5'6" Ladies, what is you weight goal?

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  • Chika_2015
    Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
    Oh wait, i won't be happy till i look right in a bikini. I haven't worn one since 1999. LOL
  • vivianleemit
    vivianleemit Posts: 112
    I'm aiming for the bottom end -- 115 pounds for me. I have really small/light bones. Currently 130 but my fat is sitting in all the wrong places :( I'm an extreme pear shape (tops are extra-smalls, no thanks to my nonexistent chest, but pants are 4/6). It's tough to find dresses that fit properly AND don't make me look like my thighs absorbed a tub of butter.
  • sunshinemonkey
    sunshinemonkey Posts: 44
    Oh wait, i won't be happy till i look right in a bikini. I haven't worn one since 1999. LOL

    LOL this is one of my no scales goals......as long as the celulite has gone i'll be ok.

    I'm 5'6/5'7 and my primary goal was to get to 140....i got to 148 last year and felt i needed a little more. I am medium build. I think I recently changed my goal to 130 after reading some success stories. but like everyone has already said it really does depend on how you feel when you get there.
  • minussam
    minussam Posts: 127 Member
    My main goal is looking toned and feel good whatever that number is.
    Having said that 140s sound good, 130s sounds better (and quite unrealistic!)
  • minussam
    minussam Posts: 127 Member
    Hi,

    I've wondered this myself. I was 120 through high school and 130 through college. At both those weights I looked too skinny and even got the comments asking if I had an eating disorder. I felt healthiest and looked my best when I was around 145 so that is my goal.

    The BMI is flawed, it doesn't take into account body frame or muscle mass. I would use it as a guideline but factor in other variables. I found a site once that took into account all these different things (BMI, hip-to-waist ratio, body frame, etc) and it had my ideal weight at 148. A little more than my target but very close to where I think I look my best. By the way, I have a thin/small frame but I put on muscle easily.

    I think the best answer (for your question) is to figure out what weight you feel your healthiest at and go with that (as long as it is withing that healthy weight range).
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    do you remember that site? I'd be interested to calculate my ideal number.
  • JustBreathSB
    JustBreathSB Posts: 103 Member
    Right now I just wanna be under 200 lol. My "goal" is 150 because that's considered healthy, but I'll probably reassess at that point and if I'm still unhappy I'll go from there.
  • Chika_2015
    Chika_2015 Posts: 357 Member
    Hi,

    I've wondered this myself. I was 120 through high school and 130 through college. At both those weights I looked too skinny and even got the comments asking if I had an eating disorder. I felt healthiest and looked my best when I was around 145 so that is my goal.

    The BMI is flawed, it doesn't take into account body frame or muscle mass. I would use it as a guideline but factor in other variables. I found a site once that took into account all these different things (BMI, hip-to-waist ratio, body frame, etc) and it had my ideal weight at 148. A little more than my target but very close to where I think I look my best. By the way, I have a thin/small frame but I put on muscle easily.

    I think the best answer (for your question) is to figure out what weight you feel your healthiest at and go with that (as long as it is withing that healthy weight range).


    do you remember that site? I'd be interested to calculate my ideal number.
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    I actually have an app on my phone that does it for me. But if you google BMI calculator it will give you a range.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    155, but once I hit that I'm going to decide if I should go to 145 or not...we'll see how well I tone
  • KristinaFink14
    KristinaFink14 Posts: 2
    I am 5 7.. So I am only an inch taller.. and I am shooting for about 125. It really all depends on your frame and what youre comfortable with. I usually sit at about 130 before I gain my weight.. and Im happy with what I look like at 130. I dont like to look sick either. I like to look tight and lean but not skin and bones!
  • msblueyes5
    msblueyes5 Posts: 126 Member
    I'm 5'5 and weigh 122-123lbs...I find that I look the best at this weight for my body type. When I weight 130 I'm not comfortable in my skin..But i wouldn't want to go under 120lbs because then I feel like my legs look too skinny! lol Isn't weight fun!! < Sarcasm!
  • ajax03
    ajax03 Posts: 96
    It all depends on your body frame and how much muscle you have. You would never guess my weight in my profile pic and I am 5'6-5'7" ish. My weight loss goal is 175 maybe 170 but I was told by my trainer to not go too far below that.

    I'm right there with you! My short-term goal is 185 (I've put that on my ticker) but I'd like to maintain between 170-180 long term. I've always weighed more than I looked (and don't really ever remember being "slim" ...like, EVER), so I think I was comfortable around 170ish. Who knows, though. Once I get there, I'm sure I'll want t go further.

    My profile pic is of me at about 210. Today I'm 202.6.
  • skinnyhappy
    skinnyhappy Posts: 152 Member
    I think it definitely depends on your frame size. I have the bones of a child and I'm at 112-114, not looking to lose much more. BUT I do still have very soft fat rolls on my belly that I'm trying to get rid of. Hopefully I'll replace fat with muscle and not lose much more weight.
  • califigureeight
    califigureeight Posts: 134
    It all depends on your body frame and how much muscle you have. You would never guess my weight in my profile pic and I am 5'6-5'7" ish. My weight loss goal is 175 maybe 170 but I was told by my trainer to not go too far below that.

    I'm curious...what's the weight in your profile pic? I ask because people typically don't guess my weight correctly as well.
  • califigureeight
    califigureeight Posts: 134
    I totally forgot to put the picture up but it's in my profile now. At the time, like I said I was 185, and I was 19 and hadn't had any children. I was hippy with nice thighs and a big butt--totally OK with me. At 266, that looks too small and I can't imagine being smaller than that so I'm going to get there and decide. I definitely don't want to be smaller than a 9/10.

    You look awesome here. I know it's supposed to be about the health and not just the weight; so I amend to say, "You look so healthy and fit here."

    Thanks much! I'll see what happens when I get there. I know for sure that I want to be out of my 200's :)
  • xxamzxxx
    xxamzxxx Posts: 23
    hi im 5'6" and i want to get to my pre preg weight of 125,im currently at 138 so dont have much more to go thank goodness lol,its taken a very long time to say that,but i have a lot of toning to do especially my lower half.x
  • carousello
    carousello Posts: 9 Member
    Hey I'm 5" 6in and I'm aiming for 150 I'm 196 at the moment, I was at my happiest at 150, I am slim but still have some nice (small) curves. When I go below this I start to look drawn and skinny, that's just me but I like a few little curves!
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  • slybaby
    slybaby Posts: 125
    I'm aiming for 130 but 135 would be good too:)
  • CherrySunday
    CherrySunday Posts: 301
    I'm going for 150 - 140, anything less than that and I look too skinny. That should put me in a size 6 or 8.
  • casdls
    casdls Posts: 8 Member
    I'm 5'6" and shooting for 150. Six years ago, I was maintaining at 140 and I felt great, but I'm taking into account that I'm older now and don't have as much time to spend working out.
  • naucole
    naucole Posts: 12
    I was actually looking at some great pictures and scrolled over to this post. I am 5' 5.5" and my ideal weight is back around 135 lbs. I remember being that just a few short years ago and I loved it, clothes were easy to find and always seemed to fit and for me I have a very small frame so that weight just fits for me.
  • Raven00
    Raven00 Posts: 67
    I'm 5'6 and 177 I really want to be 150 for a short term goal and my long term goal is 130. I tend to carry my weight in my butt and thighs so im doing a LOT of cardio, to slim that area down along with some strength training.
  • craft338
    craft338 Posts: 870 Member
    my goal is 152, right at the top of my healthy BMI. i have a very large frame, so i'm thinking that even at the top of my healthy BMI, i might be too skinny. for now, i'm gonna shoot for 175 and see how i feel at that weight :)
  • francena84
    francena84 Posts: 99
    Im 5'7 and my goal weight is 125
  • FaithsVegWorkout
    FaithsVegWorkout Posts: 471
    I'm 5'5", close enough right? My current goal is 160/to be a size 10, but I should probably shoot for 150. I'm curvy, big hips and boobs, so I realized I'm always on the higher side weight wise.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    5'6.5", and I'd like to be 125.
  • jquick3
    jquick3 Posts: 3
    I'm 5'6" and I'm shooting for 150. I haven't been that small in years -- my son is 4 and my pre-pregancy weight was 161. I went back to that within 2 months of having him, but I have gained a ton since then. I figure if I can manage to get to smaller than I was when I got pregnant with him, then I'll be good.

    I weighed 135 when I got married and was really happy with that, but I don't know if I could ever get that small again. My smallest ever was 125 just after high school and looking at pictures, I was WAY too skinny.
  • kkerri
    kkerri Posts: 276 Member
    127.


    I am too old to desire to be much lower.
  • nuttyfamily
    nuttyfamily Posts: 3,394 Member
    I am 5'6"

    When I got to the healthy range...I stayed at 145ish.

    Now I am aiming for a 130 to 33 maintenance range but keep fluctuating.
  • GoddessAndraste
    GoddessAndraste Posts: 28
    I'm 5'6", and currently at 125. It fluctuates between 120-125. My low point was 112 (wayyyyy too much personal stuff going on then, and it might have been less, but I hadn't weighed myself in a while... it took a looonnnnggg time to get that weight back).

    Since I started working out early this year, I temporarily dropped to 118, which caused a minor panic, but now I've been holding between 120-125. Think it's around 125 right now, and the gain is all muscle, which is a pleasantly new thing for me. I have problems keeping weight *on*, always have, and am very slim and gangly. The muscle is helping with the stick figure look. LOL!
  • winkerbean
    winkerbean Posts: 39 Member
    I'm 5'6 and my goal weight (for now) is 125. At my last weigh in I was 155 and that is too heavy for my frame, which is I guess medium sized? :)

    At my thinnest I was 118+/- and I was told by a doctor that I needed to gain weight in order to be considered healthy. Thus I'm trying to keep it in the 120 range.
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