5'5 to 5'7 females

im 5'7 started at 206lbs, down to 142lbs now, these progres pics were taken in june or july, so ive made it a bit further since feel free to check em out
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/617022-heavy-pics-take-2

I'm 5'5, mom of 2 and just turned 32 I started my journey in Jan 2011


I've lost another 5lbs and lost several inches since this, but this tells a lil of what I did.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/709471-45lbs-lost-but-gained-so-much-more-w-pics

GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!

I started at 204 lbs in March of this year, I'm currently at 154lbs - my goal weight is 145lbs, sooooo close!
You can see pics on my profile, although I need to add a more current full body pic
My excercise these days consists of a lot of dog walking and an occaisional bike ride, and since using a wii to track my progress I can now deal comfortably with the inevitable plateaus - it's like my body has to adjust to the new weight before letting go of more.
Best of luck to you!
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I'm 5'6" and went from 190.5 to 135. You can see my before and after in my profile pictures. Before is in the floral dress at my son's HS graduation. I tight size 12. The after pictures are all within the last month or so. Size 2/4 depending on the brand and what it is. It took me about 8 months of constantly logging and not giving up. I even logged days where I went over. I'm trying to lose the last 3 pounds to make it 100 pounds down from my all-time highest weight in 2007. If I didn't have saggy skin, I think I'd have a pretty rockin' body. I'm starting to see my muscles under there!

That is an amazing loss in 8 months!

Hi All,

I'm 5'7" and just reached my half way mark. I didn't take before and after photos, but a friend took a picture of me 10/20 and I was shocked to see the difference in my face. I'll have a full body shot taken this weekend so I can see the difference. I started at 191 and I officially started using MFP at the end of July this year. I'm currently at 164. I have 24 more lbs. to lose, but I'm working on it a day at a time.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your progress, it keeps me motivated!

Picture on the left was June 16, 2012. Picture on the right was last Saturday, October 20, 2012. 27 lbs. down.

I'm 5'6, Have gone from 296 to 220 as of this am, started in Sept 2011. Have to figure out how to post the pictures as I'm really happy with how I look.

I'm 5'7" and I started this journey at 154, now I am at 144...Would like to get to 135 but I am happy where I am.:happy:

I'm 5'7'' (7.5 on good days) and quickly approaching 40. I started out July 2011 at about 155-158. Did boot camp at local university from July 11-July 12. Starting in Jan 12, I added in a second workout, completed p90x, then insanity. In August, I stopped bootcamp and started working out with hubby in the evening (still do a morning workout, lots of insanity days, some elliptical, or random workouts I find on pinterest). So after 1.5 years I'm down to 127-130 depending on my sodium intake. I went from a maximum size of 14 (several years ago) to about a 10 when I started my fitness trek to a 2 now (sometimes 0-4 depending on brand). I'll change my profile pic to a before-after-after.

I've tried to eliminate as much sugar as possible and maximize my lean protein.

Hey Ladies,

I'd like to know the calorie goal that has been the most successful for you. I know it's not a one size fits all kinda thing, but some of you currently have or started with very similar stats to mine. I'm 31 y.o. and 5'6 started at 222 lbs about a month ago. I've lost about 10lbs now. MFP recommends I eat 1340 calories, but I'm worried that may be too low in conjunction with my exercise (strength training 3x/week, cardio 3x/week). After reading a few recommendations I started eating back some of my exercise calories this week. I just want to make sure I am doing this the right way so that I lose body fat and get stronger and put on muscle at the same time. Loved to hear your most successful calorie count.

I am at 1800 cals a day with 3x a week of cardio. I don't eat the exercise cals I eat the same amount a day.

No photos of before and after yet. I 'm waiting until I hit my ultimate goal. I started in January of this year and so far lost 97 pounds. I have a total goal loss of 134 pounds BUT found out that I'm pregnant and have put any major weight loss on hold. My doctors and myself have both agreed (with a lot of discussion) that I can maintain my current weight during pregnancy but shouldn't try to lose weight. Went from 284 to 187.

I wont post the pics here but if you go to this link, you can see 2 pics I posted...SW and CW...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9470852@N05/

I know the clothes are different, but I don't have the same clothes now...the pants got too big. People tell me there is a difference but I don't see much.

I am a little over halfway to my final goal.

I'm 45 years old and 5'6" and in this series of photos I've gone from 265+ to 200. I lost the first 25 lbs in 7 months, just by exercising for the first time in my life (although I worked out on average 3 times per day, 5 days a week, so that wasn't totally sustainable for me...and it was all cardio.) Then in Feb. I discovered the science behind eating primal/paleo and it totally clicked. In the next 4 months, I cut my exercise to less than half (I still workout once everyday, but now it's alternating days of heavy weights and cardio), started eating primal/paleo about 70-80% of the time, and I lost another 40 lbs (65 total.)

I'm 5'6 1/2 and my starting weight was 190 lbs. I am now 139 lbs working on the last few and more importantly on my muscles!

August 2011

May 2012

September 2012

Thank you so much! I'm feeling awesome!!

may I see some progress please?
How much, and how long did it take?
any secrets?

I have before, during and after pics on my profile page. Happy you found MFP. I measure in at 5'7.5". Top weight was >352 lbs. Shed 110 lbs. net. Was horribly under-muscled and have spent more time gaining muscle than shedding fat. Currently coming out of a year of gaining muscle at the same rate I was shedding fat so that I've lost sizes for a year but am basically the same total weight. Goal is to take off another 60+/- lbs., continue strength training with kettlebells and bodyweight exercises and to continue to help my athletes do likewise. Body fat percentage was over 60%, now is 39.8%. I have learned to shift my strategies as my life's demands and body's healing shifted. There is NO ONE WAY that is right for everyone to do this thing. I have become more committed to my health than to becoming a certain size. I am more passionate about strength being sustainable over a lifetime than any particular personal record and injury prevention is way more attractive than weight loss. lol

My 7 yo daughter grew up watching me move from recliner and mobility carts which carried both my groceries and me because I could not walk to hiking through the grocery store carrying a basket with the groceries in it. She's training for triathlon and an accomplished strength trainer herself now. She doesn't eat gluten, grains or legumes, loves to eat veggies and fruits from each color of the rainbow and can not only make an excellent whole foods dinner from scratch but also clean up after it and do a few hundred deadlifts with a kettlebell half her body's weight all before breakfast. At Easter and Halloween, she's not thinking about all the candy she might be eating. Instead she's thinking about the opening and closing of our favorite Farmer's Markets and that she'll miss her friends and fresh produce being local and seasonal through the winter.

There is so much more to accomplish than a number on the scale or on the tape around some body part. Still, when I was where you are these were vital to my motivation.

Bust - Before >58H"/After <38G"
Waist - Before >60"/After <43"

My personal sense of agency to command my own life, my sense of satisfaction in my daily experience of the world while my health has moved from asthmatic, morbidly obese, high blood pressure, prediabetic, fatigued and depressed on 18 different medications for multiple chronic diagnoses to asymptomatic of allergies and asthma, athletic/fit/strong, great vitals, healthy digestion, LOTS of energy and coaching other athletes. I now take no medications with the exception of one for hypothyroidism. I have excellent nutrition and a better than average life expectancy.

Most important result: I get to raise a healthy daughter who is unlikely to have a 'body issue' or to experience challenges related to weight. She is an assertive advocate for nutrition, fitness and brain health. She will be the first in my family to grow up healthy for FIVE generations.