5' to 5'3 Ladies: What's Your Ideal Weight?

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  • jjalbertt
    jjalbertt Posts: 98 Member
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Vegplotter wrote: »
    Try this chart:
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    I would NOT look at this chart!!! I am 5'3" and when I weighed 95lbs I looked like death. It was not a healthy weight for me at all. I would be quite satisfied with 130lb!

    Where are you getting 95lbs from? The chart is in kg. The lowest it says is roughly around 45kg(could be more) which is 100lbs. However it's right on the edge of being underweight...
    If kg was mixed up with lbs...95kg is about 210lbs.
  • jvtchong
    jvtchong Posts: 59 Member
    At 5'2" I spent years being on the low end of the BMI healthy scale despite eating plenty. After finally gaining weight I headed straight for the other end of the spectrum and am now trying to reach between 115 - 120.
  • abitungraceful
    abitungraceful Posts: 7 Member
    I'm 5' 0 and currently at 164 lbs. I went from my highest of 172 in 2008 down to 117 in 2012 (most of it over the course of the last year) but it required compulsive exercise and super strict dieting that was not psychologically healthy. Since then I gained most of the weight back, but I am in a much better mindset now. My goal is to get back to 125 without losing my sanity.
  • cannedgoo
    cannedgoo Posts: 72 Member
    I'm 5'0 and have a larger frame. Even when I made it down to 115 in high school (not at all healthy at that time) I had DD boobs and wore size 6 pants.

    I'm 195 right now and my starting goal is 140, I had some rockin abs and overall felt really healthy and active at that weight, and accept that I am a stockier person who may not ever become super light. But we will see!
  • emx5
    emx5 Posts: 5 Member
    I'm 5'3" and just starting to really take losing weight seriously. I'm starting at 140lbs and my goal is 125, but I would love to go lower. I've been 120 before, but was super unhealthy with my eating habits (college, am I right?). I've done straight cardio for so long without any results, and I'm coming to terms with the fact the weights are just going to have to be a part of my routine.
  • MissDi321
    MissDi321 Posts: 87 Member
    I'm 62 and 5'2". I would never be able to get down to my "ideal" weight without major exercise and not eating more than 1000 cal a day---I am now at my highest weight ever--180, and am looking to get down to 150 to start with. I am hoping for that. The body is just too tired to go thru all the work it will take to get too low. I have to incorporate more exercise I know that--anyone else over 50 here???? Di
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    @MissDi321 I've just turned 63 am 5'1 and maintain at 100-105.

    I posted earlier in the thread.

    Without excess exercise I can maintain at 1350-ish and lose at 1200. With exercise, x 3 a week, I maintain at 1450+ a day.

    If you use a digital scale for your food, log as accurately as possible, and do 30+ min of exercise, or just move more, most days of the week for health, you should be able to lose a pound a week eating over 1200 calories.

    You will probably find as you move more, a 15 min walk to start, and start losing weight, you will get more energy.

    I am small boned so carry that weight with a suitable amount of fat and muscle for my age. I do lift to try and lncrease or at least maintain my muscle and bone health.

    Cheers, h.

  • 12Sarah2015
    12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
    5"2 currently 60.5kg, losing 1/2 kilo per week, BMI 24. Will be happy at 58kg where I have been before but ultimate goal is 55kg
  • alias1001
    alias1001 Posts: 634 Member
    I'm 5' 1/2". Started at 133 last March, and I thought my ideal weight would be 110. But it's fluctuated a lot because I've been doing strength-training for over a year.

    My lowest was 102, but I'm comfy at 107 now. Depends on your goals my petite friends!
  • monicaw44
    monicaw44 Posts: 71 Member
    Joanna2012B wrote: »
    Vegplotter wrote: »
    Try this chart:
    rzn9g066e9wp.jpeg

    I would NOT look at this chart!!! I am 5'3" and when I weighed 95lbs I looked like death. It was not a healthy weight for me at all. I would be quite satisfied with 130lb!

    It's for kgs..

  • svel713
    svel713 Posts: 141 Member
    5' 2", hovering around 105lbs. Measured 35-25-35 last week. I'm okay where I'm at but my butt needs some work. Need to work on those squats.

    Size 7 juniors pants, XS to S shirts.
  • mom23mangos
    mom23mangos Posts: 3,069 Member
    svel713 wrote: »
    5' 2", hovering around 105lbs. Measured 35-25-35 last week. I'm okay where I'm at but my butt needs some work. Need to work on those squats.

    Size 7 juniors pants, XS to S shirts.

    What a perfect hourglass figure!

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