5'6" girls, starting weight and goal weight?

Jenbeanz
Jenbeanz Posts: 12
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What is everyone aiming for? I am 5'6" but have always considered myself to have a big frame as i have quite wide shoulders . . . anyone in a similar boat? What are you aiming for?

CW: 164lbs

GW: 130lbs
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  • super_J73
    super_J73 Posts: 257 Member
    My highest weight was 215. I started on here at 209, my CW is 155 and my goal is 145. The last 10 pounds have been a real ***** to lose!
  • FitMrsR
    FitMrsR Posts: 226 Member
    I'm 5'6" and have a small frame

    Before I got pregnant with baby #1: 145lbs
    After I gave birth: 205lbs

    Before I got pregnant with baby #2: 112lbs
    Currently at almost 25 weeks pregnant: 135

    GW: 115lbs with a lower bf% than I had before
  • TMtrim1234
    TMtrim1234 Posts: 5
    Hi, I'm 5'7" and currently 164ibs hoping to get to 140lbs then see how I feel! Haven't been anywhere close to that weight for at least 10 years so who knows??

    Good luck!
  • missybct
    missybct Posts: 321 Member
    I'm that awkward height between 5ft 5 and 5ft 6 - 5ft 5.6 inches exactly.

    Starting Weight (gulp) - 297lbs
    Current Weight - 237.4lbs
    Goal Weight - 140lbs - But, to be honest, whenever I am happy and healthy and can sustain my weight properly. I'm not that fussed about the scales.
  • RoseTears143
    RoseTears143 Posts: 1,121 Member
    SW: 236
    CW: 209
    GW: ~140

    I want to get to 18-20% BF as my ultimate goal. Not sure what my weight will be at that point. It's currently at 37.7%, and I started at 42% :)
  • emilyehlers
    emilyehlers Posts: 8 Member
    SW: 210
    CW: 158
    GW: 150

    That's a healthy BMI at 150 and it's getting really hard to lose!
  • capslockid
    capslockid Posts: 13 Member
    HI, I'm 5ft 6, started out at 214lbs and would love to get to 140lb, that will the slimmest I've been since high school, 21 years ago! Also have a larger frame and know I will really struggle with the last stone :ohwel:

    I saw one of your previous posts about losing in the 1st couple of weeks and then not losing anything - how did you manage to get over that? I'm having the same problem at the moment, I think I really need to rethink what I'm eating, when and my exercise too. :smile:
  • Chip436
    Chip436 Posts: 14
    I've got a medium build. My starting weight was 188 lbs, my goal weight is 115 lbs.
  • mstrickland9
    mstrickland9 Posts: 102
    5'6" here too.

    SW-181
    CW-177
    GW-130
  • rubixcyoob
    rubixcyoob Posts: 395
    I'm between 5'5" and 5'6" just now.

    Start weight: around 190 odd lbs (I don't remember exactly, towards the higher end of the 190s though) - I was around 7/8 months post partum after a 10lb odd baby!

    I'm not sure of my current weight after an EDNOS binge/purge relapse I'm heavier than my last recorded weight, but avoiding the scales until I get my workouts/attitude to food sorted (maybe a week on Monday and I'll check). I'd guess mid 140s though, I was mid 130s, and after 3 weeks of eating abour 4000+kcal per day it seems likely.

    My first UG was set at 126lbs (9stone exactly in the UK), however, depending on how I look I'd try for 119lbs (8.5 stone in the UK).
  • mandycasey
    mandycasey Posts: 274 Member
    Hi i'm 5'6

    SW 304

    CW 196

    GW 160 - possibly lower, but want some shape curves so we'll see

    xx
  • angdpowers
    angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
    I'm very similar!

    5'6"
    Very wide shoulders (ppl would tease I'm a linebacker -- use to bother me, but not anymore)
    Just sort of "stocky" kind of gal

    SW: 178 (when I started this) -- highest maybe 198-195?
    CW: 151

    Goal: 150 --- if I'm less later, then great!

    I've really started to just ensure that I'm eating good (unprocessed stuff) and the wt loss is a side effect. Keep moving so the endorphins stay up, etc.

    I no longer buy into the calories in vs calories out motto -- esp not after reading "Why We Get Fat" -- such an eye opener and so much truth!! I no longer believe if I just work out harder or eat less, then I will be lean and fit ... just not true! Its all about the quality that we eat. But I digress!

    I don't know, sometimes I think ppl shoot for too low of a number and that's all it is ... a number! I look damn good at 150 haha :)
  • katedevall
    katedevall Posts: 240 Member
    I'm 5'6" my starting weight was around 212. I'm now down to 145 goal weight is somewhere between 130-135, but most days I'm content with 145
  • angdpowers
    angdpowers Posts: 311 Member
    My highest weight was 215. I started on here at 209, my CW is 155 and my goal is 145. The last 10 pounds have been a real ***** to lose!

    I'm with you!!! I as dropping the "lbs" like crazy and these last 5-10lb are the HARDEST!! ugh!!! My body is apparently very comfortable between 150-155!!! pain in the *kitten* haha
  • Fit_French
    Fit_French Posts: 134 Member
    Im 5' 6" as well

    SW:145
    CW: 132-130
    GW: 120-125

    I never got very big because I realized early on what was happening! But I carry all my weight in my butt and thighs
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    SW: 238
    CW: 152
    GW: 130
  • cstod74
    cstod74 Posts: 28 Member
    I started her last month 221 now 213 I would love to drop anything just to be healthy! I would love to see myseld at about 160 less if possible
  • natmckn
    natmckn Posts: 48 Member
    Started at 146lbs. Goal is 130lbs. I've been stalled at 140 since February. Feel free to add me!
  • Alexandra289
    Alexandra289 Posts: 330 Member
    5'6.5 - I have a reasonably big frame, well pretty curvy anyway. At my highest I was around 190-195 (not sure exactly), now 136 and aiming for 130-133. Fell like I'm perfectly happy with my size now but just want to lose a little bit of fat off stomach and thighs.
  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
    5'6"

    HW: 275+ (not exactly sure)
    SW: 273.8 lbs
    CW: 239,9
    GW: 185-ish & athletic

    I have quite a big frame and I have no intention of getting skinny. I want to have a soft look, not tones - I just want my legs to tone up :) That's my dream body, hope it will work out :P
  • WhaddoWino
    WhaddoWino Posts: 146 Member
    5'6"

    SW: 152
    CW: 142
    GW: 136

    I started lifting heavy a couple of weeks ago and I am curious to see how that helps with my body transformation. I am less concerned with the number on the scale and more concerned with how I look on the beach this summer!
  • cdcooper321
    cdcooper321 Posts: 157 Member
    Hi there!
    I am about 5'7 with "broad" shoulders as well. I'm 25 and have been overweight my whole life...

    SW: 215lbs
    CW: 175lbs
    GW for now is 155, and i'll see how I look there :)

    Everyone feel free to add me! I love MFP and all of the motivation and support!!!
  • Kaathmandu
    Kaathmandu Posts: 129
    Haven't fixed on a final goal weight yet - keep changing my mind. Figure I'll know it when I get there. In meantime, I set small goals.
    (Current one: lose the 9kg I put on on a cruise!)
    I don't want to be skinny - I have a large frame, an hourglass figure and I have decent muscles and swimmers shoulders, so will probably stay just above recommended bmi.

    SW: 342+
    CW: 194
    nextGW: 183
    Probable final GW: 154
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    SW: 190 lbs
    CW: 140 lbs (people tell me I'm skinny but I don't feel it, I know I can be better)
    GW: 130 lbs
  • Squamation
    Squamation Posts: 522 Member
    I want to get to 18-20% BF as my ultimate goal. Not sure what my weight will be at that point.

    I started at 130lbs 29% body fat and am currently 130lbs 26/9% BF.

    I'm not as concerned about my weight number as I am about the body fat. If I'm 130 with 19% BF I'll be very happy (and very ripped!)
  • trinalea
    trinalea Posts: 9
    I am in the same boat as you... I am 5'5" & current weight is 170 , my goal weight is 130 ;) slowly but surely... I just have to keep myself motivated & stop putting bad food into my body... my main weakness is sweets of any kind :( Good luck!!:wink:
  • pmastro724
    pmastro724 Posts: 122 Member
    YEAH - a post about the 5'6 club!!!

    Height: 5'6
    SW after baby #2: 180
    CW: 165
    GW: 135

    For me its really NOT about the number - i just want to fit into my old skinny clothes!
  • zhoumag
    zhoumag Posts: 3 Member
    First year uni has not been kind. With the freshmen 15lb added, I'm aiming to get even skinnier than before that time.

    So I'm 5'6.
    SW: 165lb
    CW: 155lb
    GW: 130-ish

    Like a lot of posts before, I want to have around a 20% bf, but I'm stuck at 25/26% ish.
  • momtwoboyz
    momtwoboyz Posts: 20 Member
    I'm 5'6" and the weight had just been going up and up....I'm on the path to getting that number lower :)

    SW: 211
    CW: 199
    GW: 155

    Really just getting healthy, I don't want to be so concered about the number.
  • dizy17
    dizy17 Posts: 236 Member
    SW: 323
    CW: 286
    GW: 180

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