Large frame success stories??

You will just have to see when you get there. 150 is a good starting goal but seems high for only being 5ft tall. I am large for my size as well. 5'5" 138 lbs and still in large shirts. My shoulders and chest just don't fit in anything smaller.

This sounds like a case of a family member trying to talk you out of getting to a healthy weight. 130lbs is a very average weight, but today - 130lbs may sound very small to some individuals.

Stick with the 130lbs, re-evaluate at 140-150lbs.

Don't let others talk you out of it, especially before you are even at your goal.

ETA - I started at 250lbs at 5'7. I was convinced that I had a large frame (said by me and others) because of my big chest/big legs/long torso/"broad" shoulders. Well...since losing 66lbs, I can see things differently. My "broad" shoulders were actually just fat shoulders. My chest, fat. Big legs, also fat. Torso is still long...with a lot of fat. My goal is to get to 140lbs, though I will re-evaluate at 150lbs.

I could be wrong, but surely Ash meant 5ft Eleven?! If so then surely 150 would be better than 130?

To really figure out if you have a large or medium or small frame, go here: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

Interesting - per this I have a medium frame, not small. And my doctor's target of 150 puts me in their 142 to 154 range. But really, we will see how I feel and what I can sanely and sustainably maintain.

To really figure out if you have a large or medium or small frame, go here: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html

This calculator doesn't take into account that your wrist size is determined to a great degree by your body fat percentage. My fingers didn't touch when I wrapped them around my wrist when I was fat, and now my fingers overlap (I've lost 65 lbs). It's because my wrists are less fat, not because I have magically gone from a large to small frame size.

Thanks for the tip of http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html . Will go check it out.
My two cents...at 5'7" 130 lbs in high school I bordered on unhealthy looking. At 130 lbs I wore an 7/8 that was lose in the waist but rubbed the front of my hip bones.
Someone who's 5"0" will probably be fine at that weight. I know while I'm quite small chested I've always had wide shoulders and hip bones.
At a size 12 currently. 5'7" 189 lbs. 29.8 BMI
Good luck

Not sure about the above site. Said I was small boned. LOL. Not. Though it did say my ideal body weight should be between 138-151 which is about right.

Hey I am also 5 ft and also have pety broad shoulders huge boobs.. rather.. I used to have.. Right now I am 110 lbs and I never thought I would make it there.. target for 130.. you can make it.. I am sure of it.. add me as a friend if u need some motivation

While I don't 100% invest in BMI, it is a good guide (similar to that website given above) and 130 is at the high end of normal, if not slightly into the overweight range for your height - so I think it's a reasonable goal.

I agree that time will tell. I was 260 and thought I had a large frame and defniitely had huge boobs but once I lost the weight, I came to find out that I have more like a medium frame and somewhere around a large C/small D cup boobs. (not so happy about the latter, considering surgery to fix the girls)

I think your Aunt does mean well. Considering her career, she's probably seen overweight/obese people set unrealistic goals and expectations which many times leads to defeat (not losing fast enough, taking more time and effort than I thought, screw this I give up) and I'm sure she doesn't want to see you go through that.

Best of luck to you!

P.S. There are some before/current pics on my profile page if you'd like to see them.

I don't believe in frame sizes. I am 5'11 and my goal weight is 149 lbs. I got down to 135 lbs in high school and I still had C-cup boobs. I carry my weight in my boobs and hips. I have proportionally broad shoulders and a long torso.

I find mybodygallery.com helpful for looking at how different weights look on my height.

As for the Ideal Body Weight Calculator several people have posted... how much your fingers wrap around your wrist means absolutely nothing. I have long spidery fingers. Some people have pointy wrists even when they're obese, some people have a lot of swelling in their wrists from arthritis, poor wrist position while typing, and any number of things. Some people have average wrists but extra bones in their feet. Wrist size means nothing.

I hope you find lots of applicable success stories and meet your goals.

I've always thought I was large framed but I've figured a few things out since I've been losing weight.

1) I've begun to suspect that it isn't exactly my frame/skeleton that is bigger than average, but my muscles. I think my metabolism/hormones are such that I build bigger, bulkier, muscles faster than average. The result is that when I'm working out, and to some degree even if I'm not, I look like I weigh much less than I actually do, and I look broader and more substantial than many people.

2) I have broader shoulders and a broader back than average... I can't decide if that is a muscle thing or a skeletal thing, but either way, it affects both the way clothes fit me and how much I weigh.

3) Now, this is a biggie... The last time I weighed 180 I was 18 years old, and now I'm 46. I've had PCOS, 3 giant babies, and a lifetime of being obese. I swear to GOD, there is not one landmark on my body that I have recognized on the weigh down that I remember from the weigh up. When I was 17 and had an eating disorder and weighed the least I ever did (about 160), my measurements were 39/26.5/40. Now, at 180, I am 42/34/41. When I first hit 300 pounds, I still had a waist that was 14 inches smaller than either my chest or hips. I thought I was severely curvy because of my build. Well, guess what... your build is a small part of that equation... HORMONES are where it is at! Healthy female hormones put weight on your butt and your waist will be a little smaller. Of course this will very with your build, but it is amazing how much the hormones determine this. As I've become less fertile and older, the weight has shifted. The result is that I look much less bulky than I did when my measurements were more extreme. Hormones also effect the size of your wrist, your feet, and your ankles... things you would think were pretty set in stone. When I was 160, my wrist was over 7". Now I'm 180 and it is less than 6.5". My feet are smaller now, too.

So while it is frustrating when people say you have to wait and see, it really does come down to that. But it is also about your hormones, your age, your fitness level and how bulky you tend to be. I suspect that being "large framed" makes a small difference in what your final weight will be, but being "large muscled" will make a huge difference. Bone isn't as heavy as muscle, and there is a huge difference in how people bulk up. I bet many people who think they are large framed, are really people who will bulk if they work. This is relevant if you are working out hard, but less so if you are just cutting calories.

150 and 5 feet tall doesn't sound unreasonable to me if you are carrying some strong muscles. But a little bitty 5 foot tall woman, probably shouldn't weigh more than 100 or 110... maybe 125 with a strong set of shoulders. Of course, this is all assuming there is some perfect weight for each person. You will find that there are certain weights that when you get below them, you just feel better. I'm a whole new person under 190 than above. I'm excited to find that next magic number. You'll find it too!! Just focus on making the best life long changes that you can and everything else will find a way to you.

You're gonna have to see when you get there. If you hit 150 and are satisfied, great! If you get there and decide you have more to lose, then go for it!

There is such a thing as having a large or small frame, but it's not easy to tell your frame type if you've been overweight your whole life. For me, my lowest weight ever was about 175 and I'm 5'8. So I was overweight according to the BMI charts. However, I had visible abs and could see my ribs... I wasn't unhealthy, but I didn't have any extra to lose. That's just how I'm built. Big shoulders, big hipbones, HUGE ribcage, and I carry a lot of muscle. At 175, most people thought I was closer to 140.