is it really too much to lose?

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  • motivatemychange
    motivatemychange Posts: 31 Member
    I'm 5"2, 150lbs and 31.5" waist! It's not about how heavy you are (as I'm trying to convince myself as muscle weighs more than fat)

    Take your body measurements and concentrate on losing them rather than body mass
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    It depends a lot on your frame frankly. I'm 5'5" too and 135 lbs now, 22% body fat but my waist is still 31 inches, and I highly doubt it will ever go much lower, as I don't have that much fat there anymore (hips are 37). I'm aiming for 130 and will call it a day (will keep lifting though). I'm 35 though (for another week, hah), and I'll just miss the extra 50 calories if I go lower.
  • MB2MN
    MB2MN Posts: 334 Member
    Where are you measuring your waist at? I weight about 35 pounds more than you and my natural waist measurement is 30 inches. Make sure you are measuring at your natural waist which is a few inches higher than your navel.

    This ^^^ The hip measurement seems legit but I have a feeling the waist isn't accurate. 144 lbs isnt too bad for 5'5 but 37 inches is a pretty big waist size. Make sure you're measuring at the very smallest part!
  • MB2MN
    MB2MN Posts: 334 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    When you are 22 years old. Not so much if you are 35 or 50.

    Age shouldn't actually have much bearing on what your final weight should be...it just might take a little longer to get there.
  • hollymccall
    hollymccall Posts: 88 Member
    Where are you measuring your waist at? I weight about 35 pounds more than you and my natural waist measurement is 30 inches. Make sure you are measuring at your natural waist which is a few inches higher than your navel.

    I'm measuring in the right place. It's 37 inches. I even watched a YouTube video to make sure I was doing it in the right place. Most of my weight is in my tummy hips butt and thighs. Every woman's night mare.
  • hollymccall
    hollymccall Posts: 88 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    Yay. You're with me on this. Damn! Gotta catch up with you girl.lol
  • hollymccall
    hollymccall Posts: 88 Member
    if you want to change your shape, you should try picking up a barbell. in my time on MFP, i have seen nothing work better for women than barbell training.

    That's uncharted territory for me. I'll have to get to a gym to do that. I have work out dvds from beach body. But I've never lifted a barbell.
  • clareyoung80
    clareyoung80 Posts: 177 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    Yay. You're with me on this. Damn! Gotta catch up with you girl.lol

    I'm 5'4" (or 5'5" depending on who measures me - I've got no idea any more!) and 118 lbs is my aim. It's not too much to lose, though it will place you on the lower end of the weight spectrum - that kinda thing always freaks people out!
  • Amestris
    Amestris Posts: 152 Member
    I was just wondering. I carry most of my weight in my hips, butt and thighs and have the hip measurement to show for it, 42 inches. You seem like you may be more of an apple shape, where as I am a pear shape. I recently added strength training to my regimen a few months ago and the changes in my figure have been good thus far. Definitely give it a try. :-)
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    When you are 22 years old. Not so much if you are 35 or 50.

    Age shouldn't actually have much bearing on what your final weight should be...it just might take a little longer to get there.

    I weighed about 118-120 when I was 22. At over 50 though to lose that much weight would sacrifice a lot of lean body mass, which would result in loss of bone mass. I have different goals now, which will leave me in the high range of healthy weight.
  • h7463
    h7463 Posts: 626 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    When you are 22 years old. Not so much if you are 35 or 50.

    Age shouldn't actually have much bearing on what your final weight should be...it just might take a little longer to get there.

    I weighed about 118-120 when I was 22. At over 50 though to lose that much weight would sacrifice a lot of lean body mass, which would result in loss of bone mass. I have different goals now, which will leave me in the high range of healthy weight.

    Hi! There are exceptions to your statement, though. It seems to be a lot less of a problem, when you are not extremely overweight in the first place. I'm 50, 5'5", right now 134 lbs, about 17% BF, size 4, and stronger than ever before.
    I have never been seriously overweight in my life, however, I started out at 135 lbs, at 25% BF, and 3 dress sizes larger 2 years ago. It took 6 months to get to 125 lbs and 15 % BF, and I certainly didn't lose an ounce of lean mass. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
    The term 'lifting heavy', that someone used before, is actually really relative. You only start out with 'as much as you can' and gradually add to it. I only keep numbers for my own reference, and never compare them to others. There is no competition here...well, only the before and after pics....
    To the OP: I was at 145 lbs at my all-time high for a short time, and a size 12. Right now, I'm only 10 lbs less now, and I'm a size 4. Don't become a slave to your bathroom scale! Good luck!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started at 139.... now at 124 (roughly..it fluctuates!) and my goal is 119... it's not too much. For us 5'5" girls 113-138 is normal range!

    When you are 22 years old. Not so much if you are 35 or 50.

    Age shouldn't actually have much bearing on what your final weight should be...it just might take a little longer to get there.

    I weighed about 118-120 when I was 22. At over 50 though to lose that much weight would sacrifice a lot of lean body mass, which would result in loss of bone mass. I have different goals now, which will leave me in the high range of healthy weight.

    Hi! There are exceptions to your statement, though. It seems to be a lot less of a problem, when you are not extremely overweight in the first place. I'm 50, 5'5", right now 134 lbs, about 17% BF, size 4, and stronger than ever before.
    I have never been seriously overweight in my life, however, I started out at 135 lbs, at 25% BF, and 3 dress sizes larger 2 years ago. It took 6 months to get to 125 lbs and 15 % BF, and I certainly didn't lose an ounce of lean mass. In fact, it was quite the opposite.
    The term 'lifting heavy', that someone used before, is actually really relative. You only start out with 'as much as you can' and gradually add to it. I only keep numbers for my own reference, and never compare them to others. There is no competition here...well, only the before and after pics....
    To the OP: I was at 145 lbs at my all-time high for a short time, and a size 12. Right now, I'm only 10 lbs less now, and I'm a size 4. Don't become a slave to your bathroom scale! Good luck!

    That is awesome. I'm not aiming as low as 17% bf, I'm aiming for 22-24%. I'm 5'6 and 155 pounds 28% now which means my LBM is 111 pounds. I don't want to sacrifice the amount of LBM that would result in that much weight loss, I don't plan on going below 140 pounds. My low weight in the last 10 years was 142, but high bf%, my high weight was 174. I dropped those 32 pounds in about 4 months with no exercise, which was way too aggressive, and when I got there I still didn't like how I looked with the high bf%, but that was before I knew anything about body composition.

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