5'8" ladies what is your goal weight?

Weightwatcher72
Weightwatcher72 Posts: 95 Member
edited November 7 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'8" and just wondered if I'd set a realistic goal for myself, I'm currently a UK size 18 having dropped from a UK size 20, my goal is to be a UK size 10 weight 9st 6 lbs or 132lb or 59.87kg

I've already bought myself a pair of lovely gap jeans in my goal size as incentive on dark days x
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  • bradsbaby1996
    bradsbaby1996 Posts: 154 Member
    I'm 5'8 and 154.. a year ago I was 264! I have been at 154 since the beginning of August but now I'm thinking I want to go a little lower. Maybe 140-145.. but I hope to have a tummy tuck at some point so I don't want to get too low either.. I'm a US size 4..
  • thenolanz
    thenolanz Posts: 43 Member
    I've set my initial goal for 160 and will re-evaluate when I get there.
  • LazPagz
    LazPagz Posts: 28 Member
    I started at 270lbs (19st 3lbs) and my goal weight is 150lbs (10st 7lbs) however i'm more focussing on dress size, so would love to be a UK size 12. I've lost 1st 11lbs so far, keeping my goals to 7lbs at at time at the moment.
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    I'm 5'8" ...............my goal is to be a UK size 10 weight 9st 6 lbs or 132lb or 59.87kg

    I'm sure at 5'8" you'd be a UK 10 and a higher weight!
    I'm a UK 8-10 and 9 stone 2 (128 lb) and i'm a 5'3.5 shortie. :wink:
    Out of interest, how did you get 9st 6?
  • SaBh93
    SaBh93 Posts: 114 Member
    I liked myself at 60- 63kg.

    Now, I am just fat.
  • Weightwatcher72
    Weightwatcher72 Posts: 95 Member
    I'm doing both myfitnesspal and weightwatchers at the same time, 9stone 6lbs is the lowest the WW app will let me go to keep a healthy BMI

    I'm currently weighing in at 14 stone 11lbs (until later touch wood when I have my weigh in), I started at 15 stone 12 lbs, but only started myfitnesspal a week or so into that diet, and WW another week in

    If it helps I've just read on the jeans the U.S. size is a 6, I don't what size in US I already am as they don't carry the size converter like the goal size gap jeans do
  • khoshgeleh16
    khoshgeleh16 Posts: 150 Member
    I'm 5'8 and large-framed (my wrists are almost 7" around!) and very muscular, so I'm aiming for around 170 pounds (about 12 stone). I was a fairly serious competitive athlete with those stats, and I was around a US 10-12 at the time (UK 14ish).
  • ExRelaySprinter
    ExRelaySprinter Posts: 874 Member
    I'm doing both myfitnesspal and weightwatchers at the same time, 9stone 6lbs is the lowest the WW app will let me go to keep a healthy BMI

    I just punched my Stats into the WW calculator and my minimum weight at 5ft 3 would be 8 stone! :noway:
    Maybe frame size plays a part, but to me, 9st 6 (132 lbs) is pretty low for 5ft 8.
  • radmack
    radmack Posts: 272 Member
    I set my goal at 150, but I'm not really sure how realistic that is at this point. I plan to reevaluate my goal once I lose another 20 pounds.
  • joanna_82
    joanna_82 Posts: 151 Member
    I really am not sure what mine will be. I am lower than I have been for a long time, but still feel I have work to do.
    Currently aiming for about 160 and then going to re evaluate at that point.
    Would be happy in a UK size 12.
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    I'm doing both myfitnesspal and weightwatchers at the same time, 9stone 6lbs is the lowest the WW app will let me go to keep a healthy BMI

    I just punched my Stats into the WW calculator and my minimum weight at 5ft 3 would be 8 stone! :noway:
    Maybe frame size plays a part, but to me, 9st 6 (132 lbs) is pretty low for 5ft 8.

    Not really. Someone of my height (5'10) can go down to 9 stone 3 and still be considered within a healthy range.

    You might find you are smaller than a Uk 10 at that weight, OP, especially if you incorporate some sort of strength/weight training as you lose the weight. I am a size 25 waist in Gap, which is a 0 I believe or a 2 US at my current weight of 9 stone 10 (5'10).
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    5'9 here and a UK 10-12 jean size at 168lbs - started as a size 22 so happy with that :)

    It does depend on your frame size and muscle mass though - I am built 'like a brick outhouse' and cannot do the zips up on size 14 dresses and have to have the size 16 ones for my back and boobs - but then they hang a bit round the waist :(

    Just wait til you get to a healthy BMI (for me that's 171.5lbs) and see how you feel. Its your body!!
  • twinkfran
    twinkfran Posts: 54 Member
    I'm aiming for 72kg (about 11.3st) as that was my fit pre pregnancy weight - I was a size 12 and felt happy with my weight. Its more than the 'guides' say (68kg) I should be but better than the 87kg I am now :-)
  • cheslightsey
    cheslightsey Posts: 13 Member
    I'm 5'8 and a US size 8/sometimes 10 depending on the designer...I've currently lost down to 140lbs. I'm probably going to try for 135lbs, but feel very fit and comfortable at my current weight.
  • margojr4
    margojr4 Posts: 259 Member
    5'8" currently 150lbs avg. - US size 6/8. My initial goal weight was 140 but I didn't like how my body looked (I was a cardio bunny and ate whatever I wanted within a caloric limit)

    Now I eat the right foods, lift heavy weights and feel good staring in the mirror :wink:
  • QuillensMom
    QuillensMom Posts: 100 Member
    Interesting thread I'm 5'8 and seeing the variation in clothing size for the same height I assume it has to do with muscle mass(?) as I see one saying 154 and a size 4 and another at 14 pounds less is a 8/10.
    My goal weight is 170 but I wont know for sure until I am under 200. Long way away
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    My goal is about 160 and a US size 6 or 8. Right now I'm a US 10, but when I started MFP I was a tight 12.
  • khoshgeleh16
    khoshgeleh16 Posts: 150 Member
    Interesting thread I'm 5'8 and seeing the variation in clothing size for the same height I assume it has to do with muscle mass(?) as I see one saying 154 and a size 4 and another at 14 pounds less is a 8/10.
    My goal weight is 170 but I wont know for sure until I am under 200. Long way away

    Frame size and muscle/lean body mass will play a big part - there's simply no way I could fit my *skeleton* into size 4 anything, never mind my actual body, but every individual is going to have a different combination of factors. Bodies are weird like that!
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
    Interesting thread I'm 5'8 and seeing the variation in clothing size for the same height I assume it has to do with muscle mass(?) as I see one saying 154 and a size 4 and another at 14 pounds less is a 8/10.
    My goal weight is 170 but I wont know for sure until I am under 200. Long way away

    Well, there's also 'vanity sizing' to keep in mind. And each clothing manufacturer sizes things differently.
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    I'm 5 ft 9 and currently around 147lbs!!!! I want to lose 3-6lbs max.

    I think that weight is pretty low for being only an inch smaller than me. I would say just go by how you feel, and see if you can keep up with that diet or exercise regime to maintain that specific number you want.

    I am now trying to concentrate on my BF % as I have built some muscle now!!! Its all about me lowering my body fat & not worrying about how much or less I weigh.

    If I look good.... I sure feel good : ) xx
  • Kontxesi
    Kontxesi Posts: 86 Member
    I'm supposed to be about 160 supposedly, but I'm aiming for 180 right now and I'll evaluate then. I have pretty wide hips and am skeptical of where the BMI chart says I should be. I'm looking for a size 14 US.
  • radmack
    radmack Posts: 272 Member
    Interesting thread I'm 5'8 and seeing the variation in clothing size for the same height I assume it has to do with muscle mass(?) as I see one saying 154 and a size 4 and another at 14 pounds less is a 8/10.
    My goal weight is 170 but I wont know for sure until I am under 200. Long way away

    Well, there's also 'vanity sizing' to keep in mind. And each clothing manufacturer sizes things differently.

    Also body build matters a lot. I tend to lose off my hips and thighs before my waist, so my pant size goes down faster than my top size.
  • SlimMe37
    SlimMe37 Posts: 133 Member
    I'm 5'8" and just wondered if I'd set a realistic goal for myself, I'm currently a UK size 18 having dropped from a UK size 20, my goal is to be a UK size 10 weight 9st 6 lbs or 132lb or 59.87kg

    I've already bought myself a pair of lovely gap jeans in my goal size as incentive on dark days x

    I am the same height as you. I weigh 11st exactly. I'm a size ten on the bottom and 8-10 on the top half. I want to get down to between 10st and 10st 5lbs which is where I got to a few years ago.
  • bradsbaby1996
    bradsbaby1996 Posts: 154 Member
    Right! My hips are only 32 inches so even though I have a little bit of a stomach, my size is smaller due to small hips..

    As for vanity sizing, you may be right but I wear a 4 in most all name brands.. Abercrombie, Arden B, Rue 21, and I wear a 27 in Miss Me and Silver jeans..
  • SlimMe37
    SlimMe37 Posts: 133 Member
    I'm 5'8" ...............my goal is to be a UK size 10 weight 9st 6 lbs or 132lb or 59.87kg

    I'm sure at 5'8" you'd be a UK 10 and a higher weight!
    I'm a UK 8-10 and 9 stone 2 (128 lb) and i'm a 5'3.5 shortie. :wink:
    Out of interest, how did you get 9st 6?

    I know body shape comes into this as well, but yes, I am the same height as her and in a size 10 uk at 11st or 154lbs
  • ThePhoenixIsRising
    ThePhoenixIsRising Posts: 781 Member
    I'm 5'10" and a US size 6 at 153#. I think a size 6 is a healthy goal, just don't get caught up in the -# on the scale.
  • mzbek24
    mzbek24 Posts: 436 Member
    5'9" and I think my revised goal weight is 62kg (136lbs) ...not too sure, I am just seeing how I go and how it looks, never been this light before. Currently 65kg (143), and a size 10 Australian (6 US)
  • dreaming13000
    dreaming13000 Posts: 68 Member
    I am weighing in at 149 these days, 5'8 and medium boned with apple body shape. a couple months ago I was at 143 (my goal was 140) wearing US size 6/8. I have started a heavy lifting program which has bumped my weight up. still wearing the same size only bottoms are tighter in the glutes!! which I have to remind myself I want lol. I do want to be 140 still, don't really care about the size so long as I have 0 love handles and flabby tummy
  • Weightwatcher72
    Weightwatcher72 Posts: 95 Member
    I used to be a very long time ago it now feels a perfect size 8-10, so I know my skeletal size can hopefully deal with getting that low again, I used to weigh however just 8 and a half stone (119lb), even though there's only a stone in it - I don't really want to go that low again.

    I've also got to be very careful as anorexia is prevelant in my side of my family (eldest sister and cousin)

    It's interesting reading the replies of weight and sizes, thank you all for that, keep them coming x. I jumped literally with joy when I dropped a dress size from a 20 to an 18 (UK sizes), so I know this is definitely going to take a while, but I'm confident *enough* I can reach it, well I hope so anyway

    Small goal posts though, I'll be happy being a 16 at the moment ????
  • kdhamner
    kdhamner Posts: 309 Member
    I'm 5'8" - I started at 299 lbs. My husband and I talked about it, and decided that I was at my healthiest when I was around 175, so that is my initial goal weight. My husband has been with me during my teenage years of anorexia (98lbs at my lowest) and my obese years (299 at my highest) so he has seen my weight struggles and is so supportive. I am currently 209 lbs and he wants me to stop - he loves me at this size, but he understands that I am not happy yet, so he supports my decision to lose those last few pounds. I just have to be careful, because even when I was 98 lbs I didn't think I was skinny enough. I never seen myself as a slim person. This time I am trying to keep the mindset that I am going for when I feel healthiest, not when I feel pretty :)
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