Anyone 5'4"??

I am 5'4" and I started out at 165 lbs. My *current* goal weight is 138... but once I get there, I will re-evaluate my body and decide if I need to lose a bit more. I think ideally, I would want to be around 130, but I am not a small framed girl... so 130 might not look good on me. I was 135 8 years ago and very comfortable with my body. Now I'm pushing 30, so a few more lbs might feel better....

I like cherry flavored prunes and Dannon Light & Fit yogurt. Together, 160 cals.

hi 5 4 and i wanna be 150 im built big any even as a kid i was never over weight just broad built ...x

I'm 5'3" and my goal weight is 140. The smallest I've been is 120lbs, and I was WAY TOO SKINNY!!! Bones sticking out, gross.... but I'm not small boned either. I was 140 after my son was born, that looked good on me I think, right now I'd settle with 160 :grumble:

I'm 5"4, currently about 158 - 9lb and aiming for 126, as it's just below the middle of our healthy weight range. I'd be satisfied with 135 though.

I'm 5'3" and my goal is 140. When I get there, I'll decide if I want to lose anymore or not. I don't think I'd want to go any lower than 135 though.

I am 5'4" and am hoping to get to 150. That will still be considered overweight for my height, but it will be a huge improvement from the super morbidly obese that I currently am. I want to get to 150 and maintain it for awhile and then try to get off those last few pounds to get me to a healthy weight.

I think a lot depends on your age and frame. I am 5'4" and small-boned. I always weighed around 105 pounds until I started working full-time in my 20s. Then I went up to 110 pounds.
At age 29 1/2, I weighed 110.5 pounds at my first prenatal check-up. I gained 43 pounds with that first pregnancy and have never lost all the weight. It' s now 25 years later, and after 2 more c-sections, I fluctuate between 135 and 144. It's really too much for my body. However, I am realistic. There's no way I'll get back to 110 and no need to weigh that little. I will be 55 soon and I would be thrilled to get to 125 pounds for 2 reasons: I would feel and look better and it would mean that I am making healthier choices.
Bottom line - you have to assess your body type and age to determine what is the "correct" weight range for you. Then try to make healthy choices for food and beverages and maintain a healhty activity level. I hope this helps - there really is no one single answer that fits everyone.

kasuki, I just saw on your profile that you are 51. How on earth did you lose so much weight and keep it off? You said it came off easily. I'm only a few years older than you and it is far from easy. Please share your secret. Thanks!!

i'm 5'4 and currently at 112 pounds, but would like to be at 108, I eat jello cups, 5 calories a cup, jello no sugar choc pudding cups, 60 cal a cup, half english muffin with a tsp of peanut butter, around 100 calories, 1 cup caramel corn, 80 calories, jos louis 100 calorie snack cake, smores granola bar 90 calories, kraft handi snacks 110 calories, for the cheese one, 1/12th of an angel food cake is around 130 calories, lettuce and tuna wrap with fat free mayo, 90 calories..I put the tuna in a lettuce leaf and wrap it up!..very yummy, I also like to freeze raspberry ice crystal light in a cup and eat it with a spoon, it's a nice frozen treat and has no calories...these are the snacks I eat on a regular basis =]

I hope you are seeking help. 112 is small, to small for your height. Please don't pass this on to your daughter.

just curious, what do you mean by that? I think she looks very nice in her photo. I am 5'6" and my goal is 135-150. prefer the low end. I know I'd look great at 120ish though, I just don't think I could maintain it. she's 2 inches shorter and weighs 112.... that doesn't seem too low to me. It is on the low side, but some are healthy on the high side... everyone is different, I don't think we should be accusing anyone of having a problem they need to be "seeking help" for. I dunno, hard to say.

To the original poster: it's best to choose a weight within your healthy BMI zone. You can always re-evaluate your goals as you arrive at them. some snacks I like: yogurt (35-50 cals), popcorn (100-150cals), pomegrante (100cals), bananas (100 cals), crackers with cheese (about 180cals). I even enjoy the occaisional Oreo (60 cals) or frozen yogurt! (100 cals)

I'm 5'4" and felt my best at 135 lb, which was my weight after my second child.

I was so hot looking at 135lb that my husband would NOT leave me alone and i wound up with baby number 3 several months later.

Several ... okay many, many years later I am still trying to lose baby weight from number 3 with the addition of hypothyroidism from a radioactive treatment that I've had.

My present goal is 140

i'm 5'4 and currently at 112 pounds, but would like to be at 108, I eat jello cups, 5 calories a cup, jello no sugar choc pudding cups, 60 cal a cup, half english muffin with a tsp of peanut butter, around 100 calories, 1 cup caramel corn, 80 calories, jos louis 100 calorie snack cake, smores granola bar 90 calories, kraft handi snacks 110 calories, for the cheese one, 1/12th of an angel food cake is around 130 calories, lettuce and tuna wrap with fat free mayo, 90 calories..I put the tuna in a lettuce leaf and wrap it up!..very yummy, I also like to freeze raspberry ice crystal light in a cup and eat it with a spoon, it's a nice frozen treat and has no calories...these are the snacks I eat on a regular basis =]

I hope you are seeking help. 112 is small, to small for your height. Please don't pass this on to your daughter.

just curious, what do you mean by that? I think she looks very nice in her photo. I am 5'6" and my goal is 135-150. prefer the low end. I know I'd look great at 120ish though, I just don't think I could maintain it. she's 2 inches shorter and weighs 112.... that doesn't seem too low to me. It is on the low side, but some are healthy on the high side... everyone is different, I don't think we should be accusing anyone of having a problem they need to be "seeking help" for. I dunno, hard to say.

Well I suppose it's different when you've actually been there. In high school, I was recovering from two consecutive back surgeries, and came into my freshman year at 5' 3" and 112 lbs. I can't tell you how many people paid attention to me eating in the lunch room just to see if I did, or actually out-and-out accused me of anorexia. Even two years later at 118 lbs with some muscle on me, my hipbones still stuck out like the fins on an old 50's car - that's why I was concerned, personally. I didn't enjoy being that skinny and I would never go back. And I am pretty fine-boned.

On the other hand, it looks like she's very athletic so I think one must make concessions for that - being very lean is different than being very skinny. Still, I would like to say to her - you look great just the way you are! You probably don't need to worry about losing any more! Just wanted to contribute my experience here . . .

I'm 5' 3" . Weighed 130 when i started and i think i put my goal down as 120 -125lbs. nothing too major

Well, maybe my goals aren't that great! For me, I think it is - I think I would be very comfortable at that weight and maintainable. Anyhow, I am 5'4" and started at 242.5 lbs. My goal is 160 lbs. I am currently at 203.5, almost half-way there!

kerrilucko- I remember seeing a post a day or two ago from her saying that she was battling an eating disorder and was afraid she was passing it onto her daughter. I think the poster was probably referring back to that message. Hope that helps explain.

I'm 5'4 and my goal is right in the middle of the healthy range, 127.

To everyone that keeps talking about the lady that is 112, I was smaller than that. In high school my weight was below 100 (usually around 99). I did not have an eating disorder, it was just how my body was. I ate all the time. After having my first daughter I dropped the weight without even trying and was back below 100 when I got pregnant with my second. After I had her I was 135.

I look back at pictures of myself and for the most part I don't look too skinny. Cut the lady some slack, she may look and feel great at that weight and there is nothing that says she's doing it in an unhealthy manner.