5 ft 8 Girls whats your Goal Weightt

lau444

It's harder being taller than most women that I see on a daily basis. I have a very skewed body image of what I THINK I should look like and it's just taken me awhile to realize that no matter how much weight I lose, I should not, nor will I ever be a size 0 or a size 2 because that's just not my body structure. The number I see on the scale will never be what I THINK it should be, but being healthy is ultimately what it comes down to, and healthy for me I think would be 145? Somewhere around there.

Awwww...... >> massive hug <<

At 5"8, I am not considered a giantess but when I went to Hong Kong, I felt like Godzilla among all those tiny petite girls. It was impossible for me to get clothes for women so I ended up buying men's clothes which the market traders thought was hilarious.

I love being tall, I love long pairs of jeans, I love wearing heels (albeit not for very long) I love having legs that skirts do not look awkward on as they do for a few of my shorter friends. I love going into M&S and getting cords that are 'Long'. Do you know how many girls have said to me that 5"8 would be their ideal height? (even Kate Moss is only 5"7 - the squirt! :laugh: )

Seriously, yours is a height that loads of women think of as the ideal. Walk tall and love it is my motto.

So we will never be a size 0. So what? Let's leave those sizes to the small boned squirts, we will be tall and strong and proud (and me 85lbs smaller

Amen! I looooooove being tall. And women always say they wish they were my height, so i guess it's just each woman's personal preference.

duchessme

I am currently 138lbs hoping to get to 130lbs. Am currently in UK size 10 (6 US size I think) bottoms and 8 tops.

mlhandsmp

155, but I gotta say if I ever seen 165 I would still be happy as a clam!

rmqt

I am 5'9 and as I get older I find that I can't get "too thin" or I look gaunt and unhealthy. I feel I look best in the 170 - 180 range, as long as I am toned and have lean muscle mass.

Same here! My goal was 130-135 which was college weight, I'm now 140-145 and dear husband keeps asking me to put 5-10# back on. I'm more fit/muscular than ten years ago, and he thinks my face looks to drawn at this weight.

scarlieoh

I'm 5'7, sorry, but my goal is 135. that's still pretty small since I'm nearly 180 now and I don't really look very overweight, so I'm actually not interested in being any skinner than 130 since I think that might be toooo skinny, but I guess we'll see.

katsmo

I am 5'8" and started at around 184 pounds in January. I am down to 168 now and would like to get to about 160. The lowest I've been after having a child was 155. That was hard to maintain, and I was cooking meals for my family and having to eat something different myself. My current measurements are 38-32-41. You can see my shape in some of my pictures, for reference. Friend me if you want. Good luck

doylej2

I'm 5'8" and currently 161 lbs. I'm still at 31% BF though so I think my goal would be about 145lbs. Need to get that BF% down...

Aleara2012

180 at the moment and going for 135!

apinthecosmos

I am 5'8'' and small frame.
Current: 154lbs, Size 8, BF 27.5%
Goal: 140lbs, Size 6, BF 24%

albhd4

5'8 and a large frame, currently at 210 and my goal weight is 160 (less would be fantastic though!)

alikatu

Currently my goal is 150 at 5'9, but my ultimate goal is prob. 140.

My EXACT answer!!!

runningfromzombies

110.

Same.

My skeleton weighs more than 110, so I'm going for something more like 140.

^ROFL--true story. I have 110 pounds of lean body mass, so 110 would be quite fatal for me! Right now I'm going for 141 and an estimated 23% body fat percentage--after that I might go for 20% and get into the high 130s, but never lower than that. (And according to the wrist test, I have a small frame, which I would never have believed when I weighed 185 pounds; my mom always told me I was "big-boned" because she is, but I inherited my dad's bone structure instead.)

Thomakk

5'8" and shrinking as I get older. Ugh! Think I'm closer to 5'71/2" now. Anyway, my current weight goal is145, but my real goal is to comfortably get into a size 10 again. That might be closer to 140.

mariiyah

I'm 5'8 & my goal weight is 126-130lb.

I used this height-weight ratio chart to work this out before setting out to lose weight: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/healthy-living/Pages/height-weight-chart.aspx

cos otherwise I had no idea what my goal weight would be. I just wanna lose this belly! although I would be happy to just be able to fit into a size 10. (currently at 16)

NatashaAlexandra

Currently weigh 139 pounds and my goal weight would be 126-133...

Although I am tall I carry most of my weight on my legs and arms, therefore giving off the image that I am quite 'chubby' although I don't actually weigh a lot!

Ideally want to lose 10 pounds and tone up but its proving very diffiucult with a healthy BMI..

teimo

I'm 5' 10" and haven't seen 140 since I was in my 20's (now 40). I'd be happy with a toned 147 ish... maybe lower if I can.

Starbella19

I'm 5'8 and 186 lbs with 30 % body fat & measurements 40-32-43. I think what people should focus on more is body fat percentage because that is what effects how you look. I would like to be at 170 with 22% body fat. Hopefully I don't loose any muscle. It's all about the body fat.

shellykinder

I'm 5'9 my goal is 199 on MFP because I havent seen 100's in far toooo long!! Good luck to everyone!!

Jennfur2610

5'8
I have a medium frame. I was at 140 lbs at one point but I was too skinny. I'm currently at 190 and a healthy weight would be 165-170

sheebyweeby13

Im 5ft 9, but im hoping to get too 130. Maybe thats too little? I dont know. But its what im sticking with.