5'6 women- at what weight did you think you looked best?

halmsafit

I'm 5'6 and have about 32% body fat which I'm working on lowering! At what weight or body composition were you most confident/ did you think you looked the best?

Enjcg5

130lb

veroniquepoirier

My lowest was 133 and liked it. Regain to 137 (marathon training) but would like to try 125 lbs.

owen1826

137 is ideal. But I would settle for 140-145.

strongwouldbenice

Currently around 136lbs, this seems to be my happy weight where my eating and training habits keep me maintaining.
I am satisfied with recomping at this weight but would ideally like to be around 132.
I got down to about 125 a few years ago, before I'd discovered weight training, and I can see now how much better I look even at this higher weight now thanks to lifting.

amusedmonkey

I have never been a low weight, but my mom is 5'6 and I think she looks phenomenal at 160. That's my goal. I don't think I would like my look if I get any thinner than that and would definitely want to gain.

TanyaHooton

I got down to 135-137 once and thought I looked pretty good. I was still soft with no muscle, but clothes fit well and I felt a lot less self-conscious. Currently 150, working my way back down to 135-140.

wizzybeth

I would love to go down to 1:30 again... But I am afraid I would have too much loose skin. Right now my goal is anywhere under 150.

Noreenmarie1234

115-120

Noreenmarie1234

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I have never been a low weight, but my mom is 5'6 and I think she looks phenomenal at 160. That's my goal. I don't think I would like my look if I get any thinner than that and would definitely want to gain.

160 is overweight though

mitch16

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I have never been a low weight, but my mom is 5'6 and I think she looks phenomenal at 160. That's my goal. I don't think I would like my look if I get any thinner than that and would definitely want to gain.

160 is overweight though

By BMI standards, yes, but if it's less than she weighs now then it's still a pretty decent goal...

sardelsa

I am just under 5'7, I think I look best now, I am around 133lbs. But I have been this weight many times without the muscle base and body composition I have now, so to me weight alone is irrelevant.

jjpptt2

Just for context... even at the same height and weight, people can look very different. People carry their weight differently, have different body composition, etc.

amusedmonkey

Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »

amusedmonkey wrote: »

I have never been a low weight, but my mom is 5'6 and I think she looks phenomenal at 160. That's my goal. I don't think I would like my look if I get any thinner than that and would definitely want to gain.

160 is overweight though

I know, by less than 1 BMI point. I just like that look. Going lower just because BMI says so is not something I'm willing to do unless I have to. Not only will I be going for a look I don't like for myself, but I would also have to eat less to sustain it. To be perfectly honest, I could stop at a weight that's higher than that if I feel I'm where I want to be, as long as it's out of the obese range.

KKHKISHZKH

I'm also 5'6".
I've been as low as 120 and as high as 180.
I think I looked my best between 130-140.
I'm currently around 149.

mitch16

sardelsa wrote: »

I am just under 5'7, I think I look best now, I am around 133lbs. But I have been this weight many times without the muscle base and body composition I have now, so to me weight alone is irrelevant.

I'm 5'7" and this is where I like to be, too--I feel strong enough to workout, light enough to run easily, my clothes fit well, maintaining here isn't too bad, and I don't mind how I look in photographs. I do hear from my mom that I'm "too skinny" though.

missvida58

I'm just about 5'6". I've been between 105 pounds and 140. My preferred weight is 120-122. I'm at 130 right now and hate the way I feel around my middle, but at almost 60 years old, the extra weight suits my face (as in wrinkle camouflage).

kgeyser

Right around 5'6"-5'7", and probably about 137-140 is my happy place. Because of how my body fat distributes, if I go any lower than 137, pretty much every bone on the top half of my body is clearly visible and people start asking if I am sick. But of course, the fat on the hips and thighs still hangs on.

daisymp678

Honestly? 165

confidenceinrain

When I was in the 120s I was hangry and dizzy most of the time. I think my best was upper 130s and lower 140s. I weigh more than that now though and haven't decided what my final goal would be. I guess I'll see how I feel when I get there!