All the 5'7" people out there... or anyone beginning.

I am 5'8 and at my highest (not pregnant) I was about 192. I knew that 140 looked pretty good on me, thats what I was when I was 20. However I was definatly skinny fat. My body seems to like the 145-150 mark and it's really hard to get any lower.

Take it 10lbs at a time. Thats what I did and it seemed less daunting. Every 10lbs mark was a little mini celebration. You may hit 160 and think you want to go further or you may like what 160 feels like.

For me 160 still didn't feel fit, but thats me and and my goal.

Goodluck to you.

im 5 ft 7 and weigh currently around 117-118 pounds. Its annoying though because although thats quite a low weight in comparison with most people my height, all that weight is concentrated on my bums and thighs, and ive lost it all from my arms and bust so I have a bizarre spindly pear shaped body atthe moment!

We could be identical. I'm 5' 7" with a starting weight of 196 (pre-pregnancy). My original goal was 155. I'm 126 now.

im 5"7. and im like 120ish, i dunno i haven't weighed myself in months.
all of my weight is on my thighs.
the problem is, is that i would be at maintenance right now, but my thighs are so big i have to try and loose some fat from them!
it sucks!

I am 5ft 7" and I half and am in the 130's/140's. I had wanted to stop at 160, got there (from 202) and still felt large! I was a US 10 at 160ish, and am now hovering between a 4-6 (UK 8-10ish) but because of my massive hips and ribcage and general large frame, I doubt i'll get much slimmer! I would ideally like to be 125-130 now, upon reflection and toned as hell!

Im also 5'7" and I have a medium/large frame. I first went with 160 as my goal, but then decided I would love to be in the 150s so I set my goal to 155. After always struggling with my weight, it will be a huge accomplishment to reach it and if Im still not happy with myself at 155 I will continue on my journey on.

I'm 5'8.5" & my weight before MFP was 158 lbs. Now my weight fluctuates anywhere between 127 & 133 lbs. My original goal was 135 lbs; I knew I could get down to @ least that weight because that's the weight I had been for the majority of my entire adult life. Now all I need to do is TONE TONE TONE!!!

★ Good luck in your weight loss journey! ★

I'm 5'7", weighing in at an embarrassing 230 lbs... my goal is 138 because that will be a 100 lb loss from my starting weight. I've NEVER been that weight, so I have no idea what I will look like. I'm just going to try and keep losing till I feel comfortable in my body and have a flat stomach!!!

I'm 5'8". Several years ago, I lost a lot of weight and got close to my goal weight of 160 (I got to 165, but I was using an analog scale that I think was a few pounds lower than reality). I figure I'll be satisfied with myself at 160. I'll be in a healthy weight range. Sure, some people wouldn't be happy at that weight and height, but I wouldn't want to work that much harder to get lower and sustain it. I've packed on the pounds since then. I've got 42 lbs to go to my goal.

I wanna be 148 my highschool weight. Im 160 ish in my pic I think I look fat so I am hoping with a 12 pd loss I wont look fat anymore. I have been up to 186 5 yrs ago.

I'm 5'7" -- well, technically 5'6.6" -- but my ultimate goal is 125. I have a very narrow bone structure, and spent my teens around 115 (and size 3). 125 will put me around a size 5-7, thanks to a change in hip shape post-children. At 160, I'm around a size 12.

I think you just need to consider what looks good on you and what you can realistically maintain once you lose. 125 may not be realistic for me, once (if?) I get there. But I know I look good at that weight, so I'd like to be back there.

well I am 135 and big size 4 small 6. I am also 5'7 and tarted off as 165. That was my heaviest. When I was 18 I was very skinny size 0 and 122. My ultimate goal is to be 124, I am only 22 so I think it's possible. Also I was very annoyed bc friends that are my age and size and look like me weigh around 120 while I do 135. So I took the matter in my hand and got professional bone measurements. And thank god. It comes out that I have very highfalutin bone density ( would explain why I never had anything broken even after few falls from fences, garages and motorcycles - yes I was a boyish girl) so I am happy with myself now. I wish you good luck and I think your goal is perfect. When you get to 160- and I bet you will, you can see how you feel and after you celebrate it you can see if you want to go any lower or higher. Everyone is different and we all jave different body types and structures. Some people look good skinny and some don't. And I am happy the way I look. I have flat stomach and when I gain it goes all around my body pretty evenly - and my face looks like a donut. Ad me as a frend ao we can keep track of eachother journeys.

I am 5'8" and at the moment I weigh 143lbs. My goal weight is around 125lbs, I have a medium frame structure and come from a family of bean poles so that weight is ok for me.

I have had 4 children and have mostly excess fat on upper thighs, hips and belly. I am a very athletic person so its more than just loosing weight, I am trying to tone up so I will accept 130 is lbs if the body fat is low enough.

It all depends on whether you want to look dainty and feminine or toned and athletic. I prefer kick your *kitten* look

I started out with the goal of 170. I was 217 when I started working on losing the weight and that was 2 months before finding this site. I was 196 when I started on here. I have dropped my goal to 160 because that gives me some wiggle room when I go back to normal healthy eating habits.

When I first started my weight loss journey, I was 210, right after delivering my second child. I was 190 on my wedding day....never smaller than a 14-16 my entire teen/adult life. I lost 50 pounds, got down to 160 and was comfortable enough in my loose 12's to stop watching my calories carefully. I was able to work out frequently, and maintained a good athletic look, though still a little squishy. I wanted to get to 145-150, but was tired of trying so hard. Fast forward two years, and I am back up a bit, at 177. My FIRST goal is to get back to my 160. Once I get there, I think I will reevaluate and shoot for that 150. I have to take it slowish, I can't imagine what that would look like on my larger athletic frame.....we'll see!!!

I'm also 5'7" and started out weighing right around 200 pounds in March. I am currently 163-165 and wearing a size 10-although they are a little tight. I set my goal to 155 which is about 5 pounds heavier than my lightest adult weight. I may decide to lower my goal once I get there. I already feel better than I did at 200, and buying clothes is much easier. I think it is good to set an initial goal that is attainable and then reevaluate when you get there. Good luck and congratulations on starting.