What is a good, healthy weight for a woman who is 5'2"?

I am going to swim against the crowd here that seems to suggest to just keep losing weight. I mean by all means add more exercise etc to your life, but people post about their dissatisfaction with their post-diet body quite frequently here, so ask yourself this:

What do you want your body to look like? Is it a realistic image? The thing is I look at my stomach after 2 children and think 'hmm, could be better', but tbh it'll never look like the stomach of a supermodel regardless of how much I'd diet and exercise (yes I get I could much exercise more, but in the long run that is also not sustainable for me). I am not saying that you have aspirations for your stomach to look like that, but sometimes we have unrealistic aspirations and expectations of what our body should look like, especially women.

Will it be maintainable? How did you diet to get to your goal weight? When is the last time you were this weight?

Just because we lose weight we don't automatically start to love ourselves more. Somehow it takes a while for us to actually 'see' the weight loss in the mirror. Good luck :flowerforyou:

I think you've done very well so far! I'm 5'3" and currently 122lb. I started at 142lb in October. I'm aiming for a sporty, athletic look, but not skinny. My body shape is a typical pear - narrow shoulders, wide hips and even wider thighs.

I think around 120lb is ideal - but it really depends on the make up of your body. You might want to add in some weight training, and possibly some abdominal work (there are ab apps available online). The more muscle you have, the easier it is to burn fat.

I did not read all the replies, but well done for your goals achieved already.

One thing I can say which I think has already been mentioned is to lift weights. It will change your body composition and overall look providing you eat right.

I am 5'2 and weigh 119. I am eating to get thinner, leaner & stronger… and am lifting heavier weights now and have seen an improvement in 3 weeks.

You won't get 'bulky, manly etc', you would really have to train hard to get like that. Its good for your bone health and overall strength. (providing you have no injuries)… I don't know if this is suitable to put on here, but I bought the Mike Matthews book TLS & its great :-)

keep up the good work!

Surely it's what is healthy to you? I'm 5'2 and I've been from 114 - 160 lbs (53 - 73kg) in my adult life and at 114 lbs I was very ill looking. I like to think 127 (58kg) would be my ideal but to be honest I look more at how my body looks in the mirror/photos (one brilliant thing I've done is take photos as you don't always see the results if you don't see them on the scales) and how healthy I am (I regularly have my numbers done by the work nurse - blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugars etc).

It's frustrating on a small frame as such small weight gain makes a big difference. People talk of huge numbers on here and I'm always fighting off 5-10kg fluctuations which mostly take to my tummy.

your weight is great right now. Try the 30 day shred to start out with.

My girlfriend is also 5' 2". She runs and, light weight training. She say she feels her best at 115-118 range. Any heavier and says she feels it on her knees when she runs.

That describes me but I'm not the girlfriend! I am 5'2" and run often. Best weight seems to be around 115. I am very slim at 112. Any weight gain messes with my knees. I am pretty strong and yet I look full at 115 - not skinny. Lean at 112.

115 seems to be the magic stable number where my body wishes to stay - higher is a fuller look and lower is leaner. 115 seems to be a midline for me at 5'2" (medium frame with decent muscle mass).

I am 5'2" and I feel very healthy at 147. as long as your health isn't suffering I think the number doesn't matter.

At some point you have to just accept yourself for who you are right now. The grass is not greener anywhere else. I have the same issue and am looking to just accept myself in my skin and realize if I am strong and healthy and eating right, that is all that matters. There will never be a perfect weight.

I'm 5'3 and 127ish. I feel super healthy. I can run an 8.30 min mile, and I have been strength-training 2-3 times a week. When I graduated from college (12 years ago), I was the same weight, but not as healthy, not as strong, not as fit.

Point being, weight is only part of the equation.

I'm 5'2 and 121lbs. I'm aiming for 105 lbs but I'll see how I feel at 110.