Question:
Anyone out there 5'3
Does this look and feel right for you? The charts say I should be 140 but 150 sounds pretty good to me. I am taking into consideration the heavier bones I have from being MO my whole life. I am at 173 now down from 266. — Kim N. (posted on August 11, 2003)
August 11, 2003
Hi there..I agree with you. I am 5'3 and started out at 268 lbs. I
currently weigh 189 and want to get down to 150. I think anything under
that would make me look sickly. I am sticking to the 150 goal and nothing
under!! I don't care what the charts say...lol. Take care and congrats on
your weight loss...you are doing GREAT!!!
— Michelle M.
August 11, 2003
Hi Kim, I am 5'3 and went from 249 to 148 and am now a size 10 and happy to
be here. It depends on what size you want to end up. 140 would put me
closer to a size 8. The way I look at it, the smaller the weight and size,
the less amount of calories per day to maintain. I like to eat, so I can
have more calories per day to maintain a size 10 then a size 8. Why don't
you wait to see what you look like when you lose more and decide from
there.
— Cindy R.
August 11, 2003
I'm 5'2 and I started out at 240, I'm now down to 129/130, and wearing a
size 2/4. I have a small frame, which was hidden all these years :) My
husband thinks I looked better when I was 145. He says that my chest,
ribs, hip and back bones stick out now. I don't see it, but I think your
body just gets to a certain weight, and kind of stops. That's what mine
has done, I lose 3 or 4 pounds, then put them back on. I guess my
"range" is 130.
— Gail M.
August 11, 2003
I am also 5ft 3inches. My starting weight was 251 and I am now 188 .. I
want to be in the 130s only because that puts me at my ideal weight.. I
dont care if its 130 or 139 as long as its in the 130s LOL
— Catherine B
August 11, 2003
Hi, I'm 5'4" and weigh 175, down from 232. I am a comfortable size 10.
I'm pretty tone too. (Thanks to working with a trainer for almost a year
BEFORE WLS). I thought I wanted to weigh 120 (my weight in younger days)
but that was before I realized how much my body composition has changed. If
I lost another 55 lbs I would be bone-thin, and, for me, I don't think that
would look good at all. I figure, another 20 lbs and I'll be a good size 6.
Thats good enough for me.
— Babs B.
August 11, 2003
I'm 5'3" also and small framed. I weigh 120-123 and wear a size 4
petite. My original goal was 110, but now I realize that I would be too
thin at that weight. I think I look (and actually am) smaller than I did
when I was younger at this same weight. I think if you are happy with the
way you feel, and the way you look, then you are the right size!! I don't
care what the charts say. I know when I'm where I need to be by the way I
feel. Good Luck!!
— bethjorett
August 11, 2003
What chart are you referring to? BMI chart? Met Insurance chart? I'm 39
yo, 5'31/2" tall, starting weight 276 and now almost 11 months post op
weighed 166 this morning. While I have struggled with my trainer,
nutritionist, and many weight charts over the perfect "goal
weight" for someone with my specs, I think it all comes down to 1. how
well you feel at a certain weight 2. if you can maintain it during a
lifetime 3. in what size clothing you are comfortable. To a certain
extent, I have reconciled the fact that after losing 110 lbs, I am
tremendously more healthy (and stronger) than I was this time last year.
What I have found with respect to scales and numbers is that it can drive
you batty, if you succumb to the "ideal" weight theory. I harken
back to the "standardized" weight theory for women which goes
something like "for a 5 foot tall woman, the ideal weight is 100 lbs.
(yea, right). For every inch above that, add 5 lbs." Don't know what
that is based upon, but my bones probably weigh close to 100 lbs. With
respect to weight and size, one of the things I latched upon early in my
program was weight training (combined with cardio exercise). The principal
that building muscle burns fat (which means you will have less sagging skin
and a more toned appearance); muscle is more dense than fat (which means
that it takes up less space in your body and that you may weigh more but
actually wear smaller size clothes); muscle builds lean body mass and
stronger bones (which will protect us from osteoporosis in the future).
While I've engaged in supervised weight training beginning at 8 weeks out,
I have struggled with the fact that the scale hasn't flown down the
numbers. My trainer repeatedly points out to me that in the long run,
weight training is one of the best investments I can make for overall
health.
According to the Obesityhelp BMI chart, someone our height should weigh
between 105-140 to be considered a "normal weight." Bottom line,
I think we have to work the program and monitor at what weight we can live
with. A few pounds one way or another isn't going to make much difference
(except to us). All the best.
— Kimberly L. A.
August 11, 2003
I'm 5'3-3/4". I'm 17 months post-op. I have a medium frame and weigh
130 lbs.
— ZaZa F.
August 11, 2003
Hi..I'm barely 5'4", started at 316. Now at 2 years post op, I weigh
158, and wear size 10 pants. I was down 148, and wearing 8 comfortably,
and am working to get back there. I had a Breast reduction and put on
weight while on medical leave..yuck! Good luck!
— lily1968
August 11, 2003
I always encourage people to aim for a goal size instead of a goal weight.
Like the previous poster said, this is because our body composition has
changed so much. I'm the same size I was in high school but weigh 40
POUNDS MORE!! How weird is that? I'm 5'2" and a solid size 10 with an
occasional 8 or 12 thrown in for good measure. Would I love to be a size
6? Oh yeahhhh but my body seems to be content where it is and I've given up
on battling for those last 10 or 15 pounds. Heck - I'm 42 years old and my
body has never seen a size 6 before so why should it start now? ha ha As
far as being at goal goes, if you set a flexible, reasonable goal - you'll
know when you get there! Keep up the GREAT work.
— ronascott
August 11, 2003
I think that the answer is what ever you are comfortable with. My original
goal at 5'7" was 147 and I am now 170 in a 10 or 12. I still want to
hit 147 but have agreed to reevaluate it every 10 pounds from here on out
with my nutritionist. Most people around me think that I am done but I just
want to get my BMI under 25.
— Carol S.
August 11, 2003
I,m 5'3" Surgery wt. was 230 I,m 15 months post-op and my weight now
is 128.I feel great.
— charanewme
August 11, 2003
I'm 5'2 and started out at 248. I now weigh 125. You'll find that when
you hit 150 you will want to go lower and you will. You'll also look
better. At 155 I was a tight size 10. At 125, I'm a size 4.
— Patty H.
August 12, 2003
I am 5'3" and started at 267. I am currently at 189 and would like to
be at 140 when I am finished. When I graduated from high school I weighed
about 120-130 and wore a size 8-10. I think I will probably wear that at
140 now.
— C. Zibrowski
August 12, 2003
Hi. I am 5'3" and 141#s please view my profile. The pics on thereare
abit outdated.(i am 165#s in them) but if you would like new pics at my
current weight then please send me an e-mail and I will send you some. I
feel good at this weight and I get alot of compliments even from people who
never new I was obese...I look so different from my 165# pics. I wear I
size 8. I am only 6 months post/op so I have no idea how low my weight will
go...I hope I can be of some help to you.
— hooterzgirl75
August 12, 2003
hi i am 5'3" but started at 319. my doctor said with my previous high
weight that i will probably only get down to 150 which in my book is darn
good enough. 50lbs from goal...yeah! kimberly open distal rny 11/12/02 -120
— kimberly T.
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