success stories for 5'7-5'8 ladies...

SezxyStef wrote: »

Hi as most have said mine is not finished...not sure what "finished" is to be honest.

For me I started with me being 205 @ 5ft 7 and the wakeup call was a wedding photo...i had enough, I lost weight, then gained it back...last Christmas I had another wedding to go to and went to look for a dress...that was a no go so I dug out my "fat" cloths and swore never again.

January 7th I started, changed my eating habits and started with light cardio. Stepped it up with a few body weight exercises then heard about 30day Shred...googled results and found MFP.

Joined MFP June 17th 2013, same day I started 30day shred. I ate what I thought I was suppose to and did 30day shred (missed 3 days (son flipped his car, sister was laying sod, and one day I don't remember)

Found out through a group here I wasn't losing like I could because I didn't weigh my food. Started weighing my food and did another round of 30day shred (taking weekends off).

I then found my TDEE and started eating that -10 to 20% and don't worry about exercise calories now and lift heavy 3x a week.

SW = 205 (size 16-18)
CW = 162.5 (size 8)


This photo....shows me at my heaviest...that light bulb moment. Then the same dress after 1 round of 30 day shred (about 35lbs gone) and this photo of me in the black dress is November 17th of this year. It is a knit dress size small...

I am not done yet, I have bodyfat to go and really don't care about the scale but thinking down to 155 maybe.



It's been almost a year, I love lifting and yes I weigh 162 and wear a size 8...I have friends who weight 120 and in a size 6. As other posters have said don't be scared of weights, you wont bulk up, you will get strong, you will lose fat and you will love what you see.

I am adding in some HITT training in the new year but because I want to get healthy in all aspects.

Good luck to you all who are just beginning or are in the middle...don't give up, weigh your food, log it all even if you are embarrassed (been there done that) you wont regret any of it.

Happyme2009 wrote: »

Well, this is me so far... sorry but I will not post pics until I am "done", although I am taking pics along the way.

38 years old female... 1 child...... pear shape...5.7. tall.. small bones

Started 151 lbs in January 2nd....
42hips, 29 waist, 38 chest , 26 thigh

Now, March 16th
135lbs
39 hips, 27 waist, 35 chest, 24.5 thigh

I realized I could never eat 1200 calories, I am a big eater. Volume eater. I need lots and lots of food.

So I eat about 2000 calories a day, plus or minus 300 cals......., Usually "clean" . Just lots of it, some would say too much of it..... I allow myself one cheat day, sometimes two, when I eat just about anything I want.

I simply cannot diet. My appetite is too big.

BUT big BUT !!!!!!! I became addicted to gym. So my net cals, from about 2000 cals daily, goes down to about 1300 net.

I go to gym about 5 days a week.
I do : 15 minutes abs, 30-40 min weights, 45- 60 min cardio ( high resistance , usually elliptical )

The first month I lost 10 lbs.
Since Feb til now ( mid March ) only 6 lbs more, but I believe I lost more fat and gained muscle.

I don't know my body fat percentage when I started but now I am at about 25 %. I am almost seeing abs, but my bottom and thighs are still kind of fat. Mind you, I am a pear shape, so that will be the last to go.

I became so I addicted to gym that now I want to build muscle and lose fat only. Even if I don't reach my weight goal is ok, as long as I become more fit!

Good luck, feel free to add me as a friend.