Attention Tall Ladies (5'8" and Up)

5'8
Current weight around 190
Goal weight around 150
I'm not being strict on my goal weight as long as I look and feel better.
I do zumba at least twice a week and I have jillians box set altho that's getting a little dusty. I plan to up my workouts and I am looking at getting a treadmill at home. I need to be a bit better with my eating habits and not give in to temptation so easily ! I get married in may and I want to be at my goal by January but I'm thinking that may be a little unrealistic. I tend to lose weight from my top half first so I guess I am a pear shape ! I'm going to hit it hard from now on, good luck on your journeys ladies x

5'8
Starting 168
Current 144
Aiming for 120-130, whatever suits my body best.
I'm a pear shape, Jean size is 7 and shirts/dress size is small

5'9
Started at 180, Currently at 150... and maintaining for a year.

Honestly, I cut out nothing from my diet... and instead I just at the serving size instead of the whole item.
Exercise was/is walking(now running) and lifting weights.

I'm pretty pear shaped, but now I'm just a smaller pear.

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5'9

I guess I'm a boyish shape - very straight up and down with no butt.

I started at 135 when I joined and dropped down to 129. I then found out about lifting and have increased my cals to about 2500 a day to and just weighed in today at 143lbs. Think I will continue the higher cals for another week and then lower to about 2000 and try and cut down to 135. Regardless of actual scale weight I would like to lower bodyfat by about 3%. Am having it tested monthly starting Wednesday so that will be my new gage instead of the scales.

I'm a UK 8.

Hi, I am 5'11" and 42 y.o., and starting out at 150lb (my heaviest ever), goal is 135-137lb (61-62kg), and 27in waist.

My advice for myself is to stay away from sweets, and stick with the plan (eat healthy & exerciser), especially as I crossed over 40 and my metabolism will start slowing down. In my profile picture with silver dress is from end of October, me at my heaviest.

My opinion on frame is, that everyone have the same frame, some with "more to love" on it then others. When I start gaining weight my frame becomes larger. We should not compare yourself to others, because each person has their own weight they feel comfortable in. For me it is 137lb fit, not skinny. People in office tell me I don't have anything to loose, and they would love to be my size. But I know what I want, and it is to look fit in swim bikini in 6 months.

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I am 5'11"
SW: 230
CW: 149
GW: well originally my goal weight was 146 but I think I may need to lower it a bit more

I am doing a mixture of cardio and weight training.

What's your height & What's your goal weight?
I'm 5'9.5 and my goal weight is currently 162... might go down from there.

What's your "body type" and your shape, as you see it?
Definitely a pear. My hips are the widest part of my body.

& most importantly, how are you going toward your goals!?
Calorie deficit & working out 5 days / week.

... What's working, What's not?
Recently increased calories to break a plateau. Upped intensity of workouts.

Height: 5'10
Current Weight: 194
Goal Weight: 160 or so
Body Shape: Straight (according to an online calculator. it's similar to 'hourglass' with a less defined waist. it's the most common body shape)

I started off at 245 so I'd say what I'm doing is definitely working. I lift a little bit, do some cardio here and there but nothing set in stone. I pre-log my food in the morning and eat whenever I feel hungry. I don't have any 'off limits' foods that I avoid.

I'm 5'8"
Current weight 142lb
Goal weight 140lb (below that if I can manage it but I've been hovering between 140.5 and 143.5 for months now!)
Medium framed pear shape (Small bust, big hips but with a small waist - 27"!)
Currently UK size 10/12

I cycle and do DVDs by Jackie Warner and Jillian Michaels and have a calorie deficit - however I'M STUCK!!!!!

Height: 5'11
Current Weight: 204
Goal Weight: 170-175 (right now 175 then I'll reevaluate)
Body Frame Size: Large; broad shoulders, just shy of a 7" wrist (and I can feel my wrist bones, so won't be losing much there)
Body Shape: Somewhere between straight and hour glass. . .I don't have much of a waist as my height is all leg and I have a very short waist so I can't really be a true hourglass.

I'm 5' 10 and a half inches tall and 24 years old. I have a more "athletic" or "straight" build (broad shoulders, thin arms and legs, but my hips and waist aren't that much different inches wise). I have a waist, but it's not a TON smaller than my boobs or hips. I wear a 36C bra, I'm between a size 8-12 pants depending on the cut (and frankly, i hate tight pants so I have always worn a size larger than what actually fits), 8-10 in dresses, and a size M shirt. It's taken me since June 2011 to lose the 57lbs I gained in college and my first 2 years of marriage.

Heaviest weight: 216lbs, 36DD (actually a 38, but 38DD the cup was too big so i squeezed into a painful 36 band), size 16 pants (that were too tight, which is what made me decide to start losing weight in the first place), size 16 or 2X dress, and a size XL, 14 or 2x shirt.
Current Weight: 159lbs
Goal weight: 155lbs and hopefully fitting comfortably in my size 8 Silver jeans. They fit now, but they're too tight for me to be comfortable.

I carry my weight in my inner thighs and in a pouch right below my belly button. Always have, even when I was a 140lb string bean in middle school and high school. So, I don't have high hopes of losing that without intense, obsessive abdominal work outs which I have no interest in doing. Don't get me wrong, I AM working on strengthening my core and toning up a bit, but honestly, I'm not an athlete. I don't love working out, I do it because it makes me feel better and makes me healthier, but I'd rather be reading a book lol.

If 155 isn't reasonable for me to maintain, I'd be happy to stay about where I'm at right now. Right now, I'm still losing while eating between 1400 and 1600 calories a day, and get at least a half hour of some kind of exercising in 4-5 times a week. Some days I can do more, some days I'm just not able to due to unforseen circumstances. And I'm ok with that. i currently love running 5ks, and my goal is to do one in under 30min (fasted was 33 minutes), and next summer I want to do a 10k and a warrior dash. But honestly, I'm never going to be the fittest, the tiniest, the hottest, the fasted or the best, and I'm ok with that. I'll just be happy to look reasonably healthy, and BE reasonably healthy. Props to all the people who are 130-135lbs of lean muscle at this height--I have tons of respect for you. You ROCK. Seriously, no sarcasm. It's awesome. But it's not me!

5'10.5" here.

SW: 196
CW: 145 with 25.8% body fat
GW: whatever with 20% body fat

I started about 1.5 years ago at 196, then went down to 160 just by restricting calories, so was kinda skinny fat, lol. Then I got pregnant as a surrogate for a friend and did my best to continue to eat healthy and get in some exercise. Baby was born at the end of May and I was about 185 right after he was born. I started counting calories and exercising (cardio and strength training) and am a much more fit 145 now. I would describe my shape as very straight with slightly wider hips and very small boobs, lol. I'm still restricting calories and do a strength class 3 times a week and run at least 6 miles a week. I try to eat as clean as I can with very few processed foods, whole grains and lots of fruits and veggies. My current goal is to continue to reduce my body fat percentage while staying at a healthy weight.

I'm 5'9" and weigh just over 200 lbs. Honestly, I don't care what the scale says, my goal weight will be whenever I can fit into a size 6-8 pants. I do a lot of lifting so I have a feeling that weight will be around 170ish.