Women 5'8"-5'9" success pics

sllm1

5'8"

182 in the purple jacket
149 in the mud run pic
145 in the blue tank

I'm also doing CrossFit, so my arms in the left pic were at 158 and on the right at 145 with a year of training.

aimers7678

SW 192
CW 186
GW 160
5'8 1/2"
I absolutely love this post because it's people just like me and they lost so I can too! I just lowered my GW because I think it should be achievable!
I was really struggling in getting the scale to move until I got a dietitian who encouraged me to increase my fat and protein intake in order to make it not so hard cutting the carbs. It has made all the difference!!! Nuts cheese and guacamole are my snacks, so yummy and filling! I am no longer munchy throughout the day. I'm not anywhere near ketosis but cutting down the carbs to around 100 a day has done wonders for me. Still eating fruits and veggies, and I even still had toast with my eggs this morning. Just more cognizant of the carbs and how they affect how I feel. It's a slower weight loss but much more enjoyable and hopefully sustainable than anything I've tried in awhile!
Good luck all and thanks for the encouragement!

bcclenney

Notaphase wrote: »

I got down to 152 and then had three very stressful weeks where I was overeating by 500 calories a day and went up to 156. Five days ago I realized that I either had to give up or recommit. I recommited and it was super hard (harder than the first week I started on this program) but now I'm down to 154 again. I know these seem like small numbers but I know from past experience that the range between 150 and 156 is when I have to work the hardest and watch each pound.

I think maintaining and losing weight is mostly a mind game we play with ourselves. Keep strong. You've done an amazing job so far. Honestly I think your doctor just looked at a BMI chart and pointed at the middle of your height range and said, "you should be here". But BMI does not take muscle mass in account. So it may not be what's right for you. You look great, decide what is right for YOU and hold yourself to it. Win that mind game. Remember YOU need to be on YOUR side. Don't beat yourself up.

rebeccaEsmith

Great job by all

kpressnell2017

Embracing the power of facing my fears.
5ft9 245 in both pics -170 prebabies

Notaphase

Bum bum bum bump

BusyRaeNOTBusty

My goal weight is 150. I am currently 163. I have a larger frame (big shoulders, big hips, big head, hands and feet) and probably above "average" muscle mass.

I don't know why your doctor would tell you 140-145. I mean if you'd like to go that low, great, but you seem perfectly healthy where you are now. At 5'8" you can go up to 164 on the BMI scale and still be "normal".

Chele_Belle_

Bumpity bump

shur77

I think you need to assess overall...
I'm 5'8" and all 140 lbs (most of my twenties) you could count ribs on my back.

I lift now..a lot..and currently pretty chubby @205 but I have abs and quad separation at 160 lbs.
Weight is a really arbitrary number based on gravitational pull...measurements are a better guide and accurate body fat testing (dexa etc) are much more reliable indicators of health..and still better is blood work. If everything looks good and to your joints are ok-there's no need to chase someone's imaginary idea of a good number. It's just a guide.

Notaphase

Just to clarify, my doctor didn't tell me what I should weigh. I did weight watchers a few years ago and they said I should weigh between 140 and 145 for my height. The last time I went to my doc I told him I wanted to lose weight but that that goal seemed impossible for my frame. He said that it was a totally attainable goal for my frame so that was what I was referring to in my initial post. Anyways, good news! u was afraid to post this because I didn't want to jinx myself but I finally broke the 155 plateau! I've been between 149 and 152 for the last five weeks! After seeing myself at 149, I'm thinking 145 is a good goal for the body I want.
As a side note, when I did weight watchers in high school I got down to 147 for one week. Fifteen years later, my body looks soooo much better at 150 because I've been lifting weight this whole time. Curves in all the right places
I'll post a picture soon!