5'6...What is your goal weight?

jryepin93 wrote: »

I started at 216, down to about 180 right now. I have a wider frame (large hips, rib cage) and a good amount of muscle mass so I would probably maintain and feel best at about 150-160.

You may find that as you continue to lose weight your frame is not actually as wide/large as you thought it was. I actually went down a whole shoe size with my weight loss, but prior to that I always thought I just had big feet. I had to buy all new shoes, it was nuts lol.

My goal has moved further and further down as I drop weight and ackowledge just how much excess fat I still have on my body. My original goal was 175. My current weight is 163. My current goal weight is 130 because I think that’s just how far I’m going to have to go to achieve a healthy waist/hip ratio. I carry a lot of weight in my abdominal section. That is, unfortunately, the most dangerous place to carry excess fat. If I had nice wide hips or carried my weight in my butt or thighs, I’d be happy with a higher weight.

I’m 5’6-3/4” (can’t claim 5’7” lol) and my current weight is 192. As of now my goal is 150 and I will reevaluate when I get there.

I started at 193 and went down to 120. That was about five years ago now. I feel happiest and healthiest between 126-130. I let a little bit of weight creep back on the scales over the past couple of years. Stepped on the scales back at the start of January and weighed 145, cw 136 so not too far to go!

I think your age also depends. I’m in my early 60’s and aiming for 140. I worry about how much sagging skin I’ll have on my face if I go lower. I don’t want to look old and haggered.

I'm 5'6 and started at 214. My first goal was 170. I'm at 150 now and my new goal is 130. I'm 54 and I may not make it to 130 as, at my age, it's your *kitten* or your face as they say! I'm afraid of sagging skin the more I lose weight. So far, it's okay.....but I will re-evaluate every few pounds or so

I'm 5'6 with a small frame. I feel best at 130-132. I lift weights and want to keep my muscle. And, I like to have some softness on my body. If I go under 130, I start to look stringy. Plus, I just don't have the discipline, haha!

I’m 5’5.5” and started at 157. Currently I’m at 140 with a goal of 138.

Back when I started I though I’d be soooo skinny at 138 (I’m not). I couldn’t even imagine my body in the 130’s and wondered if my goal was too low (it’s not).

Now, 2 pounds away from goal, I see how much fat I have left (especially in the muffin top area) and I’d like to set a new goal of 132. When I get there, I may decide on 127 which was my weight in early adulthood before having kids. But because I plan to increase my strength training, 127 may not be feasible but who knows? We’ll see....

I'm 5'6 currently weighing 68.5kg (149.6lbs) and cutting down to 64kg(140.8lbs). Right now I think I look best around 66kg(~145lbs) though.

I'm 5'7" with goal of 122 (skinny fat) or a little more if I gain more lean muscle as I work out more. My main goal is not the number on the scale but to be able to wear my fabulous wardrobe again after a year of stress eating resulted in about a 25 pound gain. I'm excited to be back to MFP where I lost 35 pounds 7 years ago and maintained for 6. I'm down 9 since the beginning of the year, and so happy to be moving in the right direction.