Any Ladies 5'6-5'7 about 130ish Maintaining

WandaVaughn

Thanks @SueSueDio . I feel some better. I'm not fine-boned or small framed, either. I've got an hourglass kind of figure, never had a thin, athletic build at my smallest. And I'm ok with that. My husband thinks I look sexy. And after 29 years of marriage, I think that's pretty important!

I saw on one site that your waist should be smaller than half your height. I'm there. If I get down to 145 (my wedding day weight) I'll be happy there, too. My next big hurdle is finishing the 1/2 marathon on my 50th birthday!

HealthyBodySickMind

A little shorter here, just under 5'5". I'm maintaining at about 116 lb with about a 5 lb window around that 116. Body fat is about 24%.

I lift twice a week (OHP and deadlifts on Tuedays, bench and squat on Thursdays) and some Strong Curves as accessories. I average 14644 steps per day. My experimentally determined TDEE is about 1950 Cal/day.

daynasrose

41 and 5'6", currently around 126lbs (been cutting) soon to go back to maintenance. To lose I am at 1530 calories/day and am losing about .5lb a week. I lift 5 days a week with active rests and run 5 days a week an average of 30 minutes a run. To maintain I will move up to about 1800 - 1900 since that is where I maintained prior but at a higher weight of around 135lbs. I did not do nearly as much cardio then, though.

I had the same issue with figuring out my macros because all the calculators say different things. This calculator was the one I went with and so far it has been spot on. It uses an average of daily calorie intake which I found made the calculator a bit more accurate.

cb2bslim

I'm 5'6". I've been around 130 lbs since last October. I'm still wanting to get down lower. I did it the summer of 2016 but the weight crept back on with lack of logging or misbehaving.

• Maintenance cals - 1750 (what MFP gave me)
• Normal exercise routine- 10 min treadmill warmup, lift weights 3x week, mowing with bagger 2x week. (I've been known to do some HIIT workouts, too. I'm all over the place with exercise. The lifting is the only thing that stays consistent. More cardio is needed for me, this I know.)
• Weight fluctuation - 5 lbs

aeloine

I've been "following" this post since Day 1, and it's still blowing my mind. I started at around 270 (in the 220's now) and CANNOT imagine being even CLOSE to 130. I've been thinking I'd be happy at 180.... How even does 130 look on people our height??!

steph2strong

I'm 5'6, maintain at 120 lbs. I eat the same amount every day despite if I workout or not, it just works best for me. I'm very active and workout 60-90 minutes 5-6 days a week. I maintain at 2850 calories. My weight fluctuates very little, within a 2 lb range max. If i move outside that range I'm either starting to lose or gain.

Venetia27

I think my metabolism must be broken!
I'm 43, 5'6" - just been losing baby weight, and currently stuck at 130 - and I'm not sure if I'm active or not?

-I just run around all day after kids never getting to sit down for long, and walk to do school and preschool runs carrying a 30 pound toddler on my back in a sling, and pushing a 40 pound preschooler in a buggy while doing so!
I only get out for a short (20 minutes) run 2 or 3 times a week. I am still breastfeeding (loads) though so you would think that would given me extra calories, but I seem to be maintaining at 1550...

angmarie28

WandaVaughn wrote: »

Oh dear. Now I feel like a cow. I'm 5'6, 49 1/2, and went from 214 to 149 and thought I was all that for hitting my 'goal' of 150.

I weighed 140 in the 9th grade. (I remember that specifically because my bratty younger sister told the boy I was crushing on lol) I've had 2 children - one by c section, and a total hysterectomy last year. (they used my old c section scar to go in) That causes a lovely pouch. Sigh.

Is it realistic for me to get to 130? I currently have a 1200 calorie limit. I run 4 days of the week and cross train on one day. Sedentary job.

I feel like Jon Snow. I know nothing. Apparently.

Everyones body is different, if I weighed 130 Id start to look unhealthy, I was 136 and was perfectly happy between that and 140, and thats where my goal is again.

Aw0627

aeloine wrote: »

I've been "following" this post since Day 1, and it's still blowing my mind. I started at around 270 (in the 220's now) and CANNOT imagine being even CLOSE to 130. I've been thinking I'd be happy at 180.... How even does 130 look on people our height??!

Honestly, it depends on the person I started out at 204, and I originally wanted to only get down to 150 that's how much my sister weighs and she looks great, but me at 150 I still looked chubby so I decided to lose more, even though I thought it was impossible. When you get to 180 it might be perfect for you, everyone's different as long as you're healthy and feel good about yourself, do what's best for you.

SueSueDio

aeloine wrote: »

I've been "following" this post since Day 1, and it's still blowing my mind. I started at around 270 (in the 220's now) and CANNOT imagine being even CLOSE to 130. I've been thinking I'd be happy at 180....

I'd suggest maybe getting to your goal of 180 and consider maintaining for a couple of months, and see how you feel. If you like the way you look and feel, then by all means stay there! If you think you'd like to lose a bit more, go for another 10lbs and re-evaluate. There's nothing to say that your first "goal" has to be your final one.

My initial goal was 160, because I had no confidence in my ability to get any lower than that! After seeing a bit of success, and also realising that 160 was still "overweight", I revised my goal to 150. (I've been close - made it to 150.5 a couple of times!) After a few more months of success, and thinking about the weight I used to be, I revised again to 140. I can't imagine, right now, being 130 or less... but if I do make it to 140 and decide I'd like to be a bit slimmer, at least I have the tools now to aim for it!

Like @WandaVaughn I was around 145 on my wedding day 28 years ago, and I wanted to fit into my wedding dress again - plus I had a couple of other dresses from that time that I wanted to fit. I can actually wear all but one of them now, even though I'm a few pounds heavier (but my wedding dress was a forgiving style... ), but I'd still like to lose a few more!

aeloine wrote: »

How even does 130 look on people our height??!

Here's a couple of sites with photos of regular women (i.e. not models!) at different weights/heights - I've been through some of these galleries before and it's quite amazing how much difference body shape and composition makes. Even when they're all the same height and weight, they all look a bit different and some definitely look smaller than others!

http://www.mybodygallery.com/

http://www.height-weight-chart.com/506-130.html

aeloine

SueSueDio wrote: »

aeloine wrote: »

I've been "following" this post since Day 1, and it's still blowing my mind. I started at around 270 (in the 220's now) and CANNOT imagine being even CLOSE to 130. I've been thinking I'd be happy at 180....

I'd suggest maybe getting to your goal of 180 and consider maintaining for a couple of months, and see how you feel. If you like the way you look and feel, then by all means stay there! If you think you'd like to lose a bit more, go for another 10lbs and re-evaluate. There's nothing to say that your first "goal" has to be your final one.

My initial goal was 160, because I had no confidence in my ability to get any lower than that! After seeing a bit of success, and also realising that 160 was still "overweight", I revised my goal to 150. (I've been close - made it to 150.5 a couple of times!) After a few more months of success, and thinking about the weight I used to be, I revised again to 140. I can't imagine, right now, being 130 or less... but if I do make it to 140 and decide I'd like to be a bit slimmer, at least I have the tools now to aim for it!

Like @WandaVaughn I was around 145 on my wedding day 28 years ago, and I wanted to fit into my wedding dress again - plus I had a couple of other dresses from that time that I wanted to fit. I can actually wear all but one of them now, even though I'm a few pounds heavier (but my wedding dress was a forgiving style... ), but I'd still like to lose a few more!

aeloine wrote: »

How even does 130 look on people our height??!

Here's a couple of sites with photos of regular women (i.e. not models!) at different weights/heights - I've been through some of these galleries before and it's quite amazing how much difference body shape and composition makes. Even when they're all the same height and weight, they all look a bit different and some definitely look smaller than others!

http://www.mybodygallery.com/

http://www.height-weight-chart.com/506-130.html

AWESOME responses by a couple of PPs. I really appreciate ya'll!

SueSueDio

aeloine wrote: »

AWESOME responses by a couple of PPs. I really appreciate ya'll!

You're welcome!

One of the biggest things I've learned from this site - and one of the hardest to actually put into practice, although I'm still trying - is not to compare yourself to anyone else. (It still bums me out at times that people who weigh more than me can wear a smaller size, but I'm working on my attitude!)

Be the best YOU that you can be, and work on improving your fitness, weight, or whatever else you're measuring, from what it was last week, last month or last year. As long as you're happy with your progress, it doesn't matter if you're not the same weight or shape as someone else.

Remember, half the time "even the girl in the photo doesn't look like the girl in the photo".

sardelsa

I am 5'7" and right now I maintain around 127-130lbs. I haven't tracked in a few years, but when I did my maintenance was around 2400-2600cals or so, 3-4x per week lifting, some yoga, not much cardio. Moderately active in my daily life. Typically I track and adjust as necessary. If I went higher than 132lbs, I dialed the cals back a bit to stay in maintenance.

Famof72015

Venetia27 wrote: »

I think my metabolism must be broken!
I'm 43, 5'6" - just been losing baby weight, and currently stuck at 130 - and I'm not sure if I'm active or not?

-I just run around all day after kids never getting to sit down for long, and walk to do school and preschool runs carrying a 30 pound toddler on my back in a sling, and pushing a 40 pound preschooler in a buggy while doing so!
I only get out for a short (20 minutes) run 2 or 3 times a week. I am still breastfeeding (loads) though so you would think that would given me extra calories, but I seem to be maintaining at 1550...

130 for 5'6 is great!