im 5'10, aiming for 120 lbs.

Oh man!   That would make me look chubby!    Why so thin?  Actually, I just checked the body mass index for that and you would be considered underweight...  how old are you?

hi I'm 5'9. On my way to 152. 10 to go! I'm not sure I'll be satisfied there may choose to loose a little more.

Hi, I am 5'10" and going for 155.  CC said 156.8, but that seemed like a weird number, so I chose 155.  I seem to hang onto the postbaby weight for a loooong time. After my first daughter, I was about 40-50 pounds over weight for about 2 years.  I got down to about 180 before my wedding, but then got pregnant again (baby is almost 2) and now have about 50-60 pounds to lose. 

im 5'10'' and i am bouncing around between 130 and 135, depending on the time of day, time of the month, location of the moon...haha

im just looking to tone up and get some muscle on my arms!

Blondin1 - does CC tell you an ideal weight for your height?  I don't think I've seen that.  

I guess I chose 155 because I can't remember being slimmer than that before kids - I know when I got pregnant with my first son after a miscarriage I weighted 165 and that was the heaviest I ever remembered being.   And I just want a weight that is easy for me to maintain, where I still feel good and look slim.   And thankfully my husband doesn't want me super thin either - which is awesome. 

And I too want to get tonned up - I've been using resitance bands at home for about 30 min 3 times a week and it's totally helped me lose the weight and I'm noticing new muscle definition already - it rocks!  

I'm 5'9" currently 150 aiming for 143 but not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!!! I'm so sick of plateaus! :-(

I'm 6'1", my goal weight is 170. You all make me look shameful. But I recall being quite slim at 170. I was my smallest at 150, but I was very young (15).

Hi to all the lovely tall girls! im 5 10, 142 at the moment, hoping to get down to 135 and tone up, my immediate aims are to get down to 139 by June 1st and 135 by July 1st... have been trying really hard this week tho and not lost, little frustrating!!! :(

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Hi to all the lovely tall girls! im 5 10, 142 at the moment, hoping to get down to 135 and tone up, my immediate aims are to get down to 139 by June 1st and 135 by July 1st... have been trying really hard this week tho and not lost, little frustrating!!! :(

 You, right now are exactly where I've been trying to get too for years!!!  I seriously cannot lose 8lbs to save my soul!!!  What does your exercise and calorie intake look like over the course of a week on average?

5'9.5" currently 166, looking to get down into the low 150's. I think I'll reevaluate at that time to see if I want to lose any more.

I really thought that I was going to be happy at 160, but I know that it'll still feel way too big on me.

Apparently I hold all my weight in my stomach. *sigh*

leelaa - somewhere in my travels, cc determined that I should be at 156.8 to be in an ideal range.  I have been as low as 140-145, but looked anorexic, and thought that 165 would be good for my height.  I guess I will have to see as I get closer.  I assumed I was a large frame, but I am a small frame according to the finger/wrist test.

k-loo: Hi there, well i certainly feel i have a bit to lose yet, perhaps if my weight was evenly distributed i would feel better but its not, its all in my tummy and upper thighs. Basically exercise wise, I try to get to the gym or 4 mile run 5 days a week, I make sure I do something everyday, whatever I can, which sometimes is no more than a 15 min walk to and from work, I have been maintaining my weight at approx. 1500 cals a day and aiming for a 1000 cal deficit most days, however, im going to try alternate my cals more 1200 one day 1500 the next, mix it up so my metabolism doesnt stall

Carol...thanks for the reply!  I suppose that would be the difference between us!  I would die on a 1500 calorie a day diet!!  I tried it, yeah, it didn't work so well for me.  I'm actually on a major plateau right now for some reason, I keep getting told I'm not eating enough for the amount of exercise I do.  I eat roughly 2000 calories a day and I work out 6 days a week.  I run a lot and do HIIT on most days.  I average about 20-25 miles a week on top of my strength training I do 4 days a week.  You look great though, seems you carry your weight very well!  I feel most of my unwanted fat goes to my lower back and stomach...I hate it!  I started doing some hard core...core routines....I'm hoping to see results soon!

Let me know how that goes definitely, there is a core concentration class at my gym that I was thinking of joining but I'm just not sure if theres any point yet as I'd build up all the muscle only to be hidden under a layer of fat. Im hoping once I lose a few more pounds by July I can start then and see results and be motivated to continue, well it sounds like you work out way more than me and at a higher intensity so you prob need those extra cals!! Keep up the good work! you cant be too out of shape if your hitting 25 miles per week so weldone!

hey, I'm amy, i am 5'9, am currently at 175 (all of you make me feel so fat), lol, and I have set a goal for myself, 150 by august 15, anyone have any suggestions?

I am 37, 5'10'', currently at 211, and shooting for 180. That would put me smaller than I've been in 16 years---after the birth of my first son. Before I had him, I was at 160. Reaching that would be a dream come true. I'm almost afraid to set my goal too low. I don't want to set myself up to fail and then feel bad, even though I've already lost 65 pounds.

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