any ladies start at higher end of healthy weight

tequila09

And successfully got down to the lower healthy range??

I'm 5'8 currently 153ish and my goal is to be 130 maybe a little higher just depends but it seems to be very difficult to lose weight when you don't have much to lose. I would love to see how you did it and if you have before and after pics thank you!!!

tequila09

I would also love to know how many calories you ate like if you ate more equal or less than your bmr

manasunshine

bump,
i want to know the same!

maddiedog22

I'm 5'2 started at 140 on mfp but was at 157(had a baby) I'm now 127lbs and I do cardio for about 45-60 mins a day and lift a lil and crunches, pushups, lunges, squats, etc. I eat healthy I eat about 1200-1300cal a day sometimes eat calories back depending how hungry. I drink homemade protien shakes a couple times a week usually after a big workout. No pop, candy, or chips, nothing fried, or no fast food. Everything I eat is as sugar free and fat free as possible. I workout everyday unlike some ppl who do it 4-5 times a week. It's been hard but worth it

maddiedog22

I'm 5'2 started at 140 on mfp but was at 157(had a baby) I'm now 127lbs and I do cardio for about 45-60 mins a day and lift a lil and crunches, pushups, lunges, squats, etc. I eat healthy I eat about 1200-1300cal a day sometimes eat calories back depending how hungry. I drink homemade protien shakes a couple times a week usually after a big workout. No pop, candy, or chips, nothing fried, or no fast food. Everything I eat is as sugar free and fat free as possible. I workout everyday unlike some ppl who do it 4-5 times a week. It's been hard but worth it

I have also cut most alcohol out as well. I'm not saying my way is right but it works for me

tabi26

I'm 5'5" and I started out at 151 pounds, I'm currently 138. My BMR is 1438. My calories are set at 1450. I eat between 1500-1700 calories a day, depending on the day. I eat pretty much whatever I want, as long as it's under my calorie goal and close to or under my carb goal.

No before and after pics yet, but soon I'll be 30 days into my workout program and might post pics then (if it looks like anything has changed lol )

And it can be quite difficult to lose this "last few" but just keep on going, and it will happen

tequila09

I'm 5'2 started at 140 on mfp but was at 157(had a baby) I'm now 127lbs and I do cardio for about 45-60 mins a day and lift a lil and crunches, pushups, lunges, squats, etc. I eat healthy I eat about 1200-1300cal a day sometimes eat calories back depending how hungry. I drink homemade protien shakes a couple times a week usually after a big workout. No pop, candy, or chips, nothing fried, or no fast food. Everything I eat is as sugar free and fat free as possible. I workout everyday unlike some ppl who do it 4-5 times a week. It's been hard but worth it

Thank you for your input, anyone else???

iron_jj

I'm 5'8" and 163ish atm (so the higher end of a normal weight) and I'm currently eating ~1400 NET calories. Usually I burn between 300-400 calories/day 5x a week.

tequila09

I'm 5'5" and I started out at 151 pounds, I'm currently 138. My BMR is 1438. My calories are set at 1450. I eat between 1500-1700 calories a day, depending on the day. I eat pretty much whatever I want, as long as it's under my calorie goal and close to or under my carb goal.

No before and after pics yet, but soon I'll be 30 days into my workout program and might post pics then (if it looks like anything has changed lol )

And it can be quite difficult to lose this "last few" but just keep on going, and it will happen

What work out program are you doing?

lconverse

I have always struggled with this! I've been "healthy" but not confident with my weight. The only thing that has FINALLY started to work is to stay away from processed food. Eat organic whenever you can!!! I realized that sugar is my downfall, and still is! With my fitness pal I could see that I was going over on sugar EVERY DAY. I found that I have to limit even the good sugars, for example fruit, too!

Of course exercise is important too, cardio as well as strength training. Find something you love, stick to it.

If you're still struggling, there's a such thing as having your hormones so out of whack that it actually could be causing you to hold onto weight. However, processed food plays a big role with your hormones. Jillian Michaels wrote a book called Master Your Metabolism...it honestly was so helpful!

lizdme

Similar stats to me. I started around 165 and lost a few pounds before joining MFP. I am 5'8" and hope to get to 135ish. I work out about 5 days a week, mostly doing various Jillian Michaels videos. As it gets warmer, I will start running again. I have lost about 8 pounds since starting, but many more inches. I wish I had taken starting measurements, but I had low expectations. My clothes are fitting much better so results are there, just not on the scale!

bunnysone

I'm 72kg (158.4lb) and am at a comfortable weight, but am looking to very slowly drop to 68kg ready to compete in a 25km trail run in June, as this will allow me to compete better.
After the race, I'm hoping to stay around 70kg.

I'm about 5'10" also, but anything under 68kg will be too low for me, I'm not happy being under that weight as it feels too low, plus I need to have enough muscle and size to compete in endurance events.

I am still eating around 2000 calories a day, but regularly exercising up to 1000 calorie burns in a day, so need to fuel for those more than anything, but primarily eat lots of wholegrains, fruit, vegetables, lean meat etc.

GemmaRowlands

I didn't start there, but that's where I am now, and am hoping to get down into the mid/lower range (depending on how I feel when I get there). I'm eating 1,400 cals per day, not eating back exercise cals, and am burning between 100-800 cals per day with exercise (according to the calculators on here).

maddiedog22

I'm 5'5" and I started out at 151 pounds, I'm currently 138. My BMR is 1438. My calories are set at 1450. I eat between 1500-1700 calories a day, depending on the day. I eat pretty much whatever I want, as long as it's under my calorie goal and close to or under my carb goal.

No before and after pics yet, but soon I'll be 30 days into my workout program and might post pics then (if it looks like anything has changed lol )

And it can be quite difficult to lose this "last few" but just keep on going, and it will happen

What work out program are you doing?

What do u mean?

Charlottejogs

Me too- in the healthy range but want to go a little further- not much luck with it.

aimeerocksx3

I'm 5'6'' and 150 lbs, so I'm healthy(ish). I was eating at 1200 calories for more than a month, but wasn't losing ANY weight. I've recently bumped up my calories to 1470, and I've noticed I'm much happier and not hungry all the time. I like the leiway of calories. I feel like 1200 wasn't enough for me. Plus I've been reading on the forums here that bumping up the calories helped people hurtle plateaus. Not sure why it works, but I've been weighing myself recently (not recording it because I only record my weight on Tuesdays), and I've noticed I'm at about 149

I try to work out 5 times a week. Cardio every visit, weight training every other visit, ab work every visit.

LorinaLynn

I started in Dec. 2010 at 160# at 5'5, which put me about 10 pounds over a healthy weight for my height.

Lost 30 pounds in about 7 months. I did best when I ate between 1350-1500 plus exercise calories, so I was usually around 1800-2000 total calories. (So... yeah, over my bmr by quite a bit.)





During that time, my main forms of exercise were running and doing body weight exercises & stuff with 5# dumbbells. Since July, I've taken up strength training with heavy weights and that's made an amazing difference in my body shape. I went down a little more in weight until I went on maintenance in October, then up a little with the holidays and a stress fracture that kept me off my feet for over a month, and now I'm back to 130# again. I eat around 1900-2100 most days now.





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karen_thinmint

I started MFP at the higher end of healthy; now I am about 15 pounds down 3 months later.

I lose about 1.2 lbs/week on average. I try to net 1200 cals every day.

My exercise isn't very exciting: walking, pilates (reformer and mat), yoga, etc. I'm starting higher impact now to tone more for summer.

The weight comes off slowly, especially when you compare it to other people's losses, but don't get discouraged it'll come off. Slowly but surely it does. )

tabi26

I'm 5'5" and I started out at 151 pounds, I'm currently 138. My BMR is 1438. My calories are set at 1450. I eat between 1500-1700 calories a day, depending on the day. I eat pretty much whatever I want, as long as it's under my calorie goal and close to or under my carb goal.

No before and after pics yet, but soon I'll be 30 days into my workout program and might post pics then (if it looks like anything has changed lol )

And it can be quite difficult to lose this "last few" but just keep on going, and it will happen

What work out program are you doing?

I'm doing P90X.

elenabab

I'm 5'9" and started out at 168 lbs, now 151 lb over 3.5 months. The lower you go, the longer it takes to burn off those pounds. I have lost weight previously and at my lowest weighed 135 lbs. The road from 145 to 135 took me forever (6 months?) despite doing the elliptical or biking 1-1.5 hrs/day in addition to strength training/toning 3 times/week and very carb restricted diet. This time around, I eat whatever I want, aim for 17-20% protein intake/week, but keep track of my calories. I think that I have gained more muscle than I did last time, which is good. I also think that varied exercise helps greatly - I swim intervals and run intervals and do toning/weights, all in the same week, or even day. I think that as you drop lower, you HAVE to workout longer and harder to lose, because your body becomes more efficient. Good luck, hang in there. Don't despair if results don't come quickly, you will lose weight (or at the very least fat) if you just keep going with your routine.

Kincar

This is me. I droppped 10 lbs which put me in the healthy range. I've had some trouble losing more so I increased my calories. My BMR is 1407 but I eat about 1500. More on hard workout days. I was doing mainly cardio, but I decided to start lifting weights. I used to do it many years ago. I felt great, plus muscle burns more calories. It hasn't been long enough to tell if it's working but I definitely feel better with the increased calories.

The closer you are to your goal the slower the weight seems to take to come off.

tequila09

How do you like p90x

diggly

I'm 5'6" and my starting weight was around 147 with a BMI of 23.9 (higher end of healthy weight range). I'm now 128lbs and BMI of 20.7. My GW is between 120 to 125lbs.

My BMR is around 1270 (being sedentary given that I have a desk job). I started off VLCD pre-MFP and lost around 15lbs that way and after MFP, I am on around 1600 to 1800 cals per day (net is above 1300 or 1350 daily). Weight is coming off much slower now compared to pre-MFP but it has been a deliberate move on my part to take it slower with a proper exercise and strength training regime.

Karmynzahringer

I started mfp at 163 and am around 155 in 40 days, I had lost about 11 lbs before that as well, so down 19 total, but it does seem slow. I have it set for 2lbs a week, but never lose that much, wondering about changing it to 1lb a week for awhile, but with my wedding being in May, I don't want to take any chances. I do not work out that much for the last 2 weeks, but when I did, I was eating at least half of my exercise calories back when I had the appetite to do so. Like you I would like to lose more and it sure seems to be taking forever!

tequila09

Thank you so much everyone!!! I've been at work so I'm using my phone.

Im thinking I probably need to focus on strength training to get my body fat percentage to go down. Thanks again for your insight!!!

tequila09

Lorinalynn I've seen your pictures before on the forums and you have had amazing results which confirms my thought to focus on strength training!!

MrsKosal

I'm 5'2 started at 140 on mfp but was at 157(had a baby) I'm now 127lbs and I do cardio for about 45-60 mins a day and lift a lil and crunches, pushups, lunges, squats, etc. I eat healthy I eat about 1200-1300cal a day sometimes eat calories back depending how hungry. I drink homemade protien shakes a couple times a week usually after a big workout. No pop, candy, or chips, nothing fried, or no fast food. Everything I eat is as sugar free and fat free as possible. I workout everyday unlike some ppl who do it 4-5 times a week. It's been hard but worth it

You are almost identical to where I am starting at and want to end. I was 127 before kids, got up to 205 with my last pregnancy, and now stuck at around 157 mark at the moment. I think what you just said was totally key for me. I workout the same, eat the same cals, but need to nix everything you've nixed. You just gave me an aha moment! Thanks.

zoedallas

I started at 120/122. I'd like to get to 112/115. I'm currently at 117.

It's frustrating because to stay healthy, I'm suppose to eat 1200 calories per day. That doesn't let me lose the weight very fast. I'm on a .5 pound per week schedule. The slow pace drives me insane but I think it's more important to stay healthy. So I do it the slow way.

I'm concentrating on getting fit and I've started doing Jillian Michaels DVDs. This is the first time I've ever had to diet so I'm a newby and learning as I go. This site has been very helpful.

keeponkickin

Hi,

While I didn't START at the higher end of my healthy weight I am certainly at the higher end now and looking to go toward the middle of my weight range. I'm 5' 8" tall too and when I started on MFP in January of 2011 I was at 277 pounds and I am now at 165. I'm technically 1 pound over weight. I would like to get to 150 but my body is fighting me tooth at nail for the past 3 months. I'm interested to see how other women my height and weight are doing it.

I will a picture of me at my highest, where I am now and a couple where I am at a 7 pound difference but you can see how things are shifting.

277 pounds


Current at 165


And with a 7 pound shift from 172 to 165


There are more pictures with the link on my profile.

keeponkickin

Those last two didn't show up well. Let me do them separate and you can view the side by side here at

http://s1087.photobucket.com/albums/j477/keeponkickin/

172


165

Catjag

I am just under 5'8 and currently 153. Not too worried about dropping pounds as I am about losing inches. I should measure myself tonight and log it to really notice a change but I have found my pants are a little looser and I went a size down when dress shopping recently. I am eating around 1500 calories a day, sometimes more when I teach more than one class a day. I teach RPM and water aerobics plus have upcoming trainings in core work.