5'8" Ladies, what's your ideal weight?

It is interesting how different we are. Not just weight, but the sizes too. No wonder women go crazy over sizes!!!

For me, (5' 8" exactly) a size 6 means 128 lbs (I was that in my 20s, but it was too thin, I was anemic). Now I am striving for a comfortable size 8, which is about 137lbs. I am currently in the 140s. If I did no dieting my body settles at 150lbs, which is a size 10 on me. Perfectly healthy, nice boobs (!!), but I really like the way I look and feel at a size 8, so cracking the 130s is my goal... the last 5-10 lbs are killer. I'll let myself go up a size when I turn 50... not too far away.

Depending on your body frame.. i think 140-160 is Ideal..

If i make it to 150 i'll be over the moon.

135-140. However, rather than focusing on the number on the scale, my focus is on lowering my body fat % and being toned.

My initial goal right now is 150 lbs. I've never been down that low, and I have a bigger bone structure, so I don't know if it's realistic or not, but we'll see.

I am 5' 8 1/2" . Before twins, I was 135-138 and really liked that. Anything less starts to look too skinny and like I only worry about my weight. After twins, I have been stuck at 150 but am working to get back to 138.... currently at 148! Ya!

I was 125 in high school and had NO boobs or any other curves...way too small for me.

I'd be good at 150... haven't been that weight... well.... ever! I was about 170 in college, and I felt great at that weight.

My ideal weight is 133 (ish give or take a pound or two).
My goal weight is 125.
But I'm around 142 now (not weigh in day yet)

I have never been less than 133 so I'm curious how I'm going to look at 125, if I can actually get there. Because my body is fighting me for every pound now a days. I have longer bones for my height. ( that sounds weird but it's true). Tall and Lanky yep that's me!


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I'm 5'8, medium frame, and 46 yo. I've been down as low as 125 (hubby thought I was much too thin!), and as high as 180 (way too heavy for my frame!). Started MFP this time at 174. My initial goal is 150, but depending on how I feel at that weight, it might change to 140-145. Like a previous poster said, I'm concentrating on healthy eating and toning with strength training. I'm at 161 now, and seeing some very positive changes in my muscle tone. I'm just gonna keep doing what I'm doing and I'll see where it takes me.

Anything below 165 on me looks like I'm doing drugs, so I'm sticking to 165.

LOL @ Erica002 For me I'm 5'8" and my goal weight is 145. This is what I weighed pre my daughter 10 years ago and felt fine then so that's what I'm aiming for. I do know however that my body has changed with age and child bearing so most important for me is being happy with what I see in the mirror and feeling great. So whatever I weigh when I get to that point is fine.

I will say I looked at some pics of me bout 5 years ago when I was around 155-160 and I looked rather thin and skeleton like. Don't wanna start lookin all crack headish so, we'll see how it goes!

Good luck to everyone!

According to this site, I should be somewhere between 120 - 160 lbs. I am over 200 now so I am setting my goal for 160. When I get down to that, we'll see how I look. I think 120 is way too low for someone like me who is 5'8" with a big frame. But like we have all seen here, we are all so different.
I want to look good, but I also want to be fit and healthy.

I'm 5'8 3/4" and I am aiming for 170-175, reevaluating as I get closer to goal.

I'm 5'7 3/4", and my goal is 145. I was down to 138 two years ago, but that was really hard to maintain. I started MFP back in January at 163 pounds, and have since lost 10, and that has made a huge difference, so I know I will be very happy with 145

I am 41 y/o mother of 4. first delivery was a C section, i mention that because i have no tummy muscles. I started my weight loss journey at 222. I currently weigh 147 (as of this morning) I find that I am able to "easily" maintain 150. If i want to work at it I can get to 145. I was actually thinking the other day if my weightloss jouney was more of a self contest "how low can you go?" Maintaining is the hard part for sure. thinking anything below 145 is not good. but above 155 i start feeling icky.