Women 5'4" to 5'5" progress and how long did it take you?
Kandyhar
Posts: 95 Member
I found some old threads that are similiar but they are all locked so thought I would start a new one for inspiration. I am not close enough to my goal for progress photos but I am a little under 5'5"
SW March 2012: 178 (size 14)
CW: 165 (size 10, loose size 12)
GW: 135 (or a size 6)
I got down to 157 but after my wedding and honeymoon a couple months ago and the holidays, I realized I had packed some weight and inches back on . I want to keep my curves but drop body fat, the scale isn't the only thing I'm going by but have been amazed at the results.
I just started Insanity and got back on the wagon so I hope at my one year mark in March I can have a lot more progress to show. Thanks ladies!
SW March 2012: 178 (size 14)
CW: 165 (size 10, loose size 12)
GW: 135 (or a size 6)
I got down to 157 but after my wedding and honeymoon a couple months ago and the holidays, I realized I had packed some weight and inches back on . I want to keep my curves but drop body fat, the scale isn't the only thing I'm going by but have been amazed at the results.
I just started Insanity and got back on the wagon so I hope at my one year mark in March I can have a lot more progress to show. Thanks ladies!
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I'm not at my goal weight yet but I'm close to my halfway goal. It took me a little of 2 months to lose 22 lbs. I'm on the Quick Weight Loss program.
Height: 5'5"
SW: 209, size 14/XL (October 2012)
CW: 187, size 13
GW: 145, I think that I'll be a size 8 or less0 -
I'm 5'4", I started at 165, I'm 125 now, but at 17% body fat, I have gained muscle weight, I was size 12 to start and am a 0 now. It took me almost 3 full years of diet, exercise, gains, losses, plateaus etc. still think I'm a work in progress.0
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I'm 5'4", I started at 165, I'm 125 now, but at 17% body fat, I have gained muscle weight, I was size 12 to start and am a 0 now. It took me almost 3 full years of diet, exercise, gains, losses, plateaus etc. still think I'm a work in progress.
Thanks ladies!! mlb, do you have before/after pictures?? 0 and 125, you must be solid muscle!0 -
I just started 3 months ago. Still a long way to go..
SW: 144 lbs
CW: 134 lbs
GW: 120 lbs
It's harder for me to mantain during this holiday season. I hope I can achieved come Dec 20130 -
Thanks Shelly, excellent job so far!0
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I'm 5'3" - close enough?!
Started February 2011.
Starting weight - 213 lbs (XL, barely, size 16 pant - couldn't close the button :x )
Current weight - 121 lbs (XS, size 0 - 2 pant and dress)
Goal weight - 115 lbs (112 would be a dream!)0 -
I started making some changes about this time last year (cut out takeaways etc) but I'd say it was February when I had to make big changes (hospitalised due to gallstones) and lost a stone very rapidly. Started MFP in June and have been hovering around goal weight for a couple of weeks now. I train with a PT once a week, eat high protein, try and train with weights and swim a couple of times a week. I'm smaller, but have kept my curves - I still have hourglass measurements - just a skinnier hourglass!
SW: 191lbs UK size 18-20
GW: 133lbs
CW: 132-134lbs UK size 8
Here's a selection of staff photos of me from work over the past 3 years - September 2010, 2011, and 2012.
June 2011:
August 2011:
December 2012:
(festive angler fish, in case you were wondering... It would appear I don't do sensible photographs. Sorry!)
Good luck!0 -
5'4.75
Before pic: 175
So far pic: 121
I need to drop body fat, so I'm going to lose a bit more to as low as I can go, then bulk, then cut.
I started Aug 18 20110 -
Archduchess, You look amazing! I am in awe of all of you successful ladies!!0
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I just rejoined (again:)) and this time want to really make it stick! I am 141 right now and would like to be 125. I am 5' 3" and a 1/2 (I have to add that half being of shorter stature) It seems like I can always lose five pounds and then it's back up! I need to stay focused and this seem like the place for help:) I work out all the time (turbo jam, hip hop abs, running) but have found it harder to lose in my forties. I am going to have to committ to logging into the food journaling. Thanks for the inspiration! and here's to a new year!0
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This is how long it's taken me to pull this off, and I intend to keep going...or at least get steady at around 130!0 -
Shorty- Excellent job! I've been dabbling with the idea of cutting weight then firming up but I'm still going to do Insanity or some lifting. When I lost weight at first, I was definitely getting smaller but I seemed to lose my *kitten* and my boobs quickly and still felt really jiggly :-( I've heard people doing both... losing weight then gaining some back in muscle or losing weight slowly while building muscle at the same time.
I'm kinda scared to lift and just add muscle under my fat but hoping from all the posts i've read on here that I will just firm up and lose inches in the process...0 -
Hi! I am 5'4". I am pear-shaped. (The following are UK clothing sizes)
Mid 2010: ~151lbs. Size unknown - relied on stretchy things because I was in denial.
January 2012: ~145lbs (14 in shirts, 14-16 in jeans). Started netting 1,200 - 1,300 calories/day and going for walks.
July 2012: ~135lbs (12 in shirts, 12-14 in jeans). Started going on long brisk walks and occasionally jogging.
September 2012: ~125lbs (10 in shirts, 10-12 in jeans). Started toning up using workout DVDs and netting 1,400 - 1,600 calories/day.
Now: ~119lbs (8 in shirts, 8-10 in jeans).
My goal weight is 112lbs, by which point I will hopefully be a loose 8 in shirts and comfortable 8 in jeans. My goal is to also decrease my body fat percentage to 18% by way of toning up.0 -
I am 5ft 5 inchs
155 lbs only lost 10lbs so far
I am a size 14 (uk)
I want to get down to 119lbs.0 -
Wow you are all so inspiring.
I was 137.5lbs about 4 months ago, not really lost anything from working out 5 times a week and eating fairly healthy. Have put on 6lb over Christmas by eating just what I wanted and now that I have more to lose I'm hoping it might be easier. I must notice a change when I start to watch what I eat, if not then I really am doing something wrong. I would be happy at 130 which I think is a healthy weight for me.
It is my 40th in May which is my goal, to be fit at forty (for the first time ever, being 40 and fit that is lol).
I will be taking photos tomorrow which is the first time for weight loss.0 -
I'm 5'5" and 52 years old.
Starting weight on April 2nd: 215.8 I was wearing size 20 pants and 2X tops
Current weight: 151. I'm wearing between a 10 and a 12 in pants and usually a L in shirts (I'm not ready for tight tops)
Goal: I'm one pound from my original goal, but I'm currently working on revising that because I realize that I can do much more. In the short term, I do want to get down to 140--then I will have lost over 1/3 of my start weight. Then...who knows?0 -
I'm 5'5 and 40 years old. I started here about 2 years ago at 160 pounds, but since it was December, I didn't have any real before photos in a bathing suit. I got to my goal weight in 6 months, then lost a little more, then gained a little back while strength training.
I follow IIFYM (if it fits your macros) which means I'll eat pretty much what I want, as long as I reach my nutrition goals. I still have pizza, pasta, bagels, bread, baked potatoes, rice, etc. I'm currently eating about 2300 calories a day to maintain.
For exercise, I run 3x a week (about 10-15 miles a week) and lift weight s 3x a week (Stronglifts 5x5).0 -
I'm 5'5" and have been maintaining since about July so it took me about 8 months to get there.
SW: 168
GW: 133 (what I weighed when I got married almost 10 years ago)
CW: 122 (size 4)
You can do this:). Get back on the wagon and we will be here to support you!0 -
i'm 5'3" but i started at 178 size 12 now down to 147-149 and size 6-8 almost at my year mark on here. I have a medium build so ill always be athletic and curvy...0
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It has been a long, slow journey here! I'm 5'5 and 43 years old.
Starting: 9/2011, 172
Current: 12/2012, 142
Goal: 130
I've gone from a size 14 to a size 8, and I've lost 8 inches around my waist. For the first year, I did it almost entirely on WW, through diet, but not exercise.
Since August, 2012, I've started very slowly adding in exercise, and I'm now up to 30 min of cardio/day, plus moderate, at-home strength training (squats, sit-ups, and push-ups). Next summer, I'm going to do a triathlon! So the training will obviously be kicking up a notch soon.0
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