Anyone start at 170-180 and lose weight?

I'm 5'5". I was 180 in high school, lost weight, and stuck around 125 for quite some time. Over the years it crept back up to 150....so once I'm not pregnant again I'll be striving for 135 as well!

I started at 185. I'm down to 167 and still losing 1 pound a week pretty steadily. (Not this week, probably, yay for shark week, but overall).

Several years ago I stared at 185 and got to about 155 on Weight watchers before I decided to stop paying for it. I gained that mostly back, then had a baby.

I'm also 5'4" and started last September at 170... so far I've lost 30 lbs, built a lot of muscle and am 5-10 lbs away from my goal. I never considered I was "dieting" - just changed my habits, logged my food without being too restrictive with what I ate, and began a new active lifestyle. Making sure this healthy lifestyle sticks this time!

I'm in turtle mode ... very slow but hopefully long term lifestyle. I started (this time) at 181, 5'4", 30 y.o. in mid-January of this year. I am down 23 lbs and sitting at about 158 (flirting with 157).

I run (jog), walk, do hip hop/zumba classes, lift, bootcamp/circuit/body weight work. But honestly, it's all about tracking. I love to eat, and drink. It's a huge part of how I socialize, either when I'm entertaining at home or out with friends/family. I'm just trying to be a lot more mindful about it all, and balancing big eating days with better habits and lower intake days. I've focused on reducing sugar and upping protein and fiber. I still eat a fairly high fat diet compared with what's suggested on this site, but I am generally very low carb.

It's tougher when you have less to lose, especially if you're comfortable carrying the extra weight, as I am. I am very happy with my body at it's current state, so it's a little challenging to stay motivated for other reasons - better fitness, keeping weight down through upcoming pregnancies, and long term health benefits.

I started at 172 ... am currently at 152 and working towards 135 (slowly!). I have a before pic in my profile, but no progress one yet - I was waiting to get to my goal! :happy:

My highest was about 176, starting weight around 170, current weight in my profile pic is about 150. Aiming for 130, though. The weightloss is starting to slow down a lot more now that I'm halfway there, though. Good luck with your journey!

I started in the 205 # range and i am now 136. Im trying to lose the last 10 stubborn pounds but they seem to like me and dont want to budge. Im 5ft tall and have been at it for two years

I was at 160 in January 2013. Although I do remember stepping on a scale a month or two before then and the scale said 167.