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What's a reasonable weight for a 5'6 female?

MikesGirl0692
MikesGirl0692 Posts: 29
edited February 16 in Health and Weight Loss
Until I hit 40, I had always weighed between 133-138. I'm 43 now and have been 140-145 for the last few years...weight crept up to 150 recently. :-O

I am trying to determine a healthy weight for myself. All of the weight charts I have seen say 133-155 is normal for my height. That's a pretty wide range!

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  • mactaffy84
    mactaffy84 Posts: 398 Member
    Well, if you go by what Joel Fuhrman says, 95 pounds for the first 5 feet then 4 pounds per inch above that (for women). Therefore, ideal weight for done one our height is 119. That is a BMR of just ver 1 I, and that is considered in the "normal" range.
  • mactaffy84
    mactaffy84 Posts: 398 Member
    Sorry, BMR of just over 18.
  • Rdlm1001
    Rdlm1001 Posts: 47 Member
    Um, I am 5'10 and If I got to 135 I would look horrible!!! I got to 148 and was a size 4 and my ribs were poking out. I don't think that formula works for everyone. Muscle weighs more than fat too, so how does that account for that? My sister is 5'6" and looks banging at 130-140. She works out, is toned and has the best legs and butt ever!
  • maj1958
    maj1958 Posts: 16 Member
    I am just over 5'6 and if I weighed 119 I would be dead! Based on normal sized women I know that are my height I would say a good weight would be anywhere Fromm 130 -160 depending on your build .
  • MikesGirl0692
    MikesGirl0692 Posts: 29
    Lol, I haven't been 119 since high school. :-D
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    Joel Fuhrman is a quack.
    5'6" small frame-120-133 medium frame- 130-144 large frame-140-159

    that google search took me less time than it probably took you to make the thread.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    I'd say whatever weight you look and feel good at. It varies greatly depending on body composition and bone structure. I'm 5'6 and in the 118-120 range, and don't think I look sickly or underweight at all. I also see women on here who are the same height, and weight 20-25lbs more than me and look better than I do. Yet when I weighed 135, I looked flabby & lumpy. So there really isn't an answer, we're all different. Set a goal weight in a healthy range and work towards it. You may be happy with your loss before you ever reach that goal, or you may get there and want to lose more.
  • Vune
    Vune Posts: 675 Member
    I also don't look sickly when I weigh between 115 and 120. I look downright fluffy above 130, even when I danced. That's why we have a range of healthy weights.
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