Anonymous wrote:Currently at around 108-110 and it feels great, but it's not sustainable. I work out four days/week for 50-60 minutes and walk six or seven days/week twice/day to get 9-10,000 steps. If I drop back to one walk/day, I'll go up to around 115 unless I cut food intake which I am unlikely to do. Most of my adult life I've been closer to 125.

OP here. Thanks so much for these responses! It sounds like there are a range of healthy and attractive weights at this particular height.

One of my barriers is that I sit in an office five days a week and only fit in a 25-30 minute run three days a week, often when it’s dark outside. Peloton never helped me, just made me hungrier.

For the folks hovering around 110-115, do you work from home or are you a SAHM?

It seems like you really need a lot of time to maintain a weight like 110-115.

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't everyone be focused on their fat to muscle ratio, and not the number on the scale?

This is a good point. Also, I think your overall build can affect the ideal weight.

I am a petite person (wear a size 5 shoe), have small A cups, etc. 105-110 looks very healthy on me (I still have enough meat at that weight not to look sickly), but I am sure there are other women who would look awful at that weight and need more pounds.

Oh I forgot the second part, what does it take to stay at 112. 3 good meals a day with some snacks here and there.

Breakfast - a smoothie with a whole banana, some berries, coconut milk, or a couple of eggs, or a bowl of oatmeal. Weekends home made pancakes or waffles with side of bacon and fruit.
Coffee with cream every morning

Lunch - usually a big salad with avocado and a protein. By salad I mean lettuce with a bunch of other things mixed in like carrots, onions, radishes, herbs, goat cheese, dried fruit, seeds for topping. Homemade dressing always.

Dinner - a protein and heaping side of veggies
Desserts a few days a week
Couple glasses of red wine with dinner a few tomes a week (not on the same day as dessert)

Shouldn't everyone be focused on their fat to muscle ratio, and not the number on the scale?

I'm 135 and pretty happy with it. But I lift weights to maintain/build muscle which gives me the "look" I want so I don't care much about the scale.

I'm 5' 3" and about 127 at age 56. I was around 115-117 my entire adult life (except for the year after having each of my children, when I dropped to about 110 from breastfeeding--seriously, couldn't keep weight on). At the end of perimenopause the weight just piled on. I didn't even notice it happening. I was up to 130, then stopped snacking during the day and finally added weight training to my daily exercise routine and dropped a couple of pounds. I do not have a horrible diet but am not one of those women eating 1,200 calories a day eating yogurt, salad greens, and chickpeas. I love food and the 7 pounds just isn't worth it to me.

152, down from 190. 63 years old and continuing with weight loss effort. My (realistic) goal is 135.

Currently at around 108-110 and it feels great, but it's not sustainable. I work out four days/week for 50-60 minutes and walk six or seven days/week twice/day to get 9-10,000 steps. If I drop back to one walk/day, I'll go up to around 115 unless I cut food intake which I am unlikely to do. Most of my adult life I've been closer to 125.

160. Not ideal, but I run 3-5x an week and don’t worry about what I eat. I look cute, too… but only from the front! I try to pretend the side view doesn’t exist. Maybe someday I’ll lose 30 lbs or maybe I won’t.

Anonymous wrote:240. Not living the same life as the rest of you.

252 - struggling massively with weight since health issues in my late 30s

Up until then I was between 125-135 my whole adult life

You aren’t alone and I know lots of women our height who are living the same struggle

240. Not living the same life as the rest of you.

135. I would prefer to be in the 125-130 range and am working on it. But I also like to eat, and I have a big butt and thighs and start looking gaunt in the low 120s.

I’m 43 yo and 125 lbs. I had baby #3 about 7 months ago. I was 114 lbs before I had babies. One day I hope to get back to that.

I’m 50 and hover between 116-120. I was actually 108 for decades until I had my child at 41. I’ve gotten as low as 113 but can’t get back to what used to be my “normal” weight. I guess this is my new normal.

I exercise about 5-6x/week and eat pretty healthy. But I do like my wine and probably don’t walk as much as I did a decade ago.

Anonymous wrote:I’m 114 but was 117 for years and am trying to get down to 108, which is much more comfortable for me. Mid 40’s and it is so challenging to lose weight!

Just about the same here! I am a hair under 5’2” and love being closer to 105, but after kids and hitting my 40s I hover around 112-114 after a couple years where my body wanted to stay around 118 (following the birth of my last baby). I’m still fairly thin, but not as super skinny as my 20s and early 30s.