5'3" - 5'4" ladies, what are your weight goals?
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I'm 5 ft 2 and weigh 165. My first big goal is 135, would love to get down to 125. I'll see how I look and feel. Remember - muscle weighs more than fat2
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SW (again) 195
Goal 130ish (when my body feels healthy)
Just started again, I got really into working out for a long time, and didn't utilize the calorie counter, but this time I'd like to keep better track of what I'm eating while I workout. Any ladies that have similar journey's feel free to add me.0 -
I'm 53 years old, a little over 5'3". Started at 194, down to 184. My goal is 115, but as someone above said, I've started strength training, so if I get to 125-130 and I'm happy with how I look and feel, I'm not going to worry about the numbers on the scale. I'm, uh, curvaceous, and I've found that dramatic weight loss at my age makes you look old in the face if you're not careful. I just wanna put things back up closer to where they started.1
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5.3 and a half.
Very small body frame
Currently 112lbs which is easy to maintain on 1800 to 2000 cals a day. cardio 2 to 3 times a week and some weight training (10 minutes here and there)
Highest weight 123lbs through higher carb intake and no workouts.
Lowest weight 104lbs doing 1200cals for a year plus workouts.
Goal weight 108lb1 -
I started at 167 but my goal is 130-1350
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Hi, I am 5'4 1/2" and I am currently 232lb/ 16st 8lb I have lost 14lb/ 1st already but my goal is to get to 7st. It seems extreme and I may never ever achieve it but there is a reason.3
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Started 3 weeks ago at 152.5, currently 149. Goal weight is 120. I hate how slow this process is because I'm so excited to start seeing changes and to get stronger and more fit.3
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120 lb. I'm like 8 lb over right now, gotta get that back off. In college I was 110 but I know this will never happen again.1
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My highest weight was 181lbs in June. Dropped to 174lbs now, slow progress but I've had a lot of life changes and struggles in that time. For now my goal is 155lbs. At my lowest weight I was 125lbs and I looked unhealthy, for me personally I thought I looked best at around 150 lbs.1
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I am 5'4 and I started at 207. I am
Currently 172. Ultimate goal weight is 135. However. I look healthy and in shape at 150. Everyone has different shaped bodies even if we are the same height, chances are we won't look the same. I have a medium bone build. So when I went down to 133 after losing weight after my 1st child, I looked too skinny for me. It really looked like I was 115-120. It all depends on body type and what you feel comfortable with. I think the healthy weight for 5'4 is supposed to be 120, but I will never feel comfortable that small. 140-145 looks perfect for me. Good luck to everyone on their weightloss journey and good work to everyone!
**Note- my profile picture is of my current weight- 170-172.**2 -
KatsMeow12 wrote: »Started at 152 here, love to be in the mid 120s. But once I hit low 130s, I don't really care. As long as I feel good.
I've made peace that the 120s were when I was actually 20 and are never coming back. (I'm 39.) My goal is low 130s too. Or even 135. I'm almost there but I can't seem to get rid of this tummy schlub.
I'm laughing at this because it sounds funny to make peace with a weight loss goal by deciding it's no longer achievable. The truth is, you can do whatever you set your mind to. I'm 27 years old. I was 165lbs at 18 years old. I stayed around 125 in college, and I have managed to keep my weight below 130 since then (I reached 142 during a pregnancy). My current weight loss goal is 119lbs in order to become a better runner (my goal is to qualify for the Boston marathon during my race in September this year. Personally, I prefer to look at body fat percentage rather than weight because it's easier for you to determine a healthy weight for your unique body.
Perspective is fun, but not entirely useful. Instead, do this:
Determine your ideal body fat percentage using this table:
Optimal Racing Body Fat Percentage (add 5% if you are non-athletic)
Then, determine your ideal weight:
Example: 38-year-old female who currently weighs 140 pounds and has 22 percent body fat and who sets an initial goal of getting down to 17 percent body fat (the upper limit of her ideal range) through improved training and diet.- Step 1: Calculate current body fat mass. Body fat mass = current weight x current body fat percentage expressed in decimal form. In this example: 140 lbs x 0.22 = 30.8 lbs.
- Step 2: Calculate current lean body mass. Lean body mass = current weight – fat mass. In this example: 140 lbs – 30.8 lbs = 109.2 lbs.
- Step 3: Calculate goal weight. Goal weight = current lean body mass ÷ goal lean body mass percentage. (Note: goal lean body mass percentage is 1.0 – your goal body fat percentage expressed in decimal form.) In this example: 109.2 lbs ÷ 0.83 = 131.5 lbs.
I found this from here.
Here's mine:
Current weight = 127.7
Body fat mass = 28.5
Lean body mass = 99.2
Lean body mass percentage = .84
Goal race weight = 118.1
Goal body fat percentage = .16
I'm giving myself a 1-lb cushion, also because I like having at least an A cup bust size. I love the way I look and feel at 122, but since I'm training to qualify for a race, then I'm going to shred a little bit more. After the race, I plan to maintain at 122lbs.
P.S.: @KatsMeow12 I'm on the Michael Mosley's 5:2 intermittent fasting schedule. It's the only concession I'm willing to make as I already run so much. Very doable after the first day. Why don't you give it a try?!4 -
By the way I'm 5'5"0
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Hi! Im Brittany. I am @ 5'2 and started @199 lbs. Im currently stuck @ 173-175. I have a goal to hit of 150, and then if I feel the need to, maybe 130-140.1
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Now I'm not sure what my goal weight is. I started around 190 after delivering my 4th, almost a year ago. I'm now 35. I hit my pre baby weight (137), then my college weight (135). I'm now 129.5. I have never weighed in the 120s since...5th grade?
So who knows--but I am proving that "xyz weight will never happen again" wrong (for me, at least!).
129.5 in the latest pic, about 143 in the before pic. So I feel healthy and strong, but still have some fat I'd like to lose.
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gradchica27 wrote: »Now I'm not sure what my goal weight is. I started around 190 after delivering my 4th, almost a year ago. I'm now 35. I hit my pre baby weight (137), then my college weight (135). I'm now 129.5. I have never weighed in the 120s since...5th grade?
So who knows--but I am proving that "xyz weight will never happen again" wrong (for me, at least!).
129.5 in the latest pic, about 143 in the before pic. So I feel healthy and strong, but still have some fat I'd like to lose.
I love this! I feel like those disclaimers like "I haven't weighed xxx since y" come from a place of self-doubt and it really is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I am 108 pounds and you know what? I haven't weighed that since I was 7. When I was 8, I was already 120 pounds due to my family's negligence about a proper diet. From middle school through high school, I was between 120 and 190. College I was between 111 and 140 once I was in control of my own diet. There is no rule the body has that whatever you weighed in high school or college you can never weigh it again.9 -
I am 5ft 3in. Started at 223lbs now 171 lbs and my goal is 147 lbs.2
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I'm 5'3 and currently 200 lbs. I'd like to be mid-120s.3
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I'm 5"5 and 144lbs - can't seem to loose it. I'm greedy and lazy. I need more motivation for sure.0
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I'm 5'3" and 142 lbs, aiming for 120-125. But I'll see when I get there if I should adjust.1
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I started at 234lbs and my (first) goal is 170lbs. That will put me in the same size clothes (roughly) as women who weigh 145lbs (or so), which is a good goal for me to start with. I have an extremely high skeletal muscle mass % (35.6%) making me much heavier than someone with a lower muscle mass %, despite being the same physical size.1
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