What it would be like to hit my goal 135...

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  • landlwoof
    landlwoof Posts: 46 Member
    That's not too low at all. I'm 5'4" and my true goal would be 125. I would be happy at 135. I have been down to 108-112 which really was too skinny for me.

    I think you'd look great at 135.
  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    i think that sounds fine im 5ft 3 so only 2 inches shorter and mine is 120
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    I am 240lbs right now. My profile photo is when I was in Basic Training and that was me at 190lbs.

    According to the BMI, I need to be 167lbs and below to be Normal.

    I am thinking to myself. If I was 165lbs, I will look like a tooth pick...

    I am half norweigen and half latino.. My dad gave me a big frame and I just don't know if i should trust the bmi, I will look anorexia
  • efriling
    efriling Posts: 58 Member
    I agree with everyone's post on here, I'm 5'4" and my goal is also 135...I've been there before, I was a size 9 pants...SIZE 9!!! I was hot! No one told me I was too skinny then, so what's their deal when I say I want to weigh 135 now? Or that I need to lose 100 pounds (it was 120 lbs, but I'm 20 lbs down now!)...they're like, "Oh no! Maybe 25 lbs and you'd feel much better"....really? I'd still be OBESE if I only lost 25 lbs...people really don't get it. I agree with everyone else, your goals are your own, so own them & don't worry about anyone else's opinion. :D Best of luck!

    ~Erin
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    The second photo of me in my photos is when i was 145 and i was 13 years old... I could feel my hips with my fingertips i was so skinny...
  • efriling
    efriling Posts: 58 Member
    I am 240lbs right now. My profile photo is when I was in Basic Training and that was me at 190lbs.

    According to the BMI, I need to be 167lbs and below to be Normal.

    I am thinking to myself. If I was 165lbs, I will look like a tooth pick...

    I am half norweigen and half latino.. My dad gave me a big frame and I just don't know if i should trust the bmi, I will look anorexia

    There is actually an adjustment for those with small or large frames since BMI is just an estimate. I believe the adjustment for people with large frames is about 10%...so instead of 167 lbs, that's put you closer to 184 lbs which sounds like where you think you'd be more comfortable, and judging by your profile pic, in great shape ;) Here's the link to check it out yourself:
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/36520-calculate-accurate-bmi-large-frame/
  • acuratlsd
    acuratlsd Posts: 228
    I just checked my wrist size and I am 69" and my wrist is 7.75 squeezing and 8 loose.
    so i am considered big boned.

    If I don't gain any muscle, i want to be down to 165lbs.

    If i gain weight, it will be muscle mass. Then I can be 180lbs.
  • sunnyzephyr
    sunnyzephyr Posts: 114
    Thats seems like a very reasonable goal for your height. I am 5' 8" and my goal is 145. Although I'm thinking about changing it to 140. But either way, that is a good healthy goal.
  • honeysprinkles
    honeysprinkles Posts: 1,757 Member
    That is my goal too, and I am 5'6". I know it's not too low because I was 125lbs in high school and fine. And 135lbs is in the healthy bmi range, so you should be absolutely fine at that weight!
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    I'm 5'6 and I'm currently aiming for 150lbs and I'm getting the same. It's stupid and I'm ignoring them.

    Ditto for height and weight.

    But NO one tells me they think that's too thin. Is it a SoCal thing? I'm abotu 20 lbs away and the comments I get from family (who have ALWAYS thought I was too fat, even at 5'5" and 135 back when I was 16) are "oh you're starting to look a lot better".

    Obviously coworkers and friend's aren't that rude, but if I tell people I want to lose about 2 sizes they all nod and agree that will look good.
  • tbrewst
    tbrewst Posts: 93 Member
    It only seems low because two-thirds of America is overweight! People who say that are the same people who think having a few extra pounds is good because if you ever get sick you wouldn't want to loose too much weight! No lie, I actually had a woman say that to me...."don't want to be skinny, not good if you get sick!"
  • Vaanja
    Vaanja Posts: 163 Member
    I'm just 5'2" and my goal is 127. No one''s told me that's too unambitious of a goal, but I don't really discuss my goals with people. I can't imagine I would care much what they said in any case...I'm doing this for myself, not them.
  • emily2tx
    emily2tx Posts: 77
    I am 5'7.5". My original goal was 145, then changed to 140, then changed to 134. I have reached all of my goals and I think that I may lose some more. If my body wants to lose more fat, then I am not arguing with it! I work out regularly and I have lost more than 34lbs overall (8lbs with MFP) in the last three years. I have gained a ton of muscle and lost even more fat! I am not going to be concerned with my number any more. And I think the advice about not sharing with others about the goal weight is a good idea. It may seem like a low weight to some people, but it may be because they feel bad about the weight that they weigh now.
  • kbanzhaf
    kbanzhaf Posts: 601 Member
    When I originally lost weight, I really didn't have a "goal" so to speak.....I was losing as my doctor and I were trying to avoid me having to use medicine for adult onset diabetes.
    My lowest weight was 127, and in all honesty, for me, at 5'6", it was probably too low. Over the course of the last two years, I've gained back about 15 pounds, and now, my goal is to range between 133-138. I'm was 142 this AM, but know that my weight is always heavier on Monday than the rest of the week, especially if my daughter is home from college over the weekend or I've been out of town.
    I think for most women, 135 at 5'5" is a perfectly reasonable and healthy weight.
    Kaye
  • sweetNsassy2584
    sweetNsassy2584 Posts: 515 Member
    I am 5'5 and I weigh 131 pounds. My goal was 125. That is not unobtainable nor unreasonable for you height. Although my personal trainer told me I don't need to lose anymore weight. I have 13.8% body fat. SO I'm doing strength training to tighten and build muscle.
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