5'6 women looking to lose 40+

SmallTownSweetie03

SW: 199
CW: 193
GW: 140

It does seem like it's such a long ways away! But about a year and a half ago I weighed 221 pounds and I got down to 199 and stayed between 199 and 190 for the last year and a half! And then last month I found this website and decided it was time to get the last 60 pounds off for good! Feel free to friend me!

Red7Basil

I'm 5'6"
SW 198
CW 163.6
Mini goal: 155
GW: 130

shoegazer7

I am 5'5...I started at 175lbs but was down to 169 by the time I joined and now I'm down to 164. My goal weight is 135. I'm brand new here, too.

Best of luck with your goals!

LaurenAnne24

I have just started too!

CW:196
GW:143 (for now)

At the moment I am going to the gym 4 to 5 times a week where I do weight training and then 40 minutes on the elliptical. I feel like I need to start switching up my routine a bit though from what I have been reading of other people's experiences.
I am loving MFP as it is really keeping me on track. It is good to see infront of me what i have consumed in the day rather than just eat something unhealthy and pretend it never happened.
I hope we can all support eachother as that is a really big motivator for me too!! Good luck to everybody out there-WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER!!

aprild2010

Hi,

I'm 5'5" 37 years old.
SW - 181
CW - 180
GW - 145
I have never been overweight until the birth of my second child. He will be 7 this summer and I am still obsessing over the same 30-40 pounds! I have been on here for forever and have tried too many things. My biggest obstacle is following through with 1 plan. I have become confused and go back and forth with what eating plan to follow exercise regimen, etc., Sometimes I think Weight watchers is the way to go but then I tell myself I have MFP.
I go back and forth on following P90X to trying to run 3 days a week doing the couch to 5K. I really need a support group to follow and get recipe ideas and keep my motivation up. This current struggle to even lose 10 pounds has made me depressed and I want to be healthy and happy...

lizzielou67

Hello!

I'm 5'6" (although I've probably begun to shrink as I'm 45!)

I've been trying to "get healthy" since January (with my Hubby - he's lost 28 lbs!) and I'm struggling. I'm a Type 1 diabetic and that insulin I take can play havoc with weight loss. While the scale isn't moving much, I do have some pants that are getting too big and my measurments are changing (although slightly). So, I know it's working. And while I want to lose weight, my ultimate goal is to be healthy and spend many years with my Hubby doing all the fun things we've planned for the future. I want to climb the stairs without feeling like I'm going to pass out etc.

SW - 227
CW - 220
GW - 160 (in reality I feel like I'd rather be closer to 140 but we'll see)

We can all do this!! I hate exercise and that's one thing I occasionally slack on. We usually get to the gym 6 days a week (2 are yoga for me) but I'll sometimes get home from work and say "I don't feel like it." We try not to fll prey to that too often but it happened last night!

PrfctGdess

Agreed! I've been here since august, but need to 'freshness' in my life. lost 40+ from Aug to December, and have been plateaued since then.

I'm in a similar boat! I started last April (so just over 1 year ago) and lost 20lbs from April to Aug, been maintaining ever since (various reasons/excuses :P). I need to get back on track!

I have 3 boys, ages 5, 3, and almost 2 (in Aug), so I work out at home - no time or money for the gym - but I'm ready to pull off the next 20+! When I lost the first 20 I felt so much thinner and healthier...for awhile. Now I'm feeling my weight again, even though I've kept that 20 off, so I'm hoping that means I'll be motivated to keep going toward my goal. But I can always use support

SW: 204.6
CW: 185
GW: 145ish
5' 5.75" (never quite hit 5'6" :P) - I'm 32

misspatrice562

I'm RE starting for like the 10th time! lol . . . but here are my latest stats.

I'm about 5'6" and 1/2

SW: 242.5
CW: 232
1st Goal: 227.5 (15 lbs before my NYC trip on 5/23!)
2nd Goal: 199 (under 200 lbs.)
Ultimate Goal: 160-170 lbs

Feel free to add me any/all . . . I NEED motivation and will gladly give it as well. I don't want to give up (this time! lol)

PrfctGdess

lol I need to get back to hanging out on the forums more! Knowing there are SOOO many other women out there like me is motivating.

Looking back it seems like the first 20 lbs came off relatively easily (I WAS working out hard, but I was in a groove and it didn't seem like too much work). I took a break to just maintain when my life/work got crazy last fall and I've just been having SUCH a hard time (mentally) getting back to it. I keep finding myself with thoughts of "the scale will never break 185" and "what if I can't lose any more than this?" but I don't WANT that to be true b/c I'm not happy with the way I feel/look. I DO have more energy than before, and I LOVE that, but my own doubts have been doing me in.

Not anymore, though! There are women here who've done what I need to do, so I can do it too! I just need consistent friends who help me remember that this WILL take a long time, and that's OK - that I WILL plateau, but all plateaus can be broken.

I started a group if you want to join - I thought it might be an easier way for us all to keep up with each other and figure out who to add as friends.

Group Name: 5'6" and Sensational

sbj1993

This is a great page for me!

SW: 180
CW: 168 (i've been stuck here for a while...)
GW: 125 (though i'd be good with 135)

_blizzard_

Hey I'm 5'5.5" but I've always rounded up to 5'6".
Age 27
SW 196 (March 1st 2012)
CW 162.3 (As of this morning)
1st GW 140's
2nd GW 115-120

I'm losing baby weight. I just had my son Feb. 24th. I weighed myself about a week after I had him and I was 196. I was 214 the last time I was weighed at the doctor. I've come a long way but it still seems so far till I'll be thin again. Once I hit my first goal I'll be pretty excited because I'll be able to fit in my "fat" clothes which now seem pretty skinny to me. Haha!

megamom3kck

Just a bit over 5'6"

highest weight: 240

joined this week

SW:199
CW: 197
GW: 145

csalter61

This seems like the one for me.

SW: 236
CW: 233
GW: 155