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Good Weight?

flyingwithangels
flyingwithangels Posts: 16
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I'm 5'3/5'4 and I was wondering what a good weight for my height is? I think a good one is around 100, maybe a couple lbs lower. But I know most don't agree with me. Any suggestions (especially with pics) would be helpful. Thanks :)

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  • BombshellPhoenix
    BombshellPhoenix Posts: 1,693 Member
    I'm 5'3.5" 120 lbs (and gaining) and will never dip below 115 lbs, personally. Being underweight isn't healthy for you. If you're unhappy with the mirror. I highly suggest ignoring the scale and focusing on mirror and measurements. Pick up a heavy lifting routine with a barbell and lose weight slowly to increase odds of retaining lean body mass. As you become leaner, scale weight really becomes a useless number in terms of progress. I've gained about 6 lbs from my lowest point but my measurements haven't budged much.
  • flyingwithangels
    flyingwithangels Posts: 16
    I'm 5'3.5" 120 lbs (and gaining) and will never dip below 115 lbs, personally. Being underweight isn't healthy for you. If you're unhappy with the mirror. I highly suggest ignoring the scale and focusing on mirror and measurements. Pick up a heavy lifting routine with a barbell and lose weight slowly to increase odds of retaining lean body mass. As you become leaner, scale weight really becomes a useless number in terms of progress. I've gained about 6 lbs from my lowest point but my measurements haven't budged much.

    Thank you for the suggestion. I've been on vacation (and unable to weigh) and that's helped some, but I just feel like even my measurements are huge. What are good measurements (roughly) to have at this height?
  • numinousnymph
    numinousnymph Posts: 249 Member
    100 lbs is really low for being 5' 3" - 5' 4". The lowest you should go at that height is probably 105, but even then you'd be nearly unhealthily thin at that point. 115 - 120 is more like where you should aim for. And yes, measurements are more important than the scale, because you could be light but have little muscle strength/definition and instead have more fat (you still won't look overweight at 115 - 120, though, even without muscle definition -- you'll just have more soft, fatty spots).
  • flyingwithangels
    flyingwithangels Posts: 16
    100 lbs is really low for being 5' 3" - 5' 4". The lowest you should go at that height is probably 105, but even then you'd be nearly unhealthily thin at that point. 115 - 120 is more like where you should aim for. And yes, measurements are more important than the scale, because you could be light but have little muscle strength/definition and instead have more fat (you still won't look overweight at 115 - 120, though, even without muscle definition -- you'll just have more soft, fatty spots).

    Thank you. I'll try for that maybe instead
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    check out mybodygallery.com

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