Seeking help from tall women roughly 5'8''-5'10''!!!

NotAllWhoWanderAreLost

i am 5'10" have a small/medium frame and currently weigh 179.5 lbs.... 174 is the top end of "healthy" bmi range for me, so initially, that was my goal. Now that i am close to it, and knowing i have a lot more chub to lose, i lowered my goal at first to 140 and now after some thought, I've raised it to 155 which is what i weighed when i graduated high school. I am turning 40 in less than a month, so i know 155 won't look the same on me now as it did then, but i feel its a good number for now anyways. I KNOW i have 20 (if not more) pounds to lose still before i will satisfied. The good thing is, i have been taking the slow-road approach to this lifestyle change, so i am not worn out from what i've done thus far.

Good luck with your goals, whatever they end up being!

Gerkenstein

Sorry, meant to reply to this earlier.

I'm 5'8" and have a large frame. I just recently changed my goal weight from 160 to 170. I remember being a very happy size 13/14 when I was 188 so I figure a little further and we'll see where that gets me. I'd love to be able to fit into a 12.

MissAnjy

I'm 5'10, i currently weigh 159lbs. My goal weight is 140.

Ding724

This may be a dumb question, but how do you figure out your frame?

•Wrap your thumb and longest finger on one hand around your other wrist. Be sure to wrap around the smallest part of the wrist.

•If your thumb and finger overlap, then you are small-framed. If they touch, then you are medium framed. If they have a gap, then you are large framed.

Wow I just did this and my thumb and finger overlap .... I always thought I was medium framed, well looking at myself I believe I'm a medium frame. I'm 5'8 and currently weigh 151. I would like to get down to 140ish just to see how it looks on me. I would also like to tone up. I think if I get lower than that then I may look like I'm on drugs and that wouldn't be good.

I don't know if I would go off of that calculation...I myself have a medium frame & REALLY long fingers [all my fingers overlap & my pinky can touch my thumb] so I wouldn't go off of that...try looking up another way, probably one that has you measure your wrist by centiments or has you measure your elbow breadth

telcochik

I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is 150 lbs. 12 years ago I got down to 143 for my wedding day and I was SKINNY! That was very hard for me to maintain but I think this goal is doable. RIght now I'm 153.5 so only a couple of pounds to go!

Sharon

atynk

Ok I am replying again... just some hope for all of you saying you have a large frame... I do not think there are different size frames ( just me maybe?) I used to say all the time that I was a large frame, built like a football player, and that I would be stuck around 150 and that would just be fine for me. However once I got there, I was like, I don't believe this frame size for a second, and I'm going to keep going until i get stuck, and then I am going to try even harder again lol... So in my wildest dreams I NEVER thought I would be 135, not even in high school when I was in top form. But I got there! And now I can say I am a small frame, or at least I think I am.
I am not sure if there is a science behind this with wrist size and what not, but even if there is, don't let it stop you from trying to reach your goals, or use it as a reason to let you stop trying.

I GOT THIS FROM THE TYRA SHOW WEBSITE LOL

Is There Such a Thing as "Big-Boned"?
We put the "big-boned" theory to the test. What do you think: fact or fiction?
Some of us have been saying it for years: "I'm not fat. I'm just big boned!" But is there any truth to it? Are some of us just born with bigger bones than those super-slim model types? Here's what docs have to say:

Some ladies are big-boned. The catch? Only about 20 percent of women actually have bigger frames. And those women are usually really, really tall and much more muscular than your average woman. (The tennis champ Williams sisters come to mind!)

Even if you were big-boned, it wouldn't mean much on the scale. Experts say frame size -- whether you're big-boned or were born uber-petite -- doesn't make much of a difference when it comes to weight. Usually, it only affects the number on the scale by 10 or so pounds.

Big-boned are not, there's only one thing that really matters. Well, one thing aside from loving/rocking/shaking your oh-so-fierce curves. What is it? It's your waist size. (No, we're not saying you have to shrink-wrap your curves in a size 0 pair of skinny jeans to be healthy.) But those with waists smaller than 35 inches have less risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke.

What to do without the big-boned excuse? Who needs to explain away their body type? The number on the scale -- or on the tag of those fantabulous jeans you've been dying to buy -- doesn't matter. Your health does. Besides, why give yourself a label? Instead of calling yourself "big-boned," why not just say you're happy in your skin instead?

Read more: http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/2008/08/is_there_such_a_thing_as_bigbo.php#ixzz18DgQ7P76


I didn't put this up here to burst anyones bubbles, make your goal what you feel comfortable, but it did help me with breaking my plateaus when I thought I was going to be stuck at a certain weight forever!

Keep on rocking tall girls!

AmberElaine84

I am 5'8 and weigh 138 with a goal of 135. I am a medium frame...not petite, but not big...somewhere in the middle. Before having all three of my children I weighed 170 and was not comfortable in my clothes or with me. Since reaching my goal, I feel healthy and happy with myself.

sweetie89207

unfortunately i gotta say that Tyra Banks stuff sounds like B.S. and i dont agree with her at all...there IS such thing as being bigger framed and boned than others...and this i know simply because of some ppl in really good shape- but with much different bone structures are about 35 lbs difference...same height and everything except for frame...so thats ridiculous...but for the most part i think it doesnt matter what u weigh just how you look....

i also think a very big deal with that is that women with those bigger structures also make muscle a LOT easier- so they are more muscles because it comes easier...i mean i gain muscle (defined) in practically days of lifting or intense biking....


but in the end...if you look in the mirror and say "DANG i look good" then thats right and thats where u should be...

atynk

unfortunately i gotta say that Tyra Banks stuff sounds like B.S. and i dont agree with her at all...there IS such thing as being bigger framed and boned than others...and this i know simply because of some ppl in really good shape- but with much different bone structures are about 35 lbs difference...same height and everything except for frame...so thats ridiculous...but for the most part i think it doesnt matter what u weigh just how you look....

i also think a very big deal with that is that women with those bigger structures also make muscle a LOT easier- so they are more muscles because it comes easier...i mean i gain muscle (defined) in practically days of lifting or intense biking....


but in the end...if you look in the mirror and say "DANG i look good" then thats right and thats where u should be...

I totally agree with the end. I didn't want to anger anyone, it was just an episode and they had doctors on it and they said that stuff, not Tyra, just the doctors on the show. I just wanted people to let themselves make their decision, so even if there moms gave them a big ol butt, doesn't mean they can't change it.

msbanana

Maybe I'm a Freak of Nature as Tyra suggests but I have to get in on the Large frame conversation...

I DEFINATELY have a large frame. I've been down to 135lbs ONCE. You could count my ribs, my hip bones protruded easily 2 or 3 inches just standing. I had that coveted 24 inch waist (actually at 135 it was 22) and I looked as though I may have recently escaped a concentration camp. Even that thin my rib cage was still 36 inches as were my hips. I gained (by force) and got up to and held 150 and was still constantly told that I was too thin.

Now that I've been to the other side of the scale (almost 300lbs) and am on my way down again, this time in a healthy way I don't want to look gaunt. (Kate Moss can kiss my *kitten* and so can Tyra for putting the thought in womens heads that everyone is the same. It's horse sht. *ahem*) I have learned that I do build muscle really fast and it gets bulky easily I truely am built like a brick *kitten* house and it's perfectly acceptible.

All of that said. In my very humble opinion any doctor that says having a large frame doesn't make a difference as to what your ultimate goal should be is a quack. It will absolutely make a difference because if you truly do have a large frame you're never going to fit into that tiny box they regularly try to jam women into.

If you're unsure what you should weigh- have your body fat percentage taken and focus on that instead of the number on the scale and please use your height and build as a reason not to shoot for an unreasonable or unrealistic number just because some chart says it's "average."

**steps off soap box**

MisdemeanorM

I'm 5'8 (used to be 5'9", dang back injury.... grumble grumble) I set mine for 145. I had it at 135, but I don't know if that's too low for me, and I've never really been there. I figured I have been to 145 and looked good and felt good (my profile pic is around 145) and I thought that this time i will probably have more muscle when I get there so I might actually be "thinner" or look better at 145 than I did in the past.

BUT I am also happy in the 150 range because I feel healthy (I have also since had a kid, and know I will never be quite back to where I was unless I did an extreme clean diet and exercise, which is not worth it to me - I like food...). I still have my goal down for 145 and might drop to 135 again after that, but I'm fine if I don't. Most importantly, make your goal obtainable. It does not have to be your final weight - it's just a goal. Make it something you can reach and then reevaluate! Otherwise, if turns out you are going for something "unobtainable" you will get frustrated.

PPS... I have like NO boobs.... so, I know a lot of ladies have to consider several lbs there :laugh: and maybe can't get away with lighter weights. So.... just sayin' - consider your body type!

kateopotato

I'm 5'9" with a large frame and my goal weight is somewhere around 170-180. The smallest I have EVER been in my adult life was 189 and even then when I told people "I just need to lose 20 more pounds" they would say "um, you dont HAVE 20 pounds to lose!" (and those people who said that wouldn't be nice to me and tell me that for my ego... looking back at pictures I agree with them that I looked good then)... I mean, I weighed 150 in 7th grade and I was not a chubby 7th grader! I have my target weight on my tracker set to 169 since that's what BMI says will be a healthy weight, but honestly I feel good at 215 or lower... So we will see how far I go with it... for now though I still have a ways to get back to 215 even!

candiceanderson84

I'm 5'10" and medium frame...my ideal weight is 170-175. The smallest I ever been was 158lbs and everyone said I was too small so I guess 170 -175lbs would be a happy medium.

jbqueen

I'm 5' 8.25" - yes, the extra half an inch matters! My frame is medium, and my goal weight is160. Ultimately, I think I'd like to be 150, but I'm not sure it's doable without depriving myself so much that I'd be unhappy. I tend to carry my weight proportionately and people tend to think I'm a much smaller size (say, 12) than I really am (16!). Which is nice, but I'd much rather really be an actual 12 - far easier to shop for things, imo.

drachac

You have the right weights for your height and frame. I am almost 5'8" and at my smallest I was 145 and I was tiny. If I would have lost anymore fat I would have been too thin. The only place I had fat left was on my butt and boobs. I dont have a large frame but I am curvy. Even when I am super skinny the smallest my chest has ever been is a 34 D (full D). I say this because it is very individual for all of us. Even in nursing school they taught us that the numbers are ideas of where you should be but everyone is different. If you get to a place where you are healthy and your body looks good then stay there. Dont obsess over the scale. I was in a size 6 to a size 4 and still weighed 145, there was no way I needed to be any smaller (and that was with me not eating much lol, I will prob not be able to get that small again!) But good luck! I think you are doing great. I read your posts and it looks like you are making great progress and have a good outlook.

Bermudabarbie

I'm 5' 8 1/2" and am 136 pounds. BMI 20.4. I think I have a small to medium frame (before MFP I thought I had a large frame). I think I look better and younger than I have in a very long time. Yes, my face is much thinner, but that's okay. It takes people who know you when you were heavy (and I was 84 pounds heavier at one time), to get used to seeing you as a "thin person." I would recommend that you take a series of pictures as you are losing. Of course your face is going to be thinner. Get used to the way you look on your journey down.

I'm basically a size 8 which is fine. I am by no means skinny. I can wear a size 6 jean and would love to wear a size 4 jean. That would be awesome for me, but if not, a 6 is good too.

I am on maintenance now and my "range" is 133-138.

sharmonesq

I'm about 5'8.5" with a small/medium frame (although I have often said large to make myself feel better) and currently around 164. My original goal weight was 135 but, although I'm definately not happy with where I'm at, I'm beginning to think 145 is more realistic. My smallest adult weight was about 150 and I wasn't quite *there* by my standards but that may have just been a toning issue. Right now I'm going to try to get to 145 and then reevaluate whether I want to go on down to my 135 goal.

jam3114

I'm a medium/large frame & have been overweight all my adult life so I don't really know where I want to get to - the lowest I've gotten to was 202 and to me that felt good but my target is 175 - maybe I won't get to 175 because I could be more comfortable at a different weight - I wanted to get into the 'good' BMI range & I think 175 gets me there - I'm 5ft 9in

sweettsoul

Im 6"2
I was 260 in high school got down to 140 then got pregnant with my 1st went up to 214 then 4 months after having him i was 150. Then i got pregnant again just 1 year later went up to 237 now 3 months after having her im 184:/ I working hard to be 150 again

mmonica

Hi! I'm 5'8, and currently weigh 165lb, and have a small frame. I don't feel comfortable at this weight, but everyone tells me I look good at this weight. Last year I was at 155lbs and everyone would tell me I looked very sick.

cardbucfan

I'm 5'8 3/4 (got to get my partial in there) and have a small/medium frame with hips. I started on here at 157 feeling really heavy, mushy and out of shape and I work out ALOT. I'm now down to 138 and my goal is 135. My face and upper body are as this as I would ever want them to be (at 47, you need a little fat to look good) but I still have a little tummy pooch (which I've had since I was a freshman in high school) and a little flab on my thighs. I think once I get to 135, I'll go to maintenance and really start hitting toning with yoga supplementing my spinning and strength training I already do. This is very maintainable (so far!) and I think I look good with those flaws I've already mentioned. I think there are different frame sizes and you have to get to where you are healthy and you feel good about the way you look.

DigitalRain

5'8 here and small frame. My ideal weight is 135. I start to look stick thin if I go below that weight.

SkierElle

I'm 6'0" and 175 lbs. I haven't been this weight since my senior year in high school (3 years ago). I didn't really weigh myself from when I was 13 to 17. All I know that when I was 13 I was 130. I was embarrassed because I thought that was a lot, and just stopped weighing myself. Everyone always told me I was skinny through high school, and if I told them my weight (probably 160-170 for most of it) they wouldn't have believed me!
My goal weight is 160 for now, but I would really like to get below 150, which I think is definitely possible but will take some time and some work I have always had a lot of muscle so I don't want to lose that! Although I don't always like beating guys at arm wrestling...

AshleyVeronica

I am 5'8" 1/2 and 24 years old...and my ultimate goal weight is 169lbs. This is based on a healthy BMI for me. I figure when I ever get anywhere close to that I will decide then if it needs to be exactly 169lbs or if being 5lbs more or less or something works better.

robynrae_1

I am 5'9" tall and I am large framed (my size 11 feet agree) I am muscular, my goal weight is 170.

Niveous

5'11" with a medium build and I have a goal weight of 170lbs. Beyond that, most of my goals will be in body fat percentage, and whatever number on the scale that represents is fine by me.

highrise

I'm 5'10 and weigh 136lbs; however although I'm small-framed I have wide shoulders and hips and long legs so at 131 I looked a bit daft (and clothes were baggy around my waist but not on my shoulders/hips, which looked silly) As long as you stick within the 'Normal' BMI then you can please yourself. Good luck!

boopei

I'm 5'10" and my goal weight's about 180. I have a large frame and am really muscular I want to be toned and healthy with muscles not skinny (which I am when I'm 160-170).

That's exactly my goal as well. I'm 5'10 1/2", and my goal is 170 at the lowest and 185 at the highest. I'm going for the Amazon warrior look, toned, muscular (but not gross muscular) versus the "skinny minnie" look

Azdak

There can be a wide range of what is considered "average", "typical", or "desirable". Ideally, you should have your body fat percentage tested to determine your fat-free mass. From that, you can calculate a "goal" weight based on your desired body fat percentage.

Depending on all these factors, a "desired" body weight for you could fall within a range of 40 pounds or more.

skinnyinnotime

I am 5" 8 and 1/2, and weigh 135. I recently had my tonsils removed and couldn't eat for a bit and got down to 130. However everyone told me how awful I looked.. My body looked great, however my face was all sunken and hollow. I gladly put the 5 lbs back on and think I look pretty damn good. I read about women who have low body weights where they lose a lot in their faces and it makes them look old and more wrinkled lol... If keeping this extra 5 on make my face full and healthy then 135 it is!

Your body didn't go into the 'starvation mode' everyone keeps talking about then?!