190s to 160s Anyone???

Started at a peak of 234 January 2011 and started MFP a few months ago. I've been sitting between 199-203 for a month and I finally took the scale away from myself for the month of August to stop focusing on number and focus on diet and workouts and how my body feels. My ultimate goal is about 160-165.

I'm 5'4". I don't know that I'd be in 160s by Christmas, it comes off pretty slowly for me because I'm not hardcore dieting, more changing my overall lifestyle, exercising and portions, I'm aiming for about 5lbs a month, I think I'd be closer to the 180 mark. I jog 3x a week for 30-40 min and I do yoga classes for 90 min 2x a week.

Anyone can feel free to add me, i'm always looking for good friends to motivate/help motivate me!

168lbs is my next target number (from 198 am 182 now) I have not weighed this since I was 18 (now 30) and it will be a huge accomplishment for me to see it again. I will be aiming lower and into a healthy BMI range for my height (5'4") from there but I am not sure how much yet. At first i though 126 but now I'm thinking that I will see how things go at 140 first.

I started at 189 and I'm currently 182, if I could get down to 147 eventually I'd be happy but I think 154 is more realistic. But I'm setting myself mini goels so I'd like to be 173 by the end of August, I'm 5f 5 by the way.

I used to be 121 when I was low carbing and weighing everything, I was totally obsessed and felt fatter than i do now, which I know sounds odd.

I mostly use the iphone ap but I'd love to add people as friends because there is no support on there. I'm counting cals and aiming to exercise 3 times per week,,,so if I sound like someone who might motivate you and you might motivate me add me )

My peak was 239 lbs. I'm down to just under 180, but still working my way down. It has taken me a long time with many ups & downs because of 3 knee surgeries, but I'm on the road to recovery.....slowly but surely. Since I have a desk job, I watch what I eat very carefully (most of the time). I study nutrition and health in my spare time just to be sure I'm doing it right.
I also exercise when I can, doing what I can do to push past the physical limitations. I have a great support team in my husband and my kids.
Knowing there's so many others who want to do this really helps to motivate me. Let's go!!!!!!

I started at 198, now at 192....doing P90x and two and half weeks into the program. Please folks, feel free to add me, always looking for motivation and support.....oh and my goal is to get to 165....

I started MFP in Mar 2011 at 202 lb. By September 2011, I hit my lowest weight of 168, but put weight back on as I finished school and suffered back and joint pain problems. So, about 5 weeks ago I started to focus again on using MFP and working out since I graduated from school (no more late nights studying fueled by sweets and caffeine) and the pain in my joints is under control. So, 5 weeks ago I was 192 pounds and am now at 186. My ultimate goal is to get to 165 by the end of the year, with my goal for Aug to be at 179.

I started out at 206 last July and as of today have lost 67 lbs. My profile pic is my new before/after pic. My original goal was 140 and when I reached it I just thought, what the heck, gonna shoot for 135! I have 3 lbs to go. I never thought I would get this low. I also went from a size 20 pants size to a size 8. This is my lowest weight in over 20 years! It can be done! Just take it 1 day at a time!

CONGRATS!!! You look awesome!!

I started last week at 195 and lost 3 lbs the first week. Mostly water weight I'm sure, but a great motivator!!
I want to get down to 140and that feels impossible! but 160s by Chrisatmas sounds do-able!
My first goal is 10 lbs and I will treat myself to a new digital scale :happy:

I need a digital scale as well. I wonder how much they cost. A good on at least

I got a basic one at Walmart for $17.98. I found I could lose 10 pounds by switching from my right foot to my left foot on my old scale so I went ahead and got a new one.
And well worth the $ too. After seeing the added weight put on after a cheat day I have been very careful to not do it again!

I'm 190 and wanting to get down to 145 lbs, but I'm only 5'4. I'm going to be going to the gym 5 days a week starting tomorrow and my goal is to lose as much weight possible the healthy way by new years and continue to get healthy and stay active the rest of my life. Ive slowly started to change my eating habits so it becomes a life choice not a diet and TONS of water. you should be drinking;
your body weight divided in two and the result in number of oz needed for a day.
for example i weight 190 half that is 95 so 95 oz. of water a day.

I started at 210 (15 stone) and want to get down to 168 (12 stone). I am currently 192 (13 stone 10). I am 5'6".

I am eating fewer calories, and exercising more. I am on my summer hols at the moment so have a more variable routine, but when I'm back in work next week I will be doing:

15 mins aerobics workout every morning.
Walk to work and back (30 mins) every day.
30 mins swim once a week
3-4 x 30 mins sessions of yoga or pilates a week.

I know it is going to take a while to get to my goal, but I am determined to do it this time.

I weigh 190 and 5'6" and would love to be down to 160 by Christmas.

I'm 5'2" and trying to lose about the same as you are. I started losing when I weight 207 pounds, when I couldn't even feel good in an XL shirt, and got down to 172. I'm back up to 185ish, and trying to get out of the 180's for good. My goal for now is to be 150. I think that's still considered "overweight" for someone my height, but we'll see what I think about it when I get there. I haven't weighed 150-anything since my sophomore year of high school. That was six years ago. My work shirts are mostly mediums, and pants size 12's. I can't afford a new wardrobe, so there's yet another reason not to gain any more weight.

Once the temperature gets back into the 70's and it stops raining, I'm going to bike to work at least two days a week. I do sit-ups, push-ups, and squats at work early morning or in the evening when it's slowest. I just started doing weights at work, too. I'm planning on getting one of these for when I watch TV at home: http://www.target.com/p/exerpeutic-portable-mini-stationary-recumbent-bike/-/A-13922721 Other than that, I want to keep logging and trying to eat healthy.

Edit - I expect I'll be where I want to be by March. I was plateaued for a while, and then I started going up, so I gave myself about four weeks for every five pounds I want to lose.

I am exactly where you are. I am 6 ft trying to get down to 155. Right now I am sitting at 191, about be in the 180's boat. The only thing I can suggest is lots of vegetables. I even limit my fruit intake sometimes, because it leads to wanting more and more sugar! I am a sugar fein, so anything with sugar and It starts a frenzy! I also quit doing cardio that I hate, for starters I found that when I did circuit training, It was hard for me to stick with because I wasn't excited, there for I didn't see the results I wanted, instead I traded it out for Zumba ( which is awesome for me because I love to dance ) and it stuck! I work harder at Zumba than I did while I was circuit training, which in turn showed me better results! Good Luck! I wish you the best!