Goal Weight at 5'3"

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  • BranMuffin947
    BranMuffin947 Posts: 104 Member
    Hey thanks for this post, I'm wondering the same thing. Now that I'm getting closer to my goal weight, I'm wondering what I should actually choose to stay at.
    I am currently 134ish but really, I am not happy. I want more muscle definition- something I know I will have to work for. So recently I was thinking about what 125 would look like. I started this journey when I was 160ish, its nice to know that I have a choice about what I want to weigh. Btw I'm about 5'3-5'4
  • Crystle85
    Crystle85 Posts: 48
    I am 5'3"...i'm thinking anywhere between 120 and 140..depending on how I feel about the way I look when I get in that range. Muscle weighs more so my original goal of 120s may be too low, I could look hot and toned at 140 if I have nice muscles. :happy:
  • hofe75
    hofe75 Posts: 1
    I like 128-132!
  • roxbox2013
    roxbox2013 Posts: 95 Member
    If you were 5'3" or around there (or if you are), what would your goal weight be? I'm struggling to find a happy weight.

    Erm, your profile picture is freaking me out. :indifferent: Is that where you are now or is it where you want to be? (You could be in recovery, in which case please ignore my freaking out over your profile picture.)

    I don't think I have an eating disorder. I just want to know what is considered "normal" for someone my height. And I think I have the general idea!
  • roxbox2013
    roxbox2013 Posts: 95 Member
    Wow. Looks like I'm in the minority here! My goal is 150 pounds (that's my weight in my profile picture). I would be a size 8 at that weight (I've been there before). I may try to go as low as 140 - but that will probably be my limit. I remember being 123 in high school and feeling absolutely famished at all times in order to maintain that weight. I'm not interested in living my life that way!!

    I never would have guessed you were 150 in that picture! You look great! And I agree; good idea.
  • fit_librarian
    fit_librarian Posts: 242 Member
    I'm 5'2." My goal weight is 125lbs, but I may stop at 130-135lbs, depending on how I look and feel.
  • lilmissbamaqueen
    lilmissbamaqueen Posts: 184
    I'm 5'3" and my goal weight for now is 140. that's a little over 40 lbs for me to lose, so I'm gonna shoot for that and see how I feel at that point.
  • itsdonna35
    itsdonna35 Posts: 59
    I'm 5'3" and I'm aiming for 150lbs
  • SamiRose
    SamiRose Posts: 118 Member
    130-135 would be HEALTHIEST... especially if you plan to have muscle and definition at all. I'm 5 feet but very muscular so I shoot for 135. Don't get too caught up on BMI, the shorter you are, the more inaccurate it can be.
  • roxbox2013
    roxbox2013 Posts: 95 Member
    130-135 would be HEALTHIEST... especially if you plan to have muscle and definition at all. I'm 5 feet but very muscular so I shoot for 135. Don't get too caught up on BMI, the shorter you are, the more inaccurate it can be.

    Why's that? I thought it was only inaccurate when lots of muscle mass was involved?
  • GracesEternalDawn
    GracesEternalDawn Posts: 26
    i'm 5'1", and my goal weight is 98..
  • brenda4life
    brenda4life Posts: 65 Member
    I think the goal is when you feel healthy and happy.
  • squashyhelen
    squashyhelen Posts: 143 Member
    I'm 5'3 and my goal weight is 117, which is where I was 2 years ago before starting a stressful job.
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    I'm 5'2 (or 5'3 on a good day :p) and my goal weight is around 110 to 115. I'm at 124 right now and that weight looks fine but I want to drop my body fat percentage a bit more. Ultimately, I'd love to be around 19% body fat.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    If you were 5'3" or around there (or if you are), what would your goal weight be? I'm struggling to find a happy weight.

    Erm, your profile picture is freaking me out. :indifferent: Is that where you are now or is it where you want to be? (You could be in recovery, in which case please ignore my freaking out over your profile picture.)

    I don't think I have an eating disorder. I just want to know what is considered "normal" for someone my height. And I think I have the general idea!

    When your profile was open it said right on it that you were tired of being a "fat anorexic", so I am concerned that you do have an eating disorder. I'm sorry if this upsets you. I do not want to be mean. I am just concerned. So, I won't share what a healthy goal weight is. I think it varies from person to person. And this is something we all discuss with our own doctors.
  • adventure_em
    adventure_em Posts: 11 Member
    I think it really depends on your frame. I remember losing weight from my freshman 15 and got back down to my high school weight (118-122) and "ideal" weight for my height (5'2.5). Everyone said I was sickly looking and the doctors who told me to lose weight promptly told me to gain 10 lbs. I met with a personal trainer and he said that I have 10 lbs more muscle mass on my medium frame than the average female, so he said 130-5 would be most ideal for me.
  • kdz526
    kdz526 Posts: 210 Member
    i'm 5'2 and my current goal will be 140. That puts me just inside the ok line for a large build (which i have). When I get there I shall evaluate how I feel. I may just want to work on BF too cause i want to be 25%BF. I tend to easily be muscley so i think 140 will be fine for me. Of course its like others say, once they got to where they wanted to be, it was not exactly what they wanted and had to modify their plans.
  • roxbox2013
    roxbox2013 Posts: 95 Member
    If you were 5'3" or around there (or if you are), what would your goal weight be? I'm struggling to find a happy weight.

    Erm, your profile picture is freaking me out. :indifferent: Is that where you are now or is it where you want to be? (You could be in recovery, in which case please ignore my freaking out over your profile picture.)

    I don't think I have an eating disorder. I just want to know what is considered "normal" for someone my height. And I think I have the general idea!

    When your profile was open it said right on it that you were tired of being a "fat anorexic", so I am concerned that you do have an eating disorder. I'm sorry if this upsets you. I do not want to be mean. I am just concerned. So, I won't share what a healthy goal weight is. I think it varies from person to person. And this is something we all discuss with our own doctors.

    No, it's fine. I rapidly shift between thinking I have a problem and thinking I'm perfectly fine. Health-wise, I actually am okay. My GP is not concerned. :)
  • agoofynut
    agoofynut Posts: 101 Member
    Hoping for 140. I'm not sure after being 200 pounds overweight for so long that I can actually get that low.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    If you were 5'3" or around there (or if you are), what would your goal weight be? I'm struggling to find a happy weight.

    Erm, your profile picture is freaking me out. :indifferent: Is that where you are now or is it where you want to be? (You could be in recovery, in which case please ignore my freaking out over your profile picture.)

    I don't think I have an eating disorder. I just want to know what is considered "normal" for someone my height. And I think I have the general idea!

    When your profile was open it said right on it that you were tired of being a "fat anorexic", so I am concerned that you do have an eating disorder. I'm sorry if this upsets you. I do not want to be mean. I am just concerned. So, I won't share what a healthy goal weight is. I think it varies from person to person. And this is something we all discuss with our own doctors.

    No, it's fine. I rapidly shift between thinking I have a problem and thinking I'm perfectly fine. Health-wise, I actually am okay. My GP is not concerned. :)

    You looked healthy (at least in the pics I saw). If I were you, I would not want to lose anymore weight.
  • RoyaltyThick
    RoyaltyThick Posts: 39 Member
    im curvy and love my curves, im aiming for 135-145 and im 4"11 but have a big chest hips thighs n butt, im currently wayyy overweight and slowly but surley making my way to my goal weight.
  • RoyaltyThick
    RoyaltyThick Posts: 39 Member
    im curvy and love my curves, im aiming for 135-145 and im 4"11 but have a big chest hips thighs n butt, im currently wayyy overweight and slowly but surley making my way to my goal weight.
  • CharRicho
    CharRicho Posts: 389 Member
    I'm 5'3" and I'm aiming for around 140. I've always been really athletic and muscular, and I have a very large chest so I don't think it's realistic that I could weigh much less than that and still be the same athletic level.

    If I ever decide to give up field hockey, soccer, snowboarding, and running obstacle races, then I'll aim for lower, but I don't see it happening any time soon!
  • orangefour
    orangefour Posts: 55 Member
    I'm 5'3 and my goal is 120. I've been as low as 108 and I didn't look sick at that weight (I was young though), I've also been at 140 and still looked good. 120 is my tentative goal, I might be ok at 130 or 140 though. Just pick a (healthy) number and see how you feel when you get there.
  • woodsygirl
    woodsygirl Posts: 354 Member
    135 is my goal weight
  • LaLaAlways
    LaLaAlways Posts: 50 Member
    135 fit not skinny I want to lose then tone.
  • dblaacker
    dblaacker Posts: 153 Member
    The best way to determine the right weight for your body is to have 100 pounds for the first 5 feet on your frame, and another 5 pounds for every inch after that. Your goal could be five pounds above or below that to stay in a good, healthy range.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I am shooting for body fat %, not weight. I am wanting to be about 15-20% body fat, which would put me between 125-135 pounds.
  • crownedbeauty
    crownedbeauty Posts: 2
    im 5'3 my goal is 125-130
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I'm 5' 3" and my goal weight is 125-130.

    Same here!

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