anyone around 5'4 and 229lbs have a success story ?

toffee2013

As the title says really . Really in the mood to hear some success stories from women who have similar statistics .

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sarahkjaer

I haven't posted pictures of myself, but I used to weigh 230 lbs and I am 5'6. I got down to 136 lbs by tracking my calories on MFP. I also go to the gym to exercise. What I like about MFP is that if I feel like having a chocolate or cookies, I do, I just made sure I didn't go over my calories.

Over Thanksgiving and Christmas I stopped tracking and I'm back up to 145 lbs. But I'm still a size 6, and after being an 18, I"m pretty happy with that. I consider this my success story because I've been fat all my life, I have an under-active thyroid and diabetes, and I STILL managed to lose all the weight.

Good luck. It works!

MaraDiaz

I'm 5'4 and a bit with 20 pounds to go. Max weight ever was almost 250, and I started MFP at 232. I was a size 3x and now I'm a size 10 jeans (30/30 mens jeans). I am now technically considered a healthy weight, but I'm small boned and I'm really on the big boned end of the BMI at the moment, with the muffintop to prove it. But I will get there.

thoeting

If I could figure out how to log pictures, I'd do so, but here is my story.

In June 2011, at 49 years old, I weighed about 250 pounds. I decided I was sick of my weight. Starting with 30 minute classes and a personal trainer, the weight came off s.l.o.w.l.y, very slowly.

Fast forward to January 2013. I now weight right at 160 pounds, off all my medications, and strong as an ox.

Can you do it? YES! But know it will be hard, and ACCEPT that it will be hard, embrace the fact that it won't be easy and use that as motivation to never go back.

Here is a link to my story, as told by the local hospital ( I used their gym )

http://www.fauquierhealth.org/services-wellnesscenter

Seriously, though, it's ONE DAY AT A TIME. No tricks, no gimmicks, no short cuts.

LassoOfTruth

Um, i'm 5'4" and started at 325. I lost 60(ish) pounds since July. I feel better, don't run out of breath when I go up my stairs anymore. Lolz. I have a long way to go though. So, I'll give you my success story next year when I'm all done with my diet/exercise routine. Hehe.

bethany329

I am 5'2 weight in 1/2012 was 213 after baby #2. I am now 46lbs lighter in a year. This app has been great for me. Pics are in my profile. You can do it!

khowell63

I just joined. My husband has been doing mfp for awhile now to help maintain his weight lose. I still have 12 lbs to go to reach my goal of 150. I am 5'4", 49 yrs old, when we started our diets I weighed in at 233 lbs. That was June 20th 2012. We have been doing Medifast, and joined a gym last month.

SonyaCele

Hi, im'5'4" 45years old. i started July 18, 2012 at 236 and today 6 months later i am 164. I dont know how to post pictures here, but if you want to add me i have a picture on my profile of me at 236 and halfway to my goal at 185. Im gonna post another picture when i get 3/4 of the way at 160. Hopefully that will be in a couple weeks! I watch every bite i eat, super clean and healthy 1500 calories, and i have a gym trainer 5 days a week.

toffee2013

great to here these stories , they are definitely motivating me even more . yeah I so don't want to go back to the way I am now . I had my daughter 7 months ago and have been itching to get the weight off ever since x

runnermama74

This is exactly me! I am 5'4" and at my highest, I weighed 230 lbs. I was very depressed to be at that size. I was embarrassed to go anywhere, I let friendships slip away because I was so embarrassed for anyone to see me that way. I felt so bad for my husband, that I had let that happen to my body and that I was not the same woman he had married. I felt uncomfortable everywhere I went - driving my car, sitting in a chair, walking around the grocery store. It was awful. I had no energy, I would get winded just walking down the block. My daughter was 3 years old, and I had no energy to play with her or take her to the park. I felt awful, both physically and mentally. I had tried numerous times to lose weight, but nothing ever stuck. I never lost any real weight. I felt like I was doomed to be that size for the rest of my life. I really had no hope I would ever get my old self back, and I was so angry at myself for letting my body get so out of control.

It’s now 4 years later, and I've lost 70 pounds. At one point, I was actually down 90 pounds, but I've put some of the weight back on, which is why I'm here now. The way I feel today is completely different than 4 years ago, and I never want to forget what it felt like to be 230 pounds, because I don't want to ever be back at that place again. I have so much more energy, I sleep so much better, and I feel so much better about myself mentally now. I'm not embarrassed anymore. And I've done things since losing the weight that I never thought possible. I think sometimes that I wish I could go back to that 230 pound girl and give her a big hug and tell her I'm so proud of her - to stick with it, because it's so hard to be at that weight and to know you have so much to lose and to feel so completely overwhelmed at that number and to feel it's impossible. But that girl did it. And my life is so much better now than it was because she did.

So how did I do it? I could give you a long story, but here are the highlights:
- I picked a specific day to start my new life. Having that specific day in mind to start was a big deal - it wasn't a "someday", it was Monday! I prepared by researching and buying healthy foods, so on Monday morning I was ready to go.

- I started taking the OTC weight loss drug, Alli. I normally don't advocate weight loss drugs, and I really do NOT think they are necessary or normally very helpful. In my case, though, Alli was a big part of getting me on the right track with my eating - because I was scared of the side effects if I didn't eat right! If you eat more fat than you're supposed to, Alli can give you pretty bad gas and, there's no nice way to say this - cause you to poop your pants! Because I was scared of this happening, I was forced to follow the diet guidelines. This was exactly what I needed - consequences if I didn't follow the plan! Alli was perfect for me because it gave me structure by telling me how many calories/fat to eat at each meal, but it gave me flexibility to choose what to eat, and most importantly, consequences if I didn't follow the plan.

- I surrounded myself with weight loss & healthy living information - I read Self & Allure magazines, visited message boards, and listened to weight loss/nutrition podcasts. The best podcast for me was Inside Out Weight Loss, which focused on why we overeat and the mental/emotional aspects. The lady was a little "new agey" and hippie chick for me, but she did have some podcasts that really helped me figure out why I ate the way I did, when I knew what I was doing was wrong for me. Four years later and I still think about some of the things she discussed, they still help me keep on track. By surrounding myself with healthy information, it really helped keep me motivated and my mind in the right place to lose weight.

- I would visualize what it would be like if I wasn’t so overweight. I thought about how good it would feel and what I would wear. When I would lay in bed at night visualizing my new life, I would remind myself that 6 months or 1 year might seem like a long time to wait to be thinner BUT – that day 1 year from now was going to come, whether I changed my life or not. Did I still want to be 230 pounds and depressed when that day came? Or did I want to be thinner and healthier? Because if I didn’t want to still be feeling miserable next year, I had to start the changes now! And only I could do it!!

- I set mini-goals (5 pounds by my birthday, 8 pounds by vacation, etc.) that were reasonable. The mini-goals helped keep me on track and not feel so overwhelmed by the “big” weight loss number. And I wrote my goals down on paper! Which made them seem more real. I still do this, and it works.

- I started walking. It was slowly and for only 20 minutes at first. I was very out of shape and couldn’t do more. But each week I added a little bit of time. Eventually I had worked up to walking for an hour most days of the week. My weight loss really accelerated when I added exercise. After I hit the hour mark, I wanted to push myself more, but walking for longer than an hour wasn’t feasible. So I started running – barely! I would walk for 5 minutes and then run for 30 seconds. 30 seconds! And it felt like forever, I could barely do it! I started following the Couch to 5k program, which gradually builds the amount of time you run. 6 months after I had started this journey, I ran a 5k with my husband. I couldn’t believe I had done it! What a long way I had come since I started. I’d lost 60 pounds at that point and could run 3 miles! This past October, 4 years after I started, I ran the Chicago Marathon. Which in my wildest dreams, I would never have thought was possible. Not for me. That was something “other” people did. People that I admired, but that I could never be like. But I actually did it. Me. And I never could have done it if 4 years ago I hadn’t taken those incredibly hard first steps to change my life and lose the weight.

Anyone can lose weight and change their life. You can do it. You can. You just have to know that YOU are the only person who can make it happen. GOOD LUCK!

toffee2013

thank you so much for your story , it has really inspired and moved me . I definitely don't want to go back to being this weight ever again trust me . good luck with the rest of your weight loss x

dym123

I'm 5'4 1/2", highest weight was around 270lb, current weight 200lb, my goal weight 160lb. I started slowly, basically moving everyday and watching what I ate, as I got more serious, I started doing DVDs, Jillian Michaels at first, now I'm doing Turbo Fire. My only advice is to be patient. Do not expect the weight to come off in a few weeks, don't get discouraged, just keep chugging along, you will be rewarded.

rebelate

I'm 5'4" and beginning of last year I was around 225. I started MFP in October and was 214. I'm down to 202 right now. It's not "that much" of a success but I'm getting where I want to be - slow and steady. I feel better about myself everyday. My goal is to be 150lb, and then I'll reevaluate.

chriss_finch100

I'm 5'4 and started at 253, today I am 196 and still working on it

juleszephyr

Hi,
I am 5'4" and 5 years ago I weighed 257lbs, an all time high, but had been 225 plus for a good while. I then lost 8 stones in 8 months and have never gone back...

I have stayed within 14lbs of my goal weight and exercise regularly and run a lot... If I can do it with two small children and a job and a divorce (he left me after I lost the weight - go figure) then anyone can...

It is really as simple as you want to make it... Eat less cals than you burn on a consistent basis and you will lose weight - FACT.
Good Luck
Jules xx

donnastartas

How many calories per day are you eating? I started yesterday and am clocking in at about 1350/day.

Guamybear

5'4 here.. 207lbs.. started slightly over 232..

Love the losing feeling.

lydia_the_tattooed_lady

I'm not saying I'm a total success just yet. But I'm 5'4 and started at 230 lbs at my highest. I started here at 225 and I'm currently down to 177. Two more pounds and I'll be at 50 lbs lost!! I'm excited to see it My advice: don't let the hard parts keep you down. There have been days when I was depressed and didn't have any energy. I've lost count of how many times I've fallen while running and kept going with bloody knees. You have to get up and keep going. In the end, you are responsible for yourself. No one else--husband, boyfriend, personal trainer---no one else can change you. Only you have that power.

This is me at 225 in the top (I'm in the purple-pink long sleeve shirt), and me at nearly 40 lbs down in the bottom picture (pinkish-red dress)

Guamybear

I'm not saying I'm a total success just yet. But I'm 5'4 and started at 230 lbs at my highest. I started here at 225 and I'm currently down to 177. Two more pounds and I'll be at 50 lbs lost!! I'm excited to see it My advice: don't let the hard parts keep you down. There have been days when I was depressed and didn't have any energy. I've lost count of how many times I've fallen while running and kept going with bloody knees. You have to get up and keep going. In the end, you are responsible for yourself. No one else--husband, boyfriend, personal trainer---no one else can change you. Only you have that power.

This is me at 225 in the top (I'm in the purple-pink long sleeve shirt), and me at nearly 40 lbs down in the bottom picture (pinkish-red dress)

You look great...almost like a different person.

Nmira09

omg that is so awesom!