Hi Im 5'7 and 169 lbs, how much weight should i lose to be my ideal weight? - Weight Loss Message Board

Speaker · 06-04-2003, 11:52 PM

Well according to the bmi, your "normal" weight would be less than 160, but a lot of people dont like the bmi because it doesnt take body type or muscle/fat ratio into account. But I still think its a good point of reference.
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u2girl · 06-05-2003, 03:31 AM

Personally, I am 5'8 and my goal is 147 - 150. I still have several lbs to lose before I get there, but that was the weight that I use to be and I looked really good then.

This time, I workout alot more than I use to with weights, so that may be a little low nowadays. I guess I will just have to see how I look and feel as I get closer. At 5'7, depending if you want to be skinny or slim and your bodyfat percentage is, you would probably look nice somewhere between 140 - 150. IMHO Heck for all I know, you could look perfect now.

U2girl

Las70 · 06-05-2003, 07:14 AM

I am 5'7" also. When I started losing weight I was about 160. I just wasn't comfortable. Now after about 2 1/2 months....and a little help from Phentermine....I am at 137. I am more comfortable at this weight. I ain't trying to be a toothpick. I think the other responders are right though...alot depends on body type. Like me, any weight I gain goes straight between the knees and ribs. ( thighs and butt ) But when I lose weight the first place it comes off is the chest arems and face. Sooooo unfair. Good luck with whatever you decide. When you are at a comfortable weight for yourself...you'll know.

GoinCruisin · 06-05-2003, 07:19 AM

This is always a hard subject for me. I am 5'3. Several years ago I weighed in at 170 and was a size 14-16. I got down to 115 and that was way too thin, moved to 125 and was a size 8... was not using weights. I weight train now, weigh in at 140 and I am a size 4/6... so it is really weird. I am smaller now at 140 than I was at 125, but it is all due to my muscle mass. So see where the confusion comes in! LOL!!!! You have to find a happy weight for yourself!!! I hate weighing, only because the scales don't tell you the whole story... measure rather than weigh and I think you will find the answers there

Good luck!