200 pounds & 5'9 that can share their success pics

Hi I can't share pics yet but I was 220 now I am 194 illmcheck in with you when I lose 40 more!

I'm 5'9" too. No, success story for me yet but you can add me. Hope to hit my goal by summer!

I'm 5'8", so not quite your height. I started at 233ish pounds (see pix in the red shirt on my profile) and I'm now 168-170 and 26% body fat. I went from a size 20 to a loose 10 now. My profile pix is a progress/comparison shot from early June 2012 to last week. I weighed about 210 in that picture.

You can achieve success, just do it the right way, something that you can continue for life!! Check out IPOARM http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 for help determining calorie needs as MFP often underestimates. And do some strength training to preserve LBM. For reference, I eat 2000kcal a day and have been losing weight steadily, calculated via IPOARM.

By the way, OP, and not in a creepy way, but you have great legs!!

I'm 5' 10", started at 221, and am now 146. My pics are in my profile (I've probably lost a few more pounds since my most recent photo on my avatar was taken). I've never gone through the process of uploading photos on this site and don't want to start yet another photo account with yet another photo site (photobucket I guess is the only one we can use), but they're on my profile.

I've been maintaining for a year, and my success is mostly due to changing my eating habits permanently. My exercise has mostly been walking, with some (very minor) jogging, hiking, mountain biking, exercise bike, and a teeny bit of yoga thrown in. I focus on eating lean protein and vegetables, with almost every thing else in moderation. If it's not lean protein or non-starchy veggies, I watch my quantity. If it's lean protein or non-starchy veggies, I eat as much as I want. That, with a few other minor things, works for me.

Good luck, you can do it. Oh, by the way, this all happened while I was in my late 40's and now I'm a tad bit over 50 and feel better than I ever have! Blood pressure is low, I feel healthy, active, fit, and wonderful. I can jog a mile or more if I had to, and I can hike a minimum of at least 7 miles at high elevation (I live at 7000 feet) without blinking an eye. Yes, I jiggle here and there, but who the hell cares, I'm 50 and fine with how I am now.

Well this is my 83rd day so far I have got from 105kg (231lbs) to 81kg (178lbs)





53lbs so far so doing pretty well, hopefully want to lose another 25lbs. Would probably do alot better but I still dont really eat well I just cycle atleast 20km a day now and cycle even more if I want to eat something that puts me over my daily goal on here :P