Where my tall girls at?

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  • lindsey1979
    lindsey1979 Posts: 2,395 Member
    edited November 2015
    ramepithecus wrote: »
    lindsey1979 wrote: »
    Since you said that you had long legs, I'm betting you have similar issues that I did. What worked for me was really widening my stance and making sure my knees followed my toes as I squatted (they came in more which was due to the tight groin muscles). I also warmed up with goblet squats (and still do). There was a great youtube video that helped me out, but I can't remember the guy's name now. I'll see if I can find it and post it for you.

    Lindsey - everything you wrote was helpful/great advice and I think that video will help too. I was completely unable to do squats with a 'normal' stance but couldn't tell if going very wide (which felt more comfortable) was bad. Thanks :)

    Glad it helped. I struggled with that too, and after looking into it more, it seemed to be in the only solution I could find. It seemed like most squat advice was not from long legged people with short torsos (like me). But when I finally found some, that was the solution they used. Given the body mechanics, I'm not sure anything else is possible with the angles between legs, hips and torso. I'd also throw in there that to feel like you're plie-ing or some will say rotating your feet outward on the floor (but they don't actually move ) really activates the posterior chain and keeps your knees out, which is key.
  • laurastrait21
    laurastrait21 Posts: 307 Member
    I'm 5'11 and my goal is ~165#. But, goals are fluid and can always change :) I haven't been below 180# for about 6 years, so I can't really picture myself like that anymore. I mostly just want to feel sexy in and out of my clothes again!
  • SunflowerCutie
    SunflowerCutie Posts: 61 Member
    I'm 5'8/5'9 and I currently weigh about 204 pounds. I would like a medium but sometimes large this depends on the clothing. That I have skinny wrists and ankles. I was 191 pounds like 2 years ago and I was so close to being 189 pounds but when one of my close friends passed away last year I got so depressed that I gain the weight back and I went back to 217 pounds. I'm still working on it but I'm not giving up even though when people try to sabotage me or try to tell me I don't need to lose no more weight but I don't care what they say. I wanted to try to get down to at least 170 or 160 depends where I look good at, but the most important thing is I want to be healthy.
  • lapetiteguimauve
    lapetiteguimauve Posts: 52 Member
    I'm 5'9'', not as tall as some of you here. I started at 213 lbs in Feb and I used to wear size 14 at the time. Lost 65 lbs so far and right now I wear a size 4. My goal weight is 130 and right now I weigh 158 lbs. I came home for the holidays and my family's freaking out over me wanting to lose another 25+ pounds, but I want to lose the fat and hopefully gain some muscle.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I'm 5'8 ..so short comparatively :)

    But my target weight range ...and where I've been for the last year in maintenance is 158-160lbs

    It depends on your frame, musculature, genetics where your scale weight range fits best

    Don't buy into an arbitrary scale number but use measurements, clothes, how you look, how fit you are to feed back into it. Use your own body aesthetic to determine your end goal weight range and not a weight you were in your teens

    I personally like to look shapely, soft but strong ...I wear a size 6 (UK 10) at this weight
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Yemisi1994 wrote: »
    I'm 5'9 and 196lb I want to get down to 150 in 3 months!
    I did the insanity programe over the summer holiday and lost 15lb I want to start doing it again today!
    Kinda new to this add me fellow tall girls so we can motivate each other :) x

    46lbs in 3 months is inadvisable and really not achievable ..losing over 3.5lbs a week is detrimental to health and body composition. Be realistic in your goals ...a good rule of thumb is around 1% of body weight and slowing down as you get nearer to goal so that the change to maintenance is less traumatic.

  • Ladiebug710
    Ladiebug710 Posts: 133 Member
    I think your goal is very reasonable. I'm 5'10" and currently 220. I'm in a 16 now and can fit some 14s. My goal is 165. Last time I was there I was a 10/12 and definitely not thin
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited December 2015
    I'm 5'10. Right now I am 180ish but I just had a baby a month ago. Normally I am around 150 and a size 6. Right now I'm in size 10. (I think, I have a pair of size 8 jeans that are a little too small)

    I think I look fine right now, however I don't fit into any of my clothes so I really need to lose the extra 30 lbs
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    I'm 5'9" and currently 150 pounds and size 9. I think 5'11" and 150 would be fine. Us tall girls get to wear our weight well. It's wonderful.
  • emmadeutschmann
    emmadeutschmann Posts: 4 Member
    edited December 2015
    I'm 5'10 and started out at 225. My goal was to lose 75 lbs and I hit that, and I managed to drop 10 more! 70 is totally reasonable, just go slow and steady, and you'll definitely see results. Best of luck to you!
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