LADIES who are 5'4'' or 5'5''

I'm 5'4 3/4 and my goal weight is 125. I'm not dead set on it though. If I look good before I get there that's great. As long as I'm happy with myself :happy:

I'm 5'4 and my eventual goal is 135-140. I'm pretty sure I'm a medium build. So, yeah, you're probably good to go.

I started at 191 and eventually got to a low of 128. I was a size 6 and had about 20% body fat at that time. I fell into a depression after that for reasons that had nothing to do with my weight, but it sure did affect my weight...I got back up to 150 pounds.

At any rate, even when I weighed 128, I still had too much body fat for me to be happy. I don't want to be "skinny." My ideal body is athletic and very lean. I don't honestly care what the scale says, as long as my body looks the way I want it to look and I am lean.

With that being said, right now I am at 145 pounds and 33% body fat. (Ignore my ticker below...I gained weight between April and now and haven't changed the ticker yet...). My goal is to have 17% body fat which is lower than the 20% I had before. I was at 20% in the profile picture here on MFP, and you can't tell because I have on a shirt that conceals my stomach, but I had a "kangaroo pouch" and you couldn't see any ab definition at all. Even when tightened and sucked in, not a hint of a 6-pack even though my abs were strong. So even though I was quite healthy, I had too much body fat for what I was aiming at. Anyway, I used Tom Venuto's calculator to determine what my body weight will be around when I reach 17% body fat, and it said about 115 pounds. So that's my goal. It seems right since a woman that I work with who is only 5'6" tall who competes in figure competitions weighs between 112-120 during the year and has about the amount of body fat that I am looking for when she's not nearing a competition (cause you always cut more fat right before competition and I don't want to be that lean...it's not sustainable for me). She is very strong and can bench press me if I let her, lol. And dang, she eats more than me and I average 1500 per day.

So even though my goal is much lower than most of the other posters, keep in mind that my goal is very different as well. I don't want that skinny actress look. I want to look more like an athlete with a low body fat percentage.

I'm 5' 3" and should be around 125-130lbs (sadly sit at 167) being an inch taller than me gives you I think it was 5lbs more on the scale? So I'd say your goal is very realistic

I am 5'5" , muscular and broad framed. I am a true hour glass figure with a 30 inch waist , size 10 and 12 at 177lbs.

My main goal is 165 and then see from there. Comfortable size 8 is the goal and then I will reevaluate and see what body fat % i am and what I need to lose from there... May be looking at 160.
Everyone is different!!!!!

I'm 5'4, and I'm trying to get back to 118 - 120 lbs. I may have to adjust that because even though my body looks good, my face looks very gaunt.

I'm 5'4" with a small frame, weighing in at a whopping 230 lbs. Meaning, my poor bones hurt. REALLY need to get this extra weight off.

I'm 5'5'' and my goal weight is 125, but this is an easy goal for me to choose since I have a healthy identical twin sister at that weight.

I'm 5'4" and my goal is 128. I went to a trainer and had my BMI calculated to help figure out a good sustainable weight for my frame based upon my calculated BMI. I wanted my goal weight to be attainable and sustainable with my athletic build. Some people this height can look good at 110 pounds, I'm 112 pounds of essential tissue (skin, bones, oragans, muscle, blood, etc), so I'd actually have to lose muscle mass to reach that weight. At 132 pounds I am a size 6 (maybe 4 I have to go shopping). So, I have 4 more pounds to go . . . and I'm hoping it all comes off my booty.

This is why bmi is not accurate! Muscle is healthy, who cares if you weigh a little over healthy bmi if you have healthy body fat %, that is even more important. It sounds like you are doing great!!
just sayin.

I'm about 125 and I want to stay at this. But really depends on the frame--my frame is medium so really anywhere between 125-135 is good for me.

I'm 5'3" and could never get below 120. I'm 127 right now and feeling chunky. I'm trying to get rid of those extra 7 for the wedding!

i'm 5'4'' an i weigh around 115 pounds. however, i'm only 16, and i have a veryyyyy small frame. i want to lose a few more pounds and see where i'm happy at. but i'm mainly trying to tone up and get a little bit of muscle

I would like to know what the average weight goal for a woman 5'4-5'5 of height. Im 5'4'' and my goal weight is 130-135. Is that a good weight goal for my height? My current weight is 150lbs and my starting weight is 158lbs. I've been this weight for any years and im tired of it.

What is your weight goal?


Caro ox

I am EXACTLY like you...it is a little scary actually I thought I might have written that in my sleep...lol. I also started at 158, currently at 150 and my actual goal is about 130-135 which is totally healthy for women our height If you like Cara, you can add me as a friend so we can encourage each other!! (Oh and you want to reach your goal weight on my b-day...hehe)

I am 5'4" and at 151 when I started I was overweight looking but it depends on your bone structure, etc. I am now 106 and like the way I look but my actual goal was 125 but I just kept losing

5'4 3/4 and I weigh about 117. I this weight.