Gives me a range of 121.5-148.5, 135 in the middle. I'm good from about 128-138, the extreme at either end of that range doesn't work for me, but the middle is just right.

The formula works for me also. 100 + 7(5) = 135. My range is 121-148. I'm hovering around 130 right now, and it's working quite well for me.

The thing about these ranges, this one, BMI, and other "ideal weight ranges" is they are a RANGE. People always whine and moan about these ranges, but they give quite a bit of wiggle room. 121lbs is HUGELY different from 148lbs. I was still chubby at 148lbs, and I think I'd be a skeleton at 121lbs. That gives a lot of room for variation of body type and muscle mass, etc.

100+ 8.5(5)=142.5# which is about right for me. In fact, I am aiming for 140 so that when I have my normal wieght fluctuations I will still be below my goal of 145. A fence around my goal if you will. I still wear a 12 in pants and I believe I am big boned using the index finger around the wrist as a guide.

So, at 5'6" this would put my "ideal" weight at 130. I really do have a large frame based on wrist measurement (6 and 3/4") so I don't really believe that 130 would work for me. Then again I might be one of those people who get close to goal and then decide to keep losing, or I may decide that I'm happy at 150 and maintain there. It honestly all depends on what my body looks and more importantly feels like once I get close to goal. Numbers like these and the BMI are helpful as a guideline, but at the end of the day all they are is a guideline.

Even at the regular BMI recommendations, I'd feel too thin. Just to be normal weight, I'd need to be 145 and I'd be too thin at 145. I'm aiming for about 160 and I'll most likely wear a size 6-8 at that size. I am very muscular and large boned so I can weigh about 25 pounds more and look the same as a person 25 pound lighter than I.

Ok, if the +/- 10 % is done on the entire weight that would give me 99-121, if it is only done on the additional pounds for additional inches as someone said that would give me 109-111. The first one includes my ultimate goal weight, but the second one is a bit lower than my goal, though not by too much.

I read a book that said we should not have a goal weight. Instead we should have a goal jeans size. I thought that made pretty good sense so I decided that at 5'2" a 4 would probably be a good bet. I have 115 as my goal weight because I figured that would put me in a 4. I could be wrong since I have NEVER been thin or a normal weight, not since I was about 3. If I get to a 4 at 125 and am happy, I'll stop. If I get to a 6 and am happy I'll stop. If I get to a 4 or 115 and am still not happy then I'll keep working on it. That's another thing I have learned along the way - it is ok for goals to be fluid.