Any women 5'9"? Ideal weight?

servilia

I don't believe that it's not possible to eat more. Just choose foods with higher calorie density.

shovav91

I know it's not impossible, but my food preferences happen to be for lower calorie foods. It's difficult that I need to be less happy with my eating habits in order to get to the place I want to be. I also have IBS, and when I eat to the point of being really full I get terrible stomach aches =/
I just can't really afford to lose any more weight.

servilia

ok, I notice sometimes you eat a little bit of nuts - I saw an entry for 3 almonds in your diary on some specific day. well why don't you eat 20 instead of 3? It does seem like you're restricting your calories or else, why not grab a whole handful of almonds? If they hurt your tummy that's another story.. Or with the peanut butter - I'd see an entry for 0.4 tbsp of peanut butter. Why not make that a whole tablespoon? Little changes here and there can add up.
Why don't you speak with your doctor or dietician about what foods will be easy on your IBS if you don't already know?
If you really don't want to lose any more weight, and want to gain, you'll have to make some changes. Have you thought of protein shakes too?

shovav91

ok, I notice sometimes you eat a little bit of nuts - I saw an entry for 3 almonds in your diary on some specific day. well why don't you eat 20 instead of 3? It does seem like you're restricting your calories or else, why not grab a whole handful of almonds? If they hurt your tummy that's another story.. Or with the peanut butter - I'd see an entry for 0.4 tbsp of peanut butter. Why not make that a whole tablespoon? Little changes here and there can add up.
Why don't you speak with your doctor or dietician about what foods will be easy on your IBS if you don't already know?
If you really don't want to lose any more weight, and want to gain, you'll have to make some changes. Have you thought of protein shakes too?

I actually just opened my bag of almonds and only had that many left sadly =/
As for the peanut butter, I just took a spoon-full and weighed it and walked away. It wasn't a conscious thing, I like to graze so I eat small amounts of all different kinds of food. I ordered protein powder and it should be coming Tuesday, so that will be a great addition to my diet. The biggest problem is that I live in a dorm and am a vegetarian, so I can't eat almost any of the food- all I can have is the salad bar. I come back to my room and eat after every meal to try to balance it out, but it's hard. I'm also slightly lactose intolerant... Gosh, I'm a mess apparently. I feel like I sound like I'm complaining, I'm so sorry for that! I'm just trying to figure this all out. Understanding your body is extremely difficult.

servilia

OK how about adding some olive oil to your veggies, if you aren't already? One tbsp can add 120 cals. And avocadoes are great

shovav91

I LOVE avocados. They have them maybe once every couple weeks in the dining hall. I think I'll stick with nuts, slimy vegetables aren't too appetizing. I can't wait to have an apartment next year; I'll actually be able to have GOOD and caloric food.

dad106

ok, I notice sometimes you eat a little bit of nuts - I saw an entry for 3 almonds in your diary on some specific day. well why don't you eat 20 instead of 3? It does seem like you're restricting your calories or else, why not grab a whole handful of almonds? If they hurt your tummy that's another story.. Or with the peanut butter - I'd see an entry for 0.4 tbsp of peanut butter. Why not make that a whole tablespoon? Little changes here and there can add up.
Why don't you speak with your doctor or dietician about what foods will be easy on your IBS if you don't already know?
If you really don't want to lose any more weight, and want to gain, you'll have to make some changes. Have you thought of protein shakes too?

I actually just opened my bag of almonds and only had that many left sadly =/
As for the peanut butter, I just took a spoon-full and weighed it and walked away. It wasn't a conscious thing, I like to graze so I eat small amounts of all different kinds of food. I ordered protein powder and it should be coming Tuesday, so that will be a great addition to my diet. The biggest problem is that I live in a dorm and am a vegetarian, so I can't eat almost any of the food- all I can have is the salad bar. I come back to my room and eat after every meal to try to balance it out, but it's hard. I'm also slightly lactose intolerant... Gosh, I'm a mess apparently. I feel like I sound like I'm complaining, I'm so sorry for that! I'm just trying to figure this all out. Understanding your body is extremely difficult.

What kind of protein powder did you get? If it's whey protein, it comes from diary and you may have some issues if you are slightly lactose intolerant.

Only reason why I say that is because I'm also slightly lactose intolerant and mixing my protein powder with milk made me super bloated because of the all the dairy overloading my system. So today I mixed it with soy and the results are way better..

shovav91

I did get whey, I'm just hoping that it's not enough dairy to really hurt my stomach. I will mix it with soy or almond milk though Thank you so much for the tip!

greytblackdog

I'm 5'9" as well and when I was your age I was 120. I think that is as small as I've ever been. If I knew to eat better when I was younger I might have been able to be thinner. I think if you feel good about yourself and you are healthy, that's all that matters. I will tell you that I lived with a veggie all though college and she had the same blue finger, blue nails cold thing going on. She ate more protein and it helped some. At 35, I can only dream about those 120 days!!!

shovav91

I'm 5'9" as well and when I was your age I was 120. I think that is as small as I've ever been. If I knew to eat better when I was younger I might have been able to be thinner. I think if you feel good about yourself and you are healthy, that's all that matters. I will tell you that I lived with a veggie all though college and she had the same blue finger, blue nails cold thing going on. She ate more protein and it helped some. At 35, I can only dream about those 120 days!!!

Interesting that your vegetarian roommate had the same issue! I wonder if Raynauds symptoms are lessened with increased protein. I will keep an eye on that once I get my protein powder in the mail! I can't wait!
120 is a great weight. If I could be 120 and toned, I would be THRILLED!

Dragn77

I know everybody's body is different, and I'm not too worried because my mom is the same way (she's my height and weighed 125 when she was 6 months pregnant). But I do feel weak sometimes and I would love to have more energy. I'm not sure if it's at all related to my weight though.

Ooh okay I feel you then, youre getting some good advice on upping your protien and such. Maybe if you're not already, try taking a multi-vitamin? I know what you mean though about not eating enough cals...Im not a lifestyle pescatarian, but its how I eat about 90% of the time since I dont like poultry and eat red meat maybe a couple times a year. Ive also fallen in love with vegan food which while its good for you, theres like, no calories to be had in those meals...I had to let up because I was feeling weak and blah after awhile. I have to meal plan and really figure out what Im going to eat, because if I just eat whatever I want to, Im so under calories and Im sure too undernourished.

So yeah, Id say take meal planning seriously. Thats the only way I can make sure I eat what I need to and get enough calories.

jsloayza

Im 29 years old 5 feet 4" and I weigh 205 lbs. I recently had a baby four months ago and have lost 26 lbs since (including the baby). I was gaining already before I became pregnant at 185 lbs. I never been this size and Im working on losing it before the big 30.

SilverMarine

I'm 5'10 and 19 years old, and right now I'm 129 and wear a semi-loose size 4. Really, I'd like to get down to about 118-120 though - I was around that weight a couple of years ago and liked it much better.

shovav91

I know everybody's body is different, and I'm not too worried because my mom is the same way (she's my height and weighed 125 when she was 6 months pregnant). But I do feel weak sometimes and I would love to have more energy. I'm not sure if it's at all related to my weight though.

Ooh okay I feel you then, youre getting some good advice on upping your protien and such. Maybe if you're not already, try taking a multi-vitamin? I know what you mean though about not eating enough cals...Im not a lifestyle pescatarian, but its how I eat about 90% of the time since I dont like poultry and eat red meat maybe a couple times a year. Ive also fallen in love with vegan food which while its good for you, theres like, no calories to be had in those meals...I had to let up because I was feeling weak and blah after awhile. I have to meal plan and really figure out what Im going to eat, because if I just eat whatever I want to, Im so under calories and Im sure too undernourished.

So yeah, Id say take meal planning seriously. Thats the only way I can make sure I eat what I need to and get enough calories.

The only issue with that is that I live in a dorm, so I can't really plan my meals; they're planned for me. I can't eat most of the food they serve, so I end up eating a lot of salad, then coming back to my room and eating REAL food. Ugh... my kingdom for a kitchen...

shovav91

Im 29 years old 5 feet 4" and I weigh 205 lbs. I recently had a baby four months ago and have lost 26 lbs since (including the baby). I was gaining already before I became pregnant at 185 lbs. I never been this size and Im working on losing it before the big 30.

Best of luck, I know you can do it!

shovav91

I'm 5'10 and 19 years old, and right now I'm 129 and wear a semi-loose size 4. Really, I'd like to get down to about 118-120 though - I was around that weight a couple of years ago and liked it much better.

I feel like you're a good weight... Just work on getting toned!

inlander

OP, I took a look at your diary and I agree with the poster who thinks you can be adding things to your diet to up your caloric intake. For instance, you eat tons of veggies - that's awesome! But I agree, cooking them in even a tablespoon of oil is a good way to add 100 or so healthy calories to your intake. Plus, you're definitely not getting enough fat in your diet, I noticed. It looks like your plan is somewhere around 45/30/25 or something but you need to be *reaching* those goals, particularly when it comes to protein and fat. Olive oil is a good idea. There's also nothing wrong with cooking fish or veggies in a little bit of butter. When you eat eggs, eat the yolk, too. You really need a minimum of 30% fat to stay healthy. Good luck. (Oh, I also added you as a friend on here, just FYI.)

Dragn77

The only issue with that is that I live in a dorm, so I can't really plan my meals; they're planned for me. I can't eat most of the food they serve, so I end up eating a lot of salad, then coming back to my room and eating REAL food. Ugh... my kingdom for a kitchen...

Ugh!! Now that sound hard.. If it makes you feel any better, I joined the army after hs, and back then in the dark ages (lol!) they didnt have options for vegetarians, which I was at the time. I ate a lot of eggs and pasta. A lot. And when we were out in the field, I was bartering for the tuna MRE's which was disgusting, but everyone knew it was all I could eat so they gave me a hard time and had a bit of fun with me on that. After a couple months I gave up, the physical strain was just too much on my body to not eat a "real" meal..to this day I cant eat tuna though. lmfao!

No worries, next year when you get your apt and a kitchen and can make meals, itll be like a whole new world for you For now, I would try and keep some high protein snacks back at the dorm, nuts are a good one, and Ill see if I can scrounge up some other ideas, cause I need them for myself here too...

shovav91

OP, I took a look at your diary and I agree with the poster who thinks you can be adding things to your diet to up your caloric intake. For instance, you eat tons of veggies - that's awesome! But I agree, cooking them in even a tablespoon of oil is a good way to add 100 or so healthy calories to your intake. Plus, you're definitely not getting enough fat in your diet, I noticed. It looks like your plan is somewhere around 45/30/25 or something but you need to be *reaching* those goals, particularly when it comes to protein and fat. Olive oil is a good idea. There's also nothing wrong with cooking fish or veggies in a little bit of butter. When you eat eggs, eat the yolk, too. You really need a minimum of 30% fat to stay healthy. Good luck. (Oh, I also added you as a friend on here, just FYI.)

I can't cook in my dorm... I don't have a kitchen My food is very limited, not much is available, but I make use of what's there. Next year, apartment, different story!

shovav91

The only issue with that is that I live in a dorm, so I can't really plan my meals; they're planned for me. I can't eat most of the food they serve, so I end up eating a lot of salad, then coming back to my room and eating REAL food. Ugh... my kingdom for a kitchen...

Ugh!! Now that sound hard.. If it makes you feel any better, I joined the army after hs, and back then in the dark ages (lol!) they didnt have options for vegetarians, which I was at the time. I ate a lot of eggs and pasta. A lot. And when we were out in the field, I was bartering for the tuna MRE's which was disgusting, but everyone knew it was all I could eat so they gave me a hard time and had a bit of fun with me on that. After a couple months I gave up, the physical strain was just too much on my body to not eat a "real" meal..to this day I cant eat tuna though. lmfao!

No worries, next year when you get your apt and a kitchen and can make meals, itll be like a whole new world for you For now, I would try and keep some high protein snacks back at the dorm, nuts are a good one, and Ill see if I can scrounge up some other ideas, cause I need them for myself here too...

That's too funny about the tuna. I LOVE tuna! Haha, and you're awesome, thanks so much for the advice! I love nuts, I eat them every day. They have healthy fat and calories- it's like my superfood!

RockHardAngel_777

I am 5'9" and my ideal weight is no lower then 130, I am happy with where I am right now though, which is 135. I lift heavy weights so I'm not sure that I will go all the way down to 130 and I am totally ok with that, but I want to get my Body Fat % to 17, I'm at 19.1 right now. I believe Strong is the new Sexy, BUT i also believe everyone has there own feel of "sexy" so do what feels right to you! I don't know how to post pictures on the message boards, but you can click on my profile to see what this 5'9" Momma of a 2 year old ;d looks like

You have my ideal body... oh my gosh, you must work so incredibly hard on it! Looks like I might have to put on a few pounds... what kind of exercises do you do to get abs like that?

I bounce back and forth from, Insanity Cardio Abs and I do, what I call, "Slow Moving Sit Ups". (I believe when I do push ups, I realy feel that work in my tummy area too). I used to do machine crunches, but I found it was pulling my abs "out" and I wanted them to be more "flat" with definition. I try to do the Insanity Cardio Abs every other day(doesn't always happen, but I try to do that) When I started out doin more "abs" I told myself my daily goal of sit ups are 15 and that really worked because when the amount wasn't so high I didn't mind jumpin to the floor to do them and now I have gotten to where I don't mind hittin the floor and doin 50! Gotta start somewhere You'll get there darlin. Don't let anyone discourage you and make sure your goals are "Your Goals" don't worry about what other people think of your weight. Hope you find your goal.

luvinlife77

Check out this website and remember- it is not about the number!
These women are of varying weights and heights and you can see how different people can lookat the same height and weight. Be healthy- eat healthy and exercise.

http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html

Have a good week!

f8hopelove11

I'm 5'9" and I weigh 130, I am trying to gain 5 or so more pounds (I have a very high metabolism so it takes me a while). I recently had an illness that dropped me to 122 the lowest weight I have ever been in my adult life. I am 29 years old approaching my 30th in a couple weeks and have 3 children . I have a small frame and that still was way too thin. my default weight has usually been 127, but now I am trying to gain a bit more so I have some buffer. I started an exercise regimen too, jogging 3 days a week and strength training with free weights 2 days a week, and I incorporate some yoga poses on all 5 days as well. I want to get stronger and have a bit more reserves so when I get an illness it won't lay me out like this past one did. When I was in high school I worked out 6 days a week and still maintained a 127 weight so I am hoping to get to a 137 default weight that is toned up and in shape. I saw a picture on that gallery the pp linked to, and she was a toned 137 and it looks like what I am hoping to get to.

S3r3knitty

I'm 5'9" and right now weigh 139lbs (63kg) and want to get down to 136-137lbs (62kg). I really would urge you to gain a little bit. I have a hard time believing that 108lbs at your height is a good weight.
When you have more muscles and maybe a little bit more fat on you you also want be soo cold anymore as you are now because these are the two things which create heat. Beside If you want to gain muscles you will have to up your calories. Your body needs fuel to build them

LucindaBass85

I'm a smidgen under 5'10 and weigh 174 which I hate. I'm very unhappy with my weight. At my heaviest I was 182 (at the beginning of this year). I go through phases where i'm really motivated to lose the weight but then some bad news happens and it all goes back on as I comfort eat. Hopefully one day i'll reach my goal of 130, although the doctors says the 'ideal' middle of the road weight for my height is 160. As another post said that I read - everyone has there own weight where they feel most confident and sexy. Mine was at a size 10 back in college. Hoping one day to get back there and get my self confidence back! X

Roxanne_Hennessy

I'm 5'10. My goal is 155, but i think i'll keep loosing until i don't look skeletal