5"8-5"9 goal weights??

lparsons88

Hello MFP--

I've been on this journey since May 2011 and I'm down 25 pounds and currently weigh 149. I'm about 5"8 1/2 and wondering what others goals are for this height?!?! I thought once I got down to 140 I'd be happy but I feel like thats not the case. I still feel like my belly has some serious chub there. My current goal now is 135 but I'm just not really sure.

Just want thoughts and opinions! Thanks

Feel free to add for my support. I need all I can get!
Best of luck to All!

Elzecat

Hey! I'm 5'8 1/2 also )) I am currently maintaining between 155-157 and looking at 150 as my ultimate goal...anything lower would not look healthy for me at this point in my life...

Mnata

Does your goal have to be a weight? I put a number on my weight loss when calculating my calorie goals, but I really want to be more in shape so I can do the things I want. I also want to look better in my clothes. I use the scale to make sure I'm going the right way, but other than that I look to other qualifications for my goal.

AprilOneFourFour

I'm 5 9 and a 1/2. My goal is 144. I would love to be 144, but I do know that I wasn't particularly happy with my size when I was. I looked good in clothes but not naked. The thing is, I have a very small frame and so at 144 I was still fatty, especially around the middle. Maybe when you get to goal, you could post a picture and ask people what next - it may be more of a question of toning than of losing. Well done for what you've achieved so far.

silkii_locks

Wow, I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is more than what you guys weigh now, it's 180 for me. I have a large frame though and lots of muscle.

highgear

I only set a goal weight as a temporary target to aim for. People seem to think once they reach a certain number they've crossed a finish line and can then rest (or in this case stop the regeim of working out / eating healthy). Once that occurs, back comes the bad habbits and weight. This is why so many people have the yo-yo weight loss / gain.

Screw that, and screw the numbers on a scale. Those are just a tool to help you figure your caloric needs. Keep working hard and eating right and your body weight will figure its self out. This is a life long process, and if you keep challenging your body it will continue to change.

ashleab37

I'm 5'8" and my current goal is 74kg/163lb. That's the top of my healthy weight range and I haven't been a healthy weight since I was a pre-teen. I'll reassess from there. Nobody needs a specific goal weight.... Just keep losing until you look in the mirror and go "Wow, this works for me."

ashleab37

Wow, I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is more than what you guys weigh now, it's 180 for me. I have a large frame though and lots of muscle.

Nothing wrong with that. When I last lost weight, I got down to 86kg/190lb and I looked f***ing hot! Different people hold their weight differently.

I doubt I'll want to go far below the top of our healthy weight range which is, as I mentioned above, 74kg/163lb.

valwes04

I'm 5'8". My goal is 160 ish... So, between 165 and 160. I'm in my 30's and have a large / curvy frame and want to keep that! Once I hit about 165- it's all going to be about toning from there. I want to be strong and not jiggly and look great in my clothes. I lost weight before and got down to 158; people were saying how I looked too thin and bony..... So, I'm not looking to go that low again! Good luck with your weight loss!

LisaLashesxx

i am 5ft 10" and hope for a target of 165ish that puts me in the healthy weight rang for my age and height (at the top i have to say) but i have been this weight before and i was wearing a size 10/12 english sized clothes and people commented i looked TOOOO thin. This will put my weight at 11.11 so i will consider if this is too thin along the way or maybe as i build muscle i will feel i would like to be a little lower than this.......i will work that out when i get there.

Sometimes it is a matter of toning the areas that are wobbly and not losing more weight..........tone the belly if it seems a little wobbly.....target the problem areas and this will help.

xx

Beastette

Mine is 145ish. My goal is based on body fat, though.

AlbionLass

I'm 5'9 1/2 and my goal weight initially is around 190. I got down to just under 200 a couple of years ago and people were saying I shouldn't lose too much more as my upper body was pretty lean at that weight (I carry my weight on my upper thighs/hips). I am very active though so being able to compete in activities at the level I want to is more important to me than what the scales or the labels in my clothes say. Both my GP and trainer said taking my frame into account I shouldn't aim any lower than 175-8, so I've initially set my goal for 190 (which I know I can achieve without too much struggle) but if the weight continues to come off after that then I'll see how things go.

holly2234

Im 5'8" and my goal is for around 160lb. Though thats flexible for me, i want to look better but not thin. I like to be curvy but not wobbly. So ill stop when i reach that point.

pamelad77

Looking at this, I reckon I might need to rethink mine. I'm 5'8 and had set 135 as my goal but think it might be a bit low now, although it is still in the healthy range

msjones2831

I am 5'9.5" and my goal weight is between 150-170

hooligansmom

I think that if you are 5'8" and you weigh 140 or so, that is a good weight. If you still don't like the way you look, maybe it would be better to have your calories in a maintenance range and then exercise to tone the area that you don't like. I bet you look fabulous.

I am 5'9" and I keep thinking of how I looked at the different weights I have been. I think I liked myself best at 150, so we will see when I get there!

natanitelite

I'm 5'8" and my "goal" is to stay anywhere in the 150s. I'm currently 160.8 -- so almost there. I've spent the last few months focusing on fitness and bulding muscle, and although the scale hasn't changed my body has. At this weight, I'm 38"-29"-36", a size 6 top and size 8 pant, and I'm happy with that.

Several years ago while working 50+ hours a week on third shift, I got down to about 143, and that was too little for my frame -- lost cup sizes and just didn't look very healthy.

My current focus is to decrease body fat to get rid of the little remaining jiggle on my rear and thighs.

divasoofly

I'm 5'8.5" and I want to get down to 170ish. I once got down to 155 and my friends and family said I was too thin. They said I looked either like a bobblehead or just plain crackish, lol. So I have decided that a toned 170ish would be wonderful for me.

Starlight94

I'm exactly the same height as you, and i've put mine as 133lbs, that's nine and a half stone, don't know if i'll make it, but trying my best Good luck!

dguetre

Your bone structure has a lot to do with what's an appropriate weight. Judge by how you feel and look, not by figures on a scale. Definitely don't try to go too low; too skinny is not attractive.

annabellj

Im 5'8" and I would like to get back to about 145-147, what I weighed in my twenties at some point so I know it is attainable. I am 165 now so about 20 more to go. But now I am weight training and wasnt then. my legs look better already than they did then so I dont know if 145 is too low, but we will see when I get there. its all about how I look and feel and not the number on the scale. I think a size 6 is a reachable goal for me. between 8 and 10 now.