Is 150lbs still too heavy for a 5'4" person?

I am 5'4" too and I set my goal for 145 so I thing 150 is a great i would be very happy if I make it that Far

Good Luck

P.S.
I love your mini goal I would have to change the Great Dane though I have 3 dogs already what I really want is to be a Mommy
so I hope by then i can get pregnant

I don't know why people put so much stock in BMI! BMI doesn't factor in muscle mass! So, my fit, muscular hubby is always considered "obese" when he goes to the doctor because his weight is higher that the chart THINKS he should be! Um, he has low body fat and lots of muscle; hardly obese in my book!

My point is that you should focus on body fat! When you drop to 150lbs, have your body fat tested. THEN gauge where you need to go from there.

Spot on!!

I am 6' exactly, have 22% Body Fat(Which is too much I know) but my BMI is up in the mid 30's and I'm considered Clinically Obese by doctors who haven't met me. A great majority of the rugby players down my club are also considered obese by BMI standards, some of these guys are so low in Body Fat it's ridiculous.

Yeah Right, BMI is an arbitrary set of numbers that bear no resemblance to real life and should be ignored, go with Body Fat %, Heart Rate, Size(not Weight), Blood Pressure instead of some scale someone thinks should apply to everybody but in reality couldn't possibly do so.

I can only answer this question based on my personal experience, so forgive me if I come off as being a bit rude.
I'm 5'6" and currently 134. Even at that weight and being 2 inches taller than you, I personally could still stand to lose another 15-20 pounds, or at least trade some of the fat for muscle.
I weighed 150 at one point and I was not at all happy with my appearance back then.

I do think it's a wonderful idea to have these smaller goals just so you don't become discouraged, but based on my experience alone, I do find it likely that you'll want to go a bit further once you reach that point.

But, as many have already said, it's all up to you to decide what your perfect weight should be. It's your body and everyone is different.

I'm 5'4, and 150 is too heavy for me. But I'm at 33 percent body fat.
I'm lifting to get my lean muscle up.
It's possible that while trying to get to 24 percent body fat that I might not see a change on the scale, but there would be a size difference.
If I stay the same weight after reducing body fat, then that would be ok, but right now, my body composition is wrong.

edited for spelling.

you should be good at that...it would put you at a BMI of 25.7..normal range is up to 24.9...145 would put you right at the 24.9 BMI

I am 5'9 and I just reached my goal of 150 and I am still pudgy in areas...especially tummy and waist. I think 150 would be a bit much for someone 5 inches shorter than myself.

That is my goal as well, and as I am only about 5-6 pounds away from it, I honestly think it is a healthy weight, realistic weight. It really depends on your bone structure size and how you carry your weight that matters the most. If I hit 150 and I still have some "love handles", then it means I still have a little ways to go. If I hit 150 and everything just falls into place, I will be a happy person. You have to be comfortable in the body that you have and no number on that scale is going to do this for you! Good luck and have doing it! >:O)

As people have said, it's how you feel. I set myself small goals and then decide. My first was to get from 175 to 160. Then I decided to get to 150. I've now decided that for my frame (I have tiny tiny bones despite being tall) I am aiming for 140 but no lower. Get to 150 THEN decide. No rush. Good luck until then.

With that big of a change, you might want to hold off on making a decision like that until you get to that point. Once you weigh 150, reevaluate how you look and how you feel.

i don't get the logic. if you can lose 82 lbs you can lose 100 lbs. 132 isn't even that light for someone 5'4" and female.

but, you should set a lot of small goals and then work your way from there. try to lose 10 lbs first, then 15, then 22, etc. don't have a goal of 82 lbs right off the bat. you need to build up to 82 lbs. start with 10 lbs.

once you get to 150, reevaluate your goal of 132. i guarantee when you are at 150 you will know that 132 is a realistic goal (especially since you've lost 82 lbs already).

you don't get the logic because you haven't factored in body fat percentage. You can't just pick any weight inside the BMI range and expect to be healthy at that weight. It does not take into account frame size or muscle mass (body fat percentage does, as it tells you how much of your weight is fat)

I'm 5'1" and 130lb, and I'm currently around 22% body fat. My lean body mass (i.e. what I'd weigh if you surgically removed all the fat from me) is about 101lb.

about 13% body fat in women is essential fat - i.e. you can't lose this fat without health consequences.

At 13% body fat I'd weigh 116lb - at 13% body fat I'd look like a female bodybuilder, i.e. extreme muscle definition, maybe popping veins, etc. Bodybuilders don't maintain their contest weights year round, because this low level of body fat is not healthy in the long term, it also requires extreme eating and training to maintain. Usually they let their body fat percentage go up to around 17% off season.

At 17% body fat I'd weigh 122lb - at this percentage I'd look very lean and toned, and still probably have a little muscle definition but nowhere near as much as at 13% body fat

At 20% body fat I'd weigh 126lb. At 20% women generally look fit and toned, but don't have definition. This body fat percentage is still in the low end of the healthy range. The healthy range goes up to 28%.

It is possible for me to starve myself enough so my weight is in the low end of the BMI range for my height (the range is 100-132lb) - but given that my lean body mass is currently 101lb, and that 0% body fat equals death, that there is no way I can get down to the low end of the BMI range for my height without starving off at least 20lb of lean body mass. That means letting my muscles waste away and letting my bone density decrease to the point where I'd risk getting osteoporosis. At this weight, I'd look starved and incredibly unhealthy. Given that my ribs stick out already at 22% body fat (because I have a big rib cage), I'd hate to think how much they'd stick out if I weighed 105lb. It's a scary thought!!! And losing that amount of lean body mass is never healthy.

So what I'm saying is that you can't just say if you can lose 82lb you can lose 100lb.... that's not correct at all. You can lose weight until your body fat percentage is at the low end of the healthy range, after that you would be seriously damaging your health if you attempt to continue to lose weight. BMI is not a reliable indicator of how much you should weigh. A large framed person would be unhealthy in the low end of the BMI range (as I've demonstrated with my own numbers) - a small framed person would probably still be obese (according to body fat percentage) at the high end of the BMI range.

Which is why everyone should base their goal weight on their body fat percentage, not just pick any random number in the BMI range.

Here's a way to calculate body fat percentage, they also have a goal body weight calculator, based on body fat percentage http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/cbbf/ <-- I used this to calculate what I'd weigh at the various body fat percentages I mentioned above. You simply put in your weight, current body fat percentage, and what your goal body fat percentage is, and it gives you your goal weight.

ETA: there are more accurate ways to measure body fat percentage than this, but this method is not too bad to get a general idea of your goal weight, you can always adjust it as you go along. Also, any one method of measuring body fat percentage used consistently will show you your progress, even if the numbers aren't 100% accurate. For more information on body fat percentage, including what women look like at different body fat percentages (so you can see what look you want and aim for the same body fat percentage) see Leigh Peele's blog and free download about body fat percentage.

Please keep in mind, a lot of people here are looking to wear bikinis and look like fitness models. Not everyone wants to spend the amount of time to achieve that. I certainly don't.

I'm 5'4". My doctor wants me to weight 170. I'd like to weight 150, since that's how much I weigh to wear a size eight.

Everyone is different. I think there's WAY too much obession with the number and not enough with how YOU feel. To hell with anyone who says you need to be thinner. You need to take care of you!

Good luck!

Although the thread is 2 years old, going to share my 2 cents in case others are this height and asking the same thing.

I'm 5'4 and in the last weight loss got down to 145. I still felt chunky but I was doing mostly cardio and not focusing on building muscle. It's still considered in the overweight category by BMI, but the average doctors I had seen previously to losing that weight had always been happy if I got down to 160. I had never been "thin" so I didn't know how I'd feel at that weight, and still felt like the "fat girl".

It's definitely how you feel at that weight. I'd be happy myself this time around and then looking at toning. If I got down smaller great, if not it's okay too. I was mostly fitting in 10s and some 8s. That time I was still wanting to go lower just was a long road. This time around that size I'd be happy to be back at.

I'm 5'5 and the doc says I need to be like 129. I have never been anywhere near that small and I'm not sure how I feel about it.

At 5'2" and 135 lbs I had rolls of fat (muffin top) and was too big. I can't imagine what I might have looked like at 150 lbs.