I need inspiration. Any 5'5 girls out there?

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  • maddiec1989
    maddiec1989 Posts: 144 Member
    I'm about 5'5 1/2'' (haha I usually round up)
    I started at 175lbs and am currently at 143lbs. I started gradually changing my lifestyle 6 months ago. I went from eating everything in sight and never exercising, to eating sensibly and exercising just about every day. Obviously, I didn't go from one extreme to where I am today over night because I wouldn't have stuck with it. Just making a couple of minor changes here and there is what's really worked for me.

    my goal is 129-135

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  • cherissewilson
    cherissewilson Posts: 12 Member
    Go to Tools and under that click BMI and put your height and weight and it will tell you if your Obesse or Healthy..I'm 5'5 and that's my goal around 135-138 ish and it's a height size for you height. :happy: Good luck.
  • kellya009
    kellya009 Posts: 54 Member
    I'm about 5'5 1/2'' (haha I usually round up)
    I started at 175lbs and am currently at 143lbs. I started gradually changing my lifestyle 6 months ago. I went from eating everything in sight and never exercising, to eating sensibly and exercising just about every day. Obviously, I didn't go from one extreme to where I am today over night because I wouldn't have stuck with it. Just making a couple of minor changes here and there is what's really worked for me.

    my goal is 129-135

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    Are you kidding me??? Your body is rockin. Great job, congrats on all the hard work!!
  • kellya009
    kellya009 Posts: 54 Member
    I'm 5'5" and began my journey at 315.5 pounds in October 2011. I am now down 90 pounds and my ultimate goal is to be around 145 and to enlist in the Air Force, which has always been an aspiration of mine but I've always been too big. It is a long process, and will not happen over night.

    Not quite my highest, but in September 2011.
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    About a month or two after starting
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    90 pounds down
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    Taken yesterday- 90 pounds lost forever
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    Can I asked what type of diet and exercise you did? Wow congrats you look absolutely stunning and skinny!!
  • keg619
    keg619 Posts: 356 Member
    Thank you! As for diet, I just decreased the amount of food I was eating. I don't really intake anything that is fat free, but I measure everything and stop eating before I am full. For exercise, I lift weights, stretch everyday, and have began running. In the beginning walking was quite a task. I started using the couch to c25k app on my phone and am now able to run 20 minutes at a time. I have never even been able to run 5 minutes straight before. It is still a daily struggle, as my weight loss has slowed, and it is hard to find motivation from time to time.
  • BandForAlyAnne
    BandForAlyAnne Posts: 321 Member
    i started at 289.6 and now im 220lbs. i have my first goal set at 190 (which will put me 100lbs down) but i want my final goal to be between 140-160lbs.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    5'5" here...started at 245 and now at 140. I'm a size 6 jeans, and the size 8 clothes I just bought are too big. My goal weight is 130, and for now I'm focusing on toning up and trying new things. The scales aren't moving but I'm getting thinner with increased workouts and endurance training. Well meaning people at work are telling me that I shouldn't lose anymore weight, that I'm where I should be. You know this already but here it is---everyone has an opinion about something...grain of salt

    I just started doing the C25K program and should finish strong around Halloween, then on to the 8K program and then the 10K program, which will take me through the middle of March.
  • amberlykay1014
    amberlykay1014 Posts: 608 Member
    I am 5'4" and currently 136lbs. I think that your goal of 135 is great for your height! I am looking to get down to about 130.
  • Cupcakehippiemommy
    Cupcakehippiemommy Posts: 457 Member
    I am 5'4 and honestly 180 is my goal weight ( I havebeen this weight before and was a size 12) I think every woman is different so maybe play it by ear (my pics are on my pofile :)
  • xxclsxx
    xxclsxx Posts: 3
    Hi there! I'm 5ft 5.5. I don't know what my highest weight was as I was too scared at that time to stand on a set of scales but I was wearing 18-20s (UK sizes). I gradually lost weight and got down to a size 10-12 and was 154lb at my lowest and just couldn't shake any more without restricting my calorie intake to a stupidly low level. 3 years on I've put on weight mainly due to some unavoidable lifestyle changes (job related) and now am at 192lb and a size 14 but I'm back on MFP and hope to shift the weight and get back down to somewhere near 154lb.
  • pudadough
    pudadough Posts: 1,271 Member
    Technically I'm 5'4 1/2, but I round up, lol. My lowest adult weight was 140lbs and I was a 6/8 at that. I think I looked thin and people told me I looked thin. My muscley thighs kind of prevent me from going lower than that. My ultimate goal now is 145. Sounds high, but I think I look good at that weight.
  • MoreThanMommie
    MoreThanMommie Posts: 597 Member
    So if I'm a size 16 and I'm 194 what size do you guys think I would be if I lost 50 pounds and got down to 145?

    This is a really difficult question because I'm also 5'5, 191 lbs, and a size 14. We might be the same height and close to the same weight, but we're all built differently.
  • Lisseth03
    Lisseth03 Posts: 518 Member
    I'm 5"5, highest weight was 175, currently 148/149 and still working my way down.
    P90X baby! :)
  • kimberlyhoffxo
    kimberlyhoffxo Posts: 4 Member
    I'm 5'5, starting weight/ highest weight was 246, and now I'm 133lbs! GOOD LUCK! YOU CAN DO IT!

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  • basschick
    basschick Posts: 3,502 Member
    I'm 5'5" and started out at 173. I'm very small boned and not very heavily muscled (though I'm working on that!) so I looked quite heavy at that weight. My original goal weight was 128, but I lost another 8 lbs. and have been maintaining at around 120 lbs. for a little over a year now. That seems to be a good weight for me. My profile pic was taken last week.

    Good luck! :-)
  • anwilson_83
    anwilson_83 Posts: 66
    thats a good goal. im 5'5.5" my goal is about 130-140 .but i care more about fitting in my clothes than what the scale says. id be happy in a size 6/7 pants and small or medium shirts instead of large shirts and seize 11 pants lol. i started out about 172. down to 151 now.
  • Sarah_Wins
    Sarah_Wins Posts: 936 Member
    5'5.5", HW 276, CW 164, and according to doc's chart based on my large frame, my ideal weight would be about 145. However, I am working toward 18-20% bf, no matter what weight that turns out to be.
  • JenniBaby85
    JenniBaby85 Posts: 855 Member
    I'm 5'5.5" and shooting for 140. Currently weighing in at 148. Take into account your shape (i.e hour glass, or pear) and your frame ( i.e are you large, medium, or small framed). Maybe even discuss with your doctor how much he/she thinks you should weigh too :smile:
  • BioQueen
    BioQueen Posts: 694 Member
    I'm 5'5" and 22 years old. My highest weight was 181 pounds and my MFP starting weight was 174. I've yo-yoed a bit but most of it was from the challenges with eating in college. I'm out now and living on my own which will really give me an opportunity to get into good habits. Right now I weight 160 lbs (20 lb loss) and my goal weight is 130.
  • katrinkap
    katrinkap Posts: 443 Member
    me! me! ADD ME! 5'5 with about 30 pounds to go! :)
  • cutiepieinchi
    cutiepieinchi Posts: 158
    So if I'm a size 16 and I'm 194 what size do you guys think I would be if I lost 50 pounds and got down to 145?

    Its so interesting how we hold our weight. Im 247 and am a size 18. Im 5'4 but thats close enough to 5'5 lol!
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