5'5 girls - what are you aiming for?

ashanti1982
ashanti1982 Posts: 96
edited October 1 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi girls,

I'm 5'5 and I've set my UG as 135 though when I get to 140 I am going to see how I feel as 135 may make me look too thin. I'm interested to know what you other 5'5 girls are aiming for?

P.s. feel free to add me, happy to give support and receive it :)
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  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    The smallest I've otten was 142 and I looked on the good/thin side. So I'm shooting for 140 but it's very very hard for me to sustain at that weight. My normal fit body weight is a happy and toned 150.
  • emccand
    emccand Posts: 195 Member
    I am aiming for 150, I have a larger bone structure and wider hips so 150 is good for me.
  • rskidmore
    rskidmore Posts: 212
    I'm aiming for somewhere in between 130-140. :)
  • sc1572
    sc1572 Posts: 2,309 Member
    At first I wanted 125, but I am aiming for 130. :) At 133 now!
  • emmyworthy
    emmyworthy Posts: 119 Member
    I'm about 5'5 1/2 and I'm aiming for 145 as it is right in the middle of the healthy BMI range. But I'm going to judge it by how I feel when I get closer! I've always been curvy and I'm not sure if I will look too skinny if I lose too much. Obviously I'm using the scales now to judge how much I'm losing, but when I get closer to my goal I'm going to stick at what feels healthy for me.

    =]
  • jameslucy
    jameslucy Posts: 85 Member
    Im 5'5 also and currently weigh 149 but was hoping to get to about 137 or so but I just dont know if I will ever get there as I get to 147 and then go back to 149. Cant seem to get much lower than that. I have noticed on here though that a lot of people of this height want down to 130 and under. Personally I think that would be to thin for me but i will decide if and when I ever get to 137.
  • carstar835
    carstar835 Posts: 33
    i'm 5'5"1/2 and at my lowest adult weight was 140 and a comfy size 8. I will be very happy to get to 140 again but 128 - 135 is my ultimate goal weight. I'll have to see how it looks and how i feel. Size 4/6 would be perfect! :) I have a pretty muscular structure.
  • faythe
    faythe Posts: 245
    Hoping to be between 160-150. Going to reevaluate once I hit 170 and go from there. :)
  • kimberlygo
    kimberlygo Posts: 74
    Originally I aimed for 130. Now I'm going for 125. I think I'll stop there.
  • jessicamarie81
    jessicamarie81 Posts: 441 Member
    I definitely want to be a toned 150...I started at 180, if I get lower than 150 then so be it, but these last few pounds are simply not wanting to budge!
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
    I am 130 and maintaining, up from 120. I purposely gained so my muscle definition would be more visible.
  • isyslove
    isyslove Posts: 64 Member
    That is me too! just a couple of months my weight was 140, I still needed to lose like 5 pounds to be look super thin. But i was very comfy, now i weight about 150 so is that above average, average, ok?
  • 1smemae94
    1smemae94 Posts: 365 Member
    Hey right now i'm aiming for 160, but i hope to get down to 145. Friend request is on the way.
  • Ashonym
    Ashonym Posts: 172 Member
    Going for 125 but absolutely minimum of 130! That's when I looked and felt my best. And this time I won't be 'skinny fat' either!
  • theba2il
    theba2il Posts: 548 Member
    CW: 146

    Goals:
    *140
    *135
    *130
    *125?
  • 4nnie
    4nnie Posts: 3
    I'm aiming at 140 too. Lowest I ever got was 128 and I had people asking me if I was ill. It was only maintained because of the fairly serious running I was doing. In 'normal' life, my comfortable weight is around 136-140.
  • emd0019
    emd0019 Posts: 179 Member
    That is me too! just a couple of months my weight was 140, I still needed to lose like 5 pounds to be look super thin. But i was very comfy, now i weight about 150 so is that above average, average, ok?

    It really just depends on your body type. I'm more curvy therefore 150 looks really good on me and 140-145 looks very fit and thin. If you're a thinner build then 150 may make you look big. Plus I have a lot of muscling so 150 might not look like straight 150.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm around 130, and would have a hard time finding clothes that fit if I got much smaller, so this is a good place to stop.
  • jozzierdgz
    jozzierdgz Posts: 60 Member
    Originally was aiming for 160 since I have a large bone structure and wide hip structure... I have lowered my goal to 150... I want to get super toned and I think 150 is a good weight for me... before kids I weighed 145 so I think 150 is ok... If I don't hit 150 that's ok, as long as I tone up and look good I don't care if I don't make it to 150.
  • lilyinlove
    lilyinlove Posts: 441 Member
    I am aiming for 160 at the moment, I would be happy to see 180 first. I was the biggest I have ever been after giving up smoking and being put on antidepressants. I refuse to buy bigger clothes and decided that squeezing into them was not an option.
  • LngHrDntCr13
    LngHrDntCr13 Posts: 41 Member
    My ultimate goal is 144. However I think I'll be happy with any number between 140 - 150. I still have a LONG way to go :/
  • ashanti1982
    ashanti1982 Posts: 96
    Wow, we are varying a lot, I guess it does depend on body type, I'm curvy so can carry 140-145 quite well, the lowest I have been is 130-135 and I was a UK size 8 which I think is a US size 6 (?) but that was a bit too thin on my frame. Like of lot of us I think I will have to see when I get closer to my goal. I agree with jozzierdgz I do a lot more exercise than I used to and a lot more resistance so it doesn't matter to me so much the number on the scale as to if I look nice and healthy.

    jameslucy have you tried zigzagging your calories, there are a lot of posts on that to get you through a plateau, I have started my week zigzagging so am eating higher calories today. Keep going, if your doing the right things the scales will go down :).

    Good luck everyone on your weight loss journeys, we're going to look awesome no matter what goal we're aiming for!!!

    p.s. thanks for the friend requests, am going to accept them now (was cooking my dinner) x
  • Mommyof3loves
    Mommyof3loves Posts: 276
    My goal is 135 but I will take it as I go, like you I'll see how I look once I hit the 140's and see how I look, I honestly don't remember the last time I was that weight which is very sad, so I am excited to see what I look like being under 150 lol.
  • ashanti1982
    ashanti1982 Posts: 96
    I can only go by your weightloss ticker but it looks like you are doing well.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    The least I have weighed during my adult life is 120. I was entirely too thin at that weight. When I became a lifetime member of WW, I weighed 130, which was still too thin for me.

    This time around, I made my original goal 155, but then changed it to 145. Right now that's my ultimate goal. I'm 167 now and still feel quite fat. I was very surprised to see a video my husband took of me walking the dogs on the beach while we were on vacation last week. I didn't look nearly as fat as I see myself as being.
  • shad1018
    shad1018 Posts: 191 Member
    I am 5'6" and shrinking, but my goal is 165. I looked really good at 175, been as low as 138 (too thin) and couldn't maintain that weight. :smile:
  • ashanti1982
    ashanti1982 Posts: 96
    I think we definitely percieve ourselves very differently to what the outside world does, even when I was younger and 130 I thought I looked big, sometimes it takes a pic or video to see...
  • ashanti1982
    ashanti1982 Posts: 96
    It's definitely important to find a weight you are comfortable at maintaing otherwise what's the point? I have been there and it just makes you miserable.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I think we definitely percieve ourselves very differently to what the outside world does, even when I was younger and 130 I thought I looked big, sometimes it takes a pic or video to see...

    Exactly! When I was at my highest weight, I didn't see it in the mirror. I was in denial. I can definitely see the weight loss in my face and my belly and hips, but I feel huge. It's weird and not a healthy mindset.
  • Ifly4free
    Ifly4free Posts: 203 Member
    I've always been on the thinner side but with age and kids, I started creeping up. My current weight is 132 and my goal is 120. A few months back I hit 141 and was determined not to go any higher. Probably about 4 years ago, I got down to 122 and stopped there but this time around I want to lose but also get toned. I started the 30 day shred and walking running about 4-5 times a week. I try to stay under my calorie goal but remembering my past experience with losing the weight, it seemed on the days I ate more the easier the weight came off.
    Good luck to everyone!!
    Tracy
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