Almost at my goal weight!

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230 to 165 on keto and then the 'probably another 30 from there' never materializing until now is such a common experience. 5'7" and female at 130 is a real lower bound to think carefully about - body composition matters more than the number at that point. The 135 floor the OP is approaching is worth evaluating with how things actually look and feel.
 
You're so welcome! Been stuck above the 50-pound mark for weeks on end, currently at 12.5. Your story's genuinely motivating, my target's also 130, so 45 lbs left for me too.
Here's hoping we both make it!
 
As a 39-year-old woman, genuinely curious what everyone's calling their 'goal weight' and what's behind picking that particular figure??
Is it purely the digits themselves?
A pants size you've always dreamed of wearing??
Some other specific milestone you're chasing??
I ask because someone put this exact question to me recently and I honestly didn't have an answer. What's mine? No clue. Just want to look and feel better overall. Shed roughly 170lbs over the course of a decade. Long journey, but still haven't figured out what would actually make me feel done! Curious to hear what everyone else says!!!
Starting: 306
Current: 135
 
Same height as you, currently sitting around 137, and honestly you look like exactly what I picture my own goal weight looking like. Don't put too much stock in that number on the scale.

Genuinely, you look great as is.

My own target sits closer to 125 since chronic illness has left me with lower muscle mass than average, and roughly a dozen pounds is my rough estimate of remaining fat to lose, working it out by measuring my body fat against a common everyday reference weight. Bodies vary enormously, and muscle simply outweighs fat.
 
Originally the plan was simply crossing under 200 pounds, but as that got closer I decided 170 sounded like a better fit given how I'm built. Not skinny, not soft, just middle-of-the-road, ha. Who knows, might shift the target again once I'm nearer 170. Really just want to feel well and at ease in this body.
 
Set my target using a BMI of 25 as the benchmark, and I'm sitting maybe 3-4 pounds shy of hitting it. Recently discovered there's a separate BMI chart designed for older adults (doesn't apply to your case OP, but sure applies to mine!), and going by that one, I've technically been in the healthy range for roughly 25 pounds already! My endocrinologist mentioned I passed the target she originally had in mind about four pounds back, but landing those final few would honestly thrill me. These last pounds are stubbornly clinging on!
 
I'm a 44-year-old woman, 5'4. Originally I wanted 170, my lowest weight since I grew up, and 150 was my far-off dream. Both came easily, so I kept lowering the target. Right now I'm 135 and hoping to reach 130 and fit a comfortable size 6.
 
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