Women who are 5' 8", what is your weight goal?

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  • Mellykay88
    Mellykay88 Posts: 306 Member
    I'm 5'9" and I'm aiming for 164 which would but me at "normal" BMI. I've always been overweight/obese, so I want to get there and re-evaluate. Maybe go lower, but we'll see when I get there. ETA February 2019 :D:D
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    Elizabeth_C34 wrote: »
    I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is 165 (to start), but I'd like to get down to 150-155 eventually.

    Ditto
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,742 Member
    edited September 2017
    I'm 5'8" with large hips and bust, I have no idea if I posted in this thread previously or not.

    When I started MFP (March 2013), my goal weight was 220 because I was striving for "doable" (and after HW 307 it sounded great to me) and then 180 because I recalled being 180s as a young teen and feeling "big but normal" and liking how I looked in photos from that era...so I thought that would be pretty cool.

    When I hit those weights, I wanted to keep going. 166 is the lowest I've gone but currently in the 170s and I guess you could say I am maintaining (would like to hit 160s again but happy where I am, too). 170s seem to be fairly easy to maintain for me but 160s were a constant battle.
  • titianwasp
    titianwasp Posts: 139 Member
    5'8" and goal is 129. By Christmas...maybe?
  • TrueQuest
    TrueQuest Posts: 62 Member
    SW:288lbs
    CW:273lbs
    GW: 165-170lbs
  • Sheisinlove109
    Sheisinlove109 Posts: 516 Member
    Get a lean body mass test with a nutritionist, then you'll know right where you need to be
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    I'm closer to 5'7" but... my goal rn is just 190. I don't even know what my UGW would be. Thanks for creating this post!
  • thechiopodist
    thechiopodist Posts: 216 Member
    I'm 5 seven and a half. I would like to be 133lbs, the magical 9 and a half stone that took me through my 20s! I started at 154 and am now 147, a third of the way!
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Quite funny scrolling through this and seeing my initial post back in 2013 then my second in 2014. Initiallly I was 140 Ibs at 5'10 then by the year after I was at 129-131 Ibs. I shot up to an estimated 160 while on an anti depressant and totally inactive ( I had never ever been over 145 prior to that) and now I am sat at 126-128 with low bodyfat % still. I have no real goal now other than getting my focus off the damn scale again and back onto what I can achieve in the gym. I go up and down so much it isn't even funny lol. I would say my body's natural weight is around 140 as that is always where it ends up when I am not focusing on it.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    My present goal is 164, which is the upper limit of healthy BMI for 5'8".

    In the past, my best weight has been about 140. In college I weighed 125 and looked great but has some health issues from being too thin, such as reactive hypoglycemia. I was 112 when I was a model and looked pretty scrawny at that weight.
  • amyf2000
    amyf2000 Posts: 44 Member
    136. I've struggled with this a lot. My goal several years ago was 128 and I hit that for like 1 minute but I don't think that's realistic for me now. I was ghastly thin in my 20s and also very unhealthy. Now I am an athlete and want to be strong more than thin, though I have an obsession with being thin that i am not entirely comfortable with. I have a very small frame and all extra weight goes to my waist, which at 5'8" and 138.5 is still almost 29". But I've decided when I get to 136 I'm going to stop trying to lose and focus on eating in a way that's sustainable. I can't believe what a hard time I have even sticking to around 2000 calories a day. I snack too much and have a wicked sweet tooth.
  • Cando58
    Cando58 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm 5'9- I don't have a real goal weight yet. It really depends on your age and strength training. With strength training you can wear a much smaller size but your BMI may still have you on the high side. Don't focus on any number on the scale, chart or clothing size. I've been a size 6 tall pants but with a high BMI, but my face was so thin and drawn. Find a balance between how you look,feel and how sustainable it is...
  • sarahmania
    sarahmania Posts: 16 Member
    I'm 5 8 and a half. Aiming for 144, nearly there. Have been lighter but I think I'll maintain 144 more easily.
  • creatureofchaos
    creatureofchaos Posts: 65 Member
    I don't have an ultimate goal weight, because weight is not my goal.

    I am just going to keep improving my habits and losing weight as long as it's healthy for me to do so.
  • newlark01
    newlark01 Posts: 474 Member
    I'm 5'8'' and my start weight was 184 lbs - I'm currently at 155 (set initial goal in mfp of 154) with will continue to 150. After that I don't know - I want it to be maintainable and am in my mid forties - my lowest in my early twenties was about 135 lbs but that wasn't maintainable for me. I think 145-150 will probably be what I end up aiming at as a target maintenance range.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    5-7" aiming for 135. Started at 220, currently 144.
  • Piqueaboo
    Piqueaboo Posts: 1,193 Member
    143
  • forlease
    forlease Posts: 7 Member
    5'8 1/2"
    HW: 227.2
    CW: 209

    First goal: under 200 (which makes me overweight instead of obese)
    Second goal: 170, which gives me a normal BMI
    Final goal?: 150 seems doable

    I was 135 in college. Ain't getting back there.
  • 45by60
    45by60 Posts: 6 Member
    5'8 and aiming for 139......
  • wamx0321
    wamx0321 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm 5"8. currently 160 with a goal of 130

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