I am having a hard time to figure out what should I weigh. I looked at BMI chart and cannot imagine I weigh that little. Right now I am hovering around 150 -152 lbs. My goal is to weigh around 140 lbs; however, according to BMI chart, I am still overweight. By the way, I am 5”2’.

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I'm 5'2", and my surgeon's projection was either 132 or 133--I can't remember for sure. I plan to aim significantly lower, but will reconsider as I approach.

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I'm 5'2 and the surgeon was actually ok with a goal weight of 135 but I was going to aim closer to 130. Anything between 130-135 will be ok with me for the most part.

I'm 153cm which is just a tad over 5'. My surgeon never gave me a goal - I think they are happy once your BMI is in the healthy range. I currently weigh 54kg which is approx 119lb but I'm aiming for 52.5kg 115lb. I am by no means skinny and still have some excess weight around the middle.

Edited February 11, 201016 yr by elcee

I know what you mean about this weight sounding so tiny. I'm 5'3" and my doctor wants me to weight NO MORE than 140 which is the highest weight that will put me in the "normal" BMI range. When I tell folks I still have 83 pounds to lose (my ticker goal is my mini goal--under 200) they gasp and tell me that will be way to thin. Even my husband is afraid I will be too skinny. I weighed more than that in middle school.

With that being said, I asked a girl at work who is 5'2" to be frank with me about her weight (she knows I wasn't asking to be nosy) and she was glad to help. I asked because I think she looks great...not to skinny and certainly not too big. She currently weighs 125 but said that she has put on a few pounds recently (which I can't tell) and that she normally weighs 116-118 and that is where she is comfortable. SO...based on that, if I get down to 140, I think I will look very similar to her since I am an inch taller and much more busty. When I look at it that way, it sounds okay.

I am 5'3" and I could not even wrap my head around 140! It seems soooo far off!! I think the lowest I have ever been was 165 and that was in HS~. If I make it back to that I would be okay. I am in the start of this journey though so we will see where it takes me.

I'm 5'3" and remember my GP suggesting I need to be 125 --I literally laughed at her. I said my body is simply not designed to be that small. My surgeon and I settled on 145-150 as a realistic goal. I could have very well stayed at 150 comfortably; I felt great, looked good, lots of energy, wore a size 8, and didn't feel 'over-weight' despite what my BMI claimed.

I am 5'2...my surgeon said 130 would be great. I am about 140 right now...everyone says I look perfect. I would like to get to 136 (before plastic surgery) just so that I can say I am in a normal BMI. Then after plastic surgery, I hope to be 129 or so...we shall see I guess....

My surgeon didnt say anything about how much I should lose. I can, however, tell you that I started out at 321.6 lbs and now weigh 128 lbs. I look good at this weight – I could probably stand to lose another 8 lbs. My regular doctor said at 5’3 I should weigh between 113 and 140 lbs depending on muscle tone and body type. He also pointed out that I most likely only have 4 – 5 lbs of extra skin (the skin issue is slowly going away by the way), so if I include that, 117 – 144 would be considered healthy.