5"7 woman success stories ?

smileymaxine
smileymaxine Posts: 275 Member
edited November 4 in Success Stories
Its great seeing everyone doing so well but be nice to see or know the sorta weight other t'6 5"7 women are going for !
I've gone from highest at 190 ish to now 152lbs (maybe more after this week)
Just nice to see how great everyone's done especially after all the junk I've ate I need the extra kick
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  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    I'm 5'8 currently 157 lbs pretty happy, might go down couple lbs before i start maintenance. I want to build a little muscle. I'm an athlete
  • smileymaxine
    smileymaxine Posts: 275 Member
    You look fantastic, at 157, I seem to have lost weight in stupid places so still not happy.
  • rougette66
    rougette66 Posts: 210 Member
    started around 180 now I'm around 155 ish i just want to get down to 150/145 I'm more concerned with lifting and getting rid of my flabby tummy haha
  • smileymaxine
    smileymaxine Posts: 275 Member
    started around 180 now I'm around 155 ish i just want to get down to 150/145 I'm more concerned with lifting and getting rid of my flabby tummy haha

    I need to find a way to lift with messed up shoulder and neck.
    Well done on your loss too :)
  • arethaholly
    arethaholly Posts: 9 Member
    In college, my weight crept up from the 170s to 195, which was the highest & unhappiest I had ever been... I realized as a new teacher last year that I needed to do something about all of the stress I had and that I was in control of how I felt about my body. I got a Y membership & started exercising January 2013 and didn't lose much of anything, and then I really cut out a LOT of junk (coughoreoscough) & started to see some difference... but it still took me until the end of May to lose 15lbs.

    It took all year, but I've lost about 30lbs and was at 164 before the holidays (there's no scale here at my parents' house!), which is the lowest I can ever remember being. I'm just a few pounds shy of being in the "normal" bmi range!

    I tend to carry most of my weight in my stomach, so I was hoping 30lbs would look like more than it does, but I checked my inches lost and it was encouraging!
    Waist: 35 to 31.5: 3.5inches
    Hips/Stomach: 43-39.5 (size 14 down to sometimes in a size 10(never been that!!!)... though it's tight with all those Christmas cookies I've eaten! haha): 3.5 inches
    Thighs: 23/24 to 21: 4 inches
    Left arm (bicep): 13.5 to 12: 1.5 inches
    Right arm (bicep): 13 to 11.75: 1.25 inches
    Total inches lost: 13.75 inches

    For 2014, I'm hoping to lose 20 more pounds & introduce consistent weight training 2x a week. I don't really have an ultimate goal weight yet because I just want to be healthy and not let my "diet" control my life... #aintnobodygottimeforthat. So, I'm just going to keep going and see where is a healthy weight that my body naturally maintains.

    Here's a before (left) & after (right). I think even my head shrunk (heh heh), but not my crafting abilities because I made that dress & the Christmas sweatshirt. :)
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  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
    5'7 1/2". 126-127 is my goal... which I was at a week ago. LOL, "shark week" is here and with some water retention, I'm around 130 now. I hope to get back to my goal.
  • Lacey_Cakes
    Lacey_Cakes Posts: 223 Member
    Howdy! I'm right in between 5'7 and 5'8 and I started on MFP December 2012 at 247 (ish) pounds and I a currently 182
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    my goal is 160 cause then I'm FINALLY in a healthy BMI but considering how I feel at that point, I might shoot for 150.
    Good luck!!!
  • Brady_
    Brady_ Posts: 108 Member
    I'm 5'7! Don't have a success story YET.. but January is right around the corner (like in two days) and I'm starting p90x3!!! Super excited. Feel free to LIKE my page and follow my journey.. the more likes I have the less likely I'll quit.. cause who wants to quit when everyone is watching you?!?! https://www.facebook.com/yourfitnesspal

    Also add me!! I need 5'7 gals!
  • Zelinna
    Zelinna Posts: 207 Member
    I just posted my success story here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1159674-2013-by-the-pound?page=1

    Started at 210 and now 150.

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  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Howdy! I'm right in between 5'7 and 5'8 and I started on MFP December 2012 at 247 (ish) pounds and I a currently 182
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    my goal is 160 cause then I'm FINALLY in a healthy BMI but considering how I feel at that point, I might shoot for 150.
    Good luck!!!


    You look AMAZING!!! Well done.

    I'm 5'8" but HW was 307 and started MFP March 2013 at 262 lb. CW 204 but GW 180 will not be my stopping point. I'm thinking around 170-180.

    May change as I go lower, not sure yet. Just depends. I'm 37 and have not been 180 since I was 13-14 yrs old so I have no clue!
  • thinthought
    thinthought Posts: 99 Member
    you guys all look amazing! I am 5'9ish and my UGW is 145 though I will be happy at pre-pregnancy weight which is 152.
  • jarelary4
    jarelary4 Posts: 141 Member
    Howdy! I'm right in between 5'7 and 5'8 and I started on MFP December 2012 at 247 (ish) pounds and I a currently 182
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    my goal is 160 cause then I'm FINALLY in a healthy BMI but considering how I feel at that point, I might shoot for 150.
    Good luck!!!


    You look Awesome!
  • Lacey_Cakes
    Lacey_Cakes Posts: 223 Member
    You look Awesome!

    thanks!! I still feel like 290 but maybe when I get abs ill feel better hahah
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    I'm 5'8" and started at about 230. I'm down to 168 now, but I really want to be closer to 140ish. I'm hoping I can make it there by the end of 2014.

    This was me at about my highest weight (on the left)

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    And this is me at about 175 (sorry for crazy mirror face)

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  • I'm 5'7 and the highest weight I have ever been is 152, lowest has been 135. I currently weight 140 and hope to get down to 130 in the next 6 weeks before my vacation..
  • This is not a success story but I am 5 foot 7 and weigh 182 pounds, I am so discouraged 2 years ago I weighed 150 pounds so I know I can get back there. I am starting my journey tommorrow wish me luck cause I sure am going to need it! Ill be jogging 3 times a week and working out 30 minutes at the gym 4 times a week... 1500 cal per day...
  • GummyHuman
    GummyHuman Posts: 193 Member
    I'm 5 foot 7 and about half way there. Being about 3 months into this life change, I already feel successful though, because I am doing it. It is doable. I am seeing results!

    Don't have a place to host pics, but my before / half way there pic is in my profile.
  • healthyplans
    healthyplans Posts: 134 Member
    I'm 5' 7" and started at 250... am now 170 ish and am happy, but not satisfied. My goal is 150. Good luck to you
  • JennetteMac
    JennetteMac Posts: 763 Member
    I am 5'6" and was 154lb at my heaviest. Got down to 109lb which i liked, but have since gone up a bit (I blame Christmas and such!) Hope to even out around 112lb in a couple of weeks after some careful eating.
    My before and after are in my profile.
    Good luck with your fitness and weight loss.
  • aschroeder2749
    aschroeder2749 Posts: 172 Member
    I'm just lurking because this is my height too. You all look so amazing! My weight has been collecting in my face, belly, and arms. I'm to that point where it's depressing getting dressed and even more depressing being around thin people. Crazy, since I was born with "skinny genes". Age and lifestyle are catching up I guess...
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,883 Member
    Im 5'7" started at 172, got down to 136 abut am back at 146, but im working my way back to 135, but wasnt quite happy there, maybe a bit more lifting will help with that :)
  • chelseac1014
    chelseac1014 Posts: 43 Member
    I'm 5'7. My starting weight was 192 and I'm currently around 162. I want to lose another 5-10lbs and tone up. The lowest I would ever go is 150. for my body type after that I would look crazy lol
  • emirror
    emirror Posts: 842 Member
    I'm still working towards my success story, but I'm currently at 147, on my way to 130. I started somewhere around 220 (refused to get on the scale).
  • Tuala42
    Tuala42 Posts: 274 Member
    I started off at 169, or probably mid-170s, had avoided the scale for ages. I'm successfully maintaining now between 123-127, for several months now. I'm in better shape now at 43 than when I was a teenager and loving it!
  • I'm just 5'7", so I just say I am. I went from 163 to currently about 115 :)
  • dj59lane
    dj59lane Posts: 52 Member
    Good for you!!
    I started at 258 currently 170 goal 155!!
  • toscarthearmada
    toscarthearmada Posts: 382 Member
    I started at 256 lbs and am now 155 lbs. It took me 15 months to lose the majority of the weight and I had a 3 month maintain period.

    I had PCOS and Insulin Resistance and started the diet. The diet is low carb, high protein and very manageable.

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  • AMHouse85
    AMHouse85 Posts: 285 Member
    This is my 1 year comparison pics from June 2012 in the green shorts at about 245 and then June 2013 with the black shorts at about 165. I plan on doing another set this coming June to see how much more my body has changed. I'm not focused on the number on the scale going down anymore but the number on the weights I lift going up. I feel strong and bad *kitten*. 2014 is going to be awesome!

    Best of luck to everyone! I accepting FR too.

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  • raisealittlehell
    raisealittlehell Posts: 341 Member
    I'm 5'7 1/2. I started my journey weighing 155 lbs. It took me 3 months to lose 15 lbs which was my original goal, however, once I got there I decided I wanted to lose another 5. It took me another almost 2 months to lose the next 5 lbs but I go there. Over the next year and a half I was just trying to maintain, but ended up losing another 8 lbs which brings me down to my current weight of 127. I have been maintaining for awhile, though I am trying to get back on track with eating healthier and working on getting stronger.
  • RachelRuns9
    RachelRuns9 Posts: 585 Member
    Such awesome posts on here!! Congrats everyone!

    From July-Sept I went from 224-194 with exercise and cutting out bad food.

    Then, from Oct-Jan I went from 194-172 with MFP! Looking forward to 2014!

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