Ideal weight?

[Anonymous]

I30–I’m currently 138 (which is fine and healthy) but want to get back down.

[Anonymous]

I'm 5'6" and tend to be thin, but ice fluctuated between 120 and 130 for the last 25 years (excepting pregnancies).

I'm most comfortable at 125 and feel a little thin at 120, but I suspect my husband likes me at 130.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on your build and muscle mass. I actually look skinnier now much weight slightly more since I started weight training.

Yes! You can’t just look at a number and have that as the be all end all. I have pics of myself at 150 before I started weight training and pics of myself at 150 after weight training. The difference is night and day, and anyone looking at the pics would assume the fit one weighed 20lbs less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

It’s kind of crazy that you acknowledge what a “healthy” weight is at your height but are taking drugs to go even below that.

[Anonymous]

Not to hijack the thread but I had a similar question but for a height of 5’9. Well I’m probably 5’8.5 at this point.

[Anonymous]

I think the five pounds-per-inch rule is actually pretty good once you hit menopause.

I'm 5'5" and was always around 115. After menopause, I'm closer to 125. I hate it. I would love to have my old body back, but it seems absolutely unsustainable at this point. I'm working on little fixes to my diet to maybe get back to 120.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not to hijack the thread but I had a similar question but for a height of 5’9. Well I’m probably 5’8.5 at this point.

I think the taller you are, the more wiggle room there is or the wider the range is. These #s aren’t taking into account how heavy breasts can be. Two people can be the same height, same waist and hip size, but weigh 20lbs different if one is Acup and one is Ecup.

[Anonymous]

5’6 and I’ve been all over the scale. Even at times when I’ve been the same weight, if I exercised or not made a difference in how I looked. I was 125 a few weeks back, with no exercise, and I looked scrawny. I’m currently 130 and mostly like how I look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re 5’6”, what is your preferred/ideal weight?

Assuming female?

Ectomorph body = 95-125lbs low to mid bodyfat %
Mesomorph body = 110-150lbs low to mid bodyfat %
Endomorph body = 125-160lbs higher bodyfat %

I am an ectomorph, 5’6 and at 44 my ideal weight is 110-115

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

It’s kind of crazy that you acknowledge what a “healthy” weight is at your height but are taking drugs to go even below that.

people who live in the blue zone with longest life span are little underweight.
these countries don't have strength training culture either.
something to think about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you’re 5’6”, what is your preferred/ideal weight?

Assuming female?

Ectomorph body = 95-125lbs low to mid bodyfat %
Mesomorph body = 110-150lbs low to mid bodyfat %
Endomorph body = 125-160lbs higher bodyfat %

I am an ectomorph, 5’6 and at 44 my ideal weight is 110-115

when I was 5'2'' and 115 I had to find size 00 pants, lived off Lululemon size 2.
can't imagine how you will struggle as a 5'6''.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

That is insane. At 5'3", I would look skeleton weighing 115. I feel great now at 135, but am trying to get to 130. But I'm very athletic and fit with dense large-ish boobs.

Comparing numbers is pretty stupid - two people can be the same weight, same height, but look very different depending on their fitness levels.

Big question is ideal to whom? DCUM seems to be overpopulated with women who like a very thin look, but that look is not universally appealing. They claim to be HS weight in their mid 50s. I haven’t seen anyone in the wild who fits that bill who looks particularly great.

I hear you. I get what you mean you say that these folks don't "look particularly great." But they look better than most American women in their 50s who are obese or overweight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

It’s kind of crazy that you acknowledge what a “healthy” weight is at your height but are taking drugs to go even below that.

people who live in the blue zone with longest life span are little underweight.
these countries don't have strength training culture either.
something to think about.

That’s because they move their bodies every day. They are not sitting in their cars to drive to the office to sit, and then get back in their cars to drive home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

It’s kind of crazy that you acknowledge what a “healthy” weight is at your height but are taking drugs to go even below that.

people who live in the blue zone with longest life span are little underweight.
these countries don't have strength training culture either.
something to think about.

No, but they take the stairs. They climb hills. They do their own house and yardwork. They carry their groceries for blocks if not miles. Strength training and exercise is just naturally built into their daily living habits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:120-125

I once read that a healthy weight is 100 lbs plus five pounds for every inch you are over five feet. So, 5’6 is 130.

I’m 5’7 and currently 124 after taking a GLP-1 to lose 21 lbs. Everything fits so nicely now, belly is almost flat (three kids so I don’t know that I’ll ever get ride of the little pooch) legs look slim. So I think 5-10 lbs under that old rule I read is perfection.

That is insane. At 5'3", I would look skeleton weighing 115. I feel great now at 135, but am trying to get to 130. But I'm very athletic and fit with dense large-ish boobs.

Comparing numbers is pretty stupid - two people can be the same weight, same height, but look very different depending on their fitness levels.

Big question is ideal to whom? DCUM seems to be overpopulated with women who like a very thin look, but that look is not universally appealing. They claim to be HS weight in their mid 50s. I haven’t seen anyone in the wild who fits that bill who looks particularly great.

I hear you. I get what you mean you say that these folks don't "look particularly great." But they look better than most American women in their 50s who are obese or overweight.

They are each unappealing it their own ways.