Tall Ladies Target weight?

RebeccaEmilyBrock · June 2020

Hi all,

Finding it hard to find an ideal target weight being 5'10/11. Would be interested to know other peoples? I have a very little/no muscle 😅

SW: 166
CW: 154
GW: 140?

10 stone sounded like a good goal but I've seen others reaching more like 130 but I know I'm tall so that might not be healthy for me

hipari · June 2020

Umm I’m 5’8 and my current goal weight is about 170. It’s more about your frame, muscle and other goals than just height. Still, looking at BMI alone, 130 would be underweight for you.

Your ideal target weight would be something you’re healthy, happy and comfortable in.

gewel321 · July 2020

I’m 5’10 and my goal weight is 174. That is the weight that I have to hit to be a healthy BMI. Once there I may reassess and decide to go lower but I can’t see going below 150. It depends on your frame really.

rainbow198 · July 2020

I just kept going until I was happy and I kept an eye on my measurements (losing fat). I had no idea how I would look or felt at a said weight.

I'm 5'11 and very happy maintaining around 165. I have a medium frame, but I have a little muscle too. With the way I am built I was expecting to weigh more when I reached my goal. I just wanted the excess fat to be gone and wanted to have a lean figure. I wasn't focused on my scale weight.

corinasue1143 · July 2020

I am 5’10”, small frame, older than dirt.
When I was young, I wasn’t lean at 140. Small measurements, smaller bones.
Now I just want to be healthy. My goal is to weigh less tomorrow than I do today, and to move more tomorrow than I do today.
175 or so would be great.

quiksylver296 · July 2020

5'9, and goal weight is mid-170's. I'm not real wrapped around the number, but more what I see in the mirror.

emily13311 · July 2020

I've heard (for women) 100lbs at 5 feet then 5 lbs for every pound over that - so at 5'8" does 140 sound about accurate? My sister is 5'10" does 160 sound about right? Seems a little low to me but has anyone else every heard of this method for a healthy weight?

toriann319 · July 2020

I'm 5'11 and would love to be even 200. I was there once and I was actually comfortable!

corinasue1143 · July 2020

emily13311 wrote: »

I've heard (for women) 100lbs at 5 feet then 5 lbs for every pound over that - so at 5'8" does 140 sound about accurate? My sister is 5'10" does 160 sound about right? Seems a little low to me but has anyone else every heard of this method for a healthy weight?

Yes, before BMI this was commonly used for both men and women. 100 pounds for first 5 feet, 5 pounds per additional inch.
At 5’10”, that puts me at 150, close to where BMI puts me.

RunsWithBees · July 2020

I’m 5’11” and have maintained my goal weight of 167 lbs for 6+ years. To me this is my ideal weight due to the fact that I feel fantastic and energetic, feel like I can wear whatever outfits I want confidently and the obesity related health problems have all subsided at this weight. Back when I weighed my highest at 209 lbs I felt tired all the time and had zero energy, could not feel confident in any clothes and had chronic pain and was well on my way to being diabetic and suffering liver failure due to NAFLD. My bloodwork has come back normal ever since I shed the excess weight. I am happy at 167 lbs because I find it a healthy and sustainable weight for my lifestyle, I don’t feel deprived or restricted and I can pretty much maintain with minimal effort. I allow myself a buffer of 5 lbs. If I do go up 5 pounds it goes immediately to my spare tire area and I can feel my clothes begin to not fit as well and know it’s time to reel myself in and start logging again to get back to 167 lbs. I think an ideal weight will vary a bit from person to person but should take into account health as well as how easy it is to sustain that weight long term for the individual. Sure, I could white-knuckle it and lose 10-20 more pounds but at what cost? I wouldn’t necessarily be healthier and I know I’d struggle daily with hunger and my mental well being might be put in jeopardy. I’m satisfied with my BMI of 23.3 for my age (45) and build, YMMV

Legs_McGee23 · July 2020

I'm 5'10 and my goal weight is 134. That's the weight I maintained up until a few years ago and I liked how I looked.

sazzym2020 · July 2020

I'm just over 6ft and my goal weight is 186lbs which is at the very top of my BMI but that's not majorly useful when you're over 6ft anyway. I'll see how I feel when I get there but last time I was slim I was heavier than that so who knows!!! I do have a large frame though and, according to my body mass scales, a high amount of muscle.

porcelanmermaid · July 2020

I'm 5'9 and built like a linebacker.
Like seriously the first thing that was said to my parents after I was born is that I would never need shoulder pads. I'm very wide framed.

According to my doctor I need to be 130-140. However I got down to 170 before in high school and looked really really sick and unhealthy until I got back up to 220. So my goal is 220 but if I get down to 250 and am comfortable with how I look I will switch to maintaining.

walkerre2002 · July 2020

I'm 5'10" and 165lb (75kg) and very long and have a little bones but am (getting more) muscular. I would like to be about 155lb (70kg) or 11stone. Any lower and I get look unwell as I am also losing fat and gaining muscle. I only started at 12.5 stone and I was very flabby and fat around the middle!

codyhi1234 · July 2020

I'm 5'11"/6'0", I'm a thicker girl and a healthy weight for me is around 180 lbs. I have a bigger frame, if I get below that I start to look a little sickly. I can probably be between 180-210 and look healthy. Currently at 240 (life got a hold of me and drug me through the mud) at this point just trying to make small goals and work my way down.

If anyone needs an accountability buddy, let me know!

gcminton · July 2020

I'm "only" 5'8" but pretty much all of my doctors while I was growing up said my ideal weight is 140. I did the math with the formula laid out here and ended up with 140 that way, too.

That being said, when I was talking to my current doctor about my weight and goals, he looked me over and said he thinks 175 is probably more appropriate. I figure I'll just keep going that direction and see where I end up. Who knows what my actual end number will be, once I start being serious about recomp and trying to gain more muscle.

mcwhit · July 2020

I’m 5’ 11” and my goal is 170. I was 150 for a while but it was very hard to maintain. I would love some tall buddies on here!!

Owlie45 · July 2020

5'8" or so. Right now my goal is 200 and I plan to go from there and just see how I feel and look.

ReenieHJ · July 2020

I used to be 5'10", now I'm a hair under 5'9".

I weighed 130 early on this year and felt great, healthy, slim and energetic. Those are the markers of where I want to be. Now, at around 155, I feel slothful, tired, depressed, flabby. Those are the markers of where I *don't* want to be, even though I think I'm still well within my BMI.
All that to say every body and genetic make up is so different, you have to figure out where it's best for you to be, where YOU'RE happy without added health issues of being under/overweight.

Grace_spaceship · July 2020

I'm about 5'10 and currently weigh about 11stone 8lbs and am trying to get down to just below 11 stone. I am on the more thickly built and have a fair bit of muscle. The lowest I have been was 140lbs but I was sick and weak. 150ish is pretty good for me

Geneveremfp · July 2020

5'10 ish.

Goal is around 170. When I lost before I got lower - I think around 160 and I didn't like it - felt not great and was a bit bony. I gained slowly to get to 170 and was much happier. I have big hands, big feet, broad shoulders so top end of healthy bmi works for me.

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