probably a common question, but I have to ask

eno1986
eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was talking to my friend yesterday we are both losing weight I told him I was trying to get down to 160 he said that was to small for my height considering I still have fat around my thighs and belly area if it helps I am 6 foot 1 29 years old and weigh 186. My main goal is to be healthy and basically I want to know is he right or wrong.

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  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    There is no absolute right or wrong as these things depend on how you are proportioned and on your frame size. 160 would be much too thin for most people at that height.

    Are you male or female?
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    Are you a man or a woman?
  • soapsandropes
    soapsandropes Posts: 269 Member
    That is going to depend on many factors. Gender, build, muscle mass, body fat %.
  • eno1986
    eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
    i am a guy
  • eno1986
    eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
    soapsandropes wrote: »
    That is going to depend on many factors. Gender, build, muscle mass, body fat %.

    that's what I was thinking when I look in the mirror I think i am around 23% bf
  • soapsandropes
    soapsandropes Posts: 269 Member
    I think that 160 at 6 ft is pretty slim for a guy, I weigh that much and I am 2 inches shorter than you. Perhaps you could focus on body decomposition to trim up the areas that you are concerned with instead of just losing weight. Bonus is if you are lifting and exercising for recomp you tick off extra boxes toward health.
  • dangerousdumpling
    dangerousdumpling Posts: 1,109 Member
    You can check out the link below to get an idea of what a certain weight looks like on a specific height. It's only an idea because body types vary, but it should help.

    cockeyed.com/photos/bodies/heightweight.html
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    eno1986 wrote: »
    i am a guy

    I'm trying to visualize what size you'd be and, as a 5'5.5" 150 pound woman, I'd say it's low unless you are going for a very thin and likely undermuscled look. Which you may be and that is fine. But I think it's low.
  • eno1986
    eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
    I have a pictures from last year I look about the same if that helps.

    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Randomskinnyguy/
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    eno1986 wrote: »
    I have a pictures from last year I look about the same if that helps.

    http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/Randomskinnyguy/

    It looks like you've lost a lot of weight. Good work!

    Are you still actively cutting calories or are you maintaining but considering cutting further? At this point, my opinion is that you would be well served by eating at maintenance or above and focusing on building muscle. Then, after a period, you could work on cutting more fat.
  • eno1986
    eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
    yeah that was the main reason I asked I was going to slim down to 160 then slowly bulk and build muscle only reason I was afraid of bulking now is gaining to much fat and not enough muscle.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,260 Member
    eno1986 wrote: »
    yeah that was the main reason I asked I was going to slim down to 160 then slowly bulk and build muscle only reason I was afraid of bulking now is gaining to much fat and not enough muscle.

    I think that there is merit in a short mid- weight loss bulk. I can't get to it now but in my profile there is a link about bulking from strengthunbound.com that describes the physiological pluses.
  • eno1986
    eno1986 Posts: 6 Member
    Thanks I will take your advise and check out the site want to gain some knowledge 1st before I do it since this is my 1st time.
  • mlboyer100
    mlboyer100 Posts: 115 Member
    I looked it up on a weight chart and the weight for 6'1" ranges from 152-192 depending on frame size, with 165 being about in the middle for medium frame. its not all about scale weight, resculpturing muscles and toning up will redistribute the buldges. Feel free to friend me here in MFP and/or FB, Marsha Weaver Boyer, so we can chat in more detail.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    That may, or may not be too small. Weight isn't what matters anyway, it's body fat percentage. Aim for your correct body fat (15-18%), and then wherever your weight falls, is good! :)
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    6'-1" & 160 is way skinny for a guy in my opinion. I'm 3" shorter and 10 lbs heavier and consider myself a skinny guy.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,462 Member
    soapsandropes wrote: »
    I think that 160 at 6 ft is pretty slim for a guy, I weigh that much and I am 2 inches shorter than you. Perhaps you could focus on body decomposition to trim up the areas that you are concerned with instead of just losing weight. Bonus is if you are lifting and exercising for recomp you tick off extra boxes toward health.

    Personally, I think recomposition would be better than decomposition. LOL
  • soapsandropes
    soapsandropes Posts: 269 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    soapsandropes wrote: »

    Personally, I think recomposition would be better than decomposition. LOL

    Man! That what meant to type. Sometimes my fingers don't listen to my brain. Decomposition would be going in the total wrong direction.
  • knelson095
    knelson095 Posts: 254 Member
    My husband is 6' and weighs 165. Before he went to officer's training last spring he was about 150, but he gained some muscle and fat while there. He's lean, but I wouldn't say he's super skinny. That said, it depends mostly on your frame. He's got a medium frame, so the middle of his bmi range works for him.
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