5"7 ladies?

I'm 5'7.5" and aiming for 147, though I'll probably settle for about 150-154. At my thinnest I was 140 and everyone kept telling me I looked ill.

I am 5'7 and was always between 120-125. Then I started eating out too much and got up to 148. Now I'm down to 134 and want to get back down to 125...slowly getting there. I am older than you are, but I feel as young as you! LOL

I'm a little taller than 5'7'', but not quite 5'8'' lol. I was 140 out of high school, got up to 160 after a bad breakup and was never able to get back down Just had a baby and am, sadly, at 190. I would LOVE to get down to 150 for my renewal of vows before my husband deploys again. And after that, I would like to get back to 135 if I can keep with it. That was my soccer weight.

Hello There! I am 5' 7", medium sized frame, 30yo and I started at about 150/155 and got down to 125. At that weight, a lot of people said it looked way too thin and I agreed after staying that weight for a month or so. I got back up to 130 and now I am just toning. . See what works for you and where you feel healthiest. I find that my body is really happy at 130-135 and it is easy to maintain, so listen to your body and don't worry too much about the number on the scale.

^^^^I started a little less then you at 147ish....what did you do to accomplish your goals, I feel like nothing is working and I have been stalled at the same weight forever!

Well, I am very lucky and have what you might describe as a "mesomorph" type body.

(For those of you unfamiliar with that classification: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatotype_and_constitutional_psychology)

So I can lose weight pretty quickly by watching calories alone. To lose, I ate about 1400-1500 calories (tried 1200 and didn't see any results) and made sure that I was working out 3 times a week. Not a lot -I do about 30 minutes of cardio then do 30 minutes of weight machines. I also walk everywhere! I walk to the store, to the gym on my lunch breaks etc. It isn't a lot (on average about a mile or so) but it helps keep me active. I made sure to eat back most of my exercise calories, especially on the days that I worked out.

Now that I am maintaining, I stick to a 1400-1500 calorie diet during the week and I don't log at all on the weekends (keeps me from getting too obsessive). I eat mostly vegetarian (S.O. is a vegetarian) and try to stay away from fast food but I pretty much eat whatever I like on the weekends within reason. I have been trying to eat cleaner and more organic recently, but I don't think its necessary to lose weight .

Please feel free to hit me up if you have any questions!

Just wanted to add- While I linked to that particular theory for body types, I don't necessarily believe that those are tried and true scientific classifications. I just picked the term because it seemed to be the easiest way to relay information about my particular body type and my own experiences.

I'm alot older than you but I am 5"7. My advice is that height doesn't determine your body frame - I've never been "willowy" and in high school my weight ranged from 130-140. In my 30s I was in the 145-155 range which I would say is my ideal given my frame, muscular legs etc - My doctor suggested shooting for a weight that is where you have been easily - without starving yourself to maintain - and for the longest period of time. I'm up to 170, primarily due to stress eating. My goal is 160. Then I'll reevaluate and shoot for the 145-155 range.

I really think it would depend on your bone structure. I'm 5'7 and back "when" at 125 I was considered "heavy" (looking at me you'd think I was too skinny) and then I was a size 12. I'm big boned, so that weight doesn't work for me. I'm not even close to the weight I would like to be. I figure "smaller" goals are the best way to go. So I started at 284 (almost 285) and I'm currently at 266.

I don't ever think I'll be back in the 130's -- right now my goal is 200's. After that I'll look at it again, but I don't think anything under 150. The point of all this is not weight - but healthy. I want to get off blood pressure meds, I don't want to end up like my mother and be diabetic. I want to be able to run and play with my 3 young kids. At 40+ it's hard enough to do, but add extra weight -- even worse.

I personally wouldn't worry about what you look like around anyone else. As long as you're healthy and feel good -- that's all that matters.

check out www.mybodygallery.com it allows you to search by height and body type and will post pictures of different weight ranges that people have submitted.. That helped me to figure out where I most likely wanted to end up.

I'm 32 and 5'7"- I currently weight about 125 with 12% body fat. My goal is building muscle and getting lean so my goal is to remain about the same weight but lose fat and gain muscle. Best of luck to you in your weight loss journey!

I'm 5'7" and 164 lbs. My doctor said I should be about 150-155 so I'm aiming for 155. Otherwise, I'm pretty muscular and curvy and a bit broad shouldered and if I went below 150, I would look too thin.

I'm 5'7.5" and currently stuck at 138... I am focused more on getting my BF% down to 20% (currently at 24.5%), which would put me at 130-135lbs and a size 6... I've been told that this is not attainable at my age (I'm only 29!) by some family members... but we'll see. I've just started NWROL and am planning on alternating weight lifting with body rocking... I really would love to lose the fat pockets on my thighs and even my figure out a bit more (pear shape - think t-rex!)

Ok, so this posting is a LITTLE CRAZY. For all the women saying...oh, I was so-and-so in high school and you want to be that weight now...when you get back in "shape"....... COME ON!!! we are not teenagers anymore. Teenage bodies are not and will never be the same as a grown WOMAN's body. Back in high school you probably didnt work out or have lots of muscle. Now, as a grown woman, your body is not supposed to look like a teenage body. When you are trying to lose weight, and working out all the time, youre going to be building muscle too! I think its unrealistic for women to be 5'7 and 125. With out muscle, you would look anorexic or sick...with muscle, maybe just as scary. I mean, if you are trying to win money or championships as a fitness model then so be it...but for all the other popoulation of GROWN women who dont have that goal....please, be more realistic. This isn't HS. A sexy tone 5'7 woman with great muscle tone should not be 120. Gimme a break! P.s.- this wasnt directed at anyone in particular..just to anyone reading this.

Hey, 5ft 7" too (: I'm currently 167lbs atm, trying to get down to about 130-135; not so much about weight, as I'd like to gain a bit of muscle through toning, but mainly aiming to get my body fat % down to 19-20% (: I just wanna be healthy and look good, regardless of what the scale says!

I'm currently doing P90X/Insanity workouts, but I suck at cardio, loving weight training, but still going as I need to shed this weight!

Anyone feel free to add! (:

your ideal weight for 5ft 7 is actually about 10 and half stone which is 147lb so why are youn trying to loose weight? i am 5ft7 and im loosing weight at the moment. im only trying to get down to 11 stone. ive been on a diet for 11 days amd lost 9lb

I am 5'7" and striving for a solid, fit 150 lbs.

I think much less than that looks sick.

Just my humble opinion.