Is 140 and a size 8/10 bad?

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I’m 5’3 and would like to weigh 140 pounds. I have been eating a mostly plant based diet with very limited sugar (only 2 in my morning coffee) and meat every now and then.

Right now I am down 27 pounds. I weigh 240 right now and admit that I’m not too happy. I would like to weigh 140 in two years and wear a size 8 or 10. I want to build muscle too and have curves in all the right places. I’m a work in progress!

Hi. I'm 5'2" and 135lbs. I weighed more about 3 years ago. As long as you're doing it for yourself it will be a little easier! The biggest difference I noticed is my energy level - it's not that I felt bad before, just that now I feel so much better. Get a minimum of 1200 calories daily + intake equal to what you burned exercising. And every 4-8 weeks take a week off the dieting and get some fat or whatever into your diet. By now you've learned how intake and weight work together, and you'll know not to worry if you gain several lbs during that week because you're just keeping your body healthy, and it will fall off easily.
Weigh yourself only once a month, before you eat that morning. The only exercise I did was walking during the first year and it was enough. No need to do the hard burn unless you want to. Get a buddy or join a club only if you need the encouragement - it's not necessary. Using an app like Fitness Pal will educate you on nutrition to ensure you get a variety of vitamins, calcium, etc. Take a daily vitamin. Slow and easy wins the race. You're young so don't worry about loose skin - your body will fix that over time. Be prepared for attention from those who know you as you lose weight, remember do it for yourself! If you want to stop at 30lbs then try again later for more that's ok too. Good luck!

Oh, and drink your 6-8 cups of water daily!
Back to fitness pal - it allows you sugar, fat, carbs but in the proper percentage of your diet to keep you feeling healthiest. And many smaller meals is best. It will count your calories/nutrition/fiber based on how many lbs you want to lose over a certain time period. You enter your exercises and it will adjust for that as well. I noticed sauces and dips are equivalent to a handful of real food. Because you eat less you can buy more expensive and flavourful foods if you like and still stay within your budget. Reduce your salt! Chili and pepper are great spice alternatives. Breakfast with coffee and cereal like Cheerios or Bran Flakes with 2% milk and some berries pack a punch and have maybe 250 calories. I ate lunch and dinner on a saucer rather than a plate. Rather than salads as a replacement meal I just added some spinach or similar to my dish - a smaller portion of something I would normally eat anyways (minus sauces). Bake rather than fry, avoid sausages except on your off weeks. Eat some chips or similar when you visit people, but avoid having them at home. Rather than chocolate I bought Nature Valley double chocolate granola bars (fake chocolate) but in high fiber and taste practically the same, only 90 calories for a full size bar. Because I watched the nutrition contents I actually got to eat a wide variety of foods.
And when you stop don't be surprised if you gain some back right away. Don't be discouraged - it's just more contents in your system and not actual body weight per se.

I guess I still have some embarrassment issues because I never stated my before weight. I started at 220lbs, after going through a period of weight gain of between 10-15 lbs per year on average.