|
|
10D Crack Champion
    
| RunninOnARooster - 2014-07-20 5:30 PMWell I'm 5'6" and weigh 107. I'm not unhealthy, I have plenty enough muscle to ride "correctly". I admit id like to gain a few pounds since before I had my son (3years ago) I averaged around 112. I have never been told by a doctor I was unhealthy, I just have a good metabolism for now I guess. But just to let y'all know even at 107lbs I can still carry feed sacks, hay bales and sling a roping saddle over a horse ;) However because of my weight I think I've had more opportunities to ride horses for others, several people have asked me to run or just leg up their horses after an injury. I think it really depends on age, skin, overall bone structure, body type, muscle, where and how a person carries weight. I am sure you look very healthy at your weight. I am the same height as you. If I was near your weight, people would recommend me a stay in the hospital because I would look truly anorexic. My ideal weight would be 125-135....although there might be some who would think I would be too thin. As I get older it might not look good on me. I think age makes a difference in how a particular weight looks on person. I have been around 115 in high school. I looked very healthy then. I would not look that way now because the skin just doesn't look the same even though I am not old, just older.....as we age our skin sometimes looks younger and healthier with a tiny bit of fat. That's why people get fillers injected in their faces. LOL
Edited by sodapop 2014-07-20 7:50 PM
|
|
| |
|
Cold hands and Warm Heart
Location: oklahoma | sodapop - 2014-07-20 7:48 PM RunninOnARooster - 2014-07-20 5:30 PMWell I'm 5'6" and weigh 107. I'm not unhealthy, I have plenty enough muscle to ride "correctly". I admit id like to gain a few pounds since before I had my son (3years ago) I averaged around 112. I have never been told by a doctor I was unhealthy, I just have a good metabolism for now I guess. But just to let y'all know even at 107lbs I can still carry feed sacks, hay bales and sling a roping saddle over a horse ;) However because of my weight I think I've had more opportunities to ride horses for others, several people have asked me to run or just leg up their horses after an injury. I think it really depends on age, skin, overall bone structure, body type, muscle, where and how a person carries weight. I am sure you look very healthy at your weight. I am the same height as you. If I was near your weight, people would recommend me a stay in the hospital because I would look truly anorexic. My ideal weight would be 125-135....although there might be some who would think I would be too thin. As I get older it might not look good on me. I think age makes a difference in how a particular weight looks on person. I have been around 115 in high school. I looked very healthy then. I would not look that way now because the skin just doesn't look the same even though I am not old, just older.....as we age our skin sometimes looks younger and healthier with a tiny bit of fat. That's why people get fillers injected in their faces. LOL
I graduated 30 years ago, I weighed nearly the same all through life, even after 4 kids, until..... Middle age. I'm almost where I want to be to be and it's no where near my pre menopausal weight. Lol. I'm getting fit again though and feel 100% better than I did a year ago. Long story short, haha. I agree with your post. Our skin sags, etc as we age. I wouldn't look healthy at my 'old ' weight. I think a person can 'feel' when they're at their healthiest and best weight, toned and it's different for each one of us. |
|
| |
|
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 520
| I am 5'4" and currently 120 pounds. I was a lot more fit when I was closer to 130 and at that weight had very very little fat on my body and was in sooo much better shape. I'd much rather be fit and weigh more than lighter and out of shape, muscle weighs more than fat. I looked thinner at my higher weight and I rode much better. I can't fit into any of my clothes I was wearing at my higher weight now (too small). Now I am just jiggly, unhappy and unmotivated! If you are in good shape why worry about the number? |
|
| |
|
 Expert
Posts: 2097
Location: Deep South | LMS - 2014-07-20 8:47 AM Since ALL women tell the truth about their weight I bet that article has tons of truth to it! Simple muscle that these girls have on them stretched over bone= more than 110#, it takes a very tiny gal to weigh that!
Exactly! Lol! I'm not saying all of these women aren't tiny and in great shape! I'm sure they are! But seriously, show me a woman that doesn't fudge the #'s by 5-10+ lbs anytime she's asked to put her weight down? |
|
| |
|
 Pork Fat is my Favorite
Posts: 3791
Location: The Oklahoma plains. | BamaCanChaser - 2014-07-21 8:51 AM LMS - 2014-07-20 8:47 AM Since ALL women tell the truth about their weight I bet that article has tons of truth to it! Simple muscle that these girls have on them stretched over bone= more than 110#, it takes a very tiny gal to weigh that! Exactly! Lol! I'm not saying all of these women aren't tiny and in great shape! I'm sure they are! But seriously, show me a woman that doesn't fudge the #'s by 5-10+ lbs anytime she's asked to put her weight down?
Seriously though- I have seen most of these ladies in person and the short ones are TINY and the tall ones are still mega thin! Look how Fallon looks hippy compared to the rest and she says she weighs 155# and in person I would not call her puffy. The camera does add 10# for sure. |
|
| |
|
 Elite Veteran
Posts: 929
| If it gets me to the NFR...I don't care what I have to weigh. At 5'7" if I look like crap with my gold buckle, new truck, and wads of cash...sure. I can eat at In-N-out on the way home from winning. LOL As long as I am strong enough to stay on my horse and have the stamina to ride well for 10 days straight, I'd totally do it, and once I have delivered my baby, that is my goal.  |
|
| |
|
  Ms. Manners
Posts: 1820
Location: Oklahoma | If you use a BMI calculator, most of the listed heights and weights are at the low end of "normal," with four in the underweight range.
However, if they are competitive and feel good at the weight they are at, who am I to tell an athlete with a poor BMI that she is unhealthy?
|
|
| |
|
Ms. Manners
Posts: 1820
Location: Oklahoma | BamaCanChaser - 2014-07-21 8:51 AM LMS - 2014-07-20 8:47 AM Since ALL women tell the truth about their weight I bet that article has tons of truth to it! Simple muscle that these girls have on them stretched over bone= more than 110#, it takes a very tiny gal to weigh that! Exactly! Lol! I'm not saying all of these women aren't tiny and in great shape! I'm sure they are! But seriously, show me a woman that doesn't fudge the #'s by 5-10+ lbs anytime she's asked to put her weight down?
There are several that even if you add 10 lbs to the declared weight, they are still "underweight" according to their BMI. The majority are at the bottom end of "normal," even adusting the weight. |
|
| |
|
10D Crack Champion
| RodeoCowgirl4u - 2014-07-21 1:02 PM
If it gets me to the NFR...I don't care what I have to weigh. At 5'7" if I look like crap with my gold buckle, new truck, and wads of cash...sure. I can eat at In-N-out on the way home from winning. LOL As long as I am strong enough to stay on my horse and have the stamina to ride well for 10 days straight, I'd totally do it, and once I have delivered my baby, that is my goal.
LOL Eat at In-n-out on the way home. HAHA.. Never eaten at one. Don't know if they have them anywhere in Oklahoma, but now I want a burger! Dang it! |
|
| |
|
 Mighty Elk Slayer
Posts: 2428
Location: Lewisburg, Tennessee | I'd love to know what Lisa Lockhart does to stay fit and healthy looking....we're about the same age and height. I would love to know her secret! 
Edited by wyodrumrunner 2014-07-24 1:11 PM
|
|
| |
|
 Vodka for Lunch
Location: Lala Land | wyodrumrunner - 2014-07-24 1:09 PM I'd love to know what Lisa Lockhart does to stay fit and healthy looking....we're about the same age and height. I would love to know her secret!
I've heard her say in interviews just working on the ranch and riding her colts. |
|
| |
Folks on-line