"You're tall. You don't want to get too skinny."
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I'm 5ft 8, large as Apple shape.
I need lose about 6st and ideal weight is 9st to 11st for my height.. depend on how I look good or too much thin either when I lose 6st or so ... wait n see
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I'm 5'8" and I've heard it all. I got down to like 135 and that was way too skinny for me.
We just carry our weight better being tall and I guess look skinnier than we really are? I dunno but it's annoying because I should be allowed to be whatever weight I want within reason if i'm healthy5 -
I'm 6' ,168 pounds, and a size 6. I don't look "too thin" I could probably lose another 15 pounds and still look heathy. Don't worry about what people say unless your doctor gets concerned about it.3
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I am 5'9.5" and 156 at this time. I am down 19 pounds so far from last year. I am hoping to reach my goal of 140 by this Oct. I've heard the "Oh you're thin enough." plenty of times. I wish the haters would just close it.3
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Yep. That's why I only talk to the handful of supportive people in my life about my weight loss. I'm 5'11" and aiming for 145-150, which I know from experience will put me at a size 6.
I hit my adult height at 15 and from then to my mid-20s, I was between 125-130. I didn't work for or force that weight. It was my body's happy place. I was looking at a photo of myself when I was around 19-20. At the time, my measurements were 36-26-35 and I looked perfectly healthy.
What's funny is that no one believes my current weight because I don't gain weight in my arms and legs and I think that's where the "don't get too thin" comments come from. I'm currently 191 and I gained weight from my bust to my hips (48-35-42). My arms and thighs are still the same measurements as when I was thin. People don't see it because the right clothing has a multitude of sins, but I know exactly where that extra 40 pounds is.
Sorry to go on a tangent, but I've been where you are and it's annoying. I just learned to tune out the noise. I know my body and how I want it to be, so peoples' opinions ultimately don't matter to me.5 -
People are used to looking at fat and don't know what a healthy weight looks like.13
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vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
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grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
Uh.. That's the very definition of tall. :huh:7 -
grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
I'm not going to lie, when I think of "taller girl," I think back to my days of binge watching America's Next Top Model. The cut off to enter was typically 5'8" with a few 5'7" girls slipping by.. not that I tried to enter or anything.
Somehow my perception of height has forever been altered by my intrigue with fashion models back in the day. But obviously it boils down to perception.2 -
People can look different at the same weight and height. I'm 5'10 and when I was 125 lbs and a size 2 I looked too thin. I look best at 160-170 and wear a size eight at that size. I'm a 12 when I weigh 195/200. It just depends on how you carry your weight. I have small hips so I can wear smaller pants sizes. No one believed me when I would say I weighed 170, they thought it was way less but that is a healthy weight for me. I would just aim for how you most feel comfortable.3
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grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
My mom constantly thinks she's short 5'4", my sister is average, 5'6", and I'm tall 5'10"....1 -
vespiquenn wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
I'm not going to lie, when I think of "taller girl," I think back to my days of binge watching America's Next Top Model. The cut off to enter was typically 5'8" with a few 5'7" girls slipping by.. not that I tried to enter or anything.
Somehow my perception of height has forever been altered by my intrigue with fashion models back in the day. But obviously it boils down to perception.
When I think of tall women, it starts at 5'10"-5'11" and goes up from there. That's my point: A lot of women are told they are tall when, in fact, they are not. A least in the US.
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Yes and yes. My mother is totally unsupportive and has always made nasty comments about me being "too thin" just because she and my Dad have always been a bit overweight. I'm only 5'7 and back down to 144lbs (shooting for 135) and both my significant other and parents think that's "way too thin".
Except it's my normal weight at the high end. I'm currently wearing a Size 6 and would like to fit my old Size 3/5. I'd rather be a bit "too thin" (though I'm not and won't be) than have a larger bust and butt. I hated having both of those things with a passion at 172lbs...and society definitely seems to think that "slender with a proportionate bust and bum" are abnormal somehow.
I'm so tired of the jealousy... (my mom for sure and my significant other needs to lose at least 20 to 25 lbs but refuses to eat differently/less) so I think he's jealous, too. I was slim when I met him 4 years ago, so I don't know why he's so unsupportive about it now.
But they can both kiss my *kitten* because I'm proud and thrilled to be fit and slim again. No one is going to tell me what I should want to look like.9 -
Ignore what others say, as long as you're in/aiming for the healthy range, have plenty of energy and stamina, aren't getting sick, and are eating a reasonable amount of food for your activity (i.e. you're not living on 1200 calories/day while running 10 miles).
If any of those things do apply, though, you should then re-evaluate what you're doing.
There's a range of healthy weight. For 5'9" that range is 125-169. Where you look and feel your best in that range will depend on your build.
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Not a woman, but one of my best friends is 6'2" and she gets this all the time. She bounces around a lot with her weight, but I think she looks good when she is in the middle of a normal BMI.2
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People are always going to be crappy and feel the need to comment on your weight. I'm 4'10.5" and when I was 104 a friend told me I looked too skinny. I was the healthiest and had the most tone in my life. My point? You, and maybe your doctor, know your body best, If you're getting the right nutrients and activity, and you can achieve that weight with those tools, then it IS healthy.3
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grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
I'm not going to lie, when I think of "taller girl," I think back to my days of binge watching America's Next Top Model. The cut off to enter was typically 5'8" with a few 5'7" girls slipping by.. not that I tried to enter or anything.
Somehow my perception of height has forever been altered by my intrigue with fashion models back in the day. But obviously it boils down to perception.
When I think of tall women, it starts at 5'10"-5'11" and goes up from there. That's my point: A lot of women are told they are tall when, in fact, they are not. A least in the US.
Average height of women in the US is 5'4-5'5 depending on who you believe... STDEV is 3-4 inches. so 5'1=5'9"
So yes. 5'10" is where "tall" starts statistically.3 -
stanmann571 wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
I'm not going to lie, when I think of "taller girl," I think back to my days of binge watching America's Next Top Model. The cut off to enter was typically 5'8" with a few 5'7" girls slipping by.. not that I tried to enter or anything.
Somehow my perception of height has forever been altered by my intrigue with fashion models back in the day. But obviously it boils down to perception.
When I think of tall women, it starts at 5'10"-5'11" and goes up from there. That's my point: A lot of women are told they are tall when, in fact, they are not. A least in the US.
Average height of women in the US is 5'4-5'5 depending on who you believe... STDEV is 3-4 inches. so 5'1=5'9"
So yes. 5'10" is where "tall" starts statistically.
Why does it matter? :huh:8 -
I'm somewhere between 5'9 and 5'10, and I'm definitely tall, no matter what statistics say.1
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stanmann571 wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »grinning_chick wrote: »vespiquenn wrote: »So yes, 5'8" and above for females is generally seen as tall.
Pshaw. I'm only 5'7" and have gotten "You're tall." (and have been rolling my eyes at the comment) ever since I sprung up to that height in the 7th grade. The US national average is 5'2" to 5'5" for women, depending on what population you are looking at. If a woman is even marginally taller than that, she seems to be considered tall by some people. Regardless if it's really true or not.
I'm not going to lie, when I think of "taller girl," I think back to my days of binge watching America's Next Top Model. The cut off to enter was typically 5'8" with a few 5'7" girls slipping by.. not that I tried to enter or anything.
Somehow my perception of height has forever been altered by my intrigue with fashion models back in the day. But obviously it boils down to perception.
When I think of tall women, it starts at 5'10"-5'11" and goes up from there. That's my point: A lot of women are told they are tall when, in fact, they are not. A least in the US.
Average height of women in the US is 5'4-5'5 depending on who you believe... STDEV is 3-4 inches. so 5'1=5'9"
So yes. 5'10" is where "tall" starts statistically.
Well.... clothing sizes disagree with you. At 5'7 I've needed "talls" my entire life.3
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