tone up. Muscle health is extremely important for women! I have found a great benefit to strength training -- for toning, balance, endurance and up-ticked metabolism. Many people saw wonderful size results, too, after introducing strength training to the weekly routine. Don't worry about getting bulky -- you'll get lean and tone by continuing to lose fat, and reatain lean muscles. Give it a try.

Thank you for the compliments.:blushing: I guess I am wondering is 190 going to be too much? I feel great and better than I have in a very long time! My BP is great, I was able to stop meds all together about 50 pounds ago. I dont want to look like one of those ladies who look sick because they have lost so much weight

You are doing great; don't jump ship now.
Keep punching and get to 190.
And then, re-evaluate.
Good Luck

^^ This.

You are so accustomed to being heavy you feel awesome. And you should. And you carry your 225 lbs well.

You won't look sick at 190. Not at all. Keep going.

Congrats on your weight loss! I personally think that 190 is too high above a healthy weight for your height. Unless you are packing some SERIOUS muscle, you will still be carrying around too much body fat which carries healthy risks in and of itself.