5'2 - What is your goal weight?

Hi all,

I'm about 5'2 and weigh 97 lbs. As I am recovering from an eating disorder, I would love to hear about others healthy goal weights that are similar to mine (108). I feel like I will be fat. -- could anyone share? Does anyone have pics?

If I could just see what other people look like when they are normal, that would be so motivating for me.

Anadrea

I am 5'1 and my goal weight is at the lowest 110 I 'll be really happy at 115 though

Hi,

Congrats on your progress toward recovery.

I'm not that much taller than you, 5'3" + 3/4, and my goal weight is 126lbs. I'm not too far from it now and I think I look really good at that weight.

I know your self perception is distorted, but you'll definitely be hot and not fat at 108.

Keep up the great work :)

I am 5"2..I chose my goal weight of 135..My sister is 2 inches taller than me and weighs 125. She has a frame very similar to mine.. She looks thinner than I want to look so I based my goal weight on that..
I am currently at 146 and I don't think Ill be happy @ 135 so I have set that as my mini goal,  once I hit it I will re-evalute..

Hi there, I'm 5'2" and weigh 56 kg, maybe a little less.  My goal is to be 54 kg, but that might be too much because I don't want to look haggard.  I was 110 lbs in high school but I felt fat because I didn't have muscle mass.  There's that "skinny fat" that you saw a lot in the 1970s when models were skinny but way out of shape and kind of gross.  I'm starting to think that I like there to be more of me, I want to be substantial and not a little fleck of a person.  Weird, huh?

Hello, I'm a little under 5'3 and weigh about 112 right now. My pics show me at about 105 though. I think I look a little too skinny in some of my pics....I would be happy anywhere from 107 - 110.

Hey there! I am 5'2 and I am weighing in around 120 this week. My goal is to be around 115 (a goal that the calorie-couunt site gave me), but even now, if I don't lose anymore, I would still be happy. I have a med-large frame and wear around a size 4-6 depending on the brand. No pics though; sorry!

I'm 5'2" and I think exactly 108 right now. My opinion, if you're recovering from ED 108 would probably be pretty good for you.

Sometimes I feel out of shape at this weight, but never fat. You wouldn't be fat. I'm also told that I'm 'small boned' and I don't really know what difference that makes.

I don't have pics where you can see my body up on here, but I'd be happy to give you my myspace profile or something.

Thanks for to everyone who replied!

Black Angel, that would be fantastic!

Does anyone have pics? I have no idea what a person is supposed to look like at a healthy weight. . .

Anadrea

anadrea - I'm 5-2 & weigh 108 now, and healthier than ever in my life! When others around buck-down to the weather and catch cold, I trudge along without a sniffle. I will add you to my friendlist so you can see what I look when I actually weight less.

If I gain more weight because I build more muscles, then so be it. What important is being healthy and looking great at the same time, right? :)
PS. I saw this profile of a fitness woman in Fitness magazine, she is 5-2, tight & muscle bound with BF% 14 (or less) and she weigh 110

1'm 5'2" and I gained a lot of weight last year, because my husband got sick and we quit playing tennis. My average weight is 105 - 108 but now I'm up to 123. I want to get back to 105-108. I really feel I look my best at the weight.

I just started c-c this week, and I'll be weighting in every Sunday. I also went back to the gym.

hey! i'm about the same height as you and also recovering from an eating disorder. i'm at a lot lower weight than you right now... and i know what you mean about thinking you'll be fat at a healthy weight... thanks for posting this! it definitely is motivating to hear what people our height look and feel normal at.

Hi sweetieforever,

I've read your posts before and I've looked at your pics. There are some where you look really good (healthy!) what was your weight before your ED started? What is your goal weight?

Are you in treatment? I'm sorry you're at a lower weight than I am. Part of me wants to be a lower weight, but my doctors will admit me if I go below 95lbs (which is like 85% of my body weight) and then they will force me to gain weight faster.

I'm kind of ashamed of my weight. But it is definately motivating to see what people look like at normal weights.

Can I add you as a friend?

Anadrea

hey -

i wouldn't want to be admitted either. i have a friend who is in the middle of a 4 month treatment center in arizona and she just wants to come home.  i'm actually not in treatment, although i probably could be. i'm going to start going back to a dietitian on my college campus though. as of right now my first appointment is next week. i know what you mean about wanting to be at a lower weight. it's a constant battle. i hate being underweight and just want to be normal and healthy but at the same time, i love it and want to be even lower. 

i'm not exactly sure how much i weighed before my ed. i'm guessing in the 140's. i was around 130 lbs my junior year of highschool but definitely put on a lot of weight after that, especially my senior year of highschool since we were allowed to go off campus for lunch (fast food, pop, candy... like everyday - it makes me want to gag now). the last dietitian i saw wanted me to at least get up to 100-105 lbs.  my dad has told me he thought i looked the best at around 115lbs, but i also know at that time i wasn't as active or necessarily ate healthy - i just didn't overeat.

which pictures would you like to know about? a few of them are from this past summer - and i would be between 93-95 pounds in those, the one that i'm eating the smore in was before my ed - right before college started, and the one that's somewhat blurry was from two summers ago.

i am also kind of ashamed of my weight, also. especially when i know i weighed about the same i did as a 12 year old... how pitiful is that? there are many times when i just want to be a woman again. 

of course you can add me =) i'm adding you back right now.

~*~ ruth marie ~*~

Hi ruth marie,

I thought the pic of you eating the smore was beautiful, as was the one that was blurry (you looked so happy!) The pic of you on your 18 birthday was kind of triggering -- you looked so thin -- kind of like the pics of me when I was very thin -- you are so beautiful though -- goodness I wish I looked like you!

Recovery is difficult. I am actually 17, though I will be 18 in three months. I am under the care of a team of specialists and because of that, they won't let me get to a lower weight without admitting me. This is the lowest I can be and stay out of the hospital, but I am working very hard to conquer my fear foods. I want to go to university next year.

I just want to be able to love my body and eat/exercise again without becoming obsessive. I don't want to count calories. I want to be like my friends who DON"T CARE about what they weigh, but look amazing regardless.

 But at the same time, I want to control my weight -- there is still the urge to starve and be underweight.

I've always been about 105 - 110 -- but I can't remember how I looked around that weight, and know I felt awful. I'm scared because when I turn 18 (very very soon) I won't have as much support and I don't want to risk falling back down to a low weight.

I hope you don't think less of me because I am at a higher weight than you.

Thanks for adding me!

Anadrea

I guess I would love to be around 110, but my biggest thing is just getting back a flat stomach since i'm skinny/muscular everywhere but there.

Wow - I don't know what to say.  Some of you are obviously going through some difficult stuff.  I wish you well.  I am just under 5'2".  I will be 39 next week.  2 kids.  I am currently 136... highest (not pregnant) is 145.  My goal is 125 - 128.  Any smaller and I don't feel right.  I like to be "thick" as I feel strong. I am a personal trainer...I don't like feeling skinny.  It makes me feel weak (thats my feelings).  Also - I have ginormous boobs that have nothing to do with my weight.  They are always the same (34G!).  Surely that has to account for a few pounds!  Good Luck everyone!

wow... ya'll are going real small. my goal weight is 120 to be in the healthy range on here, but i'd settle for 135. i have larger boobs (DDD), so that accounts for something, but i'm curvy and want to remain curvy. i love having a tiny waist with hips and thighs and a butt and boobs!!! i feel sexy!

anadrea,

thank you for the compliments =) i was happy in the blurry pic, and i know exactly what you mean about the birthday picture. there are days when it frightens me, too. i know what you mean about a lack of support and falling back to a low weight. i had sooo much support over the summer and it was the best thing that could have ever happened. i was surrounded by friends and people that i look up to so much for about a month. it kept my mind off of food 24/7 and it was so enjoyable. now, being back home and not surrounded by that atmosphere makes it more difficult and now is when i'm slipping again. i hate it that i'm slipping which is part of the reason i'm looking into the dietitians at my university. 

i also just want to love my body and not have to worry about calories or if i exercised enough or whatever. there are so many times i envy the people around me that can eat whatever the want and never worry about the number on the scale. and i completely understand the urge to starve again. what scares me is that i know i could easily do it again.

there is no way i would ever think less of you because you are at a higher weight than me. it actually comes as an inspiration - hearing of someone working to become healthy again. because i would love to be back there again. i know i would look and feel better. it just goes back to the love-hate relationship between ourselves and our ed. on the one hand you want to be healthy, but on the other hand you want to hang on to that control.

i look forward to continue talking with you. we'll get through this... someday we'll be stronger for it.

~ ruth marie

i'm 5'1 and 102 pounds..totally do NOT have an eating disorder, i just exercise regularly, but i love food, and i do not look way skinny at all. at 108 pounds i looked exactly the same i guess i just lost a little bit of muscle so at 5'2, 108 should be perfect!

Thanks everyone,

Its very difficult to eat what I know I need to do to gain weight. I told my nutritionist about the calories the site had recommended to maintain (1700) and she was like :O "You are confused, that's your BMR." I was like, "no, my BMR is 1100cals." And she was like, "I don't know what kind of site you are looking at, but you need to trust me as your dietician." ( I know CC is right for most people, its just my metabolism is screwed from my ED)

But strangely I ate 2400 cals average this week and didn't gain at all. My eating disorder has really screwed my metabolism. It's fast. Too fast for someone like me who avoids exercise until I can control my urges to starve and lose weight (because I am compulsive and cannot stop exercising once I start -- it is like a sickness -- please don't be disgusted)

It's wonderful to hear everyone's healthy goal weights, because it really keeps everything in perspective.

I've eaten 1339 cals today. I don't know if I should eat more. Will I risk starvation mode at under 1500 calories per day?

Anadrea