5'8" - 5'9" - ladies what are your weight goals?

robininfl wrote: »

tomteboda wrote: »

I know I posted earlier on this thread, but I thought I'd share some updates because I am honestly undecided about my weight now.

I have profound scoliosis, and have lost 5" of height due to that since I was 16 (I am 38). My lowest ribs nearly touch my hipbones. I was crushed today to measure in at 5'8" when I should be 6'1".

I had initially set a goal of 180. I lowered that to 165, and am nearly there, as I hit 166 last week. That would have put me in healthy range for 5'9", but now I was down an inch (probably a rounding thing) and I would have to drop to 160 to weigh in under the BMI of 25 while clothed as the Dr. Office weight is the only one that counts for insurance.

The thing is, I think I look great. My family thinks I'm getting too thin as I have a history of disordered eating in my teens. And logically I realize nothing about my body has changed; my skeleton is that of a 6'1" woman, as are my organs and muscles and everything else. Plus I am large framed. If I didn't have a spine that decided to act like a corkscrew, my weight would put me at a BMI of 21.9

I don't know if I want to push my weight down further just to make the government happy. I don't even know at this point if I should.


(Me last week, wearing size 8 jeans and measuring 37-28-38)

You look good. I think you aren't anywhere near too skinny but also not too fat - if you are really 6'1" before the scoliosis, you should ask your doctor for some sort of exemption, if your health provider or life insurance is trying to gouge you based on an incorrect height measurement. Tell them to measure you hanging upside down, or laying flat!

If you can't get your doctor to fix the height measurement, and it's just a few lb, I would suggest you treat the Dr visit like a wrestling competition where you need to drop a few pounds to get into a weight class, if you are getting charged more for those few pounds - plan for it and drop the weight for the visit each year.

About the ribs and hipbones thing, mine are only about 1.5" apart at most and my back is reasonably straight. You have better waist definition than I do, LOL.

I also think that you look great! You looked great many pounds ago as well.

I agree with the previous poster- push for an exemption or go in light shorts and a tank top and drop down until you get your exemption.

Silly bmi rules!

I'm 5'8", my goal was 140lb, then it was 135lb (starting weight 168). I am currently down to 132lb, and no goal now as such, though I would quite like to keep going until I get to 9 stone which is 126lb.

tomteboda wrote: »

robininfl wrote: »

tomteboda wrote: »

I know I posted earlier on this thread, but I thought I'd share some updates because I am honestly undecided about my weight now.

I have profound scoliosis, and have lost 5" of height due to that since I was 16 (I am 38). My lowest ribs nearly touch my hipbones. I was crushed today to measure in at 5'8" when I should be 6'1".

I had initially set a goal of 180. I lowered that to 165, and am nearly there, as I hit 166 last week. That would have put me in healthy range for 5'9", but now I was down an inch (probably a rounding thing) and I would have to drop to 160 to weigh in under the BMI of 25 while clothed as the Dr. Office weight is the only one that counts for insurance.

The thing is, I think I look great. My family thinks I'm getting too thin as I have a history of disordered eating in my teens. And logically I realize nothing about my body has changed; my skeleton is that of a 6'1" woman, as are my organs and muscles and everything else. Plus I am large framed. If I didn't have a spine that decided to act like a corkscrew, my weight would put me at a BMI of 21.9

I don't know if I want to push my weight down further just to make the government happy. I don't even know at this point if I should.


(Me last week, wearing size 8 jeans and measuring 37-28-38)

You look good. I think you aren't anywhere near too skinny but also not too fat - if you are really 6'1" before the scoliosis, you should ask your doctor for some sort of exemption, if your health provider or life insurance is trying to gouge you based on an incorrect height measurement. Tell them to measure you hanging upside down, or laying flat!

If you can't get your doctor to fix the height measurement, and it's just a few lb, I would suggest you treat the Dr visit like a wrestling competition where you need to drop a few pounds to get into a weight class, if you are getting charged more for those few pounds - plan for it and drop the weight for the visit each year.

About the ribs and hipbones thing, mine are only about 1.5" apart at most and my back is reasonably straight. You have better waist definition than I do, LOL.

Thanks. I'm frustrated because I DID plan and work hard, then was screwed over by my period plus a loss of height.

I've always had an hourglass figure, and a very long torso. My whole family have long torsos (most long sleeve shirts are 3/4 length on me). My waist is a full inch wider than it was at this weight & hip measurement at age 19, so I can see the effect of the torso shortening. The description on my xrays is "profound levorotary scoliosis" of both the thoracic and lumbar spine. I understand the need to be lean to take stress off my back, I guess my real annoyance is worth government policies that punish individuals based on statistical averages.

It's not the government, in the US at least, they just *allow* some plans to set rates based on weight as a risk factor, there is no mandate that they must. They do it because it makes them more money. BMI tables were developed off insurance risk tables, they aren't some sort of government conspiracy. The insurance through my work only considers smoking, because for employer based plans they are regulated and not allowed to do risk class on weight, so I get no discount for being thin or light.

Your measurements, by the way, are very close to mine and I am under 140 at 5'9" so I think your body does still work like a six footer, not someone shorter. 38 is quite slim for hips on a 6'1" woman so I don't even think you have a large frame, you are getting f*cked by the scoliosis. Your ratios of waist to height and waist to hips are great. Your doctor needs to take your insurance plan into account when doing the screening, like my fiance's doctor with his "your blood pressure is high today, but I am not putting HBP in your chart because that might raise your insurance rates, just keep an eye on it and make sure it does come down."

Of course you do know that if the government goes ahead and says "tomteboda's plan, you may not build different rates based on BMI" like they do with my plan, that won't really make it cheaper, the companies will just adjust everyone upward to cover the cost of the obesity. That's what insurance is - they want to make money, and will push to the edges of what they are allowed to do, always.

Oh and I am with you on the 3/4 length sleeves. I need tall shirts more than tall pants inseam, the sleeves on women's shirts are crazy short and aargh I am always pulling shirts down to cover the gap that always forms between the pants and the shirt, and stretching them lengthwise when they come out of the washer!

Wow isn't anyone short like me? Lol. I'm 5'3" and goal weight is at least 140, maybe 135.

magicpickles wrote: »

I'm 5'8 and have a medium/large frame, although a few people have told me I have little hips.

I get this a lot, too, but I have very big shoulders and don't carry as much weight in my hips as I do in some other places. I also have unusually small wrists and ankles for my frame.

I'm 5'10" and my goal right now is a muscular 170-180. It's still around the overweight range but I'll see from there. That weight makes me look solid, not fat or thin. I have a large frame and start looking deathly ill at 145lbs. In high school I was 132lbs and was dancing ballet over 30 hours a week, so I know that's nowhere near a natural setpoint for me.

maria00200 wrote: »

Wow isn't anyone short like me? Lol. I'm 5'3" and goal weight is at least 140, maybe 135.

Your post actually made me smile. You wandered into a tall women's thread, but your goal like very sensible and I wish you the best!

My goal weight is between 150 to 155 lbs currently 163 lbs. Started at 193, height 5' 8.

sllm1 wrote: »

5'8"

I'm currently 144 with a goal of 138. I'm hoping to lose the last few pounds around my midsection.

TWIN! 5'8" weighing 144 this morning, goal of 138.

I got down to 141 a few months ago, but got super sick of calorie counting (weighing everything) and just decided to maintain for the summer and enjoy life. It's been 3 months of not calorie counting and I've been maintaining around the 143-145 range.) I'm still not confident in a bikini though and still have some belly fat that needs to peace out. I did wear shorts this summer for the first time in 2 years though!

Just barely 5'8 and 52. My ultimate goal is 155 but I'm fairly happy hovering at 166.

I am just 5ft tall. Currently I'm 152. No idea what I should be? Medium frame. Can anyone advise me?

Blondiemomof2 wrote: »

I'm 5'10 and currently 215 lbs. I'm feeling HUGE compared to your SW. I didn't realize I was soooo big. Ugh.

*hugs* we get nowhere when we negatively compare ourselves to others. If it makes you feel better, though, I started at 275.

5'8
SW: 185
CW: 170
GW: 150