5'6 Ladies: what's your goal weight?

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  • YourLotusFlower11
    YourLotusFlower11 Posts: 90 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    That is absolute rubbish I went as low as 136lbs and I look really slim at that size for some ppl inc me 130 is just excessive. In my opinion ppl should work towards the weight they feel comfortable in, you have no right to say that unless u get to 130lbs ur a cop out. We are striving for better health and fitness more than anything else after a certain point the numbers on the scale are just that NUMBERS!
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    <--- I'm 5'7" and have been on maintenance at my goal for 2 years. I am 130 pounds and have a small frame.
  • TheDarlingOne
    TheDarlingOne Posts: 255 Member
    Whatever fitness model (and former WWE wrestling diva) weighs. That right there about as close as you can get (in my opinion) to walking perfection. lol.
    Last count I had she's 135-145 but it's a really lean/muscular look - beautiful!
    If i ever hit goal, I'd go blonde too - just saying. lol
  • dpollet2
    dpollet2 Posts: 68 Member
    Wrong again. My husband is 6'3" and his "healthy" weight is supposedly around 180. Let me tell you about big bones! There is no way he could ever get down to that weight without looking sick, and he knows it. He will never look like Brad Pitt, and he knows it, and ya know, he's good with that.

    I wonder, how old you are?
  • michellewong699
    michellewong699 Posts: 98 Member
    I am 5'6" and 19 years old. I am currently 128 lb. When I started, I was 133 lb.

    My goal weight is 120 lb. I used to be at that weight, but it was because I did not eat and later on developed an eating disorder. I want to see if I can get there the right way instead. However, I'm very satisfied with my body. For the first time, I am building muscle! We shall see if I even need to push myself to that weight. Finally, the scale is starting to not matter to me >.<
  • xtasa25
    xtasa25 Posts: 12
    I'm 5'6 and have been since freshman year of high school. In high school I was always around 125-130. Currently I weigh about 149 lbs and as much as I would love to be 125 again, I'm probably shooting for 130-135.

    Also, I didn't read what you guys are arguing about or whatever, but I remember a few years ago when I went to the doctor- when I weighed 136 lbs, the doctor told me I was slightly overweight for my height and that I should be around 125-130 to be in a healthier range. That was when I was 16 or 17 years old. Regardless, I don't know if what he was saying is actually true or not and in what context he meant it in, but even at 136 I looked and felt healthy.

    Do what makes you feel good, but set realistic goals. I wish everyone luck!
  • rachelleigh4988
    rachelleigh4988 Posts: 42 Member
    Glad to hear from some more 5'6" ladies!

    My goal weight is 115lbs. I'm currently at 127. (I'm down 3 lbs from when I started.) However, I think it's important to take your frame size into consideration when picking a goal weight. For example, I have a very small frame, so 115 will not look grossly skinny on me. For some women, 130 may look better. I think that there is no one ideal weight for all of us 5'6"ers.

    Good luck on your weight loss journey, everyone! I hope we all are able to reach our goal weight!
  • wassergottin
    wassergottin Posts: 154 Member
    At 5'6", my goal is 116lbs. I've weighed less and I've weighed a lot more. That weight was easy to maintain when I wasn't into eating my feelings, and I looked good and had plenty of energy.

    We have almost the same goals!

    I'm 5'6" and my goal is 115 lbs. I don't want to weigh more than 125, and I'm currently at 132. Blech.
  • Sunnyjb
    Sunnyjb Posts: 220
    Goal is 18% body fat.... not sure what the weight
  • rachelleigh4988
    rachelleigh4988 Posts: 42 Member
    Check this out to calculate body fat. Just take a few measurements and there you go!

    http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/
  • wease1204
    wease1204 Posts: 31 Member
    I'm 136.5 lb currently and am aiming to be between 127 and 132, Although I don't mind if I stay at this weight as I fit into all my old clothes again and feel pretty ok in them. I'm 5'6.5 and fit into Australian sizes 8-10 (4-6 us I think)
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
    I'm 5'7" and CW is 133. Goal is 125-130.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    This is BS. I am 5'5'' and weigh over a little over 130. I look fine in a bikini, and I looked fine in a bikini 10 pounds ago too. I know women my height and heavier than me, who look amazing in bikini's. No flab whatsoever.
  • hfox9707
    hfox9707 Posts: 74 Member
    Do more squats, lunges and dead lifts using weights.
  • nc805397
    nc805397 Posts: 223 Member
    Wow I'm 5'6'' and my ultimate goal weight is 160...Now I am thinking I need to reassess my goal...
    I was told my lean body mass (done professionally) is 137lbs. Therefore I need to be, well, we all need SOME body fat, so I need to be significantly higher than 137. Maybe 150????


    I am currently 180 and my starting weight was 232. Hmmm. I don't ever remember being less than 160. Damn. I can't imagine going lower but we shall see once I get there I suppose.
  • kyuumichi
    kyuumichi Posts: 7 Member
    It's interesting to see goal weights under 120 lbs. I weighed 112 at some point in time due to stress, and I thought I looked pretty underweight. Before I started counting calories and working out, I weighed 118 pounds. However, at that weight I felt flabby. I have gained 2 lbs since then and weigh 120 lbs now, however my body looks a heck of a lot better than it did at 118. So as for a set goal, I'm not sure. I'm going more by measurements than weight. I'm pretty content right now, but maybe losing 1 or 2 pounds would put me at my ideal figure.
  • Sunnyjb
    Sunnyjb Posts: 220
    Check this out to calculate body fat. Just take a few measurements and there you go!

    http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/

    I know my BF ;) I don't know how much I want to weigh, just know the BF.
  • dpollet2
    dpollet2 Posts: 68 Member
    I didn't realize that the person commenting about women in bikinis was a man. No wonder he thinks that's all women want from weight loss! Nope, I don't really care if I turn some strange guy's head at the beach, and I'm being perfectly honest with myself. In fact, it kind of creeps me out.
  • ashteal91
    ashteal91 Posts: 7
    I'm 177cm which I think is around 5f7or8 and my goal weight is 59kg which I think is 130 pounds..

    I have been that weight before, but gained 10kg after having my son last year.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    Agreed! When I see really high goal weights on here, I find it rather puzzling.

    LMFAO

    <---- 5 6" and 157lb in that pic - sub 20% BF%. Are you saying I am overweight?
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I want to add that one should be happy with themselves and their current shape on the way to their goal, but why not set a goal that is what you truly want to look like. Anyone who says they wouldn't want a firm, toned body that turns heads in a bathing suit is lying to themselves.5'6" 145 is not firm and toned. It's just "good enough" to not look fat in clothes. No offense. Just trying to be honest.

    You may be flabby at 145lb, I am not.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    Agreed! When I see really high goal weights on here, I find it rather puzzling.

    LMFAO

    <---- 5 6" and 157lb in that pic - sub 20% BF%. Are you saying I am overweight?

    In...

    ...to make sure the collective answer to this question is a resounding "no".

    (Yeah, I know, I'm not even supposed to be in this thread...so, pretend like you don't see me. Carry on.)
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    Agreed! When I see really high goal weights on here, I find it rather puzzling.

    I am glad you are happy with your accomplishments, but in my opinion you have gone past the amount of weight you should have lost...there is such a thing as losing too much weight.

    Why not eat in a surplus and lift some weights? i think it would be amazing on you.
    I don't like comments like these very much either. It's up to each individual to decide where they are happy, telling someone that they weigh too much OR too little really annoys me!

    If she wanted to eat in a surplus and lift weights FOR HER, then by all means...but she shouldn't just because someone online thinks she's lost too much!

    Actually - she was questioning anyone who didn't want to be as thin as she is, so she pretty much invited the attention.
  • mmddwechanged
    mmddwechanged Posts: 1,687 Member
    F**k. 130! My goal is to look like you Sara!!!!!!!:)
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    5'6" and my goal is set at 150 which is at the high end of the 124-155 lb weight range I was given for height. It may change in the future. I'll have to wait and see.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    LOL, except the most vocal person is a man.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Agreed again, schmoony. A skeleton is a skeleton, and has very little variation from one person to another, other than height. There really is no such thing as "big boned." People however do distribute fat around different parts of the body which is why this myth is so widely accepted. The places where you store fat the most is what determines your shape - not your skeleton.

    145 would technically put a 5'6" women in the "healthy" weight category, but chances are that woman would not be happy there. Why not go for the whole package?

    This is one of the most ridiculous things I have seen on here and I have seen a lot.
  • eagertoloseweight1
    eagertoloseweight1 Posts: 31
    I am 5"10 and weigh 150 lbs would like to be 145 lbs any tips?
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    A 5' 6" woman, regardless of "frame", should weigh no more than 130 lbs. There is very little variation of muscle mass in woman unless they are into bodybuilding, and frame size only accounts for a few pounds one way or the other. Any goal over that is a consolation and a cop out.

    Wow. You are just...ignorant.
  • 9jenn9
    9jenn9 Posts: 309 Member
    I love how people get immediately offended by any post that is less than coddling, and conveys any bit if harsh honesty. Of course there are exceptions to any norm, but it is a simple fact that the vast majority if women fall into a caregory wherin they would need to be a certain weight in order to have what us considered a "fit" appearance. By "fit" I mean no cellulite, slight muscular definition, small waist in relation to hips, and an overall lean appearance. For a woman who is 5'6", that occurs in the 125 lb. range. On a deeper psychological level, I understand that the human brain has a much easier time setting goals that are closer to where you are right now. It is very difficult for a woman who is 240 lbs. to envision being 125 lbs. I understand that, but I think men are a little more honest with themselves about there ultimate goals. If you we're to ask a 250 fat guy if he wants to look like Brad Pitt, he would say "hell yeah!" If you ask a 250 pound woman if she wants to look like Giselle, she'll say "that's unrealistic. I don't want to be a stick figure. I just want to be happy." It's a question of human psychology more than physiology.
    I'm not quite sure where to start with this because a lot of it is beyond stupid, but let's start with your definition of fit. I see a lot of women who I would consider fit who are not SI swim suit issue photo ready. Having some cellulite does not mean you are unfit. (Genetics, age, having gained and lost weight, etc all effect cellulite). Fit has to do with functional strength, cardiovascular health, flexibility, not just how you "rock a bikini". Your definition of fit is superficial and subjective. The way you assume you know what the rest of us want is astonishing. Maybe you'd like to spread some of that ego around for the rest of us poor slobs who set our weight goals for higher than 130. That, my dear, is some harsh honesty.

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