190s to 160s Anyone???

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!

I am 5'6" also. On Jan. 4, 2012 I weighed 216 lbs. I joined MFP Jan 18; and today I am at 156 lbs! I don't have a goal. I did a "lifestyle change". Healthy eating and regular exercise. I lowered my cholesterol from 240 to 198. I started in size 18's and XL's. I am now in loose fitting 12's and some Mediums! I have not been in these sizes in all of my adult life--I am 51 years old!

Here's my story:

I eat breakfast--usually Cheerios and skim milk
Snack (under 100 cal)
Lunch
Snack (again under 100 cal)
Dinner

1200 calorie limit!
I quit drinking soda pop last October--not even diet pop--only water, tea, coffee.
I get atleast 30 minutes of exercise every day--usually walking. I joined a 10 week aerobics class last winter that met 3 days a week, and did Wii dance the other 4 days. DON'T GIVE UP! I never thought I would ever exercise this much, and now I can't stop!

It amazes me that this has been so simple--I tried so many times before, but never made it this far!

I'm a 6'1" male so a little different, but I started around 210 and I'm currently at 170. I like to hover 165-170, but I'll start to push up to 180 when I finish training for tough mudder and my half-marathon.

Monday/Wednesday/Friday I use to do a 30 minutes ab workout then go swim for 30/40 minutes. I think that help me the most. That and also not eating like I did in highschool.

As far as the scale, they are fairly cheap, usually around $20 for an average one, maybe $30/40 for a 'nice' one. I also bought a body fat % calculator. It's a little handheld device (not the calibers). It was about $25/30 from ebay.

I just PMd you, but I am 195 wanting to get to 166 - pretty close! I am 5'11"

My starting weight was 233; I lost 60 pounds, then gained some of the weight back when I started slacking in my eating and exercise habits. Currently at 188 with a goal weight of 165-170, and a 1500-calorie-per-day limit. I try to eat pretty close to that limit, maybe closer to 1800-1900 on the days I exercise.

And exercise has been the key for me. The pounds REALLY started coming off when I joined a gym and started going to classes (Spin and Zumba) 3-4 times per week. During hiking season, which in the Pacific Northwest is about early April to late October, I spend as many weekends as possible out on the trail. A four- or five-hour hike burns more than a day's calories!

I have been hovering around 190's for way took long.
I want to be around 160's
I know we can achieve our goals!!