5'6 women- at what weight did you think you looked best?

halmsafit
halmsafit Posts: 47 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'6 and have about 32% body fat which I'm working on lowering! At what weight or body composition were you most confident/ did you think you looked the best?
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  • Enjcg5
    Enjcg5 Posts: 389 Member
    130lb
  • veroniquepoirier
    veroniquepoirier Posts: 39 Member
    My lowest was 133 and liked it. Regain to 137 (marathon training) but would like to try 125 lbs.
  • strongwouldbenice
    strongwouldbenice Posts: 153 Member
    Currently around 136lbs, this seems to be my happy weight where my eating and training habits keep me maintaining.
    I am satisfied with recomping at this weight but would ideally like to be around 132.
    I got down to about 125 a few years ago, before I'd discovered weight training, and I can see now how much better I look even at this higher weight now thanks to lifting.
  • TanyaHooton
    TanyaHooton Posts: 249 Member
    I got down to 135-137 once and thought I looked pretty good. I was still soft with no muscle, but clothes fit well and I felt a lot less self-conscious. Currently 150, working my way back down to 135-140.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I would love to go down to 1:30 again... But I am afraid I would have too much loose skin. Right now my goal is anywhere under 150.
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  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I am just under 5'7, I think I look best now, I am around 133lbs. But I have been this weight many times without the muscle base and body composition I have now, so to me weight alone is irrelevant.

    I'm 5'7" and this is where I like to be, too--I feel strong enough to workout, light enough to run easily, my clothes fit well, maintaining here isn't too bad, and I don't mind how I look in photographs. I do hear from my mom that I'm "too skinny" though.
  • missvida58
    missvida58 Posts: 10 Member
    edited October 2018
    I'm just about 5'6". I've been between 105 pounds and 140. My preferred weight is 120-122. I'm at 130 right now and hate the way I feel around my middle, but at almost 60 years old, the extra weight suits my face (as in wrinkle camouflage).
  • confidenceinrain
    confidenceinrain Posts: 104 Member
    When I was in the 120s I was hangry and dizzy most of the time. I think my best was upper 130s and lower 140s. I weigh more than that now though and haven't decided what my final goal would be. I guess I'll see how I feel when I get there!
  • Anya_000
    Anya_000 Posts: 725 Member
    130-133
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    148-152
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    kgeyser wrote: »
    Right around 5'6"-5'7", and probably about 137-140 is my happy place. Because of how my body fat distributes, if I go any lower than 137, pretty much every bone on the top half of my body is clearly visible and people start asking if I am sick. But of course, the fat on the hips and thighs still hangs on. :|

    This is me,,5'6 136 and I had a customer ask if I was sick,I still have chubs on the thighs and belly tho so I'm going for around 133,that was a good place for me,was 125 a few years ago and I looked gross!
  • Anna022119
    Anna022119 Posts: 547 Member
    5'6 here, age 47. Currently 115 lbs and disliking my arms and rear end. Working towards 126 lbs as I've been there before and that looks good on me. I'm 'blessed' with a larger than average chest but a small frame otherwise.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,743 Member
    Probably around 130. I'm currently 123, which is a good weight for running, but I'm very bony on top (you can count all my ribs). When I was young, my best weight was 120 and I wasn't bony at all. Gravity does bad things as you get older. All my fat (and I still have some) slid down to my thighs.
  • gritsinct
    gritsinct Posts: 14 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    I have never been a low weight, but my mom is 5'6 and I think she looks phenomenal at 160. That's my goal. I don't think I would like my look if I get any thinner than that and would definitely want to gain.

    160 is overweight though

    I know, by less than 1 BMI point. I just like that look. Going lower just because BMI says so is not something I'm willing to do unless I have to. Not only will I be going for a look I don't like for myself, but I would also have to eat less to sustain it. To be perfectly honest, I could stop at a weight that's higher than that if I feel I'm where I want to be, as long as it's out of the obese range.

    BMI also doesn't take into account muscle mass. Many phenomenal looking (and very fit) lifters are obese by BMI standards. That should not be the only metric used. :smile:

    https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/bmi-stop-measuring-weight-height-health-measure-fitness-fat-a7894951.html
  • Partylikelizkeeler
    Partylikelizkeeler Posts: 43 Member
    I've always felt best around 130-134, but I also feel like my body doesn't want to get lower in weight than there either. Currently 149 and working my way back down.

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