5'8/9" ladies, I need YOU!

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  • Jenerferzzz
    Jenerferzzz Posts: 148 Member
    I am 5'8" and I decided on April 30th of this year I needed to change. I wasn't happy with my self or my life and somehow I woke up and decided to make a change. My starting weight was 202 today I am at 173.8 I have almost hit the 30lb mark and I have never felt better. I have never been able to stick with anything this long and I do have to say MFP has been a huge factor in that. I do not have any recent photos but I will upload the ones I have.

    I wish I had noted the weights at the time but I have learned that weight is not always the indicator for progress. Camparison photos really let you see the changes in your body that you can't see day to day.

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    Feel free to add me if you would like. :D
  • SeaChele77
    SeaChele77 Posts: 1,103 Member
    I am 5'9" and 139

    Sorry I can't find my before picture, but add about 20lbs to my thighs and middle and you get an idea. LOL

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  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    no pics, I'm sorry.

    Starting:
    weight: 168
    Size :12-14

    Current:
    weight: 130
    Size: 2
  • Kekibird
    Kekibird Posts: 1,122 Member
    I'm 5'9". Started at 202 lbs and I'm now at 185 lbs. Still want to get down to 170 lbs.

    I'm curvy with a small waist, thick thighs and broad shoulders. Here are some pictures with comparisons. Cross my fingers the pictures work!

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  • Fit2befitZ
    Fit2befitZ Posts: 150 Member
    Hi I am 5'8 and you can check out my profile I have before and during side by sides.

    My highest ever weight 185 :sad:
    Current weight 142
    Goal weight 135 - 138 (re-evaluate when I get there)
  • ebony__
    ebony__ Posts: 519 Member
    5'9

    Started at 194
    Currently 153

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    You look incredible.
  • ebony__
    ebony__ Posts: 519 Member
    It's absolutely incredible how we all hold out weight so differently :)
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    It's absolutely incredible how we all hold out weight so differently :)

    muscle mass changes a lot too

    At 17 I was 58kg (130lbs) and an Aus size 8-10, After my first child at 18 I bounced between 62-65kg (136-143lbs) and a size 12 - 14 Aus, I gained the rest of my weight after my 2nd and 3rd pregnancies. At 30 and my current 73kg (161lbs) I am an Aus size 10 - 12. I have a lot more muscle mass than I ever had and even though I am still a little squishy, I am in a healthy BMI, my measurements are smaller than they were the last time I was this weight at 25 years old and I wear smaller clothes than I did last time I was this weight too.

    My body composition has changed a lot in the last year, my original goal weight was 65kg (143lbs) but I put it up when i noticed how much my body was changing for the better by incorporating more bodyweight exercises rather than normal cardio, now than I am mainly doing weights I only weigh once a month and just take notice of my measurements. In 6 months time I'll take another progress pic and compare it I don't expect my weight to change much in that time but I know how my body looks will.
  • Jenerferzzz
    Jenerferzzz Posts: 148 Member
    Alright I am going to try this again and hopefully the pictures will show up...

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  • Jenerferzzz
    Jenerferzzz Posts: 148 Member
    Ok... I give up. They are there in my album and I haven't moved them so I have not idea what is going on. Sorry.
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
    I'm 5'8-ish, and I started out at 189. I'm at 157 now, but my last progress photo is of 170, I believe.
    I can't put them on the thread without making them way too gigantic for you to tell it's a human being, so I'll just be lame ans ask you to look on my profile to see the photos :(
  • vikdexkaykai
    vikdexkaykai Posts: 92 Member
    Hey,

    I'm 5'9
    Starting weight: 272 lbs (the day I gave birth to my daughter (almost 2 years ago)
    Current weight: 218 lbs
    Mini goal: to get under 200 lbs
    Big final goal: 170

    Feel free to add me as your friend and view my profile...I have a few pics there!:tongue:
  • Noni2863
    Noni2863 Posts: 36 Member
    I love this thread - thank you all!:flowerforyou:

    I am 172cm, which is a hiccup under the 5'8" I have claimed my entire life until my 5'10" daughter put me right.

    My weight has yo-yo'd over the years - from 130lbs when I got married (but that was down to pre-wedding jitters!); 148lbs after 1st daughter; 140lbs after 2nd daughter and a "no more pregancies/my family is complete" induced period of manic exercise!

    However these were the glory days.

    I have now been between 190 and 217lbs for the last 3 years.

    SW: 204
    CW: 189
    GW: I want to get to 154lbs for my 50th birthday in August 2013.

    My goal is to lose 1lb a week in the hope that if I take my time about it, over the year I will make the lifestyle changes necessary to maintain - no more yo-yoing PLEASE!

    I am also restricting myself to a monthly weigh in as I tend to get a bit obsessive otherwise.

    Please feel free to add me as a friend and perhaps I will work up enough courage to stop hiding behind my daughter's cute pug and put my own profile photo up. :blushing:
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Hi, I'm 45 and 5'8". SW 198, CW 172, GW 161.

    April 2011:
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    Now:
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    What I want to get back to:
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  • tbskipp
    tbskipp Posts: 180 Member
    LOVING this thread!!! Especially since there have been responses from people who are over 30!! I can identify with someone closer to 40 though. It's a lot different losing weight and getting fit when you are 40 than it is when you are 20 or 25. SO sad but true!!! :sad:

    I have found a few new friends from this thread also. Love it!
    :drinker:
  • atynk
    atynk Posts: 400 Member
    Hello fellow tall gals. this is me at 190 lbs

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    And then after a year at 140 lbs

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    I lost the weight in order to get pregnant here I am a week away from delivery

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    and now at around 153 lbs... still working hard to get back into the 140s again

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    sorry for the abundance of photos!
  • mommyrox05
    mommyrox05 Posts: 238
    Hi there I am 5'8".
    This is me before I Started using MFP.
    198 lbs
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    This is about 40 lbs down
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    And this is me now (maintinance-I fluxuate between 125-130)
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  • jenbcz
    jenbcz Posts: 17 Member
    Great thread :smile:

    I'm 5'8", 32, a mother of 2, and I currently weigh 195lbs. My goal is 140lbs. I haven't been there since playing volleyball in highschool, but I am determined to get back to that place again!!
    I just started using MFP last week so I haven't got any progress pics yet.

    All the pics posted here are Very Inspirational, thank you ladies! :smile: you all look Great!
  • LauraRN88
    LauraRN88 Posts: 46
    Feel free to add me!
    I'm 5ft 8 1/2in, at my heaviest I was 195ish and i'm currently 178. My ultimate goal is 140
  • hrose1127
    hrose1127 Posts: 4 Member
    5'9
    HW: 198.2
    CW: 167
    GW: 148.2
  • msbaker17
    msbaker17 Posts: 1
    I'm 5'8". My highest weight was 171 lbs in 2009. Hired a trainer and got down to 145 the week before my wedding in 2010! I had thought my goal was 155, but then I kept going! It felt amazing. I have stayed around 141-147 for the past 2 1/2 years and feel great!

    Some advice from my experience: Stick with it! It needs to be a lifestyle change, not just a quick fix. Once you figure out your "what" and "why", keep it in the back of your mind. Do it for you! What you eat plays a huge role, so don't cheat and think you'll see the results you want. Be accountable, but also celebrate the small victories. Lost 5 lbs? Buy a new workout shirt, not ice cream ;-) Challenge yourself, and be proud of what you accomplish!
  • neetneetneets
    neetneetneets Posts: 95 Member
    2010: 182lb
    2011/12: ~165lb
    by December 1st Gw: 150lb

    feel free to add me!
  • FitandFab33
    FitandFab33 Posts: 718 Member
    I'm a little taller at 5' 10.5"..

    Goal weight: 138,

    I was 238lbs (wowza) the day I gave birth (3 1/2 months ago)

    ..and am now 188 lbs, dropping daily.

    My lowest adult weight was around 135... and I can't wait to get back into my wardrobe!!!!
  • Crucker73
    Crucker73 Posts: 53 Member
    Loving this thread! It's nice to see progress pics from people that have similar body types. I'm 5'9" 215 lbs and My goal is to be 165. I've pressed the restart button several times and this will be the last time! I want to reach my goal weight by my birthday next year (9/15/13)!
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    :sad: Everyone always skips the 5'7"!
  • slpsparklette
    slpsparklette Posts: 9 Member
    This is me about 175

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    I'm the one in the pink.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    And this is me now (maintinance-I fluxuate between 125-130)
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    This has instantly become one of my new favourites MFP "after" photos :laugh:
  • LifeIsNotADressRehearsal
    LifeIsNotADressRehearsal Posts: 745 Member
    Loving this thread! It's nice to see progress pics from people that have similar body types. I'm 5'9" 215 lbs and My goal is to be 165. I've pressed the restart button several times and this will be the last time! I want to reach my goal weight by my birthday next year (9/15/13)!

    That is a very realistic goal - kudos on giving yourself time to adapt a new lifestyle and lose the weight forever! I wish you every success. You can do this!
  • kgavins25
    kgavins25 Posts: 24
    Hey
    Im 5'8
    Started off at 200lbs
    Now im 149lbs

    Would like to be btwn 140-145lbs

    Ive been at it since December of 2011

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  • kgavins25
    kgavins25 Posts: 24
    So what have you been doing to lose? Weight lifting? cardio? eating exercise calories?
    Feel free to add me!
    I'm 5ft 8 1/2in, at my heaviest I was 195ish and i'm currently 178. My ultimate goal is 140

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