5' 2" Ladies - what is your best weight? goal weight?

Just under 5'3", 50 yrs (lol wow!!) anyhow...I just started MFP, today is day 7 and not happy, only lost 1lb. I was a major yoyo dieter with anorexia and bulemia under my belt:( (not proud) but in my 48th year of life, my son was deployed to AF and it was about time for me to do things right. I ended up joining WW and went from my highest weight ever 137 (even during pregnancey) down to 102 in 9 months. Needless to say, everyone thought I was crazy and said I looked ill. I took it slow and started eating things that I've never had.. on a daily basis, depression and so on kicked in; and now I'm back up to 124 as of today. It's just so hard to "not" constantly care about getting thin the fast way. I'm really trying but this is by far the hardest go at it for me...recently diagnosed with an illness and I just find myself wanting to give up. I love to run ...so that's probably the only thing on my side right now. Please give me the strength to be healthy for my husband, kids (27 & 23) and two grandsons (5 & 3) that I love with all my heart. My goal weight is 105 because that's where I'm happy and I felt the healthiest ever. Why did I listen to everyone....just an excuse I guess. I think all of you are doing an awesome job with your goals! Keep it up!

*I've never been over 120, except for both pregnancies at 135 & 136. When My son graduated from high school in 09 and left for the military and a bunch of other unfortunate events, basically sent me into a spiral of emotional depression and went up to a weight of 137.

I'm 5'2, 158lbs, and it's my lowest weight since early highschool(28 now). My doctor set 160 as my goal. I have a medium - large frame and hourglass figure so look better with some extra weight. I want to get down to 137 - 150. The general consensus is that I'd look too small under 135-ish.

I had my sights set on the magical number 125. But I don't care what the scale says anymore, I'm more interested in how I look in the mirror, the muscle tone, and measurements are how I keep track of my progress. I don't want to look all sucked up and skin saggy. I could care less about being a size 2. Id rather be healthy, so if I look better heavier than so be it.

You should really quit all this I need to be 100 pounds cause I'm short stuff. And eating 1200 calories or less is for the birds. Literally. And you wonder why your so hungry, tired, have headaches and your hair is falling out.
I eat from 1400-1800 calories, lift weights with minimum to zero cardio. I'm losing weight still.

Honestly all the talk of being 90 to 110 lbs is depressing me. Going from 177 to 135 felt like an accomplishment until people start referring to 135 as being fat. Guess I'm fat still.

I am currently 184.6lbs. I have mini goals, 140, 130, etc,.. With a final GW of 120.

Oh, and I'm 32 years old. I've never been below 130 as an adult, and I still felt chunky, but I think that had more to do with the fact that I didn't lift or do strength training, which I want to get into. I have mini goals so I can reevaluate how I feel at certain weights. My heart isn't going to be broken if I stop at 140. In fact, I tend to be muscular and I have a fabulous bubble butt and thick thighs, so anywhere from 130 to 140 is probably realistic. 120 is kind of an arbitrary number. As are all numbers on the scale, I guess.

I'm 5'1" and currently 115-118 lbs. I'd really like to be between 105-110 but it seems everyone around me doesn't agree. They aren't short like me so I'm wondering if anyone else my height agrees or disagrees with that goal weight.

Absolutely don't agree that it is too low. It depends on your build; for some people it would be too low, but for others it's fine.
I, for example, and 5ft2, 111lbs and yet I still have a bit of a belly. I looked my best at around 105lbs, which I'm not sure I will be able to get to and maintain easily, but at least aiming for a few pounds less than I currently am.

I'm 5'1/2 and CW is 150. My highest was 173 and my lowest was about 112 in high school. I would love to be about 125 before my 30th birthday in November. I want to fit in a two piece comfortably. I carry all of my weight in my stomach which my makes me look unproportional because I have no butt, hips, or thighs, and skinny legs. Lately I've been lifting and doing ab excercises. Hopefully I will results soon!!

Add me!!

I am 5' 2.5" my pre-kids weight had always been 118. (skinny fat)
I have a very, very small frame and people always assumed I was about 100 lbs.

When I super-fit it (pre-kids), I was 115, but my body composition was much different than my usual 118 walking weight.

I started MFP at 135. I am now 126.4.

Hoping to be 118/115 again. But I don't want to be a skinny-fat-118 this time. I want to be strong and energetic

I'm 5'2" with an athletic build (muscular thighs etc.) And am currently 129. It has been difficult for me to get under 130, hoping to get to 120. My highest was 165 when I started weight watchers 5 years ago. Pretty easily got to my official ww goal of 135 but as I said it's tough to get below that. I have to track on mfp very carefully.

I'm 5'1 and 114 lbs. I'd really like to get to 100. I was 107 before and still had fat I wanted to lose. I have a very small frame so I feel really gross right now. A few years ago I was 140lbs with a very unhealthy lifestyle. I don't want to get back into those bad habits.

Wow Many different answers.
5'2 here.
Most of my life was 144.
I peaked at 159 and got all the way to 128, maintaining at 132 for a few years.
I look pretty good at 132 but know I'm not thin. My dream was to reach 120 (and 119 will be an even 40lbs weight loss). I went back to eating at a deficit now and started NROL4W to tone up.

I had my sights set on the magical number 125. But I don't care what the scale says anymore, I'm more interested in how I look in the mirror, the muscle tone, and measurements are how I keep track of my progress. I don't want to look all sucked up and skin saggy. I could care less about being a size 2. Id rather be healthy, so if I look better heavier than so be it.

You should really quit all this I need to be 100 pounds cause I'm short stuff. And eating 1200 calories or less is for the birds. Literally. And you wonder why your so hungry, tired, have headaches and your hair is falling out.
I eat from 1400-1800 calories, lift weights with minimum to zero cardio. I'm losing weight still.

Honestly all the talk of being 90 to 110 lbs is depressing me. Going from 177 to 135 felt like an accomplishment until people start referring to 135 as being fat. Guess I'm fat still.

Everyone has their own goals for their own reasons. If you're happy and healthy at 160, awesome! If you're happy and healthy at 100, awesome! There shouldn't be critism for either route because it's all depending on your own personal goals. Also, I'm around 100 and I eat far more than 1200 calroies. I'm not tired, I don't have headaches and my hair isn't falling out. It can perfectly healthy to be at a low weight and you can do it without starving yourself or wrecking your system.

As to the second poster quoted above, going from 177 to 135 is indeed a huge accomplishment. Congrats! I didn't notice anyone saying 135 was "fat", but, if that word was used, that's unfortunate. I myself said I wasn't happy when I was 137, but that was only something for myself. I wasn't healthy (very high bf%) or happy, but there are plenty of beautiful, short women who weigh 135 and who look and feel fabulous. You just have to understand that we all have different goals for our own selves.

I am about 5'3" and am aiming for 130-135.....I think anything smaller than that I will look too skinny, I have hips and a bootay which I would like to keep. Plus my husband doesn't want me back to my skinniest (I was about 110) since he likes my curves.

I'm 5'1" and fluctuate between 105 and 112 depending on water, TOM, what I"m eating etc. This is the range I maintain when I"m eating a reasonable and healthy diet (till I'm full but not too much junk) and I lift heavy(ish) weights 3-4 days a week. I'm ok with gaining if it's lean muscle - I'm much more concerned about how my clothes fit and how I look in the mirror than with weight. I've been everywhere from 95 (with an eating disorder)-140 (right after my third baby) but this is where I fall with my healthiest lifestyle. That said, I have a fairly thin frame - I have friends who are shorter and weight more and are just as healthy, they simply have a different body type and metabolism

I am 5'2" and was 109 lbs out of high school. I think I would like to have a goal weight now that I am older of 120 and see once there if I want to go lower but not under 110.