6ft tall women, what is your goal?

Hello, tall women!

I"m only 5'11", and I have a very small frame - my wrist is 6 1/4" around. Back when I weighed 150, I was still 20% body fat! I'm thinking that my goal is somewhere between 150-165, with some wiggle room - I have started lifting weights and am hoping to have some more muscle mass than 10 years ago.

I hate it when people tell me that there's no way I weigh as much as I do... it's so rude. Like I can't read a scale or something. "Oh, really? I will bet you ONE MILLION DOLLARS, I know where there's a scale!" Can't wait for the day someone takes me up on the offer. :bigsmile:

I am 5'10" 1/2, and very small-boned and slim-framed. I'm about 148 or a little less right now and my goal weight is 135, but really I just want to look less... doughy! I think I look a lot heavier than I am because I'm so soft

I'm reluctantly trying to convince myself to start weight-training instead of doing solely cardio -- I can't afford a gym and I live in a teeny house with a roommate who's always home, so I'd basically be working out in the kitchen while she makes sarcastic comments, LOL... but I move into my own place pretty soon and am going to work on it then.

I admit, I still dream of being 5'2" and adorable sometimes, but I've really learned to love my height. I wear heels sometimes now!

6'2" lady here. The best way to figure out your ideal height is to find out your lean body mass. Your lean body mass is essentially everything but your fat (muscles, bones, organs, etc). Then, add on 25 pounds for fat, and that's your goal weight!

I have a lean body mass of 156 (I have a lot of muscle, so my lean body mass is high), so my goal weight is 181.

^^^this is awesome!! I never could decide on a 'goal weight' this really helped! Thank you! I can't wait to have my LBM test next week now!

As some women on here have pointed out, you should probably add on more than 25 lbs. I’m personally adding on 25 lbs (because that’s the healthy average for everybody, including all heights and ages) but I didn’t take into account height, so probably at least 35 lbs would be more realistic and healthy.

According to the lean body mass calculations + 25lbs, my goal should be 148. Personally, I would look unhealthy and strange that small.

Where did you get this calculation from? The internet or an actual machine? Because that seems like a really low lean body mass for someone in the 6 feet range. The internet can’t give you your personal lean body mass…it only gives you the average for people your height, gender and age.

I don't understand the +25 lbs.
If you had 175 lean +25 fat, that would be unhealthy 12.5 % body fat.

The +25 lbs is for everyone on average, and doesn’t take height into account, so I guess I should have said that first. The average person is “supposed” to have 25lbs of fat, but again, if you want to do 35 lbs instead due to height, that should be healthier.

I have a feeling this should have been "add 25%" instead of add 25lbs.
A woman with 12.5% body fat most likely won't be getting her period. 12% body fat is low even for a very fit man.

Actually, I looked it up and 25% would be on the low side of the healthy spectrum. You’re right….12.5% body fat is way too low. Here’s a site about it based on age and gender. http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/library/blbodyfatcharts.htm

5'11 & 1/2

SW: 190
CW: 155 (GOAL)

I thought I was pretty happy with 155 but after seeing some pics from this weekend, I think I may need to reconsider and drop a few more. Or at least start lifting more....

^^ Twins. I had a SW of 180 and my goal is the same as you and we are exactly the same height!

Great to see so many tall ladies. Feel free to add me.

I feel and look great at around 175-185 and that's where I'd like to be. I'd like to be a size 12-14 instead of a 16-18 and to be able to run a 5K without stopping. ... and to be below 200! For some reason, that's just a magic number in my mind.

this is me too! I had a back surgery so am not 6" tall. I am closer to 5' 10" or 5' 11" at this point

I would love to know how many calories you all are eating in a day. As I said, I'm 6'1". My SW was 231 CW is 219 GW is 185.
I had a good loss the first 2 weeks and am slowing down and I think I may not be taking enough in. I'm averaging around 1000 a day with a goal of 1440.

I'm 6ft (1.82m) and I feel comfortable at 141lbs. I have a delicate build though, and very little muscle. I have lost 26.5 lbs and reached my goal weight (through calorie-watching alone), but feel I need to start exercising to add definition and feel healthier.

Hi I am 6ft tall and at my heaviest weighed 325 lbs, I am currently 297 and would like to get right down to 175.
I don't ever remember being under 200 lbs so this is my ultimate goal really.

It's so nice to see all these lovely tall ladies here in one place.

When I tell people how much i weigh they are shocked because it's stretched out I suppose and doesn't look that much compared to a shorter person. Sometimes that doesn't help me mentally either when I find out a friend of mine who looks very overweight (Rounder than me if you know what I mean) and she still weighs a considerable amount less than me... that messes with my head and then I question my ability to see myself truthfully, am I kidding myself etc.... But I forget that I am a lot taller than most of my friends.

I'm happy for anyone to add me as a friend if you like!

I'm 5'10". At my heaviest I was 265lbs. People would never belive me when I tell them how much I weigh. I get the response: " But you carry it so well" (whatever that means) or "stop lying you don't weigh that much". SMH! I think to myself if I was going to lie about my weight I would go much much lower lol.

CW: 224
GW: 180/ 170ish depends on how I look at 180 :-)

I'm 5'9" current weight 189lbs goal weight 165. My smallest was 129lbs (competition weight). that when the weight didn't stop creeping back up lol.