5'8" Ladies, what's your ideal weight?

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  • Shari1011
    Shari1011 Posts: 2
    I am 5 ft 9 and have always been 130-135 until the last year I put on 20 lbs.. I am now 160. I am a smaller frame ( smaller boned) so my goal of 140 I feel is within a safe range to be back to feeling myself again. I just feel now that I am older it is MUCH harder.. going to get BACK on track..
  • Jewelforyou
    Jewelforyou Posts: 74
    I'm like ambr1305. 5'8 and small-boned. About 15 years ago I was my biggest at 165. Since then I've consistently been between 130-135 pounds 95% of the time. With a small upper body but still bigger with quite a bit of body fat on my lower body.

    I've been down to about 127 before (not because I tried, it just kind of happened....a pleasant surprise) and that's when I noticed I started to lose some of the lower body fat.

    So I think for me my ideal would be between 125 and 130. Decidedly to actively try for 125, we'll see if that happens or not!!
  • Amysusie
    Amysusie Posts: 1
    im 5'8" and i want to get down to 135 to 141, it is possible to get down there and maintain it. you just have to really change your eating habits!
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    I am 5 foot 8 exactly with a larger frame people somethings think I am 100 lbs lighter than what I really am. I somewhat think people are trying to be nice but I do know I do hold my weight pretty well. Goal weight is 165 for me :)
  • brendaschmitt1
    brendaschmitt1 Posts: 218
    Im 5'8 and started at 185 . Now I am at 173 but would love to be at 150 with muscle tone.
  • mamacita721
    mamacita721 Posts: 194 Member
    I have stopped caring about the scale. I just want to fit in my size 6 jeans with no muffin top and to be able to dead lift 200lbs!
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    I m 5'8" I really dont know. I think 140. I am going to go by BF% though. I want to be 25%
  • ArSjogren
    ArSjogren Posts: 3 Member
    Hi ~ I currently weigh 173 and I'm thinking my ideal weight is about 155. After reading various sites online, where my "ideal" weight is anywhere between 138-152. Makes me think that I'll know my ideal weight when I get there. That maybe it's not a number but a feeling. Do I feel happy? Do I have good energy? Is there a comfortable fluctuation for weight to vary and it not be the end of the world. We're all different people, different genetics and varying body types so I don't think it makes sense that there should be a one for all number.
  • 2bmeagain12
    2bmeagain12 Posts: 284 Member
    5'8" here too. I am aiming for 145 smack dab in the middle of the healthy range for our height. Like many others here, I too will reevaluate once I get closer.
  • PanicMoon
    PanicMoon Posts: 8 Member
    I'm just under 5'8
    But my current weight is 145 and my goal is 110-120 :)
    Although I usually go by measurements so current: 36-26-41 goal: 34:22:36
  • Puffingmuffin
    Puffingmuffin Posts: 76 Member
    I'm almost 5"8'. My current weight is 123 pounds which I am comfortable in. However, I am skinny-fat. A guy friend commented I had fat arms yesterday which made me a little distraught. I recently started exercising 5 times a week (1.5-2.5 hours per session) and feel tighter already. I rather be more toned than weigh lighter. However in saying so, I hope to reduce my fat % and be around 110. Ideal measurements: 33:23:34.
  • lsj77
    lsj77 Posts: 16
    I'm 5'9 and my ideal weight would be 117 lbs. Thin, I know! My current weight is 122 lbs.
  • Weeblessings
    Weeblessings Posts: 38 Member
    I'm 5'8 and my goal is 160lbs. I go lower then that, and I'd look like I had an eating disorder, because I look to skinny. My husband is glad that I still want to have some meat on my bones, and hold on to my curves, he doesn't like super skinny women. Which is good, since being a mom of 4 kids and being in my middle 30's I highly doubt I'd get lower then that anyways AND he's married to me. :laugh:
  • brainzap
    brainzap Posts: 145 Member
    Goal is 105
  • psychjp
    psychjp Posts: 8 Member
    I'm at about 130 right now and am happy with the number on the scale and how my clothes are now fitting. My focus is changing now from losing the weight to adding more muscle and lowering my body fat %.
  • cerulean9
    cerulean9 Posts: 9
    For most of my twenties, I weighed between 135 and 145, and was pretty happy with that. I've held those numbers in my head (for a long time!) as ideal. But looking at the posts here I'm seeing that a lot of people feel pretty good in the 150-160 range, and who knows - that may be the case for me when I get there. Currently at 182, so I'll see how I feel in 25 lbs. As an aside, I've found the site mybodygallery.com interesting - women post photos of themselves and indicate their weight and height - so you can actually search the site by weight and height. Kind of a nice non-judgmental and empowering space, actually.
  • cerulean9
    cerulean9 Posts: 9
    Be careful with those friends who feel at liberty to criticize your body. It's your body, and no one else's business - and you have to question why anyone would put you down like that, especially if his comments left you feeling upset.
    It's awesome that you are lifting weights. Get strong, and don't worry about what other people think! You can be strong, independent and confident if you go for it.
  • mtnstar
    mtnstar Posts: 125 Member
    I feel best around 125, a goal which I just achieved this week after 7 months of postpartum exercise and sensible eating. I have a small frame and am not naturally very muscular (sigh).
  • onedayatatime12
    onedayatatime12 Posts: 577 Member
    120ish is my ideal weight, because that's where I used to be, but even if I reach 124-125 I'll be happy; then I'd work till I get a bit lower :P
  • onedayatatime12
    onedayatatime12 Posts: 577 Member
    I feel best around 125, a goal which I just achieved this week after 7 months of postpartum exercise and sensible eating. I have a small frame and am not naturally very muscular (sigh).

    *gasp* Me too!
  • dancerbyday
    dancerbyday Posts: 61
    Well I'm a dancer, very light boned, and the most I've ever weighed was 130 lbs. My ideal weight is closer to 120. Now before you say anything, I am NOT anorexic, and I am not super duper skinny. I have a fair bit of muscle, and while there is not a huge visible difference, I can feel the difference. My performance is better at 120, both physically and mentally. So really, it's different for everyone. Whichever weight you feel good at, you should aim for.
  • Leahsz
    Leahsz Posts: 81
    I'm 5'8" 1/2 (lol not sure how to type that, I'm used to cms) medium build, currently 148 would like to get to 143 ish. That's where my weight used to settle naturally when I was younger, and I'm hoping with lifting that my body composition at that weight will be better. At the moment I'm still squidgy around the middle after 2 kids.
  • Leesel66
    Leesel66 Posts: 67 Member
    I'm 5'9" aged 47yrs. Was always thin until I stopped all my sports and hitting my middle 30s after my son was born weight crept on. SW 92.3kg 203lbs, CW 85.1 kg 183lbs, wanting to get between 70-75kg around 154- 165lbs. Got to 77kg about 7 years ago and was in a size 12 (Aus) which I was happy with but that was using shakes, in 2 years the weight was back.loving MFP.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    For my lifestyle I'm pretty content between 120-130lbs. If I got more into heavy lifting I'd go heavier.
  • jamiecrick3582
    jamiecrick3582 Posts: 18 Member
    My ideal weight would have to be around 160 because I look too skinny at 155. I don't like to look like a bone. At 155 my waist was 24 and my hips were 34. My doctors could not believe that I weighed that much because my bones were protruding out of my ribs and hips. I do have a bigger frame and it runs in my family. We are heavier than we look.

    Me too! I look sick if I'm too thin. I'm currently at 173-174 and my goal is 160.
  • amyx593
    amyx593 Posts: 211 Member
    I'm 5'8'', hourglass body type. Because I'm an hourglass, I like my weight around 145-150. At that weight, I'm still curvy, don't lose my boobs (C cup) and my tummy is flat. I don't want to have tummy bulge when I bend over, but I also don't want to be so skinny that I don't have curves or a womanly body.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    I am 5'8' and my goal is 165, I have a large frame and I think I would look pretty good at that size but once I get more near to the size I may change my gw a little
  • strenght900
    strenght900 Posts: 41
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    how much should i loose
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    how much should i loose
    That's kind of a silly question. Weight looks different on different people. If you start strength training you could firm up pretty quick. If you plan on doing it by diet you may need to do it for a fair amount of time.
  • redsonjiamoo
    redsonjiamoo Posts: 1
    I'm 5'8 and 28 years old. I remember being 130 and having a stomach. I'm a pear shape. I was at 185 and now at 172 ish. I have been doing a lot of dancing (I'm bad at it but I try). I've been not eating past 5 o clock. I've been going to bed around 9 cause if I stay up any longer I'll eat the house. I have decent breakfast heavy lunch light dinner. I've slowed down on my carbs and Dr peppers. I want to be at 140! My twin was at that weight and so I can tell what I'd look like and I want it. She currently very active and at 130.. to skinny for me. What we lack up top we make up for the bottom. Even at one 130 she still has big hips.
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