HI Britt
Im doing the same thing you are. I am 5'6" and 183, I lost about 14 pds off going to meetings, then I hit a hard plateu and stopped going. Paying 11 a week was not working I guess..so I followed it at home..Then I quit smoking, gained it all back, but that's it..no more thank god..but I feel most comfortable at a realistic 160pds. I am larger boned and not dainty, so I do believe 160 should work..I have been focusing on cardio exercise, most recently bought an eliptical trainer..I am trying to do 40 min 5 days a week, and hope to jog soon after the 2 feet of snow disappears. I am having a hard time totally sticking to pts because some things I eat at work, I am not sure exactly how to count pts out..I am working with the ww cook books tho, that helps. Anyhow, Im look for someone else who has a stubburn metabolizm like I do. I have been working like a dog for 3+ weeks now and the fat is turning to muscle, I think, but the scale is stuck..so, the metabolizm is slow to budge. I feel more muscle, so I know it's working..but slow..I am hoping 1 of these weeks, the scale will be down, alot!