What Is your ideal weight?

Redheadllena

At 150 as of today. My GW is set to 145 but secretly my "real" ideal had been 125. But now I've been looking into BMI/body fat and that's actually too low...so now my new secret GW is 127-130. Gotta keep my booty though so we'll see.

bellydancefae

I'm 5'11 pushing 6' and currently weight 208lbs. My current goal is 175, which would be the high range of healthy for me. Once I get there, I may try to drop as low as 155 but I don't think I I'd want to go any smaller than that. I was 115-135 through high school and a size 3/4. I don't EVER want to be that thin again... it wasn't healthy and it didn't look good. I have a small-medium build but long muscular legs so 155 would probably be my "athletic" weight, which I was about 2 years after high school.

jporche77

I'm 6'0 and my goal is 180. My body tends to get stuck at 185 but want to try for a little lower then we will see. I am a true pear so it is so hard to tell when I even lose 20lbs

saracatherine89

I am 6'0 and my target weight is 165. I am currently a smudge above 200lbs, and I have large boobs (38DDD) as well as a large body frame. I have a feeling that once I get below 180 I will reconsider my target, considering the thinnest I ever was was 170 and I am in much better physical shape now than I was at that weight. I'd be happy fitting into a size 10 and staying there. Currently a size 14.

SlankeTinuke

I´m 6"1 and my ideal weight is 176 pounds. Don´t remember when I was that skinny, but I can´t wait to get there.. I can already feel my confidence grow with every lost pound

pangsofbeauty

As a tall woman, I know sometimes it's tough for me to figure out what my ideal weight should be. I am 5'9 and looking to get to 145 and then go from there. I originally thought 135...but that's on the low end of healthy, so we will see...

How about y'all??

145 is the weight I tend to hover around
But my gw is 135
Everybody is diff
I know 5'9" girls at 120 who look skinnier
Than a 5'9" girl at 108!

loriwarner

I am 5'9 and a half and right now my goal weight is 160. I found it very helpful to look at http://www.mybodygallery.com to try and figure out what the right weight for me would be. It shows pictures of real women. You can pick your height and then different weights. You can also pick specific body types (apple, pear, hourglass)

LOVE this! I went there immediately, and "tried on" different weights!

Kimmer2011

I'm between 5' 10" & 5'11", and my first goal was to get below 200. I'm almost there!

Then I thought 190 would be good, because I thought that's how much I weighed in '94. But that's only about 12 pounds away, and I know I won't be satisfied with that. Also, I have a dress from back then sitting in my closet that won't fit for a while. So now I'm thinking 180 is a good goal.

Part of me wants to get to 175, because then I could say I've lost half my body weight!

My Wii Fit keeps telling me that 157 is a good goal, and I laugh, because I'd rather not look like a crack *kitten*, thanks.

Chelle471975

Hi all,

I'm 6'1.6". My goal weight is 159 lbs. I'm about 171 lbs now. Just starting now, so wish me luck :-)

Crys1209

I'm also 5'9. Larger framed. My goal weight is between 165-175 &,based on how I feel.about my body then I will go from there.

ColleenPosley

I'm 6'1". The charts tell me that I should weigh 160. Firstly, I don't know if that's realistic since I'm starting from over 500 lbs (gasp!), and secondly, won't that take away any of the curves I have left when I get down there? 160 lbs at 6'1"? I'd be a toothpick! I'm shooting for 215 right now and when I get there, I'll see what happens. If I like the way I look and feel, I'll probably stop.

TyFit08

I'm 5'10 and currently weigh 194. Ideally I would like to be between 145-155. That is the weight I carried pretty much my entire adult life, until I gained 2 years ago. When i weighed 145 I always wanted to lose more and get to my high school weight of 125, but now I look at pictures of myself and I was so thin at 145, the thought of going lower seems insane now.

Lauraaaaa88

my goal is somewhere between 140 and 150lbs. I'm 5ft 9in and weigh 190lbs currently. feel free to add me anyone!

audrey07891

I'm 5'11" and hope to reach 145, but would honestly be happy with being under 150

Jalare

My ideal weight is 195, around a size 12. My doc says I should stop at 200 - 210 because of my frame and height (6'). We'll see.

evlipford

I'm 5'9 with a large frame. My ideal weight is 155, I'm about 13 pounds away. Any lower than 155 will be too small for me.

I'm 5'8 and under 155 is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY to small for me as well lol that's starting to look sick in my opinion!!!

urasweethart

I am 5'10.75 & I have a large body frame, wrist is 7.5. I done several calulators that have recorded several of my measurements and said that the best weight for me would be 230 so i changed my goal from 180 to 230 / I know for me at 180 Im a size 8 and since that was 10yrs ago I believe it would be smaller now seeing that sizes have gotten bigger.

but once I hit 230 I will then decide were Im going to go from there.

carachel2

I'm 5"10. I *think* my high school weight was maybe in the upper 120's or 130's. I am now 43. I did Body For Life a few years ago and got down to 140. I looked great...but the intensity was just too much to maintain. It was insane.

I started MFP at about 165 (on my scale..I'm sure the dr scale was different, lol!) and I am about 155-158 now. I think a good goal weight for me would be 150.

I can already see a difference in my clothes and how they fit. I gain all my weight in my bust...it was super nice the other day to go out shopping and find that the extra large shirts were wayyyy too big.

nicha66

Hi ! I am 5"11" and 167 pounds now. I want to weight between 145-150. That was my weight until five years ago when I had my son. I am having hard time loosing this extra pounds. Any tips ?
I just start to workout again.
How you guys keep motivated to workout and eat healthy.
Thanks

layapooh15

I'm 5'10 and my goal is at least 150-160 more on the 160

scarlettgeorgia4

I posted this 3 months ago here ''I'm 5'11 and currently 168 at 3.5 months post partum - my lowest weight pre-preg was about 150 but I wasn't happy, I'd ideally like to get to 140 eventually '' -- -- im now at 137 and still not happy so trying to get down to 130 and hopefully will stop there and tone!

yoovie

youre 5'11 and aiming for 130?

scarlettgeorgia4

yeah but if you saw me you wouldn't be shocked im so flabby

hhichristina

I'm 5'10", 187lbs. I want to get down to somewhere between 150 and 160.

bonsaiblossom

I'm a little bit taller than 5'8" , m starting wight was 137, my goal weight is 124 but would like to be 120.

mrgmama

I'm 5'11" and change and weighing 171 at the moment. I'm two months post-partum and 10 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight but I was carrying some extra pounds when I got pregnant.

My goal now is 140 before I turn 40. It sounds smallish but I carry weight in my lower half and my face, so thinner looks better on me.

I've been 145ish in the recent past and still mostly wore an 8. Does anyone else find that quite a bit of weight loss doesn't translate to itsy bitsy sizes? Is this a tall person thing or does it just have to do with my frame or what?

Anyway, any of ya'll are welcome to friend me if anything from my story resonates with you. I am going to try to keep my profile pic updated once a week so hopefully it will be shrinking in the weeks and months to come!

reasnableblonde

I'm 5'9" and am currently 155 (was ~170)... looking to land around 135-140, but I would be pretty happy with 145. For me, it's about body composition (lower body fat), not having a muffin-top, and feeling good and strong. I'm small framed, I could go below 135 and be okay, but I'd rather have a bit more muscle on me.

skeebies

me too! 5'-9 (and 3/4 ) " and 155-160 looks great on me

Gwen_B

I'm 5'8" and would be happy at 150. When working out to loose weight I am keeping in mind that I am turning fat into muscle, so I don't see me getting any smaller.

carachel2

I am 5'10.75 & I have a large body frame, wrist is 7.5. I done several calulators that have recorded several of my measurements and said that the best weight for me would be 230 so i changed my goal from 180 to 230 / I know for me at 180 Im a size 8 and since that was 10yrs ago I believe it would be smaller now seeing that sizes have gotten bigger.

but once I hit 230 I will then decide were Im going to go from there.

230 lbs for a 5"10 woman is a best weight using what calculation? I am in the healthcare field and I've never found a calculator that comes up with that number...seems high to me. I am 5"10 and I think a healthy range is anywhere from 145-170 depending on frame, etc.

I am 155 lbs now (on my home scale ) and a size 8 is a bit loose now. When I weighed 165 I was a size ten...this was about 1.5 years ago.