Is 125 the "magic" number?

souperficial

I set a number goal around 120-125, since I'm 5'5" and have a reallyreallyreally small frame, but I honestly don't care if I hit that number as long as I look good and healthy. I've never actually seen anything close to 120, so I have no idea.

LorinaLynn

My one-time goal was 126, because that's 9 stone and 9 is my favorite number. Since going on maintenance, I drifted back to 135 and I'm very happy here... But then again, that would be 9 stone 9 pounds, so it's still got my favorite number! :happy:

BriaMc

My goal (at 5'6) is 120, BUT once i hit that with weight loss i plan on packing on the pounds in MUSCLE. Its not all about the scale, its about what in my mind i wanna look like in the end.

jadedone

I don't have a number goal. When I'm satisfied, I'll know.

Me too. Although I am about 99% sure it won't be 125. My lean mass is supposed to be somewhere between 130-145.

So In the 160s is probably about right for my goal. The goal is really: where ever it is that I think my waist is firm (and small) enough.

myraknits

125? To maintain 125 I'd have to remove a limb. I'm 54, 5'7' and when I get to 133 I look skinny. I've been as low as 128 for a minute or 2 but it never lasts. I'm aiming for 133 even though my ticker says 127. THAT I can maintain with out to much starvation and a moderate amt of cheating.

zoodalia

I'm 5'6 and have a goal of 135 but when I was 140 a few years back everyone constantly said I was slim enough so like some people have said, I'll just know when I'm happy:)

iplayoutside19

I remember reading some article in Cosmo or something similar in where a man was quoted as saying "anything over 125 is a fat girl" and then he was shown a picture of a pretty, athletic, curvy girl that weighed 150 and he couldn't believe it. Many men are clueless...smh..

Don't beleive everything you read. The most attractive woman I saw at Y this morning was easily the heaviest.

It's just a number...most guys don't know or care what your pants/dress size is either.

snowbab

I'm 5'8 and my goal is 121.6 lol. Very random, but i think 125 is just because it's a good round number. I'll personally see how I look once I'm there (currently 123.6, not long to go ^_^)

squeaktones

i weighed 125 once. so long ago I can't remember. I was always unhappy with how I looked. I am 5'3 and have a very large bust. I have since I was around 9 years old. People were always making comments about my breasts for me to pay attention to my weight. I always tried to look like a boy so I wouldn't get so much attention. I was always avoiding mirors. My weight should fall into that 125-140 range but I think i would be happy just to get to the 150 range. From there we'll see. I don't wanna look like a stick hiding behind two cocomuts anymore. I just wanna be heathier and not hurt so much.

Rae6503

I don't understand either. I'm 5'9" and I would be disgusting if I was 125. My goal is 150.

This, pretty much exactly.

EmCarroll1990

I'm 5'3" and 125 is not the number for me. I didn't feel comfortable at that weight.

sarabig2fit

i think 125 is a nice round number.. so people just go for it. i do wonder what i'd look like at 125.

EmCarroll1990

I don't understand either. I'm 5'9" and I would be disgusting if I was 125. My goal is 150.

This, pretty much exactly.

You're one of the girls whose weight boggles my mind. You look incredible, and it's probably all the muscle because a lot of girls your weight look way heavier than you.

zCarsAndCaloriesz

I'm 5'3 and would like to be between 120-130 because that is a healthy weight for my height. I don't know if other people just like the number or something

DeniseB0711

Actually my ideal weight is 130, with 20% body fat. BTW, I am short and just want to keep some of the "Squishy" parts in all the right places.

islandnutshel

I was 125 when my doctor asked me if I was anorexic. (wasn't, later diagnosed as celiac) I am 5'4

TourThePast

Statistics?

Average female height is 5'4". 125 pounds at 5'4" is a BMI of 21, squarely in the middle of the "normal" category.

So, of course you'll see lots of women targeting 125, because lots of women are about that height.

Exactly.

For example the issue I have in my hand right now is March 2012, and the centerfold lists her stats as:
5'11 125 lbs
bust:34C, waist:24, Hips:35

So I think that maybe men growing up and looking at these magazines would always see these hot women, at around 125lbs, and they think that is the "ideal" weight for a woman to be considered hot. (?)

Don't believe everything you read in Playboy! :bigsmile:

If a woman is 5' 11" and she has a 35C bust with 35" hips, there is absolutely no way that she weighs 125lb.

The magazine has printed that figure because it "sounds good" and the fact that you've fallen for it is proof that sadly it works...

krystina_letitia9

My goal is 107. Take THAT.

My goal is 115! I've never heard of this mystical magic number. I think this depends on your height - I would imagine someone taller would look ridiculous at 125 and someone at my height (5'1") would look fine at 125 but would also be fine under 125...

Serah87

I'm 5'2 hoping for 110 pds. :bigsmile:

ekloretto

125 has always been mythical to me... My lowest adult weight is today at 158... I'm 5'6 and what I think is a pretty sturdy build. Currently I'm wearing a size 10 but on the verge of an 8. The goal I am shooting for is 142-148. I started shooting for 148 but as I did more research into body fat% etc I think 142 might be a better fit. We'll see, definitely not 125!! At 125 my hip bones might constitute weapons!

Rae6503

I don't understand either. I'm 5'9" and I would be disgusting if I was 125. My goal is 150.

This, pretty much exactly.

You're one of the girls whose weight boggles my mind. You look incredible, and it's probably all the muscle because a lot of girls your weight look way heavier than you.

Thanks. I also have a large frame and maybe even denser bones or something. I've always been heavier than I look.

luv_lea

My original goal was 125.

Even though I would like to focus more on bf% and getting stronger, I'm 5'3 and would like to be between 115-120.

hanahlai

125 is how much I weighed in my wedding dress. I like numbers that are divisible by 5...lol I often wonder why people want numbers like 123 or 128 because they don't end in 0 & 5. I am a math teacher too and just always had a fascination with numbers end in 0 or 5.

ElizabethRoad

Why not 128? why not 123?

I get the rest of the question, but come on, don't act like you don't know why people would choose a number ending in 5 or 0.

kroger7

Of course it completely depends on body shape, frame, everything else. I'm trying to lose just a few lbs to get back to my normal, comfortable weight of 115. I'm 5'7" and at 120+ I start to noticeable look a little chunky. Other women the same height or shorter would look absolutely famished at 125, but I have quite a small frame. On the other hand if I was doing better at gaining muscle I could look pretty ripped at 125+ so there you go. It's all relative. The focus should be on what feels healthy and balanced for you, not what you think you should weigh or what your friends weigh.

blonde71

I am 125, and my goal is 125 I'm 5'4" with plenty of muscles and I am now competing in triathlons. For me, that's perfect. My original goal weight was 117, but when I got to 125 and 19% body fat I realized that I would lose muscle if I lost more weight, and that was unacceptable. I'd probably stay happy in a range of 122-128, but this is good now.

We have similar thoughts yet I'm 5'6". I'm at 19% body fat right now and not willing to go any lower than 120 because I would most definitely lose muscle. But honestly, if I would go to 128 like above poster - it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

LorinaLynn

Statistics?

Average female height is 5'4". 125 pounds at 5'4" is a BMI of 21, squarely in the middle of the "normal" category.

So, of course you'll see lots of women targeting 125, because lots of women are about that height.

Exactly.

For example the issue I have in my hand right now is March 2012, and the centerfold lists her stats as:
5'11 125 lbs
bust:34C, waist:24, Hips:35

So I think that maybe men growing up and looking at these magazines would always see these hot women, at around 125lbs, and they think that is the "ideal" weight for a woman to be considered hot. (?)

Don't believe everything you read in Playboy! :bigsmile:

If a woman is 5' 11" and she has a 35C bust with 35" hips, there is absolutely no way that she weighs 125lb.

The magazine has printed that figure because it "sounds good" and the fact that you've fallen for it is proof that sadly it works...

I call that phenomenon "boy pounds." The weight that men (well, boys, anyway) think women weigh.

Usually they weigh no more than 107 pounds in Playboy. Only the very, very tall are allowed to (claim to) be over 120.

Twilightsunflower

the lowest i want to go is 140 it is in the healthy for my height of 5'3" and something i think i can maintain...any lower then that and i think i would have a difficult time maintaining...but ill just have to see when i get there

AmandaCaswell1982

I'm 5'5"-- I weighed 125 a few years back and I wasn't too skinny. I was thin but muscular. I also have big hips/legs so it's hard for me to look "too skinny".

But, women are beautiful thick or thin-- it's what is important to each individual that matters.

leslisa

For me it's the number I had after baby #2 and b-4 I gained weight. Once I get to 125 maybe I'll go for 112, the number I was when I was bodybuilding.