|Featherweight Division|18.5-21.0 BMI Goals

I wanted to start this group for people out there who have smaller frames and wish to be in the BMI range of a healthy 18.5-21.0.

I want to remind everyone this is for small framed people. not everyone. low end bmi's can be bad news on a larger framed person.
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BODY FRAME SIZE INFO:
Wrists Women:

• Height under 5'2"
  • Small = wrist size less than 5.5"
  • Medium = wrist size 5.5" to 5.75"
  • Large = wrist size over 5.75"
• Height 5'2" to 5' 5"
  • Small = wrist size less than 6"
  • Medium = wrist size 6" to 6.25"
  • Large = wrist size over 6.25"
• Height over 5' 5"
  • Small = wrist size less than 6.25"
  • Medium = wrist size 6.25" to 6.5"
  • Large = wrist size over 6.5"

Wrists Men:

• Height over 5' 5"
  • Small = wrist size 5.5" to 6.5"
  • Medium = wrist size 6.5" to 7.5"
  • Large = wrist size over 7.5"

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Elbow Width- Females
(If your elbow breadth is less than those in
the table for a specific height, you are small framed.
Similarly, if your elbow breadth is bigger than those
in the table, you are large framed

Medium Frame
4'10"-4'11" | 2-1/4" - 2-1/2"
5' 0" - 5' 3"  | 2-1/4" - 2-1/2"
5' 4" - 5' 7"   | 2-3/8" - 2-5/8"
5' 8" - 5' 11"| 2-3/8" - 2-5/8"
6' 0" - 6' 4"   | 2-1/2" - 2-3/4"

how to measure:
http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/fitness/bod yframe.html

|Featherweight Division Rules|

-never drop cals to unhealthy level
-please by small framed. i dont want
  anyone looking or feeling like crap
- post your current and goal wt
- post your plan
- post your wrist & elbow measurements + height
- get a partner - buddy system (optional)
UPDATED ADDITIONAL RULE:
- NO E.D. DISORDER BEHAVIORS ALLOWED

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Please honor the polite request to not harass anyone in this thread.
If a BMI is not healthy for your frame size dont bash other people if it suits them and the small frame they have. They wouldnt bash you for being a healthy 25 BMI . Different strokes for different folks.
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please see post #2 on page 1 of thread for
buddy list of fellow featherweights.

Message me to be on the "need a buddy list"

BUDDY SYSTEM LIST:
these featherweights need a buddy:



? jessica-kait
? soph_a60 - looking for wt loss buddies
? irothell - diet buddy for encouragement/motivation
? curses_to_anathema - exercise encouragement buddy
? robopony - looking for wt loss buddies
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looking for accountability buddies... MESSAGE ME!
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 towards september:

"Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify, simplify"
-Henry Thoreau

SIMPLE SEPTEMBER GOALS:
WEEKLY SUNDAY UPDATES IN FEATHERWEIGHTS
CALS :1200 MAX
SW: 146 | CW: 131| GW: 125
CBMI:20.8
HEIGHT: 5'7''+
WRIST : 5.25''
ELBOW: 2''

changes/updates:
-upped my goal wt
-keeping this month simple with one goal only

My plans

Net cals: 1600-1800
Exercise: Any form of cardio at least 3 times a week, 30+ minutes a day
SW: 130
CW: 120
GW: 110
Height: 5'3.5"
Wrist: 5.5"

I'm currently trying to maintain my weight, before I start losing again (my wrists seem a little large right now, TTOM y'know, I always retain water in my ankles and wrists, but they still meet the requirements XD).

I would welcome anyone who'd like to buddy up for maintaining :)

I just wanted to say I loved the "featherweight division." I am in the maintenance section of the featherweight  division.

5'8, 128, BMI of 19.5, ex 3 to 5 times a week, maintenance calories  1500 to 1600, age 51, big hair adds to my weight.  Oh, wrist of 6"

Good luck.

Grandad was in this group and never gained weight.  Dad was bigger and taller, so I take after him more. We need a larger division! I like the layout here.  I just don't fit. :/

Age = 35
Kids = 3

CW-120
GW-120
HW-163
LW-102 (as an adult, no starvation just very active in cross country running, hiking, scuba diving, swimming, etc. and eating constantly wasn't enough)

5'6.5" height

6' wrist

BMI 19.4

Maintenance plan consists of exersising (somehow even if it's just vacumming with lunges or walking to the post box) everyday, eating 1500-2000 calories per day, no desert unless it's a really, really good one ;),  homecooking almost every meal (I have 3 kids and a full time job so whenever I cook I make more than is needed for the meal and freeze or refrigerate the rest), and water, water, water!!!!

Yak - you should make a thread for others. im sure they are out there.


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adding  sunday weekly updates in here to my goals...

anyway...this week was the 1st of my getting back on the wagon.
pms+heat edema+dehydration (over 90degrees here)
weight fluxed as high as 149 one day
ended this week on 139.
only one bad diet day where i was dehydrated so i didnt exercise.

im finding it easier to exercise and eat more to make my net 1200 cals than to just try to make 1200 cals sitting around.

figured out on accident a good stomach toner while riding my bike. i just lean back a bit till i can feel the pull in my stomach muscles and i hold it as i pedal. i normally have a rounded lower ab thing going on...not anymore.

got the tummy pat from my guy "hey flat tummy" and he kept patting it. i keep looking at it in the mirror...i NEVER could get that lower ab thing till this "accidental" toning.
lol

its been a good week. i cant wait till the end of next week to see results without pms bloaties.

btw - i feel like i have the smallest wrists in the world for my ht.
(5.25 @ 5'7'') at my old thin wt they were 5''.....

am i an alien?
it just sucks as i know any extra wt will show in a dumpy way as i dont have the good frame to put it on.

Height: 5'7'' or 5'8''..not really sure :)

CW: 123

GW: 118

HW: 126.9

LW: not really sure what my lowest weight for this height was. probably 120.

my wrist is just under 6 inches.

my goal is on top of 4 hours of basketball a week (mandatory...ugh) to do 30 minutes of any of exercise a day. whether it be a walk, run, elliptical, or strength training or pilates, anything. i just need to MOVE!

i eat 1200 calories a day and i'll lose about a pound a week. if all goes a planned, i'll be my goal weight by september!!! just in time!!!

Hi, I'm in!
Height: 5' 6"
Wrist: 5.75"
CW: 135, C-BMI: 21.9
GW: 118, G-BMI: 19
HW: 137.5
LW: 108 (as a teen though, since then probably 125)

PLAN:
Net 1200 or fewer cals/day. Workout at least 4x per week (spinning, walking). Become able to comfortably jog for 40 minutes. Drink lots of water. Limit sugar intake. Get at least 25g fiber/day. Get at least 60g protein/day.

Well, all right, then...

Height: 5'4":
Wrist: just under 6"
Current weight: 133
Goal weight: 120
Start weight: 146

Plan: Around 1200 calories a day (I have to stop skipping lunch--I think that's the reason for my plateau!), jogging every other day/every day for around 30 minutes, sometimes power-walking or biking. In addition, I do at least 200 crunches every day and try to do push-ups and lunges fairly regularly too. I am limiting carbs and minimizing sugar, and eating lots of lean protein and veggies.

I've been losing 1-4 pounds a week (more or less). My goal is to look good in a bikini by spring break in March, though I'd also like to round out 125 by Labor Day. :)

Hey guys, count me in!

Female, age 26
Height: 5'3''
Wrist: about 5.5"
Current weight: 108 (BMI 19.1)
Goal weight: 103 (BMI 18.2)
Start weight: 125 (BMI 22.1) 

Plan: 1200 calories per day on the days I don't work out (usually Tuesday and/or Thursday), 1300-1500 calories on the days I do work out.  4-5 days of 60-90 minute cardio (spinning, running and cross-training), 4 days of weight lifting (2 upper body, 2 lower body with abs mixed in).  I'm trying to give up most sugars and processed foods, so I eat a lot of natural stuff.  My typical day consists of organic oatmeal, lots of fruits and veggies, hummus, soy milk, egg white omelet (it makes a great dinner!), salads with nuts and dried fruits, air-popped popcorn, etc.

Like most people with very little weight to lose, I've slowed down a lot from the beginning.  I don't really have a goal date, so as long as I keep seeing the scale go down, even if it's a minute amount, I'm pretty happy.  I may, at some point, have to rethink my goal.  I was happily about 100 pounds a few years ago, which was my original goal, but I've been working out with a personal trainer for several years and I started running long distances, so I've added a significant amount of muscle to my body.  I'm not sure 103 is reasonable anymore.  I just want to look and feel good!

Let me know if you have suggestions or comments.  This thread is such a great idea!

Me too!

Female
Age = 27
Height = 5'3.5"
Wrist = 5.8"
Current weight = 123 (BMI 21.4)
Goal weight = 114 (BMI 19.9)

Plan: 1500-1800 calories daily
Weight training 3x/week (60 minutes)
Running or elliptical 3x/week (45 minutes)
Yoga (1 to 2x/week)
Walk to and from work 4x/week (35 minutes each way)

I was steady around 115 to 117 until April of this year then gained weight due to overseas travel/change in diet/some health problems (still trying to work out).  I can't stand that I've let myself gain this and know that it will be a tough road ahead to get it off.  But I am motivated!

I wanna play!

Female, (almost) 19

Height: 5'7"

Wrist: just under 6"

Current Weight: 131 (BMI 20.5)

Goal Weight: 125 (BMI 19.4--note, it's not actually underweight, the actual underweight BMI is 18.5), preferably by the end of August

Plan: I eat healthily, 6 times a day. Weight workout 6 days a week for 90 minutes, plus I just ordered a power yoga DVD that I want to do 3 times a week. I'm trying to run but have major shin splints, so I'm figuring out what works for me to help with those. I do some cardio, though not much (thus the running thing). Thats pretty much my "plan," suggestions are welcome! And I'd love a buddy!

Female
Age = 27
Height = 5'5-3/4"
Wrist = 5.75
Current weight = 130 (BMI 21)
Goal weight = 115-120 (BMI 18.6-19.4)
Plan: 1300-1700 calories daily 
Weight training 3x/week (30 minutes)
Running 20-30 miles and elliptical 3x/week (45-60 minutes)

I was always told that I have a medium frame and I look okay, but my wrist size seems to indicate otherwise.  I've been maintaining around 130-132 for the past year and that's with binging for emotional reasons almost every day.  I'm guessing I could lose the weight if I followed the eating plan I'd like to do, considering the fact that I end up eating 2500-3000 calories on binge days (I'm good at work but it all hits in the evening).  I have not followed the diet plan above, but I'm hoping to work towards that. 

I'd love to have a diet buddy for encouragement/motivation!

How's everyone doing? It's so great to see more people in the group!

Baadd couple of days here.

Okay, not horrible, but went to China Town in Chicago yesterday and went nuts on fortune cookies, haha. Luckily we were walking everywhere, and the day before that I had way too much pizza, but it made me feel sick after awhile simply because I wasn't used to having pizza, so I didn't eat much after that (I was at my calorie cut-off for the day anyhow).

I weighed in at 121.5 today, probably mostly water weight (TTOM as well, but not for much longer).

Been good with the exercise though :)

I hope y'all have been doing better than I have, if not, well, that's okay anyhow. Not the end of the world :)

I am thrilled someone started this site!  Its hard to tell my weight and height without people saying "oh no- your already in the healthy range- stop now!!!"

height:  5'7"

weight: 129

GOAL: 122

wrist: 5.35

I'm 5ft 3 atm and my BMI is currently 22, i want to drop 19lb's though and get down to 105lb. I think that my BMI will probably be about 20 then wont it?

Oh sorry-

plan is:

Sunday: pilates

Monday: pilates w/ 1/2 walk

Tuesday: weights and elliptical

Wednesday: pilates

Thurdsay: weights and elliptical

Friday: off

Saturday: strength training and running

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