First of all - welcome, and congratulations!!! You look fantastic - what a huge accomplishment. I'd definitely say it all depends on you what weight you aim for. I know there are people my height who want to be 110, and I also know I'd be miserable and tired and hungry all the time if I kept myself there - my body just isn't meant to be lower than about 125. I've talked to a few other people, and the general feeling is to stop when your body tells you to - you'll probably hit a point where no matter how much you exercise or count calories the numbers won't want to move, which would be a ogod place to stop (this is just a theory of ours, certainly not something we know to be true). As long as you have a healthy body image, just stop where you feel comfortable. You've done an amazing job so far!

ROF ===cracking up=== Don't we WISH we were there? LOLOL :dizzy:

Welcome to the community!! I know you'll find support and friendship here.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You look amazing and I'm sure you feel it. Great job adapting your own thing to get results. I love hearing when people are doing their own thing. Makes me feel like I'm on the right track. Hope to see you around the boards.

Wow, you look amazing. What an inspiration!

You look great!! Congrats!!

Congratulations on a fantastic achievement :) you look great! It sounds like you are following a similar plan to me, except I count calories not ww points.

Hey!! Congrats :) I too am at 158 right now and am 5'6". I think it looks better on you but maybe that's just me, lol!! Do what you think is best as far as losing more weight. I'm aiming for 140 right now, but if I keep losing after that then I'll stick with it. I figure once I reach a point where I can look at myself in the mirror and be truly satisfied with what I see, I won't make any changes.

Good luck :)

You look fabulous -- I think you and I have similar body types but I didn't look as good at 158.

you look great.. and your photo's are definately encouragement for me!

You look amazing! I am where you began. You are such an inspiration to many of us that it can be done. Thank you so much for posting your pictures. I am the same height as you and I am headed in your direction. My goal is the 150's. The last time I was in that range I felt great about myself and healthy. It's a great place to be. Great Job! Thank you again.- Andrea

you look awesome! wow, you started out with big hips just like me.. so, there is hope for me, too!

You look truly beautiful and should be extremely proud of what you have achieved. I think you look VERY healthy, so could easily maintain where you are at, but I also think that your goal of 150 is very realistic.

I am 5'6 and a half (I've got to add the half because I am 169cm and that seems to come out between the 6 and 7 inch mark) and currently weigh 160lbs. My goal is 150, but I seem to just be sitting around 160 at the moment. I decided a few weeks ago (at around 165lbs) to put myself 'mentally' into maintenance mode to see how I go, as I was stressing too much about the scales and not appreciating how far I'd come. Since then I've lost a few more pounds, so I feel that my body will 'settle' into the weight it wants to be. I haven't changed my exercise or eating routine that greatly, just added a little bit of food here and there, to ensure that I COULD maintain.

So... my point is (yes, I AM getting to it)... you are on the right track to just see how things go for a while. Don't stress too much at the moment, as you look, and obviously FEEL great!

I put a post up on the maintainers board about people telling me not to lose any more weight. They are well meaning, but can get you down after a while. I didn't know how to answer them at first, but now it's easy - "I'm just maintaining at the moment and letting my body decide".

I am still learning about my 'new, improved' body and this is such an exciting part of my journey. I hope you take the time out to appreciate all that you have achieved.

Take care,

Zelma

u look great

You are a very goregous girl! Look at you dancing! That's what I want and I'm so glad you are there! Keep up the good work! Keep having fun! :)