[SydneySara]

I've been doing well with my weight loss... slowly and steadily.... since the end of October. I'm only 3 pounds (well 2.7) away from my goal weight, which was the weight I was in high school- I'm 24 now. I know that since I'm older, I carry my weight differently, but I'm struggling with not being where I want to body-wise to say that I'm at my goal weight. I also don't want to lower my goal weight and then be disappointed that I'm not as close as I am now. I'm thinking of lower my goal weight by only 5 pounds, to 120. I've been doing WW online and now just in a notebook by myself, not going to meetings, I just don't have the time (teaching full time and getting a masters in under a year!).

[Tarisaande]

Well, for one, at your current weight 3 pounds can make quite a bit of difference. Also, as you have been losing steadily for a while, your body may still need time to adjust to the new weight and achieve it's shape. When you get to goal, stay there for a while, see what happens.

Another aspect may be related to your exercise routine. Do you do strength training? Many members in the maintainers forum describe how they have maintained goal weight while strength training and their bodies have continued to change.

You may not need to change your goal, just your routine, and time.