I’m 5’11, 265 lbs. it says I should be 175

shana5569

My goal weight is 240, but all readings say it should be 175. I have been weight lifting for 3 yrs now and can lift heavy and watch my weight. I have a lot of muscle. I don’t know exactly how much cause my trainer uses calipers but we have come to figure out it’s roughly 27% fat. Any ladies 5’11 with good muscle?

L1zardQueen

Do you like what you see in the mirror? Would 15 pounds make you happier? Yes? Do what makes you happiest.

PAV8888

It does look to me as if you have a lot of muscle so your training has most certainly paid off.

I can't tell you whether 238, 208, 198, 188 or even 178 will look or feel perfect for you and at what point you will start looking lean enough to be competition ready ;-)

I CAN tell you that your muscles will POP as you start losing weight, especially if you continue training, eat your protein, and don't over-do the deficits!

<No, I am not saying that competition ready should be your goal. Your goal should be a weight where you feel good and which you are comfortable enough maintaining. I am ALSO saying that you don't have to decide TODAY what your ultimate "goal" should be. Dial in a sensible weight loss rate (say a lb or so a week) and ride it down to where you're happy!>

jennifer_417

If you're healthy and happy with how you look, then I wouldn't worry about what any chart says your "supposed" to be.

FitGamerSmoak

And it tells me I should be 108....I’m 5’2” on a good day lol. But I know that 108 would make me look sickly. So find your happy place. Whenever you feel good about how you look that should be your goal.

psuLemon

shana5569 wrote: »

My goal weight is 240, but all readings say it should be 175. I have been weight lifting for 3 yrs now and can lift heavy and watch my weight. I have a lot of muscle. I don’t know exactly how much cause my trainer uses calipers but we have come to figure out it’s roughly 27% fat. Any ladies 5’11 with good muscle?

How many places did your trainer measure? Because at 265lbs, to be 27% body fat, that would mean you would have 193lbs of lean body mass, which is very unlike. Heck, that is very unlikely for a male. And at 240 lbs, that would still put you about 50-60 lbs over weight.

How long have you been lifting? What kind of routine are you following?

I am not trying to discourage you, if you like what you see, than it's great. Keep going.

Packerjohn

shana5569 wrote: »

My goal weight is 240, but all readings say it should be 175. I have been weight lifting for 3 yrs now and can lift heavy and watch my weight. I have a lot of muscle. I don’t know exactly how much cause my trainer uses calipers but we have come to figure out it’s roughly 27% fat. Any ladies 5’11 with good muscle?

There's a woman in my community that is 6ft and weights right around 240-250. She has 8 age group world records in powerlifting. Her bodyfat is 29% (per article about her in the local paper). Unless you have world class levels of muscle (this woman is deadlifting 475 in competition for example), your goal weight should most likely be lower than 240 and your bodyfat is most likely more than 27%.

Congrats to you for working on your lifestyle.

collectingblues

psuLemon wrote: »

shana5569 wrote: »

My goal weight is 240, but all readings say it should be 175. I have been weight lifting for 3 yrs now and can lift heavy and watch my weight. I have a lot of muscle. I don’t know exactly how much cause my trainer uses calipers but we have come to figure out it’s roughly 27% fat. Any ladies 5’11 with good muscle?

How many places did your trainer measure? Because at 265lbs, to be 27% body fat, that would mean you would have 193lbs of lean body mass, which is very unlike. Heck, that is very unlikely for a male. And at 240 lbs, that would still put you about 50-60 lbs over weight.

How long have you been lifting? What kind of routine are you following?

I am not trying to discourage you, if you like what you see, than it's great. Keep going.

All of this. It would be *highly* unlikely to be that lean at an obese weight.

collectingblues

craziedani wrote: »

And it tells me I should be 108....I’m 5’2” on a good day lol. But I know that 108 would make me look sickly. So find your happy place. Whenever you feel good about how you look that should be your goal.

The "normal" weight range for 5'2" goes from about 102 to 136. I'm not surprised that you think 108 would look sickly, because it would be on the slimmer side. But you could be at a perfectly healthy weight and be in the 110s, 120s, or 130s.

FitGamerSmoak

collectingblues wrote: »

craziedani wrote: »

And it tells me I should be 108....I’m 5’2” on a good day lol. But I know that 108 would make me look sickly. So find your happy place. Whenever you feel good about how you look that should be your goal.

The "normal" weight range for 5'2" goes from about 102 to 136. I'm not surprised that you think 108 would look sickly, because it would be on the slimmer side. But you could be at a perfectly healthy weight and be in the 110s, 120s, or 130s.

Oh yeah for sure! I look healthy at about 125. I was smaller than that and was tooo skinny...

1BlueAurora

Reach your 240 goal and reassess. If you're not happy with stopping there, think about losing to the 200 pound mark. Then reassess. You may find you are okay with 200 pounds (and wow! losing 65 pounds is an awesome accomplishment when you get there!). For me, the key was finding the ideal balance between weight and my energy levels. My supposed recommended ideal weight at 5'6" is between 118-154 pounds. I find I feel most comfortable at 140 pounds. At 136, I felt fatigued more often, so I went ahead and gained 4-5 pounds. Much better! Good luck.

PAV8888

I stand by my first comment. The OP has been working hard and has developed a well above average muscle base.

Having a prime example with one of my MFP friends, her muscles are going to pop and she will feel excited and on top of the world with the extra power to weight ratio she will hit on her day to day life once she starts losing weight.

The keys are higher than RDA protein (MFP's default goals are far from terrible to start), continuing strength training intensity if not volume, and not creating well above 25% deficits...

So goals of no more than 1lb to 1.5lbs initially and reducing those to 1lb or even less as soon as the top levels of overweight are reached.

But the whole point of my post was that the ONLY decision the OP has to make is to start on a slow journey of discovery on how to eat less Calories on a permanent basis.

And not (from her current position) on a quick cut following the whatever diet to reach a pre determined specific point as fast as possible while eating as little as possible to get it over with quick.

Most of us starting at obese levels need the time for our brains to accept that our weight CAN change and to figure out how and why we over-eat and how to counteract.

And at the top end of our weight we had/have no idea how we will look and feel at specific lower weights.

And, to reassure the OP, no, all your lean mass is not muscle, so you can absolutely retain the muscles you've worked for while losing fat and SOME amount of lean mass.

So no need to decide on a final weight today. Especially since deciding only means that you're deciding on a short correction instead of just starting out on a journey of discovery!

What discovery am I going on about?

The discovery of all the foodz you CAN have and enjoy while reducing your calories by a sane amount!

My first logging discovery was that the price of olive oil in my salads was disproportionate to the taste and benefit it brought. It was reduced from almost 60g to 0g or maybe 5g on occasion!

My second was that McDonald's vanilla cones at about 250 Cal in Canada were not a bad deal! (And now Halo top and similar have come about)

What will be your first discoveries OP?

kshama2001

shana5569 wrote: »

My goal weight is 240, but all readings say it should be 175. I have been weight lifting for 3 yrs now and can lift heavy and watch my weight. I have a lot of muscle. I don’t know exactly how much cause my trainer uses calipers but we have come to figure out it’s roughly 27% fat. Any ladies 5’11 with good muscle?

Well, if that picture is current, there's no way you need to lose 90 pounds. Get to 240 and reassess.