I'm 5,7 my perfect weight?
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Well, I was 135 lbs. in my profile photo, a couple weeks ago (never measured body fat % before) <--- 5'8, so pretty close to your height. I'm gaining muscle again though, 'cause I think I should gain more muscle, so it's just a personal preference. And I'm not sure if you're a man or woman, but a guy would want more muscle (more weight) usually. It all depends on how you want to look and you feel at that weight.
I was pretty hungry when I was at my leanest state, when the lower ab veins started popping. hah0 -
124 lbs is definitely possible for 5'7" women with a slim frame. Where I live, women's lightweight rowers max at 125.4 lbs and they're usually 5'7" to 5'8". It's also common for distance athletes. Whether it's healthy for you really depends on your size and shape: 130-145 may be healthier and easier to maintain. I just know one thing: if you have to severely restrict calories to reach that weight and use other tricks like low fiber diets, it's not ideal.0
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heiliskrimsli wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »134 is already on the low end - 124 even more so
134 is in no way the "low end" of a range that has a lower bound at 118 pounds. OP would have to lose 16 pounds to be medically underweight. I checked at the Mayo Clinic just to be sure.heiliskrimsli wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I'm 5'8 and anything between 143lbs (lowest end) and 150 (highest) sits fine on me.
I'd say for you, 138-148lbs, depending on your build and muscle mass etc.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the lowest healthy weight for a 5'8" adult is 122 pounds.
Why do people here have such a skewed idea of normal weight ranges? At 5'7" tall, the lowest normal healthy weight is 118 pounds, at a BMI of 18.5. Not 138 and definitely not 140.
I keep seeing responses on this site that severely inflate what the bottom of the normal weight range is, by 15 to 20 (or in this case up to 30 pounds). I don't know why that is, but it's factually incorrect and not helpful to give out misinformation like this.
Christine was very clearly talking about her personal preferences, not issuing medical guidance, but regarding your point in general , not everyone is using the currently recommended BMI range of 18.5-25.
For years, the healthy range was deemed to be 20-25, and some organisations are still using/recommending that range, including Slimming World. For the OP's height, BMI 20 equals 128 lbs. This may explain the difference in attitudes you're encountering.5 -
I think weight ranges are skewed upwards a bit because many people here weight train and allow their body to build more muscle mass than average which increases their healthy weight slightly.
145.2 lbs is just a BMI of 22.6 which is about the middle of the BMI scale: it's neither very high nor very low. A BMI of 18.5 (118 lbs) is low and hard to maintain for many people. There are slim women who hover around that weight naturally but many if not most have to train hard and watch their diet to get down to that weight, likely losing muscle mass in the process, so for someone looking for optimal strength and fitness it's probably too low. Female lightweight rowers and boxers are already quite thin at 125 lbs, if they were to go much lower they would sacrifice muscle mass and thus performance. It's also not unusual for them to use tricks to make weight, yet this is not an extremely low weight.
Therefore I personally consider a medium BMI of between 21-23 ideal for medium to larger frames, especially those of strength athletes, and for those with a small/medium frame slightly lower at 19-21 (approximately 123.2-134 lbs at 5'7") because this can usually be maintained without extreme measures besides regular training and healthy diet, although getting low bodyfat always requires hard work. Unfortunately this is not exact science: the BMI scale only gives a rough guideline to which weight is healthy for someone. What is optimal for an individual depends on their frame, muscle mass, training goals, and so on. Ideal weights of people with a slim frame obviously tend to sit at the lower end of the scale and those of people with larger frames at the higher end. For OP it's possible that she feels fine at 125 lbs, but it's also possible that it's tough for her to maintain, which then indicates that a slightly higher weight may better for her.2 -
@Christine_72 I know what you mean. I may have looked OK at 116 lbs at age 19 but as I got closer to 40, when I started to go below 128 I started to look too thin and wrinkly in my face; my arms, legs and chest started to get too bony, etc. I just turned 41. Part of me would like to try cutting down to the low 120s to get rid of more belly fat but I know now that further weight loss below my 128-133 range is really not flattering. That's why I feel like recomp makes a lot more sense for me at this point.4
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HeliumIsNoble wrote: »heiliskrimsli wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »134 is already on the low end - 124 even more so
134 is in no way the "low end" of a range that has a lower bound at 118 pounds. OP would have to lose 16 pounds to be medically underweight. I checked at the Mayo Clinic just to be sure.heiliskrimsli wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I'm 5'8 and anything between 143lbs (lowest end) and 150 (highest) sits fine on me.
I'd say for you, 138-148lbs, depending on your build and muscle mass etc.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the lowest healthy weight for a 5'8" adult is 122 pounds.
Why do people here have such a skewed idea of normal weight ranges? At 5'7" tall, the lowest normal healthy weight is 118 pounds, at a BMI of 18.5. Not 138 and definitely not 140.
I keep seeing responses on this site that severely inflate what the bottom of the normal weight range is, by 15 to 20 (or in this case up to 30 pounds). I don't know why that is, but it's factually incorrect and not helpful to give out misinformation like this.
Christine was very clearly talking about her personal preferences, not issuing medical guidance, but regarding your point in general , not everyone is using the currently recommended BMI range of 18.5-25.
For years, the healthy range was deemed to be 20-25, and some organisations are still using/recommending that range, including Slimming World. For the OP's height, BMI 20 equals 128 lbs. This may explain the difference in attitudes you're encountering.
Her preference, as you refer to it, is still ten pounds above even your inflated bottom end. The fact that you can find certain groups continuing to use a metric that changed to match the findings of further research doesn't make that assertion remain valid. The advice given was that the minimum weight for OP is 138, and it was based on opinion although asserted as if fact. It's not, and it doesn't matter who wants to think it is.
After all, there are still people who assert that the universe is less than 7000 years old, and they are still wrong.0 -
That's a very unusual way to spell "thank you, that would explain it".heiliskrimsli wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »heiliskrimsli wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »134 is already on the low end - 124 even more so
134 is in no way the "low end" of a range that has a lower bound at 118 pounds. OP would have to lose 16 pounds to be medically underweight. I checked at the Mayo Clinic just to be sure.heiliskrimsli wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I'm 5'8 and anything between 143lbs (lowest end) and 150 (highest) sits fine on me.
I'd say for you, 138-148lbs, depending on your build and muscle mass etc.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the lowest healthy weight for a 5'8" adult is 122 pounds.
Why do people here have such a skewed idea of normal weight ranges? At 5'7" tall, the lowest normal healthy weight is 118 pounds, at a BMI of 18.5. Not 138 and definitely not 140.
I keep seeing responses on this site that severely inflate what the bottom of the normal weight range is, by 15 to 20 (or in this case up to 30 pounds). I don't know why that is, but it's factually incorrect and not helpful to give out misinformation like this.
Christine was very clearly talking about her personal preferences, not issuing medical guidance, but regarding your point in general , not everyone is using the currently recommended BMI range of 18.5-25.
For years, the healthy range was deemed to be 20-25, and some organisations are still using/recommending that range, including Slimming World. For the OP's height, BMI 20 equals 128 lbs. This may explain the difference in attitudes you're encountering.
Her preference, as you refer to it, is still ten pounds above even your inflated bottom end. The fact that you can find certain groups continuing to use a metric that changed to match the findings of further research doesn't make that assertion remain valid. The advice given was that the minimum weight for OP is 138, and it was based on opinion although asserted as if fact. It's not, and it doesn't matter who wants to think it is.
After all, there are still people who assert that the universe is less than 7000 years old, and they are still wrong.
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HeliumIsNoble wrote: »
That's a very unusual way to spell "thank you, that would explain it".heiliskrimsli wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »heiliskrimsli wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »134 is already on the low end - 124 even more so
134 is in no way the "low end" of a range that has a lower bound at 118 pounds. OP would have to lose 16 pounds to be medically underweight. I checked at the Mayo Clinic just to be sure.heiliskrimsli wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I'm 5'8 and anything between 143lbs (lowest end) and 150 (highest) sits fine on me.
I'd say for you, 138-148lbs, depending on your build and muscle mass etc.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the lowest healthy weight for a 5'8" adult is 122 pounds.
Why do people here have such a skewed idea of normal weight ranges? At 5'7" tall, the lowest normal healthy weight is 118 pounds, at a BMI of 18.5. Not 138 and definitely not 140.
I keep seeing responses on this site that severely inflate what the bottom of the normal weight range is, by 15 to 20 (or in this case up to 30 pounds). I don't know why that is, but it's factually incorrect and not helpful to give out misinformation like this.
Christine was very clearly talking about her personal preferences, not issuing medical guidance, but regarding your point in general , not everyone is using the currently recommended BMI range of 18.5-25.
For years, the healthy range was deemed to be 20-25, and some organisations are still using/recommending that range, including Slimming World. For the OP's height, BMI 20 equals 128 lbs. This may explain the difference in attitudes you're encountering.
Her preference, as you refer to it, is still ten pounds above even your inflated bottom end. The fact that you can find certain groups continuing to use a metric that changed to match the findings of further research doesn't make that assertion remain valid. The advice given was that the minimum weight for OP is 138, and it was based on opinion although asserted as if fact. It's not, and it doesn't matter who wants to think it is.
After all, there are still people who assert that the universe is less than 7000 years old, and they are still wrong.
I meant what I wrote. People here are giving advice that applies their own preferences to others and couching it as if it's factual when it is not.
It is still absurd to me that so many people at My Fitness Pal are deliberately overstating what the healthy weight range is, and also advising people to have target weights that are overweight.2 -
I'm 5'7 and 165 is my personal best I've been much smaller the younger I was and never cared for being on the Skinner or thinner side. I like to keep my cushion you know breast and butt. But to each their own0
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And as the other poster said a lot depends on your age and how your weight is carried and distributed on your body. What look fine when you were younger may not once your out of your 20's and 30's. And the bmi charts and doctors opinions on weight I listen but take it with a grain of salt, because I know we're all.not meant to be slim as well as I know healthy and not being overweight or obese is the goal.as well. But ultimate goal weight is a personal.decisipn at best and not just based on how you look but how you feel.and what your medical test say you know cholesterol, diabetes, etc if all those things are fine holding onto an extra 10-15 lbs won't hurt anything nobody has to follow the bmi charts 100 percent.2
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Reading through this I'm hoping that you've come to the realization that your "perfect" weight is highly personal and dependent on your build and the aesthetic you are trying to attain. There are plenty of opinions and calculators and guidelines, but it all comes down to what YOU feel is your perfect weight. Good luck!2
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196lbs2
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I'm 5'8" and I felt fantastic at 136. I'd say you're good, but if you're still not happy with how you look at 134, I'd focus on exercise/toning/recomp instead of losing more fat!2
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use bmi0
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My husband is 5'6" and 161lbs. He's bangin', smoking hot, to me anyway.3
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I am 5'7". My "happy weight" is 138-140 - meaning that is the heaviest I can tolerate and feel good about myself. My goal weight is 135. I'm not sure I could manage 125 just because I have a bit more muscle than the average (female) bear.
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heiliskrimsli wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »
That's a very unusual way to spell "thank you, that would explain it".heiliskrimsli wrote: »HeliumIsNoble wrote: »heiliskrimsli wrote: »Muscleflex79 wrote: »134 is already on the low end - 124 even more so
134 is in no way the "low end" of a range that has a lower bound at 118 pounds. OP would have to lose 16 pounds to be medically underweight. I checked at the Mayo Clinic just to be sure.heiliskrimsli wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I'm 5'8 and anything between 143lbs (lowest end) and 150 (highest) sits fine on me.
I'd say for you, 138-148lbs, depending on your build and muscle mass etc.
According to the Mayo Clinic, the lowest healthy weight for a 5'8" adult is 122 pounds.
Why do people here have such a skewed idea of normal weight ranges? At 5'7" tall, the lowest normal healthy weight is 118 pounds, at a BMI of 18.5. Not 138 and definitely not 140.
I keep seeing responses on this site that severely inflate what the bottom of the normal weight range is, by 15 to 20 (or in this case up to 30 pounds). I don't know why that is, but it's factually incorrect and not helpful to give out misinformation like this.
Christine was very clearly talking about her personal preferences, not issuing medical guidance, but regarding your point in general , not everyone is using the currently recommended BMI range of 18.5-25.
For years, the healthy range was deemed to be 20-25, and some organisations are still using/recommending that range, including Slimming World. For the OP's height, BMI 20 equals 128 lbs. This may explain the difference in attitudes you're encountering.
Her preference, as you refer to it, is still ten pounds above even your inflated bottom end. The fact that you can find certain groups continuing to use a metric that changed to match the findings of further research doesn't make that assertion remain valid. The advice given was that the minimum weight for OP is 138, and it was based on opinion although asserted as if fact. It's not, and it doesn't matter who wants to think it is.
After all, there are still people who assert that the universe is less than 7000 years old, and they are still wrong.
I meant what I wrote. People here are giving advice that applies their own preferences to others and couching it as if it's factual when it is not.
It is still absurd to me that so many people at My Fitness Pal are deliberately overstating what the healthy weight range is, and also advising people to have target weights that are overweight.
My healthy range of 145-165 was determined by a doctor. I'm pretty sure they are qualified to *kitten* a healthy weight range for their patient.
At 160 I have 26-27% body fat. My goal is to get my body fat % to stay below 25%. Based on past experience that puts me at around 150-155lb. I was at 23% last time I weighed 150 a few years ago (and substitute teaching Insanity at the Y) That isn't overweight for me. I am a female 5'7".
My point...what is an "ideal" or healthy weight will vary person to person.4 -
Why it changed a s s e s to kitten I don't know lol1
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I'm 5 7 and for me 74kg looks perfect as I have a lot of muscle. Really depends on your physique.1
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I'm 5'7" and I rest at 115. The weight that looks and feels best on you varies within a range.1
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HeliumIsNoble wrote: »
I feel like such a rebel now lol2 -
is LucasLean the only guy in this thread?
I'm curious what other 5' 7 guys set their "perfect" height at. If they could share.
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... apparently i can mange nonsense posts from my back pocket.0
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I'm 5'6". I just shared a pic with some friends of me bolting down the track at age 15. I weighed 125-ish. Big-boned, squatty-legged, thin as a rail, and no breasts to speak of. I was on swim team all year round and added track on top in the spring, volleyball in the fall. Plus biking and running around. I was that weight only one other time in my life, the winter when I was a chairlift operator, burning calories working and skiing all day 5 days a week, and trying to keep warm.
Right now my goal weight is a very reasonable 145. 135 would be great, but I doubt even that is maintainable for very long.
I would have to have been much more willowy to get to the 118 lb. low end of "normal" any time after 6th grade.2 -
endlessfall16 wrote: »is LucasLean the only guy in this thread?
I'm curious what other 5' 7 guys set their "perfect" height at. If they could share.
We're talking perfect height? I'm 5'7" now, but if I could be 5'10"...
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endlessfall16 wrote: »is LucasLean the only guy in this thread?
I'm curious what other 5' 7 guys set their "perfect" height at. If they could share.
We're talking perfect height? I'm 5'7" now, but if I could be 5'10"...
Sorry, good catch. It was a low blood sugar moment for me. I meant weight, but this seems like a stale topic. 0 -
I agree with @Christine_72. I am 5'7, 146-148 range, 44 years old. If I were to get to 140, I look sickly. At my lowest, I was 138 (26 years old) and I didn't look good at all!!! I am in a healthy range that I can actually maintain without starving myself :-)2
You have been penalised for leaving out the second s in the last pair.
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