Ideal weight for 5'3 🤔

[caremummy]

I'm 5'3 small-medium frame and doing SW & c25k. Just realised will need to think of and aim towards a target weight but as I've been overweight since the age of 12 I don't know 🤷‍♀️. My BMI is currently 27.5, the NHS suggested 7st10 (lower end) which I could never achieve and wouldn't want to. Any thoughts appreciated - t.i.a xxxx

[OSETmum]

I'm 5'4 and 8st2, which feels about right. I think that formula above sounds pretty accurate.

[Alcea]

I'm 5ft 3 and was 9 stone 2 pounds on the scales this morning. It takes a huge amount of discipline with eating and exercising a few times a week to hover around 9 stone.
I really can't imagine being under 9 stone, I'd have to starve myself.

[IThoughtYouSaidGin]

I'm 5ft 3 and currently 13 stone

My ideal is 8.5 stone, I feel flabby still at 9.5

I'm currently a size 14 and would be a 10 at 9.5 and a 8-10 at 8.5

[Bombardier25966]

There is no ideal weight because we are all built differently. I'm 9 stone at the moment and look gaunt, I look far better closer to 10 stone. Equally someone could be 8 stone and that is ideal for them.

Don't set yourself a definite target. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll know when you've reached the right weight for you.

[Potterhead113]

My friend is slim and fit and is 5ft2 and weighs just over 10 stone, she has quite a bit of muscle though

[revolution909]

I'm 9st and I already struggle with finding clothes my size :/ . I'm XS at some places and size 6 in others. I had to buy some kids t-shirts because there weren't any smaller ones at gap !

[Waybalooloo]

I am usually between 7 and a half and 8 stone.

[Rioja123]

I'm the same height as you and currently 9 and a half stone. I'm trying to get down to 9 for my wedding.

[FitbitAddict]

That formula sounds about right for me. At 10st 3 it was all round my tummy and I could barely squeeze into size 12 trousers. I used 5:2 and got down to 8st 2 which was too scrawny for my top half - I was all ribs and collar bones. Around 8st 5 is my happy medium so I still have 4.5lbs to lose by next Saturday when we go on holiday.

[revolution909]

Wow that's super light GreenVelvet!

[GreenVelvetandCajmere]

100lbs for first five feet plus 5lbs for every additional inch for a very petite frame/small boobs (Devine formula)
108lbs for first five feet plus 4lbs for every additional inch for others (Robinson formula)

So 5'3" would 115-130lbs. So 8 stone 3 to 9 stone 4. Anywhere you feel most comfortable in that range.

[TheMasterNotMargarita]

I'm 5' 3"
Currently 8 stone 10 ish which is a bit more than normal for me but I'm still bf so boobs (and bum and tummy) are a bit bigger.
I don't think I look too bad though and the majority of my clothes still fit bar a couple of pairs of tight jeans.
I'm normally between 7 1/2 to 8 stone. I don't mind being a bit heavier.
I was between 6 1/2 and 7 stone when I was younger but I had teeny boobs and i have a small frame.

[Soubriquet]

Sorry to hijack slightly but wanted to say thank you OP.

This gives me an idea of what I should be aiming for. I'm severely underweight so being 5"3 it looks like 7 stone would be a good minimum at least

[revolution909]

You're lucky boulshired my boobs are gone :(

[Boulshired]

I am 5 foot 3 but anything below 9 and I look ill. I am an hour glass and no amount of dieting will reduce my 36" hips and 36" E boobs. At my thinnest I was 36 - 24 - 36. My size must make me look taller as people are always surprised by my height and assume I am taller.

[NatalieRushman]

I hover around 7 stone 12, and can drop a pound or two when I try, but I find 7 stone 12 is the perfect balance of feeling good and eating whatever I want.

[seething1234]

I have two close friends my height and the are in the 7stone range and look bloody amazing

[seething1234]

I'm 5ft2 and 8 and half stone. I would never be able to get below 8 but would love to get to 8st3.

When I go above 9 I feel massive, I feel as wide as I am tall-not a nice feeling!

I have big boobs (dd) tiny waist but have a tendency to carry weight on hips and tummy. Slim fat is perfect expression for me. I look fine in clothes but have about 25-30% body fat

[ChinchillaFur]

I think it does depend a bit on how petite your frame is and how big your boobs are. Also, half a stone makes a pretty big difference at the lower height range.

I'm 5'3 and hover around 9 stone. I have a small frame i.e. tiny wrists, no hips and definitely no boobs! I feel amazing at 8'7 but it is far too difficult to maintain. 9 stone is maintainable with little effort really. If I slide towards 9'7 I do start to look pudgy.

I reckon 7 stone would be extremely light for 5'3.

[houseinamess]

I am that height and should be around 9 stone, though I used to be 8 and a half some years ago. I need to lose a lot of weight as I'm around 12 stone at the moment, far, far too heavy. I have smallish bones and I just can't get away with any extra weight. It's just crept on despite having lost 2 stone a few years ago. I can't see how anyone this height would look good over 9 and a half stones unless they were quite big boned.

[ItMustBeBedtimeSurely]

I look good at anything under 9 and a half. I'm pear shaped though, so have v slim waist and torso at that weight, and just a slightly large arse.

[roarityroar]

For me I look best at 8 stone 3 and feel fine up to about 8 stone 11. I'm fairly slight though.

How do you feel?

[n0ne]

I'm 5'3" and definitely feel a bit overweight at my usual weight of 11st but wouldn't want to go below 9st. After having DD and bfing for a year, I naturally got down to 9st 6lb and felt fantastic, but I felt like if I lost any more, I'd be starting to look gaunt. And my bum and hips disappeared which I hated! I was a size 10-12 at that weight, I wouldn't really want to be any smaller than that. It depends on your whole frame, not just your height.

[revolution909]

I'm 5'3 and weight exactly 9st. I had always been overweight so I still struggle to know what my "ideal weight" should be as I have no frame of reference. My size is a 6/8 and have a very athletic build (think visible muscles pretty much everywhere!)

[cathyandclare]

I'm 5'3" I feel ok at 8st 9 and good at 8 st 5, I don't think I've been below 8st 2', my body or my greed just won't get that low and even at my lowest weight I've never looked remotely skinny.
If I teeter over 9 st 3 I look properly stocky
I LONG to be willowy but with short sturdy limbs that is an impossible dream.