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A good size!

brookegodding
brookegodding Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Motivation and Support
what's a good "skinny" weight for a girl that's 5'6 medium build? i was thinking around 120 lbs?

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  • julialla
    julialla Posts: 232 Member
    I'm 5'5 and I would think 120 is too low, even for my height (well it would be nice, but I don't have any desire to be THAT mini.) At the moment my goal is 135--and I'd look pretty skinny at that! But each persons body differs in how they carry the weight. So I would say start out with 10 pound goals, and readjust as you see fit. Good Luck!
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    A good size is what makes you feel good. I am 5'7", medium build and 120 would look awful on me, i don't want to look like a lollipop. 140 is my goal, i am a size 6/8 at 149 and i don't want to be much smaller.
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    A good size is what makes you feel good.

    No it's not - she might not feel good at 100, 90, 80 ,70, 60

    She is asking for healthy weight for her height

    Loads of charts out there
    http://ygraph.com/chart/589
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    I'm 5'4 and I'm going for about 130. But everyone is different. With high muscle mass you could weigh much more and look pretty small.
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    Im 5'5 and my goal is 170lb.
  • JulieH3art
    JulieH3art Posts: 293 Member
    I'm 5'6'' and between 125-130. But really at this point it all depends on body fat percentage - not so much the scale.
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