5'9 women. 140#?

I too am 5'9" and "small boned" though my hands are big enough that gloves don't usually fit and I cannot slip a bracelet over them (grrr...no bangles!). All through high school and college I was in the teens and 20s - really thin and active but not much muscle and not too skinny where people thought I was sick. When I married I was 135 but didn't feel like I was in great shape - again no definition in my arms or abs. Pregnant with my son I crept up to 200 and was miserable. The weight took a long time to come off an I was terribly depressed and felt horrible about myself. Running was/is my secret weapon for losing weight and keeping it off, but I hate it! I don't get the runners high that you hear about.

I also do circuit training - the Jillian Michaels workouts - which are freakin' hard!!! Last year I was down to 132 and LOVED it! There is always a little voice in my head that says "hmmmmm....if this is good what would I look like a little lower?" but my main goal is to be fit and muscular and not have to give up the wine and friday night pizza that makes life worth living. In my profile pic I am 138. I am trying to get down to 133/134 again which is a good range and not impossible to maintain. I think the key is finding where you feel fit, beautiful and can maintain the weight without being miserable. I never trust people who say "You look great! Why do you need to lose the weight?" because they are usually the same people that push you to have another drink, another cookie, etc The one person I would trust on that would be my doctor - if he said I was too thin I would listen up.

I am 5'9", and I currently weight 150lbs. I would like to be between 140-145lbs. I don't really want to be "toned" either, as someone above mentioned. I just want to be thin - but still healthy looking. My family gives me gripe too. They're all overweight and anyone without a good bit of fat cushion looks "unhealthy" to them - lol.

I could have wrote this myself!! Im 5'9, uncle is 7ft, and my smallest weight was 170ish when i was 16YO. everything thinks ill look nasty sick any smaller then that.
i looked at pics from that weight and i tend to agree (for me personally). but i could have done some toning for sure! but i agree- it could just be the fat girl talking.

i guess i said that to say im following this post. lol

I'm 5'9, I started at 220 after I had my daughter and I currently weigh around 135.

I'm the one in the bikini

LOL@my giant pic and that face I am making! I never noticed it in a smaller size viewing window. HA!

I'm 6'1 and 139 lbs and do not look or feel too skinny. I'm not so much looking to loose more weight but to get toned.

Best Advice I ever got was to ignore the scale. Eat as healthy as possible, work out (I am discovering the AWESOMENESS of lifting weights.) Track your body fat percentage.
The stronger I get the less body fat I have and the better I look BUT the number on the scale does not budge (Or goes up a little) That's ok! Muscle is heavy and small. The number doesn't mean much...I have seen shorter girls that weigh 150 who are very small and tight. You would guess them at 115 or so...
I am SO much happier and more fit since I started strength training. (Plus it only takes about an hour a day 3 times a week...add in some biking/hiking/ rock-climbing and yoga and you don't have to be in the gym forever to look awesome!)

My first go around with MFP I got my lowest ever as an adult at 149 (everyone thought I was ill). I was a size 6 and 5'8 1/2ish. I got lazy and gained back some weight...My maintance goal this time around is 160-165..more realistic for me, but everyone is differemt.

I'm 5'8" and weigh just under 120. I'm happy with where I am at and just hoping to maintain.

Daaammmn, Girl! You are lean!

Thank you!