5'8 Lady Success Stories Please!

cowgirlslikeus86

I am just shy of 5'10" but I thought it was close enough.

I started at a size 12/14 and am about a 10 right now. Headed towards an 8 and wanting to be around 150 or 160 LBS. I haven't lost any weight since last summer. I haven't really been dedicated since September. I am on my way again though!

January 2012
194.2 LBS




July 2012
175 LBS

serenetranquility

bump

littleoldcountrygirl

Wow! You have inspired me!

JulieBGoood

I am somewhere between 240 & 220 in this picture


Here I am about 180/175, I need to lose about ten lbs to get back here now

nicolelynn1227

I've been looking for a thread like this! I'm also 5'8, and I'm stuck in the 160's. I'm back to 168ish now, but had gotten down to 160. I want to see the 150's. How are y'all getting past plateaus? What are your calorie intakes? MFP says I need 1200, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's too low. I was in the 130's in high school and solid muscle due to sports, so I'm not trying to kill myself to get there, but I'd like to shed another 15-20 pounds. I just can't seem to get it off. I have a pretty even mix of cardio and weight lifting, trying to throw my body off with different routines. Any suggestions?

After my daughter, I weighed close to 200. I dropped the initial weight with 30 day shred and walking/running. Maybe I need to pick up another Jillian dvd and let her beat me back into shape.

carolyn000000

I stick to around 1500 calories a day. If I workout 5 days a week for an hour and burn around 600 to 700 calories, I will lose two pounds even if I eat back all my calories.. I f I back off to around 3 days a week only a pound. If I cheat I try to not go over 500 extra calories, then I know I am at least not going to gain anything back. Just hit the 30 lbs gone mark, 10 since I started MPF.

carly_am

Bump! I want to see more results. I'm 145lbs UK size 12 and 5'8" but don't look anywhere near as good as any if you even heavier gals

NNeal247

I am 5'9". I am currently 188 and just re-started my fitness journey. My profile pic is from the last time I had success - went from 175 down to about 155 in the pic. I got as low as 135 though. While I was fit, after I gained back the weight people told me that I looked too skinny at that weight. But I looked d@mn good in a bikini! Oh well. Trying to make it to a 10 this time from my current 12/14 self. At least I am mostly a 12 now thanks to MFP and my renewed love for exercise. Tightening up but the weight is stubborn thanks to being over 40!

squirrelzzrule22

5'8", highest was 175, lowest was 135 (pre- feminine curves in high school) right now I'm at about 164. Those first 8 pounds came off in a snap- my body wasn't comfortable at 175. I want so badly to get down to 145 and toned- that weight looks great for me. I'm finding it really tricky however- my body seems to want to maintain this weight despite the fact that my body fat% is way too high. Right now I'm trying to put the scale aside for a bit while I train for a half marathon in March. Once that's over I'll focus in more on the number. Would love some more 5'8" friends!!

praying4four

HI I am 5'8" It's been wonderful looking at the success stories here. I have been trying to do this for years, after every child was born. Now that we are done with the baby stage, I am ready to committ to me. SW: 217, CW: 210 UGW: 145, I haven't seen that number since graduating high school. I have been doing 30DS, started in January. Looking forward to a slimmer me!

AutumnBride

I am 5'9". I am just starting out though, just over 2 weeks in.

My SW was 197.6
My CW is 192.6
My GW is 155-ish

tropicalhotdognight

Also a 5'8" gal! My highest ever (about six years ago) was 183 and a US size 12. I was inching towards a 14 and felt awful! My low was in the high 140s and a size 6/8. I've been hanging out in the low-mid 150s for the last couple of years and recently put on a few pounds of happiness weight (moved to a new city and state to live with my boyfriend after a year of long-distance dating... lots of late night bottles of wine!).

I'm 157 right now and would like to settle around 145, which was my original weight loss goal in 2006/7. I'm still hanging out in a comfortable US size 8, but I have some pretty dang cute size 6 clothes in my closet that are calling my name... I am quite strong and muscle-y, so the trick is losing that excess body fat without compromising the muscles I've worked so hard to build!

sarantonio

I know this is an old thread ... but I'm 5'8.5 and this is 23lbs down (plus I was super excited cuz I found old progress pics)....

from 193



to 170

wikkedpink

I've still got a good 50 pounds to go before I'm at my goal, but I've lost 40 pounds in a little under 6 months and am exactly 5' 8". I also have PCOS/insulin resistance and my weight loss is usually slower than anything, so it's surprising that I've even gotten this far.


Before:
253



After:
213

JamieM8168

I'm 5' 8. I went from a 250 to 178 with a goal of 155-165.

lucindat12

I'm 5'8 starting weight 192lb want to go down to about 160lb.

theMIDDLE

BUMP. (im 5'8 and about halfway there depending on what my goal weight looks like on me)

happyheart15

I'm 5'8", 27, and have 2 kids. I currently weigh 144 and wear a size 7/8. Some of these were pictures I took for my 8 week Turbofire results and I weighed 149 then (2 1/2 weeks ago). I weighed 235 during both pregnancies and was still 215 when my youngest was over a year old in Nov 2009 when I decided to take control of my health and lose the weight. It took me about 6 months to lose 55lbs and I had maintained around 160 ever since. I kind of fell off the exercise and healthy eating wagon about 9 months ago though and was just feeling run down and looking flabby. I started an amazing workout program called Turbofire on 11/12/12 and have lost 17 lbs and toned up all over.
Good luck to you all on your health and fitness journeys! :flowerforyou:
I can't find any full body before pics...

Congrats! You look like a different person now!

ZozoMonster

I'm 5ft 7, 1st pic is 177lbs, 2nd pic is 159lbs. I've lose 5lbs more since then, and now stuck at a dreaded plateau...

surfbabe

I'm 5'8"

Here I am 3 weeks from giving birth, June 2011, at about 180lb.


And here I am just one week away before delivery at 185.


Here I'm running my first ever race the Shamrock 8k, I'm in the front and I'm about 155lb.


My most recent pic! 02/03/2013 at 139.


In the past 19 months I have forced myself into running! In 2012 I ran an 8k, a 10k, and a half marathon (2h:30m). I'm not fast but I get out there!!! I also just begun lifting weights. I've only been at it for a month but I'm hoping to get strong and really toned! This year I'm doing the Color me Rad, Dirty Girl Mud Run, and the Tough Mudder!!! I'm stoked about this year!

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lease1981

I am a bit taller at 5'9", but I figure I would share anyhow.

Heaviest weight was 267 lbs (I think both before pics were actually taken at 10 lbs lost too! ahh!!) Current weight is 205.6 lbs. The swimsuit pic was taken at about 214 lbs and the denim mini was a few days ago





I have found success by drinking at least 8 cups of water a day, cutting out all full sugar sodas, trying to keep my diet protein rich, and squeezing in some sort of exercise 6 days a week. My favorite exercise has been the stationary bike. I know they get a bad rep but I make sure to go very very fast... about 120-130 RPM for at least 30 minutes a day on either the "rolling hills" setting or the "pikes peak" setting I have recently discovered the stair treadmill, which I have really liked so far!

you look amazing! great job!

Momm22boys

I'm 5'7 3/4", almost 5'8". I haven't reached my success story yet, I've lost 11 lbs in 6 weeks. I was 166 lbs on January 1st and I'm 155 today. That's 1/3 of my goal weight loss. The pics of the amazing weight loss in this thread are so inspiring.

unicornhug

I'm 5ft 7, 1st pic is 177lbs, 2nd pic is 159lbs. I've lose 5lbs more since then, and now stuck at a dreaded plateau...

Right on girl!! I totally have the same underwear as the picture on the right! haha

ReaGaladriel

Great stories everyone!

I'm 173 cm (that is about 5'8). My starting weight was 71 kilos (156 pounds). I'm now at 67 kilos (147 pounds) and my goal is 63 kilos (138 pounds). I was never under 66,8 kilos (147,2 pounds) so I don't know how my body will look under that number. Maybe I will stop before my goal weight maybe I will have to lose more.

I'm apple shape and I hope to lose my belly and keep my boobs.

BamBam1113

I'm 5ft 7, 1st pic is 177lbs, 2nd pic is 159lbs. I've lose 5lbs more since then, and now stuck at a dreaded plateau...

BOM CHICKA WOW WOW. YOU'RE HOT CHICA! FO' SHO'

travlinjess

Hoping to be a Success Story soon!!

I'm 5'8.
HW: ~210lbs
Current Weight: 180lbs
Goal Weight: 150-160, really depends what I look like

Took about 4 months to lose 30lbs, so I'm celebrating my half-way goal...

thinjim123

I LOVE this thread! So inspirational...my 5"2 friend and I have been discussing our progress, but her stats just make me feel like a Heffer! So nice to know my weight and my target are similar to others on here. And how fab do those ladies look?!

I was 165 when I started about 5 weeks ago, now 160. It's coming off slowly but surely and my target is around 148. Going to up the cardio this week and try to be stricter (I'm great midweek, not so at the weekend!).

Actually going to set my alarm for 6am to go for a run...thanks ladies!x

michelle7673

What a great thread! I have really just started. I would have guessed that I was at 199, and I got a 2-week headstart before I stepped on a scale, but it said 206 (I think I'd have had a coronary if I hadn't waited!). I am currently a 10/12 US on the bottom, but need a L/14/12W on top due to my chest...but this is the most I've ever weighed. It's scary how it can get away from you and I know I just didn't see it.
I would like to get down under 165 by my birthday in late June -- so basically 40#. With my shape I am happy with how I look at that weight, but I think from there I will slowly go to something more like 155.
So I hope to be another success story -- and all of yours are certainly inspirational!!!

MissFuchsia

I'm 5'8 and started out at 240 lbs

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<<about 140 lbs. Took about 18 months to lose it but have kept it off for a year now