5'8 with large frame---how much should I weigh??

Hmm, I'm 5'7.5, and I'm currently 149. I found at 160 I was a lot too heavy (especially because I am bigger boned). I'm aiming for under 145lbs.

http://www.rush.edu/rumc/page-1108048103230.html

This seems to be about the same as a chart my doctor gave me when anxiety took over and I was underweight.

I honestly only walk/jog. I have no strength training and no time to do it because id have to go to town and join a gym. I have the 2 year old and just walking on the treadmill and not spending time with her makes me feel a little guilty since I work all day, but I know I have to take care of myself too. I do take a break from exercise on Saturdays and I don't log everyday but I know what I can and cant eat so I log when I think I may be underestimating. Thanks for all the comments...it helps me feel like im not the only one...lol

I'm 5'8, started at 183 ....started P90x round 1 in April, lost 15 pounds, in round 2 now, down 11 more pounds so far. I have 5 more weeks to go. No starvation diets for this chick! First round I ate 1750-1800 calories per day, this round I dropped it 100 calories to 1650 (because you have to recalculate after losing a good amount of weight), and try to keep it very close. I'm shooting for 142 which is right in the middle of our BMI range. I do all this at home (NO I AM NOT A COACH).

Works for me, because I love to eat large portions of food (my biggest problem), so I work out hard, and only eat at a slight deficit. Keeps me from falling off the wagon

Karen
PS: I religously log my food (correctly) .... <=== big key in weight loss.

I'm 5'7" and I'm aiming for around 140. I remember being 145 and it felt good there, so that's my goal. BUT, if I hit 150 and I'm feeling fine and dandy then I have no issues with stopping there. Ultimately I'd like to be fit and healthy. If I can do that around 160, 150, or 140 then that's fine with me and the scale doesn't factor in that much.

Im a large frame 5'8. I have a goal of 160lbs. I try to eat 1300-1500 calories a day and exercise 30-60 min a day. The scales aint movin much. I was wondering if anyone else with my body type has this kind of trouble. Will my legs and butt ever get smaller...lol??
Any tips on getting this last 20 lbs off??

I can only speak to the legs and butt. I'm 5' 5.5" with a largish frame. I wanted to get down 30lbs but ended up dropping 40lbs. Great, right? I had hoped that my butt and saddlebags would go away when I dropped the weight. While they are smaller, I don't think they'll ever really go away, they just scale to the rest of my body. On the bright side, with the rest of that weight gone, my butt is now a booty and I love it.

I'm a large frame 5'8. I have a goal of 160lbs.
I try to eat 1300-1500 calories a day and exercise 30-60 min a day. The scales ain't movin' much.
... Will my legs and butt ever get smaller...lol??
Any tips on getting this last 20 lbs off??

Your calories are OK, maybe a bit low, but not bad. My doctor & dietician told me to eat 10x my healthy goal weight. But if you're not seeing weight loss (or measurement shrinkage) at a consistent 1500, aim for 1450.
That's _total_ calories. Don't eat back exercise calories! Most people underestimate what they eat, & most calculators overestimate what you burn.

The last 20 lb are going to be slow. If you see 0.5 lb per week, that's a victory.
Be consistent & persistent, control calories in, and you'll eventually get there.
Have you tried incorporating intervals? I started doing 30 sec at high speed every 5 minutes, now I'm up to 45 sec every other minute. (For example, 2:00 - 2:45, 4:00 - 4:45, etc.)

You should weigh whatever you feel comfortable at… within reason. BMI isn't exactly as credited nowadays, but using it anyway then you'd be at the higher end of your healthy range at 160 lbs. There's nothing wrong with that - it's still healthy - but I was always told the best BMI was to try and ideally be between 20 and 22.5 or thereabouts. Admittedly, 160 also sounds a little much to me even taking into account your height.

I'm large framed too (although shorter) and that just means in order to look how I want to look I have to weigh slightly less than other girls of my age and height in order to look similar to them. Even then I'd still have chunkier legs and bigger shoulders than them. If you don't want to look thin (in a good way, not an ill way) or slim or anything like that, perhaps 160 is perfectly fine for you.

I would, however, think 140-150 would be a healthier weight. Like I said, being large framed I know from experience it takes more weight to notice more of a difference in things like leg size. You say you want thinner legs, which means you might need to go a little lower than 160 I'm afraid.

Having said that, I stress not to get too hung up on the number, and more on how you look. Once you reach a good look, you have your perfect number.

I think you should measure your body fat percentage. That would be a more accurate measure than a number on the scale especially if you have a large frame.

I love your answer

I'm 5'8" and I just hit 160 today. I *think* my original weight was around 190 but I'm not sure because the scale terrified me and I didn't step on it until I had been doing this for some time.

Anyway, I took a before and now (I won't say after because I'm not finished yet) picture today. It's my profile pic. The picture on the left is me about a month into the calorie counting. The picture on the right is me today.

I'm 5'8" and about 160 now, and I can say that these last 20 lbs were tough tough tough! It gets harder the further you go, so just be patient and try to focus on your fitness and nutrition goals. Set weekly or monthly goals for yourself and just be as consistent as possible.

I am also 5'8" and yes my initial weight loss goal is 160lbs. I'm about 3 pounds away at this point and am debating whether I want to drop another five from my goal or stay where I'm at and attempt a recomp. Food and exercise wise, I lift heavy four days a week on a upper/lower split and eat around 2500 calories a day (TDEE so that's total). The pic of me on the right is at about 166lbs so I've knocked a couple off since that photo was taken.



A note about the whole frame size etc. My wrists are only six inches and my feet are tiny, but my shoulders are broad and I have a barrel for a rib cage. Even those general estimates can be wonky for some people.

I would like to add though, and at least this does apply in my case, that I did like ONE thing Dr. Oz said: (if you were a healthy weight in your high school/ college days) make your goal to be the same weight you were in your late teens early twenties.