I am a short guy. 5 foot 8.
If you are 165 at that height, you are at a good weight, in my opinion.
SC, if you are that tall, then you also are at a good weight. Maybe what you need to do is not focus on dieting, but do some sort of working out. When I was 11 I started aerobics, and it was fun, but once I got in high school it was all weight lifting. Before my back got too bad to handle, I would do 10 miles a day on my exercise bike, lift weights for 30 mins to an hour, and then walk the neighborhood, 3-9 miles. I did this 6 days a week for forever. I really believe that's what you should be doing. I know a lot about that stuff, as well as therapy for damaged parts of the body. Gee, I wonder why I should know about that.
p.s. I will merge my posts in a bit if they are all in a row. I have never read the start of this thread before.
Well I am not really trying to loose weight, I am trying to burn fat and put on muscle. So I want my weight to stay fairly constant, but with a smaller waist.
Besides my spine getting fixed, this is what else I want to do. Get all the muscles back that I had before this crap happened to me. Please believe me that I'm not trying to sound like a snob or anything else, but even after 3 children, I kept a great body. Right after my last child, I was 116, a size 4/5 small. I'm a midget at only 5'5", though. I did that workout that I mentioned up above, and ended up with some serious muscle. I went to 125 lbs, but could still wear my 4/5 small. I must have burned a lot of fat doing that. I also ate very very healthy. Anyways, I WANT THAT BACK!!! Who all is going to lift weights with me?