Tall Females?

I'm 5'10 (mainly mad up of leg)
Currently 188lbs got to 249 at my heaviest. I'll be happy at 174 as it gives me a healthy bmi and I'm v large framed. However chances are that I'll end up a stone or so less than that eventually.

I'm 5' 7". Am I tall? I used to be freaky tall in school but hubby has called me Frodo on a couple of occasions.

The average height for a female is 5' 4.6", so anything over that is technically above average and can be considered tall. I am 5'8" and most days I feel tall. There are always those taller but I find I am taller than most women and alot of men too!!

Does anyone have advice with being tall and having a higher weight because you're tall? I'm 5'9", but have trouble with my body image because my weight is higher than other thin and fit peoples. I weigh 135, and know that is a very healthy weight for my height, but still have trouble not viewing myself as fat. Has anyone overcome this problem?

I guess you just learn to look past the scale. I'm 6' 1/2" and have no memory of ever being under 150 but that doesn't bother me. People usually underestimate my weight because they don't realize how much tall people weigh. Or anything about sizing. When I was a bit thinner, people used to tell me I should model. I was wearing a size 10. I just laughed and said "Yeah, if I stick to a diet of toilet paper for the next few months and get a double mastectomy, that should do the charm!" Haha.

I do find myself getting super insecure regarding men and my height. I have a tendency to date men who are a bit shorter (like 5'9") and super skinny. My last serious boyfriend was 145....and I was 185. It gave me a serious weird factor. Or that the guy I'm seeing now and I went on a hike the other day. I fell and made a joke about breaking my ankle and forcing him to carry me home. He said "well, I don't think I could carry you". It may have been true as I'm around 190 and he's 5'8 and with a runner's body and a bad back, but I still jabbed him in the ribs. Same thing goes for when anyone calls me "big"....I want to punch them in the face. Such a loaded term.

Oh and I posted earlier about myself, but anyone who wants to add a motivated tall girl feel free to add me!

tall woman come at me im a shorty

I am 5'10" and today I am wearing 3 1/2" heals. Yes I feel like a giant but it makes me look thinner and makes my behind look firmer! :bigsmile:

I am 49 and have always always been taller than everyone around me. My husband says he's 5'10 but he's really 5'9. Shhhh - I won't tell him though!

My biggest problem with being tall is clothes. Not only am I tall so pants are too short, I wear a 10 1/2 shoe. Ever try to find a 10 1/2? So I resort to 11's. There are 11's out there but I have to search! It's hard to "budget shop" for clothes that will fit!

My heaviest weight 178
My current weight 169
My goal weight 155 (or lots of muscle so I won't care what the scale says!)

Me too...10-1/2 shoe and a really narrow foot! Try online. Kohls only carries up to size 10 in store, but online they have cute shoes that are both 10-1/2 and 11's. I have found the 10-1/2's online to be pretty true to size, and most of the ones I have ordered do fit. Plus...they don't look like grandma shoes!

To the girls out there who feel like giants in their heels....ladies....life is too short (no pun intended.) FLAUNT IT! I am 6'2" to 6'3" in my heels. Ya..it's tall...and yes...they make my butt and legs look terrific! All those short girls staring at you??? They are jealous! Most of them would have to wear a 10" heel to do what we can do with 2-4 inches. Plus...there are lots of guys out there who like tall women!

I'm 5'9", 21 years old, and 182 lbs (as of this morning!). My heaviest is 210 lbs and my goal weight is 140 lbs.

The only time I didn't like the fact that I was tall was in middle school when all the boys were prepubescent and several inches shorter than me. I got called a lot of names and for my height and also because I have always been on the chunky side. But since then I've grown a few inches and gained a few (several) pounds and have met the love of my life. He's only 5'11" so I can never wear heels when we go out but I don't mind because they're terrible for your feet and he loves me just as I am even if I don't always.

Add me if you want!

I'm 5'10".

When I was a kid people used to say: She's sooo big!

And I used to think they meant I was fat. It took me FOREVER to figure out they meant I was tall but by then I was convinced I WAS fat so I went through grade school skinny but with the mentality of a fat person.

I'm 5' 9 1/2" and 132. I really didn't like being tall through junior high and high school, but as an adult I love it! :flowerforyou:

Does anyone have advice with being tall and having a higher weight because you're tall? I'm 5'9", but have trouble with my body image because my weight is higher than other thin and fit peoples. I weigh 135, and know that is a very healthy weight for my height, but still have trouble not viewing myself as fat. Has anyone overcome this problem?

No advice at all, but I can definitely commiserate!

I am 5ft 9 wish I made it to 6ft. OH well. My DH is 6ft 5in. I remember being the tallest in the class also. Always on the back row for class photos. Never dated men shorter than me. Most of the short ones seemed to carry on conversations with my chest. hahaha. You will enjoy MFP one of the friendly user site ever. Just wish they would add a "like" similar to FB or a button.

Patsy