5'6 females

Not that you don't know this since we're friends :-)

At 18 I was 103 (disgustingly skinny)
At 22 I was 130-something
At 24 I was 110 (too skinny)
At 29 I was 130 (with a muffin top)
At 30....well, I'll be 30 on Wednesday, but my goal weight is 120. For me, that's what works, but I think 130 looks pretty good too!

I am 5'6" 43 yrs old, I am very comfortable at 130, my doctor told me a healthy weight is 140 so I figured 135. Actually I was 130 for all of most of my 30's and I look at those pictures, that is where I want to be back too. The picture on my ticker is me at 140 riding I had a slight muffin top

100 lbs for the first five feet and then 5 lbs for every inch above 5 feet. Therefore, 130 lb.

Hi ladies,

I am looking for ideas as to what real women actually weigh. Throughout my life I have had random numbers in my head as to what I "should" weigh, but I was wondering what real women who are 5'6 weigh, or are hoping to weigh (pictures would be great if you have them!).

e.g. When I was 18 I weighed about 120, at 22 I was 135, and at 30 I am 150 (which feels way too high, since my brain tells me that I should be at 135 still, but the weight just won't come off) (and no, I don't have any children to blame)

Thank you!

I am also 5'6" and my weight is exactly how you describe through my life. I did have kids, 2 of them. I don't blame them at all, I blame myself. I am now 37 at 185lbs. I always thought I was big even at 120. I would love to be 150 now, like my Dr. says as we get older our body changes. 120 now would look completely different than it did at 18, he thinks my ideal weight would be 145 to 150.

I'm 5'6 too. I'm 28 and I've had 2 kids.
Age 20 I was 127lbs size 6
1st baby 190 (!!!!!)
Age 24 123lbs size 6
2nd baby 180's (!!!!)
Now I'm 122/123 and a size 4

I'm 5'6 and weigh 123 pounds. I have a very light frame and would like to get to be around 115 pounds. My profile picture shows me at around 125 pounds (though I only gain weight in the stomach area, so it's hard to see what I want to lose).

I am 5'6 & I am currently around 111ish & too skinny. I am trying to get to 120lbs because that is where I am most comfortable.
Here are some pics to give you an idea of what 120 looks like on me:



This is a slim 120lbs (not muscular). A few guy friends said they preferred me at 127lbs. I didn't mean to lose the 7lbs it was due to stress, they said they liked a bit more badonkadonk lol. However I prefer my body at 120 because I don't carry my weight evenly it goes to my butt & thighs. If I could gain more evenly I would gain a bit more but since I have smaller boobs (B's) & small arms I think I start looking unproportional. At 120 I feel good, i'm slim (which is how i want to be), I still have curves, and I look proportional. (If you want a bikini pic I can send you one, I just don't post them on the internet except FB where I know all my friends)

My best friend use to be underweight due to IBS (109) and now she is at 125lb and she looks great.

You have a find a place where you are comfortable and healthy.

I was 5'6" till my physical last year when the doc told me I was 5"5". I told her thanks for throwing my BMI off.
Everyone is different. I have a large bone structure and would look like walking death at 120. I'm hoping to get to 145.

THANK YOU! that is a good point
I should say I have a TINY frame! One of my friends is the same height & she has a bigger bone structure (wider hips & rip cage) and when she weighed 120 she looked way too small.
thanks for bringing that up.

I'm 39. Since graduating from high school (at which time I was 155 pounds), the lowest I've been was 135. It was short-lived. Even though I was lifting weights heavily at the time, I think I was still a bit flabby (i.e. not a low body fat percent). I can't imagine being lean and weighing any less than that.

When I took up running (1999-2000), I got down to about 160-165 and wore a size 12. I'd be happy now with 140-150. I don't think I could ever wear smaller than a size 8 or so, just because of how I'm built.

im 5'6 and weigh roughly 112 now and im 27. I have never been above 135 - at 135 i hated it, i had a proper belly on me! i went down as low as 98 and that was far tooooooo low for me. i think I look best around 110 but each to their own.

5'6"
in teens was 140
20's up to 155-160
had 3 kids and with each one got a little slimmer after their birth, less and less time to eat I guess LOL and back down to 145.
started MFP after I tore my ACL and therapist said in order to play soccer again I needed to cross train and get back into better shape so starting running and tracking calories. Current wt 123. Like this weight.

I'm 5'6 and loved the way I looked when I weighed 140lbs!

100 lbs for the first five feet and then 5 lbs for every inch above 5 feet. Therefore, 130 lb.

That formula has always seemed off to me, but maybe I'm just abnormally stocky (I'm 5'5" and 125 lb would leave me at 10% body fat because my lean muscle mass is 112 lb).


To the OP: I'm 5'5" so I don't quite qualify for this thread, but my sister is 5'6" and about 120 lb, and she is very slender/thin.

There's a weight/height photo chart out there somewhere...don't have the link off hand, but I believe it's easy to Google. Shows real world pictures of people at different weights/heights.

I'm 5'6" and currently 136. My goal weight is 135, but I may decide to lose a few more pounds. I am a size 4. I looked okay at 150, good at 140 but I feel best about myself between 130-135.

Forgot to link: to the poster who said 100 lbs for 5' and 5lbs for each inch over.......

Very generic formula which doesn't factor in body frame and age. I have never felt fit or healthy at 130lb, and find that around 145lbs is the best weight for me. I've worked out all my life and have some muscle on me, which as we all know takes up less space than fat and why I probably always looked like I weighed a lot less than my 145. Which, unfortunately I'm NOT at this point of my life.

So, bottom line, @ 5'6" I am striving to get back to 145-148 lbs.