Taller mumsnetters: To ask, if you are 5 foot 7 - 11, what weight you are/are happy at?

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I've gained a bit of weight over lockdown. I'm normally very slim, but I am finding it difficult to know where I stand with my new weight as none friends of my friends are taller than 5 foot 6. I'm finding it difficult to read group chats of friends who have gained but are still weighing less than I was previously. I think I was too slim before but that has clouded my judgement of what is normal and I am worrying about my gain as I'm not used to seeing myself like this, so I'd like a bit of perspective and to see what feels healthy and good for other women.

If you are a lady 5 foot 7 to 5 foot 11 (or taller!), I'd love to know the weights you are comfortable at. I'm 5 foot 10 FYI.

Mama don't diet if you are breastfeeding - bfing is brilliant as you can eat what you want! I've never eaten so many cakes and cheese in my life! Just wean yourself off them about a month before you want to stop is my advice.

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I'm 5'8. My ideal weight is 10 stone, I look best at that but my body prefers 11 1/2, which puts me at a size 12. My current weight is 13 1/2, size 16 - I'm flabby with a fat face and look awful, so aiming for 2 stone off asap.

This! Thanks you saved me a job

I like 10
But my body is ok at 11 to 111/2 without really really working hard any lower requires thought and work.

I am 5' 7.5" though.

I’m 5, 7”. I’m happiest at 10.5 stone. I creep up to 11 stone very easily but never go over that so I guess my natural body weight is 11 stone.

I’m 5.7 and best is 10.5 stone
I’ve also gained weight over lockdown
Have a weird illness which means I can’t eat so yeah , every cloud !

I’m late 40s so getting concerned that some
Of this is menopause tummy

I'm 6ft, and feel best around 12st 7. When I've got to 13.5 st I feel flabby and crap. I'm very large framed though - I've been down to 9st and still couldn't get into size 12 shirts because they won't fit over my shoulders.

I'm 5' 10" and my lowest weight was just under 10 stone, although I thought it was great at the time, I looked really skinny and didn't suit me... Currently around 11 stone and although still slim, is good for me.. I seem to gain weight really fast so have to be weary of that.. currently hourglass figure but it only takes a week for me to become pear shaped

5"7 and 9st 12

Happy weight is 9st 6

I feel very uncomfortable at 10st+

5ft7 and currently 12st6 which I am not at all happy with but a combination of having 2 children close in age then severe back problems mean I can’t exercise and I’m not able to lose weight at the moment. I’m a size 14-16.

Pre pregnancy I was 10st4 and was a size 12 and was relatively happy with that.

Ideal weight would be about 9st7 and a size 10. Seems a long way off right now

I'm 176cm (5'9 ish?) and currently 76Kg (12 stones). I am size 16.

I've been doing 5:2 fast diet since February. I've lost a load (nothing like the incredible weight loss of @PoloNeckKnickers though. Well done, that's amazing )

I'm now back in the healthy BMI range which is good, but top end. I'd like to lose another 10 Kg ideally, but I'd settle for 6Kg.

At my lightest in my early twenties (I'm late 40's and menopausal) I was 60Kg but I didn't look very good at that weight and I was still a size 14 due to swimmers shoulders and wide hips.

5'7.5 and my happy weight is 10st. Any lower than that requires me to really restrict my calorie intake. Plus, I don't feel I look as nice, my hip and collar bones start to stick out a lot, I actually look older. I'm 10st 7lbs at the minute and I can feel it round my middle when I sit down, so I definitely need to lose that half stone 😂🙈

I'm 5 8 and weigh about 9 stone 2. I'm quite slim but not as skinny as you'd think based on that BMI because I'm quite slight boned so need to be on the lower end of the BMI scale to avoid being fat.

5'7 happiest at 9.10 stone when I'm a size 10. Currently 10.6 stone and would like to get back to ten stone. Just for my joints and back. Any extra weight on a bad back just means pain sadly.

5 foot 10ish and 15 stone ish. Feel disgusted with myself to be honest! I'm happy around 12 stone.

Love that @Mintjulia has a summer and winter weight!

I'm 5 7.5 and my ideal weight is 10st 4 (size 10-12). I weighed that from the age of about 15 (when I stopped growing) to 21. Now I weigh 12st 12 which is far too much (solid size 14).
I'm pregnant now so being really careful about not putting too much weight on. 11 weeks today and just 1lb so far 😊

At 5' 11" I was size 10-12 and 10st 10 in my 30s, but looked very slim. But I had to exercise daily and be super vigilant about food. Now I think 12-13st and a size 14-16 is fine at my height (plus I've had two kids and in late 50s now) I am fit and have muscle.
But I've seen articles of women same height and weight and they look very different, so the number shouldn't be your only guide.

I'm 5ft 9.

Currently tipping the scales at a disgusting 17 stone. My normal size 16 clothes are very tight.

My pre-pregnancy weight and what I'm aiming for by next spring is 13 stone 9.

Not blaming it all on the kids as the youngest is 6.

I'd like to be about 61 kg & am currently 64 kg. Very grateful this is stable for me & not rising. 1/8" below 5'8".

Apple store watch fit guide says my 165mm diameter wrists are relatively large for women. So maybe that means I am "big boned."

I’m 5ft 8 more or less and usually weigh about 60kg but have spent the last six Weeks runni g and doing yoga and feeling a bit love sick and have dropped to 56.8 kilos- I look much better. 40’s, two kids under 5

I'm 5 foot 10 and a half. Currently weigh around 13 stone 7. Down from my heaviest of 22 stone 4 years ago so I feel amazing!

I'm aiming for around 12 stone but I've plateaued big time so I'm not sure if I'llever get to that. I'm pretty happy as I am but want to shift my tum which does not seem to want to go.
I'm quite muscular as I do lots of exercise. I currently wear size 14 bottom and 12-14 on top.

I'm shocked to see so many women my height in the 9-10 stone bracket on here. That will absolutely never be me, but then I do lift weights so I guess our bodies would look very different

5'9 and 9st 10lb is my ideal. Any weight over 10 goes on unevenly and makes me feel uncomfortable.

I'm 173cm (5 foot 8) and tend to always stay naturally between 61 and 64 kilos.

5'9 , 70kgs/11 st. wouldn't want to be any heavier than this.

I'm 5'8". Ideal weight is 9st 4 to 9st 7lb (60kg). I feel slim but healthy at that weight. I'm slightly over this since dc3 and probably close to 10st at the moment. It all goes straight to my hips 😩.
Fascinating how different we all are.

5 ft 8.5 inches! Best weight 10.5-11 stone (10-12 clothes size). Currently 13 stone (still saying “I just had a baby” although she’s 2) and a size 14-16. Feeling a bit chunky.

5ft 9

Im 12st 3 at the moment and I have extra weight.

I think 11st 6 would be optimum. I can't see me being any lighter. I've got decent size boobs and bum