I was surprised at the loss of height I've read about on this thread. i've always been 5'2" and at 71 I'm still the same.

My goal weight is to maintain where I am. Currently I weigh what I did in 1975. Anything else is gravy.

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Doreen

I haven't actually considered my height at all when considering a goal weight. I figure that body fat percentage is really a better tool for gauging health than raw weight, so my goal is based on 24% body fat.

I have one of those scales that estimates BF%, so I use that to extrapolate lean body mass (LBM) and add another 24%, i.e.:
210.6 lbs X 45% BF = 94.8 lbs BF
210.6 - 94.8 = 115.8 lbs LBM
115.8 x 1.24 = 143.6 lbs Goal weight

I plugged all this into the spreadsheet where I track my weight, so it automatically calculates every time I weigh-in. It wanders around a bit, mainly because household scales aren't the most reliable way to measure BF%, but I figure it's close enough. Especially since all those numbers will keep changing.

Interestingly, this weight is close to the Stillman number for me (140-145 depending on whose height measurement you believe). However, when I was much closer to that weight in my 20s, it always seemed high to me; 130 or 135 always seemed like it would be a better number. On the other hand 24% may be a overly optimistic for a mostly sedentary, 50-year-old woman. So we'll see what that goal looks like when I get closer.