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I thought I had reached that place, but now, I'm not sure. How do you know when you're "done" with losing weight (eating at calorie deficit)? I guess I thought the scale would release confetti or doves or something. I wasn't thinking about size or shape, but body fat. I've gotten to 27% body fat http://www.calculator.net/army-body-fat-calculator.html?ctype=standard&csex=f&cage=30&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=8&cneckfeet=1&cneckinch=1&cwaistfeet=3&cwaistinch=0&cwaistfeetf=2&cwaistinchf=4.5&chipfeet=3&chipinch=3.5&x=107&y=8 I like the Army bf calculator because it asks for measurements and not weight. Hey, after losing 50lb teetering on obesity, I'm at 27%! But then I looked at this chart: http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/ which says that 27% for a 30yr old woman is "Average." Average? And who the hell put "Ideal" next to it? Who the hell decided that there is an "Ideal" percentage, where one range is OK but to be leaner is sooooo much better as to be Ideal? ::mean little voice:: Should I aim for "Ideal?" I was feeling fine. Then I start comparing. Other people put their stats up and they weigh less though they're the same height as me. At work, a notice was put up that we need to get certain pants for our uniform, and someone wrote a note that the pants didn't come in smaller than a size 6, and she's a 0. There's articles about stores that put up mannequins to represent size 10 and people say that that will make people think that obesity is OK. Obesity at a size 10. I'm size 14. The joggers and yogis in their stretchy pants just look...smaller than me. My goal is to be fit and be at a weight that's healthy and easy to maintain. Really, that was my goal. Healthy, maintain. I really like my pear-shaped body and curves and how I look now. I definitely have a womanly body. I *know* I'm not small-framed and I don't even want to be. I never compared myself to others during this process, but now that I'm at a point where I thought I was done with calorie deficits and could move on to other fitness goals, I'm wondering, am I really done? Do I need to keep concentrating on fat loss? Common sense says no, and to stop paying any attention to this crap. ::and that mean little voice says:: Omg, am I still fat? How do you know you're "done" with losing weight?