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All the Tall Ladies

Shadaro1
Shadaro1 Posts: 3
edited January 30 in Motivation and Support
Hi! I am quite new to this community and am hoping to find support and motivation from other tall women. I am six feet square and 220 pounds. I have no idea what weight would even look good on me. I've been heavy most of my life. I served in Americorps for a year and was down to about 175ish, but friends and family told me I looked too skinny? My mother is 5'10" and about 125 pounds, but she is built like a rail. I am built more like a refrigerator.

Not sure what to do. Reading other threads and feeling downtrodden when petite ladies call themselves chubby, chunky, and heavy at only 150 pounds! What is a good goal for tall women with big, blocky bone structures? Anyone have advice or pics at different weights?

Any other tall ladies out there feeling it?

Edited to add; I was only 19 when I was that thin, and I'm not sure my structure and height are still the same. When I say I'm built like a fridge, I am not kidding.

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  • ksavy
    ksavy Posts: 271 Member
    Try these Groups:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/126-tall-women
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/107-totally-tall-women-of-mfp

    Groups full of awesomely tall women. I am 6'0" as well and it bothered me all the time growing up when my friends would start calling themselves fat at 130-140lbs. I was always thinking that I must be huge. But as I got older I learned to accept that yes I might weigh more and wear a bigger size than them, but am a healthy weight for me, so when my normal height friends start complaining about weight I just kinda zone out and smile and nob.
  • bhavnoor
    bhavnoor Posts: 36
    It really depends on your build and how heavy your bones are...

    I'm 5'10" and weight 180 lbs. I consider myself to be of average build and a healthy weight for me is ~150 lbs. In fact, I used to weigh 150 lbs when I got married and even then, I could stand to loose about 10 lbs.
  • Calantorntain
    Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
    I'm also tall; 5'11". I'm 200lbs on the picture on the right:

    qTRP5bX.jpg

    My suggestion is, don't focus on a "goal weight." Decide on something obtainable (190?) and once you are there, re-evaluate your goals.
  • blondageh
    blondageh Posts: 923 Member
    Try this site out. It is really cool. I don't know if it will answer your questions, but it will give you an idea of what other people look like based on height/weight.

    http://www.mybodygallery.com/
  • Shadaro1
    Shadaro1 Posts: 3
    Thanks so much, everyone, for the help and encouragement!
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