5'5"? Realistic Weight goal? Don't need to be size 0....

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I don't know about anyone else, but a person's weight is not about how you emotionally feel about yourself, I am a scrawny 180 at 5'10" and if I had to carry 20 to 40 extra pounds around all day, I think I would be burned out at the end of the day. Maybe it's just me but I think the issue is, is it healthy to be over weight? I also believe in leading by example I have a 6 year old daughter and 18 year old son who I have to be a good example too. I sorry if this offends anyone, think about how this affects other not yourself! teach your kids how to eat responsibly. sorry for the rant.

Honestly Steve

I think your goal is very realistic.

I am 5'5" and for the last year, I weighed 156 after losing 40 lbs. I would like to get to 150, maybe even 145, but if I don't, I won't be unhappy. I feel and look really good at 156 and I wear a comfortable size 12.

I'm 52 years old, 5''5" and my start weight at the beginning of April 2012 was 216 pounds. I was wearing size 20 pants comfortably (but could squeeze into some size 18s). I'm now just over 150 and wear a size 10 or 11 in pants (although, today I'm in 9s!). I'm less than a pound from my original goal, but plan to continue on with what I'm doing. For me, this is no longer about a number on the scale or on the label in my clothes. It is about being the best me that I can be; taking care of myself and being healthy.

I never was overweight (back then) and my weight was in between 125lbs to 130lbs... I am 5'4" and 3/4... my doc never said I was under or overweight.. my guess that is the average normal weight for around 5'5"...

It's all relative.

I am 5'5" and 48 years old. I started getting serious about losing weight when I was 188 and the last size pants I bought was a size 17/18. I'm amazed at the amount of women who were wearing a size 16 at over 200 as I couldn't even get into my 17/18. I wore nothing but stretch pants because I refused to buy a bigger size! That really shows how very different we all are!

In high school, I was always around 110-115, not skinny at all, but thin and healthy. My original goal weight was 145 because when I weighed that at 38, I thought I looked good. I wore a size 9/10. Well, as I got closer to my goal, I realized 145 was not going to look the same on me. I now have a new goal weight of 135.

I went through menopause at 38 and I guess my life went to hell in a hand basket then (although there were/are perks :laugh:)! My body shape has changed completely. Before menopause and the weight gain, I had an hour glass figure, and now I am a true apple. I am very top heavy, very broad shoulders, large breasts, NO waist, NO azz, NO hips, very thin legs, etc., etc. Hell, my face is still big! It's disheartening to say the least.

I now weigh 143-144 and wear a size 8 jeans (a thrill for me btw), but the majority of my tops are still large or a 10/12 (down from a size 2X). I am also still quite jiggly, so I bought a home gym to incorporate weight lifting into my routine and just hope that I don't get even bigger up top!

My point is, we are all so different. I just want to be happy with the body I'm in. Essentially, I think that's what the majority of us want - especially us ladies in our 40's and up!

Here's hoping each and every one of you get to the place that makes you happy and if you're there already CONGRATULATIONS!!

Chris

To start, I think the OPs goals are very realistic.

I'm 46 and 5'6" (no, really) and was 240 # at my heaviest (actually, that's not true. I was 248 at one point a couple of years ago). When I was 17, I worked over the summer for a (unknown to me) anorexic woman. I got down to 118 without noticing -- WAY too tiny for me.

I am an hourglass, too. I think my frame is medium-sized. My goal is 135. If I am building muscle and feeling healthy at a bigger number, I may re-evaluate. Right now it's about losing enough weight and moving enough to get healthier. I am a Type II diabetic, and my blood sugar was 117 this morning. Before joining MFP and (frankly) getting serious about watching what i put in my mouth and how much exercise I get, I was regularly getting readings over 200 (fasting!).

To my vast annoyance, I never got to my mother's height (5'7"). Additionally, she was plank-like and had even modeled (!) in the late 60's/early 70s, so was pretty much Twiggy. My development into a girl-shaped body unnerved her, I think. Net net, skewed body image.

It's not about numbers really. Like everyone has said, different bodies, same weights, different results. It's about where you feel good about yourself. If you are truly honest, you know when you are too heavy if you can't do things you want to do, or your clothes don't feel good any more, if you are tired all the time, etc. We all have red flags and most of us have probably ignored them at some point or another.

I quite frankly don't care if I'm in a size 12 or a size 14. If I can get through a day with great energy, great attitude and what I'm wearing makes me feel like a million bucks, I'm good.

Yes I weigh in and I do watch my calories, but I've decided it's about how I feel more than it's about numbers.

Hello ladies and gentlemen, I don't know about anyone else, but a person's weight is not about how you emotionally feel about yourself, I am a scrawny 180 at 5'10" and if I had to carry 20 to 40 extra pounds around all day, I think I would be burned out at the end of the day. Maybe it's just me but I think the issue is, is it healthy to be over weight? I also believe in leading by example I have a 6 year old daughter and 18 year old son who I have to be a good example too. I sorry if this offends anyone, think about how this affects other not yourself! teach your kids how to eat responsibly. sorry for the rant.

Honestly Steve

I probably shouldn't say this on this website, but I say it all the time IRL. I do not like skinny men. I prefer a man with some meat on his bones (and NO, I'm NOT looking). So many men on this website looked better in their "before" pics to me - or at least their "during". The women; however, look awesome in their "afters". Just my opinion!