Small framed women, what do you weigh/what are your stats?
JAT74
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Hi all
I'm 5'4" and 46 years old. In the last year I've gone from 155 down to 122lbs and managed to get my body fat from 39% to 26%.
I'm really happy with my results so far and have found what works for me in terms of diet and exercise, but feel I've not met my ultimate target yet.
This time last year I thought I'd be happy at this weight, but now I'm here I can see there's quite a bit of room for improvement when I look in the mirror and have taken a few measurements and discovered that I'm REALLY small framed, so should be around 10lbs lighter than I am now according to ideal weight charts, which surprised me. It definitely makes sense though, as I can see the areas where I'm still carrying more weight than I should be.
My ultimate goal is to be as fit and healthy as I can't be, what do you all weigh and what's your body fat?
My bust is 34" at the moment, waist 25.5" and thighs are 21.5".
Would love to know your stats!
I'm 5'4" and 46 years old. In the last year I've gone from 155 down to 122lbs and managed to get my body fat from 39% to 26%.
I'm really happy with my results so far and have found what works for me in terms of diet and exercise, but feel I've not met my ultimate target yet.
This time last year I thought I'd be happy at this weight, but now I'm here I can see there's quite a bit of room for improvement when I look in the mirror and have taken a few measurements and discovered that I'm REALLY small framed, so should be around 10lbs lighter than I am now according to ideal weight charts, which surprised me. It definitely makes sense though, as I can see the areas where I'm still carrying more weight than I should be.
My ultimate goal is to be as fit and healthy as I can't be, what do you all weigh and what's your body fat?
My bust is 34" at the moment, waist 25.5" and thighs are 21.5".
Would love to know your stats!
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Great! That's pretty much the weight I'm aiming for. My hips are currently 33 so definitely room for improvement there and also on my thighs.0
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I'm a hair under 5'3, last weigh in was in the low 120s, and I*believe* I'm relatively small framed based on my wrists and elbows (tho my hips are wide)
I'm roughly 31-24ish-36 atm, with 20.5 inch thighs and 10 inch upper arms (measured in the middle, I always put the tape right over a specific freckle, hah)1 -
I'm small - just over 5 foot, age 55, weigh about 104 pounds. No idea what measurements are though. I am always trying to get athletic looking thighs 😂 I must have done a billion squats (still not great though!).1
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I'm just over 5'3" with a very small frame (I custom ordered a bracelet once and they called to verify my wrist measurement was correct). Currently weighing 115-116. Bust 35" waist 27" hips 35" thighs 20" and I think my bodyfat is somewhere between 20 and 22% right now. My abs are sort of visible, but not defined. I'm about to turn 47.2
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I’m 34, 25, 35 and 5’3. I went from 145 to a low of 114 last year (was actually just going for 135 where I had settled for decades (I’m 56) but kept being pleasantly surprised at reaching every subsequent goal weight.
I also still think i could lose a little - I’m around 118 now. What I discovered was getting from 118-114 was HARD - way too little calories for it to be worth it to me I think. Still gonna try to lose more fat - through activity and strength training - even if I don’t see those numbers reflected on the scale. But boy, seeing that 114 for a hot minute was great! 😀2 -
Where is everyone measuring their hips? Fullest part around the butt? Because 30-33 in is really small. Mine were 32 a LONG time ago and I barely wore a zero...maybe a 00 and weighed 98-103. Now I'm 5'3" and 116-117. Idk how small my frame is though. I have small wrists, but not small feet or hands🤷♀️2
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Mouse_Potato wrote: »I'm just over 5'3" with a very small frame (I custom ordered a bracelet once and they called to verify my wrist measurement was correct). Currently weighing 115-116. Bust 35" waist 27" hips 35" thighs 20" and I think my bodyfat is somewhere between 20 and 22% right now. My abs are sort of visible, but not defined. I'm about to turn 47.
Enviable stats! I'm hoping to get down to about 22% body fat. Can't wait to see my abs properly.1 -
CeeBeeSlim wrote: »I’m 34, 25, 35 and 5’3. I went from 145 to a low of 114 last year (was actually just going for 135 where I had settled for decades (I’m 56) but kept being pleasantly surprised at reaching every subsequent goal weight.
I also still think i could lose a little - I’m around 118 now. What I discovered was getting from 118-114 was HARD - way too little calories for it to be worth it to me I think. Still gonna try to lose more fat - through activity and strength training - even if I don’t see those numbers reflected on the scale. But boy, seeing that 114 for a hot minute was great! 😀
I'm sure you look great at 118 but I know how you feel. What did you have to eat to get there? I'm hoping not to have to go below 1100 calories and clean eating most days with weekends off. That's what I did to get to where I am but also do cardio in the gym and a couple of fog walks every day. Also do weights and Yoga.0 -
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5ft and half an inch. Currently weigh 8st 7lbs (119lbs). Original goal was 8st 3lbs (115lbs) but I think I’ll have to drop more to be where I want to be, although I was happy at that weight in my 30’s and 40’s. 🤷♀️ Maybe down to 7st 10lbs (108lbs).
I’m 59, and 37” bust 😢 24 waist and a 32 hip - I’m another with the hips of a 12 year old boy! Upper arm 9.5” and thigh 17.5”.
I suspect I’ll lose even more off my thigh before the stubborn tummy finally goes! If it ever does after 4 pregnancies and a hip to hip incision for hysterectomy. 🙄 Wish the chest would disappear a bit too!1 -
Yeah. I weighed myself about three times to make sure I was seeing 114! 😂. To get there, generally, I ate the same way, just substituted better options (sugar free jams); reduced my portions (open faced sandwiches instead of two slice of bread; or one slice of bacon instead of 2); substituted a protein/veggie smoothies for one of my meals, and did not eat back any exercise calories.
Even at 114 though, I was like “hmmm, I could still pinch an inch”! 🙄3 -
Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!7
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I’m 5 ft 7 but very small framed (5.25 inch wrists, have to wear bracelets as anklets 😂). I weigh 125 lbs up from 108 lbs (taken 3 years!) and my bust-waist-hips are 35.5-23-37. Trying to gain a bit more weight as muscle1
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Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I don't usually open these posts, because personally I don't find them to be inspiring or even mentally healthy. I had a therapist tell me once "to compare is to despair." Yes, it's a trite saying, but I think it holds some truth . You may be feeling pretty good about yourself because you've been measuring your progress by comparing yourself to yourself. Then, you read these stats and don't feel so great.
That's me, though. I'd rather try to shift my focus to how I'm doing today then how I was doing before, and how I feel about myself by looking in the mirror, not by comparing myself to others. I understand that it may be motivating for others, but you're not the only one who may get discouraged by them.11 -
Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
Is your frame as small as the other women's? If not, stop comparing right now. I have a large frame and just opened this thread from idle curiosity. My former bestie was under 5' and I never compared myself to her.
If you do have a similarly small frame, still stop comparing and just continue to work on being your best self
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I m 5"5", weight 120lb. 66y/old, never gain weight more than 10lb. 'My waste is 25', hips 35, bust 35, thyes 19"0
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I like this post, bc I like to have some competition among women. It's in our nature and supress this emotion will be sort of sad and shorthanded3
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I’m 4’11 at my most recent Dexa scan my weight was 132 and 26% body fat, I have lost a bit due to covid but would like to stay in the 130-134 weight range but drop my body fat to about 21-22 %.4
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CeeBeeSlim wrote: »Yeah. I weighed myself about three times to make sure I was seeing 114! 😂. To get there, generally, I ate the same way, just substituted better options (sugar free jams); reduced my portions (open faced sandwiches instead of two slice of bread; or one slice of bacon instead of 2); substituted a protein/veggie smoothies for one of my meals, and did not eat back any exercise calories.
Doesn’t sound like it was too bad!Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5. I’m ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
Sorry if you feel like that, this time last year I was 155lbs, but I’m very small framed so I was much too heavy for my size and my body fat was extremely high so it wasn’t healthy.
The purpose of this post was to help me get a better idea of what weight and measurements would suit me, as now I’m 122lbs I still feel I could definitely lose a fair amount more weight. This is due to how I look in the mirror and areas which are carrying excess body fat. Not necessarily about being a certain weight, more about how I look and feel now.1 -
I am 5'4 and weigh 160, I was 208 so this is good. I guess I am not that small framed because this is good weight for me and I can wear small size. I can wear 10, 12, sometimes an 8 in jeans willl fit. But even when I was 208 lbs I wore sz 14 tight. For some reason I wear small sizes. I have friend who weighs only 135 and wears a 14, weird how I wear small size.1
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Speakeasy76 wrote: »Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I don't usually open these posts, because personally I don't find them to be inspiring or even mentally healthy. I had a therapist tell me once "to compare is to despair." Yes, it's a trite saying, but I think it holds some truth . You may be feeling pretty good about yourself because you've been measuring your progress by comparing yourself to yourself. Then, you read these stats and don't feel so great.
That's me, though. I'd rather try to shift my focus to how I'm doing today then how I was doing before, and how I feel about myself by looking in the mirror, not by comparing myself to others. I understand that it may be motivating for others, but you're not the only one who may get discouraged by them.
I personally find this topic very motivating. I’ve spent too many years telling myself I look alright and I’m not really that big but it got to a point where I was working out and thought that was enough, but my diet was out of control. I was up to 39% body fat and it really wasn’t healthy, even though I was still wearing a reasonably small clothes size. By hearing from others my frame size and height it helps give me an idea of what I should be aiming for and keeps me on the right track.
Now I’ve lost some of the extra weight I was carrying I’m still not that happy with the way I look or certain areas like my thighs and arms, so know I have a bit more work to do. People who know me do nothing but try and discourage me because they knew how I looked before and in their eyes I’m now getting ‘too thin’. This helps me keep things in perspective and tells me I’m on the right path and also gives me something to aim for.
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jennacole12 wrote: »I’m 4’11 at my most recent Dexa scan my weight was 132 and 26% body fat, I have lost a bit due to covid but would like to stay in the 130-134 weight range but drop my body fat to about 21-22 %.
That’s pretty much my body fat at 122lbs so you are probably carrying a lot more muscle than me! I’d also like to get down to around 21% body fat. Once I’m there I may look at putting on a bit more muscle but I’m 46 so I don’t expect it to be easy!
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Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I am with you. I'm new here. I have alot to lose. I'm 5ft. 164lb. But I am trying.7 -
I almost started to cry thinking I was in the wrong place3
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Speakeasy76 wrote: »Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I don't usually open these posts, because personally I don't find them to be inspiring or even mentally healthy. I had a therapist tell me once "to compare is to despair." Yes, it's a trite saying, but I think it holds some truth . You may be feeling pretty good about yourself because you've been measuring your progress by comparing yourself to yourself. Then, you read these stats and don't feel so great.
That's me, though. I'd rather try to shift my focus to how I'm doing today then how I was doing before, and how I feel about myself by looking in the mirror, not by comparing myself to others. I understand that it may be motivating for others, but you're not the only one who may get discouraged by them.
I personally find this topic very motivating. I’ve spent too many years telling myself I look alright and I’m not really that big but it got to a point where I was working out and thought that was enough, but my diet was out of control. I was up to 39% body fat and it really wasn’t healthy, even though I was still wearing a reasonably small clothes size. By hearing from others my frame size and height it helps give me an idea of what I should be aiming for and keeps me on the right track.
Now I’ve lost some of the extra weight I was carrying I’m still not that happy with the way I look or certain areas like my thighs and arms, so know I have a bit more work to do. People who know me do nothing but try and discourage me because they knew how I looked before and in their eyes I’m now getting ‘too thin’. This helps me keep things in perspective and tells me I’m on the right path and also gives me something to aim for.
I would encourage you to focus more on BF% rather than weight if your goal is to change your shape. I can look drastically different at the same weight (with different measurements) depending on my BF levels and the amount/type of exercise I do. If you are at a good weight, but want to be leaner eat sufficient protein and lift progressively along with occasional cardio for heart health. I'm very small framed and shaped like a pre-pubescent boy and tend to float near the bottom of a healthy BMI when I'm at my desired leanness, but it's all personal preference.3 -
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Speakeasy76 wrote: »Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I don't usually open these posts, because personally I don't find them to be inspiring or even mentally healthy. I had a therapist tell me once "to compare is to despair." Yes, it's a trite saying, but I think it holds some truth . You may be feeling pretty good about yourself because you've been measuring your progress by comparing yourself to yourself. Then, you read these stats and don't feel so great.
That's me, though. I'd rather try to shift my focus to how I'm doing today then how I was doing before, and how I feel about myself by looking in the mirror, not by comparing myself to others. I understand that it may be motivating for others, but you're not the only one who may get discouraged by them.
I personally find this topic very motivating. I’ve spent too many years telling myself I look alright and I’m not really that big but it got to a point where I was working out and thought that was enough, but my diet was out of control. I was up to 39% body fat and it really wasn’t healthy, even though I was still wearing a reasonably small clothes size. By hearing from others my frame size and height it helps give me an idea of what I should be aiming for and keeps me on the right track.
Now I’ve lost some of the extra weight I was carrying I’m still not that happy with the way I look or certain areas like my thighs and arms, so know I have a bit more work to do. People who know me do nothing but try and discourage me because they knew how I looked before and in their eyes I’m now getting ‘too thin’. This helps me keep things in perspective and tells me I’m on the right path and also gives me something to aim for.
That's good that it works for you. I've shifted my focus from aesthetic and size-based goals to performance and strength goals to motivate me, as well what feels better for me mentally and physically. I'd rather increase the weight I lift with good form, or work towards improving my dance technique, or increasing the amount of time I can balance in passe on releve in ballet (as a really specific example). But if it works for you--go for it. It might be helpful, though, to look more into body recomposition than actually losing more weight.3 -
mom23mangos wrote: »Speakeasy76 wrote: »Scarlettriestorun wrote: »Omg I feel so heavy looking at theses posts, I'm 53.,5.ft 1 and weigh 148, my best weight is 131 . I'm back trying to lose q bit!!
I don't usually open these posts, because personally I don't find them to be inspiring or even mentally healthy. I had a therapist tell me once "to compare is to despair." Yes, it's a trite saying, but I think it holds some truth . You may be feeling pretty good about yourself because you've been measuring your progress by comparing yourself to yourself. Then, you read these stats and don't feel so great.
That's me, though. I'd rather try to shift my focus to how I'm doing today then how I was doing before, and how I feel about myself by looking in the mirror, not by comparing myself to others. I understand that it may be motivating for others, but you're not the only one who may get discouraged by them.
I personally find this topic very motivating. I’ve spent too many years telling myself I look alright and I’m not really that big but it got to a point where I was working out and thought that was enough, but my diet was out of control. I was up to 39% body fat and it really wasn’t healthy, even though I was still wearing a reasonably small clothes size. By hearing from others my frame size and height it helps give me an idea of what I should be aiming for and keeps me on the right track.
Now I’ve lost some of the extra weight I was carrying I’m still not that happy with the way I look or certain areas like my thighs and arms, so know I have a bit more work to do. People who know me do nothing but try and discourage me because they knew how I looked before and in their eyes I’m now getting ‘too thin’. This helps me keep things in perspective and tells me I’m on the right path and also gives me something to aim for.
I would encourage you to focus more on BF% rather than weight if your goal is to change your shape. I can look drastically different at the same weight (with different measurements) depending on my BF levels and the amount/type of exercise I do. If you are at a good weight, but want to be leaner eat sufficient protein and lift progressively along with occasional cardio for heart health. I'm very small framed and shaped like a pre-pubescent boy and tend to float near the bottom of a healthy BMI when I'm at my desired leanness, but it's all personal preference.
Thanks. I am focusing on bf% but know I will never be shapeless as all my fat gathers around my upper arms, bum, thighs and lower tummy area. If I manage to lose that I'll definitely be lighter. Right now my BMI is 20.7% so not to low. If I manage to strip off the fat and find I'm too light I'll work on gaining muscle but I already weight train 3x week and keep my protein reasonably high. I'm doing a lot of cardio at the moment mainly to increase calorie burn so I don't have to go too low in calories as I want to continue to eat healthily.1
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