5'7" goal weight?

Oh, and for everyone saying small framed and large framed... what does this even mean? I've heard people blame being overweight on being big-boned, and I honestly don't really get that either. How can I tell if I'm small or large framed??

This is a lie/rationalization people tell themselves. Its nonsense.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. People will pick a number and tell themselves "this is my goal weight" which they still would be at a pretty high bodyfat percentage because they just don't want to admit how far they really have to go. Its probably some form of mental self-preservation/defense mechanism.

No you are lying to yourself. There are different body types and different body structures. I will never be a size 2 or 4 and I never have been but my body has rocked at various stages in my life and I was always ALWAYS a size 8 or higher.
I could never wear my sisters clothes growing up or now because she is built exactly like my mom, small bird like. I take after my fathers family and I am bigger than her bone structure wise, widder shoulder larger frame overall. Two of my father's sister were both over 5'10 and had very broad shoulders, hips etc. while their mother, my granmother, was 4'10 and about as big as a puppy soaking wet!

SO GTFOOH talking about a subject you know nothing about. Now with that said, this does not mean that a person should not take care of themselves and be healthy and avoid excess or exterme body fat percentages, but yes, how large a persons general frame is is a factor in their weight.

SMH

"Get the fuhck out of here"?

Wow, you are one classy lady. Do you kiss your children with that mouth?

I NEVER said ANYTHING about "sizes" I only spoke of bodyfat percentage. I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

Projecting much?

Oh, and for everyone saying small framed and large framed... what does this even mean? I've heard people blame being overweight on being big-boned, and I honestly don't really get that either. How can I tell if I'm small or large framed??

This is a lie/rationalization people tell themselves. Its nonsense.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. People will pick a number and tell themselves "this is my goal weight" which they still would be at a pretty high bodyfat percentage because they just don't want to admit how far they really have to go. Its probably some form of mental self-preservation/defense mechanism.

No you are lying to yourself. There are different body types and different body structures. I will never be a size 2 or 4 and I never have been but my body has rocked at various stages in my life and I was always ALWAYS a size 8 or higher.
I could never wear my sisters clothes growing up or now because she is built exactly like my mom, small bird like. I take after my fathers family and I am bigger than her bone structure wise, widder shoulder larger frame overall. Two of my father's sister were both over 5'10 and had very broad shoulders, hips etc. while their mother, my granmother, was 4'10 and about as big as a puppy soaking wet!

SO GTFOOH talking about a subject you know nothing about. Now with that said, this does not mean that a person should not take care of themselves and be healthy and avoid excess or exterme body fat percentages, but yes, how large a persons general frame is is a factor in their weight.

SMH

"Get the fuhck out of here"?

Wow, you are one classy lady. Do you kiss your children with that mouth?

I NEVER said ANYTHING about "sizes" I only spoke of bodyfat percentage. I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

Projecting much?

That escalated quickly.

SteveStedge1, I do agree that the way people use the term "big boned" is mostly nonsense. Yes, usually when somebody says "big boned" they are using the term to replace the word "fat." Having a large bone structure does not automatically mean that you have to be overweight or morbidly obese. However, people DO have different builds and frames. The width of every man and woman's shoulders, hips, etc. is different. A woman who is 5'7" with narrow shoulders, narrow hips, and a small bust who is a healthy weight will be very different in appearance (and weight) from a woman who is 5'7" with broad shoulders, wide hips, and a large bust who is a healthy weight.

I'm 5'7". At 200 pounds I wear a 12 or 14 depending on the brand. My goal is 160-165ish, depending on how I feel when I get there. I have a large chest and an overall curvy frame. At one point in my life I was 140 and looked incredibly ill. It all depends on your build, as so many have already said. Focus on being happy in your body, and forget the numbers

I'm a 5'7 , I've had my ups and downs, I found 155 to be perfect, skinny is not sexy

Just goes to show how different we are. I was so miserable at 155 (my heaviest weight ever) that prompted me to get with it an lose it forever.

we all carry it differently. Right now I hang around 170 and you can see in my picture I have shape, a flat stomach, etc, but I'd like to be about 150 ideally. It's all a matter of genetics, and personal preference. No one ever believes I weigh what I do.

It really all depends on your body fat! You need to know what your body fat is so you can determine the amount of lean body mass you have. I like to be around 20 - 23% body fat.

If you are able to get your body fat measured... you just take your weight and times it by the body fat to get the amount of fat on your body. Once you have that number subtract it from your weight and that is your lean body mass. Then if you want to be 20% you would multiply your LBM by that percentage add it to the LBM and that is the ideal weight.

Example:
165 lbs with 37% Body Fat
165 x .37 = 61.05 lbs of fat on body
165 - 61.05 = 103.95 Lean Body Mass (LBM)
103.95 x (desired body fat) 20% = 20.79 lbs
(LBM) 103.95 + (desired body fat %) 20.79 = 124.74

Depends on your body, and your frame. 135 on me makes me have a gut. I'm muffin topping at that point, hahaha. Even with my daily exercise I'm still pudging. 135 is pretty close to what I am right now.

My goal weight is 115-120 lbs.
I have it set at 115, but I'm basically going to see where I'm at when I'm around 120-125, and see if I want to still lower it at that point. I've been 115 before (my profile picture is from when I got down to that), so I know how it looks on me, and that was a weight that really looked nice.

The only thing I didn't really do much of back then was exercise. So probably going down to 115 and then going focus on more strength training once I've upped my calories. So I expect to gain a bit back for that.

definitely depends on how you carry weight. I'm 5'8" and 115 lbs and could afford to lose a little more

You want to lose more?? That seems quite thin for your height...I'm 5' 8" and couldn't imagine being 120 pounds...I would look sick. At 140 I look healthy and toned.

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I am 22 years old, 5'7, and my goal weight is 150. May change once I am closer to my goal weight depending on how I look and feel.

Starting weight: 267
Current weight:225
Goal weight:150

142-145 is a perfect weight for me. Up to 150 if I grow myself some deltoids and biceps.

I agree that it depends on the body type. It also depends on your lowest weight you have ever maintained. I am 5 61/2 and my lowest weight as a young adult is low 200s which I am close to now. I went to a nutritionist and I told her I wanted to lose another 20 which would get me around 185. She said with me not being that weight as an adult it would not be achievable. She told me I could probably lose another 10. i am still working towards my goal. Also, even now at 207 my bones are begging to show. Per the charts for a large frame female over 50 my Wgt should be around 160. I know I would like skin and bones at that Wgt.

I'm 5'7" and my GW was 130. I'm at 122 now and I'm happy with how I look. Depends on how you look and feel.

I'm 5'7". My abs look awesome when I am at 140. I got down there for a few weeks and then blew past maintenance back up to 148, where I have a belly pooch. I would love to see what I look like at 135- I put on weight on my back, belly and arms and want to see the muscles I've worked so hard for! I'll be happy to maintain 140, though, so I may not have the motivation to ever see 135.

Body types aren't something that you can pin down, but it's true that people carry weight differently. My sister and I can share clothes when she is 125 and I'm 140.

Any guys at this height want to chime in? I'm 5'7" and currently weigh 167 (down from 222, or most likely higher), and I still have a little bit of a gut and love handles. My frame is medium, based on the wrist measurement method. When I was a teenager I weighed between 135 and 140 at the same height, and got up to upper 140s when I was 18 and lifting weights quite often. However, I wasn't even super fit at that age, since I had a little belly fat even then (no abs, but my arms, back and chest had good definition).

When I tell people my weight now, they always say I don't need to lose anymore. I would have to literally pinch my fat to show them what I mean. I'm aiming to lose most of the remaining belly fat, so my goal weight has been 150 lbs. I've been doing much more strength training and lifting heavier to tone the muscle definition, but I know I still need to keep up the calorie deficit for a while until at least 150, and then seeing how I look at that point. So I'm definitely curious to hear from any guys out there with a similar body type.