How do you maintain a BMI of 18.5 or 110 lbs, if you are a 5'4" female?
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so is 18.5 good
still can't tell
need an answer in like 1 sentence plz
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rainbowbow wrote: »
yessssss thx
although I thought BMI was height and weight. I said *kitten* it and looked at a chart and 18 is right at the low end of "healthy"
although 18.5% BF is a totally different story, yeah that's lean for a woman fsho0 -
Draznyth: The point is that BMI doesn't necessarily stick with BF% as a direct correlation. For the OP, possibly not even now, but in the past, 18.5 has been a nice look/feel, so she's trying to get back to that. 18.5 isn't "good" for many people, or even *most* people. But for the OP, it is a reasonable target.0
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ExRelaySprinter wrote: »melimomTARDIS wrote: »I don't. I'm 5'5", but every time I go under 133 I get very hungry.
I am currently trying to get back to my happy maintainance weight of 118-120, (currently 127) and I find that the struggle is so real. Trying to lower my weight when my weight is already in a healthy BMI range is really difficult. I dont know what Id have to do to get to 110. (cut off a limb?)
Im 5'4 fwiw
I'm 127 pounds as well and 5'4 and have been 120 in the past, but don't wanna go there again tbh (Boobs were non existant). Lol
What's your weight in your profile photo (if you don't mind me asking)?
about the same as now give or take, um like 2lbs. I wore that swimsuit yesterday to to waterpark. That photo was taken only a month or two ago.0 -
melimomTARDIS wrote: »ExRelaySprinter wrote: »melimomTARDIS wrote: »I don't. I'm 5'5", but every time I go under 133 I get very hungry.
I am currently trying to get back to my happy maintainance weight of 118-120, (currently 127) and I find that the struggle is so real. Trying to lower my weight when my weight is already in a healthy BMI range is really difficult. I dont know what Id have to do to get to 110. (cut off a limb?)
Im 5'4 fwiw
I'm 127 pounds as well and 5'4 and have been 120 in the past, but don't wanna go there again tbh (Boobs were non existant). Lol
What's your weight in your profile photo (if you don't mind me asking)?
about the same as now give or take, um like 2lbs. I wore that swimsuit yesterday to to waterpark. That photo was taken only a month or two ago.
Well you're very slim already!
This is probably why you're finding it hard to lose more weight.0 -
ExRelaySprinter wrote: »melimomTARDIS wrote: »ExRelaySprinter wrote: »melimomTARDIS wrote: »I don't. I'm 5'5", but every time I go under 133 I get very hungry.
I am currently trying to get back to my happy maintainance weight of 118-120, (currently 127) and I find that the struggle is so real. Trying to lower my weight when my weight is already in a healthy BMI range is really difficult. I dont know what Id have to do to get to 110. (cut off a limb?)
Im 5'4 fwiw
I'm 127 pounds as well and 5'4 and have been 120 in the past, but don't wanna go there again tbh (Boobs were non existant). Lol
What's your weight in your profile photo (if you don't mind me asking)?
about the same as now give or take, um like 2lbs. I wore that swimsuit yesterday to to waterpark. That photo was taken only a month or two ago.
Well you're very slim already!
This is probably why you're finding it hard to lose more weight.
Did you just say I am very slim? *dies of happiness*0 -
ElizabethKalmbach wrote: »Draznyth: The point is that BMI doesn't necessarily stick with BF% as a direct correlation. For the OP, possibly not even now, but in the past, 18.5 has been a nice look/feel, so she's trying to get back to that. 18.5 isn't "good" for many people, or even *most* people. But for the OP, it is a reasonable target.
yeah I mean that does somewhat make sense but it sounds like it'd be more optimal to start tracking by BF rather than a fairly arbitrary correlation between BMI and "looking nice", right?0 -
Draznyth: I would certainly argue that, but there are online calculators for BMI, where as sorting out bf% is kind of an "art" based on looking at photos, or a picky sort of thing requiring calipers that many people may find too fussy or intimidating at the start of a journey, I imagine.0
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ElizabethKalmbach wrote: »Draznyth: I would certainly argue that, but there are online calculators for BMI, where as sorting out bf% is kind of an "art" based on looking at photos, or a picky sort of thing requiring calipers that many people may find too fussy or intimidating at the start of a journey, I imagine.
yea someone else mentioned using both a (free) Omron at his gym and also getting one of those digital calipers. I am considering the Omron personally
you def make a good point tho0 -
Please provide a source for this statement.[/quote]
As a recovered anorexic who has spent years in and out of hospital and in consultation with dietitians, as well as having my own poor health and experiences as well as those of other sufferers, I feel I am pretty well informed. However I am happy to provide sources if your own logic is really failing you that much.0 -
A year ago, I weighed 335. Now I weigh 223. What is my set point? Please advise.worldofalice wrote: »This sounds like an incredibly disordered and body dysmorphic goal. Only about 1% of the population are naturally this tiny, to maintain a weight below your set point (read up on set point theory) will involve obsessing about your food and body rather than using those things as tools to actually LIVE YOUR LIFE.
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If this 'set point' crap were true we'd all still be fat...so uh yeah, no.
In order to maintain 110 pounds, OP, you'd have to eat 1300-1400 calories while sedentary, 1500-1600 if exercising 3 times a week, 1800-1900 if hitting the gym every day, so on and so forth.[/quote]
No we wouldn't. So long as you eat intuitively and listen to your body, you maintain your set point. Although I'm not actually sure why I'm posting this in a group specifically aimed at losing/maintaining low weights, as I feel readers are probably not going to want to hear it.
http://www.mirror-mirror.org/set.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2253845
http://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/dont-count-calories-to-lose-weight-the-body-fat-set-point-theory
http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/set-point-theory.html
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DeguelloTex wrote: »
A year ago, I weighed 335. Now I weigh 223. What is my set point? Please advise.worldofalice wrote: »This sounds like an incredibly disordered and body dysmorphic goal. Only about 1% of the population are naturally this tiny, to maintain a weight below your set point (read up on set point theory) will involve obsessing about your food and body rather than using those things as tools to actually LIVE YOUR LIFE.
Only your body can tell you that. I would say that your set point is the weight your are at when your are eating intuitively and freely, listening to your body and not having to overthink food or exercise or put excessive effort into maintaining your weight. You hormone levels will control your appetite so your weight stays at it's "happy place".
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WheyistheWay wrote: »worldofalice wrote: »This sounds like an incredibly disordered and body dysmorphic goal. Only about 1% of the population are naturally this tiny, to maintain a weight below your set point (read up on set point theory) will involve obsessing about your food and body rather than using those things as tools to actually LIVE YOUR LIFE. Which is kind of the most important thing, surely? As a nearly physically recovered anorexic with a current bmi of 18, I have no intention of stopping at 18.5. Don't sacrifice your energy levels, metabolism, mental health and social life just for some arbitrary number nobody else cares about anyway.
If this 'set point' crap were true we'd all still be fat...so uh yeah, no.
In order to maintain 110 pounds, OP, you'd have to eat 1300-1400 calories while sedentary, 1500-1600 if exercising 3 times a week, 1800-1900 if hitting the gym every day, so on and so forth.
No we wouldn't. So long as you eat intuitively and listen to your body, you maintain your set point. Although I'm not actually sure why I'm posting this in a group specifically aimed at losing/maintaining low weights, as I feel readers are probably not going to want to hear it.
http://www.mirror-mirror.org/set.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2253845
http://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/dont-count-calories-to-lose-weight-the-body-fat-set-point-theory
http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/set-point-theory.html
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My body told me 335. I called BS on that.worldofalice wrote: »DeguelloTex wrote: »
A year ago, I weighed 335. Now I weigh 223. What is my set point? Please advise.worldofalice wrote: »This sounds like an incredibly disordered and body dysmorphic goal. Only about 1% of the population are naturally this tiny, to maintain a weight below your set point (read up on set point theory) will involve obsessing about your food and body rather than using those things as tools to actually LIVE YOUR LIFE.
Only your body can tell you that. I would say that your set point is the weight your are at when your are eating intuitively and freely, listening to your body and not having to overthink food or exercise or put excessive effort into maintaining your weight. You hormone levels will control your appetite so your weight stays at it's "happy place".
It would be hard to have an "answer" more devoid of actionable content than the one you just posted.
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I think you should reconsider a few things, mainly your views towards exercise- there is enough time for everything. I am 5'4 and 122 and with a goal of 120. I do my weekly meal prep of breakfast, lunch and two snacks, work out 5 days a week (m-f) consistently, and work and go to school full time. Also, I know it might sound counter productive, but it might help to try adding maybe 100-200 calories to your daily goal, I did and it helped me lose a few stubborn pounds.0
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vinegar_husbands wrote: »worldofalice wrote: »This sounds like an incredibly disordered and body dysmorphic goal. Only about 1% of the population are naturally this tiny, to maintain a weight below your set point (read up on set point theory) will involve obsessing about your food and body rather than using those things as tools to actually LIVE YOUR LIFE. Which is kind of the most important thing, surely? As a nearly physically recovered anorexic with a current bmi of 18, I have no intention of stopping at 18.5. Don't sacrifice your energy levels, metabolism, mental health and social life just for some arbitrary number nobody else cares about anyway.
Please provide a source for this statement.
As a recovered anorexic who has spent years in and out of hospital and in consultation with dietitians, as well as having my own poor health and experiences as well as those of other sufferers, I feel I am pretty well informed. However I am happy to provide sources, I have included some in a previous comment.-1 -
I think for a recovered anorexic, eating intuitively versus restricting is a great thing. However, I am a formerly obese gal with a binge eating problem.
I intuitively eat whole loaves of bread, in a sitting, slathered in margarine. Once, a whole pie. (need I go on?)I had a "set weight" of 175 for 4 years or so. If I go by what my body tells me, I can easily regain all the weight I lost, and few more pounds for good measure.
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5'2
128 pounds
19% body fat
I eat about 2000-2200 calories per day
Cardio 6-7 days a week
Weights twice weekly plus once a week I go to a HIIT class
At that weight I'm a size 0-2 depending on the clothing maker. I'm also very muscular so maybe my body fat is a bit lower but I'm happy where I'm at
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http://breakingmuscle.com/nutrition/dont-count-calories-to-lose-weight-the-body-fat-set-point-theory
I read this article, sort of. He lost my attention when he said that he looked at PubMed to find the research that proves 3500 calories equals one pound, and when he couldn't find it he decided it doesn't exist. Seems legit.
Maybe I'm just expecting too much, since I have a master's degree in library science and all kinds of training in how to research......0 -
Not 5'4", but 5'2" and 112-115 is my range (varies with my cycle). I get one hour of exercise a day and eat about 1500-1600cals a day on average.
Can you prep multiple meals in one go to fit in exercise a few times a week?
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And make sure you get protein at every meal (try for 20g), and try to stick to lean and green (lean protein and greens (fruit and veg) to get the losses going past the 125lbs mark. It is easier to maintain than lose. I've been maintaining for 2+ years.0
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I'm 5'2" and 106 pounds. When I was younger, I weighed in the 90s and I'm trying to lose a few pounds. I take note of my BMI, but am much more focused on my body fat and muscle mass percentages. To lose weight on a gradual basis, as opposed to a limited extreme diet (which sometimes works for me), I have to eat 1,100 calories or less.0
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I'm still scratching my head at only having time for exercise OR meal planning. I mean... whether you exercise or not, you still have to eat foods. It doesn't take any longer to prep/plan well-balanced food as eating willy-nilly.0
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I'm 5'2" and 106 pounds. When I was younger, I weighed in the 90s and I'm trying to lose a few pounds. I take note of my BMI, but am much more focused on my body fat and muscle mass percentages. My body fat percentage currently is very high, 27.5.
To lose weight on a gradual basis, as opposed to a limited extreme diet (which sometimes works for me), I have to eat 1,100 calories or less.0 -
ScreeField wrote: »
--18% bf may be a good goal for me to work toward then, because right now, my body fat scale is reading 25%. I know those things aren't accurate, but the way i do it is to weigh myself under the same conditions at the same time everyday and note the percentage here in mfp.
I do the same thing. About 10 years, ago, my body fat percentage was in the high teens. It's now 27.5%. Which is why I'm trying to lose fat.0 -
Since you are new to working out and you seem to want to implement it into your lifestlye, I'm just going to put this here:
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hi my weight is 45 kg and i im 157 cm high. in 5 years i lose 35 kg0
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Hi Shandajh, first let me state that I am happy you seem to be figuring out that your issues are more based on bodyfat than weight.
I would like to come back to this:I also don't believe these chart labels of what is "healthy" vs. "unhealthy", because 121 lbs for a 5'10" model would be considered "unhealthy" according to the charts, but yet, that weight is on the heavier side for a model.
I am one of the people here for weight gaining/maintaining.
I am 5'10" and have been 128 lbs, that is a bmi of 18.3. At that weight I was still "skinny fat" in my belly area, but lost a lot of fat in other areas.
I did not look healthy or fit, I looked unhealthy skinny. So skinny that my ribs were almost getting visible. So skinny that my breast decreased in size.
You do not want to go through that.
Please start working out, lifting weights, and focus on turning fat weight into muscle weight. There is a great thread about that in the maintenance forum called recomp(osition). (Sorry, can't link in the app). In the exercise forum the must read post has great recomendations to get started with (weight) training.0
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