LoriAnn, in regards to a goal size what I can tell you is that I am 155 pounds, 5' 5.5" and I was able to zip up a size 8 the other day. I am a medium build without a lot of muscle BUT I still have a lot of skin in my panni area. I am comfortable in size 10-12 at this time so I would say a size 6 could be very realistic for you.
My doctor wouldn't give me a goal either. He did say he highly doubted that I would get below 155. I mean to prove him wrong.  I set my own goal for 150 pounds but for a goal range I would say 140-150. When I was thin some 30 plus years ago that is the range my body seemed to want to be at.
I did find an "ideal body weight" calculator but it doesn't figure amount of muscle into the equation. I plugged in your info but figured a "large" frame instead of a medium one for the increased muscle that you have. The number I came up with is 148.5# for you, so according to that your goal weight sounds pretty much right on.
Here is the link:
http://www.mmpc.com/specialties/cfhe...t/weight/ideal
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