Ideal weight

My mother has such fine bones that she looks good at and under 120 at 5' 8". I got my dad's bones, so I'm currently aiming to get below 140 at 5' 6". I hovered around 145, for the longest time. Then I crept up to 160. Over 160, clothes don't fit right and I get irritated with my "muffin top."
I don't understand most people wanting such low weights. Unless they have my mother's bird bones, they run the risk of looking sickly! I saw a photo of myself from the end of high school. I was around 125 and looked ill. (Of course, I'm sure I felt fat, just like so many teenaged girls!) Judging from your profile photo, you would look awesome at 160!

I absolutely see what you mean. I'm 190 and aiming to be 150 or 160 -ish. I'm roughly 5'8 and to me, 150 sounds like a good goal to have, but I read things by people who are 5'8 and want to be like 120.
It makes me wonder if I'm aiming too low (or too high in this case) with my weight loss.

I'm 5'4.5" and I'm aiming for about 120lbs, not to be skinny (I want to be toned! :bigsmile: ), but more to lose that mommy pouch I've had since I've had my kids. Currently at 130lbs and that pouch is slightly smaller but still there :grumble: . I've read on the forums that the belly is the last to go, and to work on losing the weight in the meantime. So that's why I set my goal weight the way I set it. :flowerforyou:

One thing of concern to me has been those whose goal weights are at least at the bottom end of their BMI. Truth be known, a lot of time the BMI is not the best measure. I think in the end, it is really about fat to lean ratio. I think any site like this can be an enabler for those with eating disorders to somehow "validate" their goals even though they may not be healthy. My healthy weight range is 148-200 lbs... I have been 170 in my adult life and was "skinny as a rail", wearing a size 34 pants at 6' 3". I have seen pictures of individuals who had an athletic build at my height who looked great at 225 (25 lbs overweight)... That being said, if they were to lose 25 lbs, they are either going to lose muscle mass or organ tissue... I have seen photos of women (in particular -- no offense), who are near the bottom of their IBW range and look like a skeleton with skin.... complaining they cannot get the scales to move (down)... Comments? All were how to lose weight.. Hello... She plateaued for a reason... Her body is literally fighting off starvation... No, weight loss is not what she needs at this point... I mentioned women... men would be the same way except our hang ups are usually in other areas... (kdeaux1959 jumps off soapbox...)

My "normal" weight (and what I'm trying to get back to) is about 100-105, size 2-4 dress. People say "OMFG Anorexia!!!" when they see that, but when you're 5'1" and extremely small boned (the OBGYN told me the size of an average 14 year old), what works for the average normal height/size adult is out the window! Wearing a size 8, at my height, you're in the "overweight" on the BMI scale, while a normal height adult would be perfectly healthy/thin!

I am 5'10", currently 280lbs. I actually just met with my doctor today. She asked what my goal weight was and I am aiming for 175. She said that because I am tall, big boned, and have good muscle tone, a more manageable goal would be 200-220. Besides the fact that I can't even remember being 220... I am planning to stay on track for the 175, but also listen to my body and see how I feel when I get into that range.

I'm 5' 3 and want to be 124 to 127lb, now I'm thinking that I will still be fat reading how everyone is taller and wants to be thinner... But I just can't picture myself less then that.

I'm 5'8 and right now just looking to maintain my current weight of 120. I think my highest weight of all time was about 140 or something like that. it was in high school and I was probably about two inches shorter at the time but now I am working very hard to stay healthy. That's my main focus for now.