Any 5'6-8" Ladies who started around 175 pounds and looking to/ have already lost 40 pounds?

Sued0nim

Hi

Just popping in to say good luck and your eventual scale weight shouldn't matter unduly.

I am constantly surprised at the number of people who think they have to be low BMI to have the body they want

I'm 5'8, I weigh 158 at maintenance, my initial goal was 165. I lost 55lbs to get here. My BMI is 24, but my body fat is 23 %

Muscles rock, they are what pull you in tight and make you look and feel awesome.

So stick to your defecits, don't do it too fast (say 1% weight per week as a good guideline), move more and lift heavy

And don't think you have to have a low scale weight to be at target. Look at other metrics too...measurements, clothes, body fat %

lemonychild

have to say this is one of my favorite posts as of yet... probably because it feels good to see others trying to get to the same goal as me and also feels encouraging to read from those that BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.

MissJay75

AnnPT77 wrote: »

5'5", 59 y/o, SW 183 in mid-April 2015, CW 136, GW 125-130. (That may sound low to some for my age, but skeletally speaking I have narrower hips/boyish shape, and literally no breasts because of breast cancer/bilateral mastectomies, so I need to set my targets accordingly). I'm also hypothyroid.

If you're committed to lose the weight, you can do it. Advice:

• Read the "stickies" (permanent top posts) in the "Getting Started" and "General Weight Loss" categories on the forum. Lots of good info there.
• Weigh your food, when you have control of it, in grams. It's easier than measuring (once you learn how - from the "stickies"!) and waaaaay more accurate than estimating. Packages lie enough to throw off your deficit materially.
• When unsure, pick a relatively higher-calorie entry from the database. There are some badly-lowballed ones in there for a lot of foods. This is annoying at first, but you'll soon have good entries in your recent foods for things you eat regularly.
• When you have a special occasion coming up, eat a little lighter & save up a few calories on the days leading up, to use on that special day. Or, eat at maintenance calories on a *truly* special day (like your anniversary, *not* like "Mondays are hard").
• Experiment to figure out which types of food are more satiating for you (protein? fiber-containing? high-volume/low-cal? etc.), and what distribution of calories through the day works best for you (small breakfast/lunch + big dinner? 5 small meals? 3 even-sized meals with or without smaller snacks between? etc.).
• Find a *fun* (for you) way to move & burn some calories. Some people call this "exercise". Pick your activities so you can call it "having a really good time".
• *Don't* try to emulate the stupid weight-loss TV shows. Lose at a sustainable, achievable, slow rate of speed. Losing half a pound a week is better than losing 5 in week 1, and gaining it back in weeks 2 & 3.
• Eat enough protein, and use your muscles so you don't lose any more of them than you have to.
• Don't freak out about day-to-day weight fluctuations. Look at the direction your weight is trending over a period of weeks.

You absolutely can do this.

Well said - spot on!

And congratulations on all you have accomplished. Saying you've survived big challenges is understatement of the year. You are one strong lady! Way to persevere.

SpectacuLaura

Hi all! I'm 5'7" and currently 160lbs. I started at 187lbs in January and would like to get down to 140-135lbs. My biggest advice is to be patient and find some kind of exercise that you love! I've dreaded working out my whole life until I finally found yoga and weight lifting this year and it's made all the difference. I also try to eat really clean and loosely follow a carb cycling program with one cheat meal per week.

I'm always looking for fun, interesting, supportive friends on here and having similar body types/goals is a great added plus!

Miss_Caitlin

Hi I'm 5ft8. 40 to lose. You can add me

lemonychild

agreeee with Laura !!! so true. i hate the gym but sports i can do all day

TransformerOfYoungMinds

I'm 5'8, 178.5 pounds. Started at 309. I would like to lose 20-30 pounds. Feel free to add me!

jennknut

5'7" and the heaviest I got was 176, down to 162. Plateau for the summer but ready to get back on it and get down to 152. I lift weights 2x a week, cardio another 2-3 days through jogging/eliptical/whatever. I have found that the only way to be is patient and consistent

miss_vicky_5

Hey, mind if I join you? I joined MFP ages ago to see what it was about, but am finally at a point where I really need to do something.
I'm 5.7, currently around 160 (will weigh myself tomorrow morning for a benchmark), and hope to get down to 140, which will be the least I've weighed as an adult. I know exactly what my problems are, but seem unable to find the will power to do something about them. So here's to turning over a new leaf and sticking to it!
I got back into running about a year ago, which I'd had to abandon due to injuries, but I've just been overeating so much that I've been gaining weight in spite of working out about 5 days a week. So I know one of my big issues is portion control. I love food, and I love to eat, and sometimes I can't seem to stop. I've also been really bored at work, so I distract myself with eating. Recipe for disaster ...
Hope we can all help and motivate each other through this!

ksapp1570

Good Morning,

Today I am restarting again....I can't tell you how many times I have done this. I need some major accountability! I am 5'9 and at 191.00 I would love to get to 175 and then reevaluate. I am disciplined where it comes to exercise but my eating is horrible. I had a someone give me my IIFYM #'s back in March and never even really gave it a chance. I was in the middle of planning my wedding and just put it on the back burner. I have seen so many great reviews on the IIFYM but I don't know if I should try that again or just simply set my goals up in MFP and do the calorie counting. Does anyone out there follow the Macro plan on MFP? Thank you to everyone who has posted on this board. It makes someone like me feel like I can be open and honest. I am going to be 50 next May and I am on the road to getting Fit and Fabulous!

aurora_sky

Hi I'm 5'8" I crept up to 172 and trying to get down to 150 although 145 would be great. I recently started being very serious about my health. I am now at 167. Right now I am limiting my carbs and eating more veggies and fruits. I need help with exercising more.

tltmom

I'm no expert by any means, and I'm still a work in progress, but I've done better this time than my 1000000 previous attempts. I'm down 18 pounds from last year and run or lift 6 days a week. It's taken 14 months to even get this far. The things that have worked best so far:

Small, concrete, achievable goals for exercise and healthy eating.

Perseverance if I've had an off track meal or day.

Logging everything on MFP (good, bad, and ugly).

Reading success stories

Patience, patience, and more patience.

Community - MFP, plus I do group lifting, one group run per week, and my running group leader helps me with nutrition. I tried so many times by myself and it just didn't work.

Finding out through trial and error what works for you. It's not one size fits all.

Best wishes to everyone on their journey!

kar1ey

I'm 5'7" and currently 183lbs.

In 2011 I was 250lbs. It took me nearly 2 years to get to 160, mostly using MFP. The key to MFP is being 100% honest with yourself- track everything! My top tips- #1 Use a food scale! It makes life so much easier than using measuring cups and estimating. #2 Eat off of smaller plates, bowls, etc. Smaller portions look huge when you use smaller plates. It tricks your brain into thinking you're eating more.

I'm struggling to maintain and I fluctuate in between 175-185. I started to religiously track and meal prep 2 weeks ago. I'm trying to get down to 140-150 as this would be my ideal weight recommended by my doctor.

(Looking for new friends on MFP, feel free to add )

Machka9

5'6"
Started just over 175 lbs
Lost about 50 lbs so far

I was only going to lose 33 lbs, but I was on a roll!

O2BNWA

Ditto to Miss Jay- I started at 240 and am currently 170.9. I am 5'8 and 38 yrs old. I lost most of it on WW, but what has made a huge difference was my heart rate monitor- with a chest strap- I paid $100 online which was $80 cheaper then any sold in my city, what i found out was that i was working WAY to hard at WAY to high of a heart rate for WAY to long- i mean like 170-175 BPM for 60 minutes 6 days a week. I felt weak, dehydrated and starving, i was eating back so many of my burned calories, and then feeling shame/Guilt for eating. it was misery. Now im working out 45 min 6x a week and burning more fat percentage of my cals. 2.6 pounds this week GONE. Also i got a very expensive, again totally worth it, scale that measures my weight, body fat, muscle mass, Hydration and bone density by sending an electric charge through my body. That has been very motivating too, because i see how many different ways my body is changing and that is very motivating. Of course these items can't give you a completely perfect result, but it is so much more information then i had before! I record all that data every sat along with my weight. And of course i have two food scales, if you cook this totally makes sense, bc one is for fruits and veg and the other is meat/dairy so you dont have to keep washing/wiping the scale to weigh different items. Oh and also variety is key for me, i make big dishes and freeze half for later, so i have my own healthy TV dinners i have learned to mimic my fav restaurant or FF dishes and that has helped, now i like my food better then theirs! This site make it totally doable- and educational- i have learned so much about the nutrients in my food and am learning to play around to hit my goals for carbs, fiber, fat, protein and calories- this site makes it fun- trust me - i have done WW and it was miserable- this has been awesome!

fifisha

Hi I am 5'7" and weigh at 189lbs( my heaviest ) I lost 26lbs last year on a VLCD and managed to put it all back. Its either one or the other for me: food or exercise. I cant seem to be on track for both. I am starting again with iifym and hopefully exercise as well. I also have 40lbs to lose.
Feel free to add me

peace2082

I'm 5'7 170lbs last I checked
But until my wedding, I can't lose more than 10lbs or my dress won't fit lol I need to lose some back fat and tone up my arms.

After my wedding, I wouldn't mind getting down to 145. I got down to 135 a few summers back because my health went down hill and I was too nauseous to eat for a few months. My friends siad I looked too skinny. Wish I could add a photo lol

NotUrPocahontas

This is actually my exact situation! 23, 5'8", 174.4 lbs, looking to be 130 lbs. Been exercising for a while but just really starting to focus on my diet

miss_vicky_5

O2BNWA wrote: »

Ditto to Miss Jay- I started at 240 and am currently 170.9. I am 5'8 and 38 yrs old. I lost most of it on WW, but what has made a huge difference was my heart rate monitor- with a chest strap- I paid $100 online which was $80 cheaper then any sold in my city, what i found out was that i was working WAY to hard at WAY to high of a heart rate for WAY to long- i mean like 170-175 BPM for 60 minutes 6 days a week. I felt weak, dehydrated and starving, i was eating back so many of my burned calories, and then feeling shame/Guilt for eating. it was misery. Now im working out 45 min 6x a week and burning more fat percentage of my cals. 2.6 pounds this week GONE. Also i got a very expensive, again totally worth it, scale that measures my weight, body fat, muscle mass, Hydration and bone density by sending an electric charge through my body. That has been very motivating too, because i see how many different ways my body is changing and that is very motivating. Of course these items can't give you a completely perfect result, but it is so much more information then i had before! I record all that data every sat along with my weight. And of course i have two food scales, if you cook this totally makes sense, bc one is for fruits and veg and the other is meat/dairy so you dont have to keep washing/wiping the scale to weigh different items. Oh and also variety is key for me, i make big dishes and freeze half for later, so i have my own healthy TV dinners i have learned to mimic my fav restaurant or FF dishes and that has helped, now i like my food better then theirs! This site make it totally doable- and educational- i have learned so much about the nutrients in my food and am learning to play around to hit my goals for carbs, fiber, fat, protein and calories- this site makes it fun- trust me - i have done WW and it was miserable- this has been awesome!

Same here - I love all the data! I do a lot of running (not that that stopped m from piling on the pounds). Recently got a Garmin Forerunner 225, which has an HRM in the wristband, and GPS. My running coach sends me my exercise routine through Training Peaks, and I upload the stats from the Garmin to there. It tells me how many calories I burnt, min/max/average heart rate, how many times a minute my feet hit the ground ... love it! Now all I have to do is eat less.

megjay18

i'm 5'8" - i started at about 175, then had two kids and now i'm at around 188 (after being 200+ after the second kid). I'm hoping to get back down to 175, then down to about 150 and then see what happens from there! anyone on this thread - feel free to add me! i could use all the motivation i can get!

Milabella

Hi sisters! I'm 5'7.5" and have similar stats and goals. I would like to get down to 145lbs then reevaluate. I've always enjoyed exercising and focusing on healthy nutrition. I'm using mfp to view my caloric intake by the week and by the month and trying to stay consistent. Most of my life, I've maintained my weight by focusing on exercise. Now I'm interested in discovering what my true maintenance calories are. I have already started losing and haven't lost muscle weight yet, according to the body composition test I was measured against. That is very important to me. My next goal is to get a little stronger. Feel free to add me!