i'm 5'5'' 164 lbs......did anyone start here and been succes

Hey! I started out 5'6" 166 at the end of October. I hit 154 earlier this month! I'm taking it slow, working on more of changing my habits, than a quick weight drop. So far so good... ups and downs.... But this community is fabulous! Follow the plan you set up with the website and you WILL succeed. It's when I stray from the plan that I run iinto trouble....

Good luck to you!

oh dear katy.....i WISH i was 5'5" and only 164lbs! i am 5'5" and 207lbs. :sad:

perspective :flowerforyou: good luck to you getting to your goal! :drinker:

I started out at 144lbs and am 5'5.5". I've lost close to 14lbs and it's taken me eight months.. but I had a two month hiatus during the summer. I think what really got me going to losing weight was when I started running. I definitely still have moments of weakness though but that's why I use this site. It definitely helps for being motivated and getting advice from others who have been successful and are in the same boat as me!

Hi and welcome. I'm 5'6" and started at about 160 and have now lost about 34 pounds. I was initially only looking to lose about 25 pounds, but a stressful personal situaion came up and I ended up losing an additional 10 pounds this past summer. It took me a while longer than most people want but since I didn't have a lot to lose I set my goal to 1 pound a week and I also had some knee issues so I had to stop working out for a while.

When I first started I was surprised at how many calories were in the foods I was eating and what an actual serving size was. After about a week of making sure I was logging everything I ate and actually eating the correct serving size I started losing weight. Then I just inccorporated exercising into my routine and I continued to lose weight. I had to eventually mix up what I was doing because my body got use to what I was doing and I wasn't burning as many calories as I had before. Another thing I did was strength training which helps you burn more calories when you're at rest. I tried to workout at least 3 days a week but aimed for 5 days. I first started by going on the treadmill and doing a fast walk, slowly increasing my pace along with the incline to burn more calories. Then I used some workout DVD's that incorporated strength training and fat burning, which is where I saw the best results with toning and calorie burning. Hope that helps you and feel free to add me as a friend. Good luck

Hi, I'm 5'4' and 180 pounds. I started in January and I'm loving it. I go to the gym 4 days a week for 90 minutes of cardio and weights. I am feeling great. I've lost 5 pounds. I just track everything I eat, good or bad and hold myself accountable. Good luck to you. Please feel free to add me as a friend.

You can do this.

i am 5'7 and started at 165.5. i am now at 129/130 pounds. my routine was eating 1200 cals a day, working out 30-45 mins CARDIO 4x weekly and i did not eat back my exercise calories except one day a week. it worked for me, but not eating back exercise cals won't work for everyone. i was trying to lose the weight fast for a cruise i was going on. i lost it all in about 4 months and i've maintained about 2 months at this point (lost about 2 pounds since thanksgiving).

i'm 5'3" and started at 174 (size 14-16). In 6 months I was 142.... which is pretty good for me (size 8). Now I'm working for 130-135. I saw someone here say she was 5'3" and 110- that would NEVER work on me. Seriously, 130 is prolly the lowest healthy weight for my body type (just sayin' we all have different numbers that go with our healthy bodies). But 174 was even more than my pregnancy weight so that was outta control for me.

so, yes, it works. I tried everything else and this is the only thing that works.
P.S. after i hit 142, I stopped keeping track for six months...and I didn't put weight back on. There's something about this that helps you relearn how to eat healthier or keep a better balance or something. Or maybe I"m just lucky. But I think my habits changed so even when I was being "bad" i wasn't being as bad as I used to be.

I'm also 5 foot 4, and I started out last Jan 2010 at about 170 pounds, in a tight 14 pants. By Sep 2010, I was at 130, and I'm now at 125 and holding, size 4. I'm not sure what my starting body fat was, but I think it was around 30%. I had it measured at 27% when I was at about 155 pounds. I'm now at 18% BF at 125. You can check out my profile pics for some before and afters.

I lift weights heavy and do about 30 minutes on the elliptical 5 days a week. I found that weight loss is mostly diet. Exercise is great for your overall health, and building muscle helps your metabolism, but I found the greatest results when I started eating clean. Lean meats, fresh fruits and veggies, no or minimal processed food, and no added salt. Also greek yogurt and nuts are great for you. Dark chocolate and red wine on occassion, but not too often.

I stuck to the MFP guidelines and ate all my exercise calories. When I plateaued, I cut carbs a bit, upped the protein, and changed my cardio routine. It took nearly a month, but I finally broke through and the weight started coming off again.

My best advice would be to follow MFP guidelines and be patient. There will be ups and downs - you MUST be patient and give your body time to work it all out. Good luck!

I'm 5ft 9in and was 238lbs last May (probably a bit higher, but I dread to imagine lol!). I've been overweight and classed as 'obese' since I was 25 (now 40). So it was a real challenge for me to fight years of neglect of myself. Luckily, my girlfriend found inspiration/reason to lose weight and this helped me immensely. Probably still be big if it wasnt for her.

I'm now 175lbs with 11lbs still to go. I lost alot very very quickly during last summer - calories per day was down to 400-900, which was too low and had me light headed. I stopped this in Sept - my weight was 182, up till Christmas i went to 190lbs slowly. I was happy I wasnt going mad, but saddened I was increasing very gradually (you know, weigh yourself everyday with less and less clothes till your naked - just so it was the same weight as 4 weeks previous fully dressed lol!).

I found this app early Jan this year (new year resolution), started again - now sitting at 175lbs. I want to be 164lbs as this has been quoted to me for soooo many years. Just want to hit it, and maintain for while Then I'm supposedly BMI 'healthy'. That'll be a first in memory .

I dont know when the exact moment was I decided to do it. I just know I here now and still trying, still determined ;-)

I'm 5'5" and I started out in September at 169 lbs. After joing my schools Ulitmate Frisbee team, going to the gym 3-4x a week (plus frisbee practice 3x a week), and changing my eating habits, I've lost 14lbs :] I've been stuck at this weight for almost a month, but I have been losing inches. My goal is to reach 135lbs by May or June. Good luck!

very happy reading some of these posts--extremely happy for all of you who have lost weight. I just joined yesterday--this is a really motivating site. I have a long way to go 5'6" and 197lbs. I am trying to find people who can keep me motivated--I have some friends who have recently lost a lot of weight so they have inspired me but they have reached their goals and I am just starting. thank you all for you stories.
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I am 6'2 (female) and started at 185. I have lost 16 pounds the first month. I do 30 minutes of cardio per day and stick to the 1200 net calories. My snacks usually consist of raw fruits and vegetables, sometimes with a yogurt dip or some hummus. The first week was the hardest, changing my eating and exercise habits so drastically. But it has worked. My weight loss has slowed down some, but every day I am closer to my goal.

Good luck to you! I know you can do it.

I am 5'5" and started 2 years ago at 176.5 then blew out my knee when I was about 160 lbs. After surgery and physical therapy, I was gaining weight back. I started back up on mfp on Dec. 1 of last year at 168 lbs and have lost 16 lbs and a whole lot of inches. I am currently doing Couch 2 5K and am on day 4 of P90X.

Glad to see so many posters in this range. Everyone, feel free to send me a friend request as it's all about the support you get here on MFP!!!

im 5"4 and 166lbs just starting offf i want to be 120 so im looking for friends on here for motivation! if all of these people can do it why cant we !

I'm 5'5'' and 157 but I've been at 165 before. I just started Insanity this week and I'm loving it (although I think I might up my calories because right now I'm at 1350 which seems kind of low to me--would love anyone's thoughts). My ultimate goals is 135 but I'm more just looking to have a better body fat % (I got a scale that says I'm at 30% right now, and I'm technically overweight according to BMI). I will definitely friend you, I've just gotten back into mfp and it's so motivational!