All you 5'8" ladies

I'm 5'8, and currently 162. I started out at 186, and my goal is 150-145. I'm still kinda flabby and I've got a belly. I was 145lbs before I got pregnant 4 years ago, I am going to get back to that weight.

5'7.5" girl barging in here on your 5'8" party!

I started MFP at 175 pounds (size 14 US) and am pear shaped with a medium sized frame. I currently weigh 154 (size 10) and my goal weight is 145. This will probably put me at a size 8 pants, however I am not hung up on a size number since they vary wildly by brand.

I'm 5'8 and about 138 right now. I've been fluctuating between 142-138 for months. I too was at my lowest last summer, at 127. I loved it. I wore whatever I wanted and didn't feel insecure about my body for the first time in my life. I had time to think about other things, talk about freedom. I would like to be 127-125. I have a short term goal to get to 132 I feel good at this weight, I am neither too skinny or chubby. I want to feel thin though and 127-125 is where I feel the healthiest and happiest.

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5'8" here too! I'm at 163.5 now and at my lowest in my adult life I was 135lbs. I'm pretty small framed but I'm figI don't want to get that low, as some have said previously, I look anorexic at that weight. 145lbs is my current goal but if I get to a point where the rest of me stops moving when I do and I don't giggle when I wiggle, I'll be thrilled.

My main motivation is to get in shape and into a good routine before we get pregnant. We're trying at the moment so it's important that I develop these good habits now!

Nice to meet everyone.

I'm 5'9" and my goal is my old healthy weight of 170.I have a large frame so even when I was 225 people thought I was no more than 180. Anything under 170 I looked sick, though a lot of it had to due with muscle mass.

That was when I was 19, I'm 25 now so I may not have the "build" anymore once I hit 170 We will see!

Hi, thanks for starting this discussion! I have been dying to ask the very same question!
I'm 5'8" and aiming for a goal of 140 lbs. When I was 20 years old, I had mono and went from 175 lbs to 145 lbs in 3 weeks (effective weight loss but not at all recommended :sick: lol). At my recovery checkup, my doctor said my weight was ideal but I needed to convert 10 lbs of it to lean muscle since being sick took away a good amount of what muscle I had to begin with. She advised me not to drop below 135 lbs because I do have a "mediumish" build though the bmi charts say a 5'8" woman can be 129 safely (her words to describe my curvy-yet-thinner frame -- my hips and shoulders are medium guidelines but ankles and wrists meet small guidelines:ohwell: ). This way, I have a satisfactory weight for me to reach, give or take 5 lbs.
In high school, I averaged 170-175 lbs, and I never tried to lose but never seemed to gain, although I was a little overweight. I'm now 30 and have yo-yoed my weight from having 2 pregnancies. My heaviest was 236 lbs after my first delivery and when I got down to 160, I got pregnant again but only went up to 220 after delivery. I was down to 170 after that at one point but have since climbed up to 202, my current wieght.
I hope this helps someone gain perspective, but I feel better already from reading the other posts and sharing my weight history.

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5.8.5 here...slowly shrinking with age, and I just turned 29 so I'm sure I'll be losing more! *sigh!* :laugh:

Currently hovering between 154-157. Started MFP at about 174 after 2 kiddos. I thought 150 would be my number but as I get closer to that I realize I still have room to lose some more and/or add some muscle. I'd like to see 145 on the scale but if I could lose some thigh and some post-baby belly and the number on the scale didn't move, I'd be fine with that!! :drinker:

I am 5'8.5" and am hovering around 145. Currently, my goal is to get down to 135, but ultimately, 130 sounds very pleasing as well. I have a relatively small bone structure, so I honestly think my body would be okay a bit lower than 130, but I am not going to push it. I love being tall.