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.

Started at 185, currently at 144. It took about 7 months. I'm 5'5 as well. I don't have "after" pictures yet (because I'm lazy) but I do have during pics on my profile.

These are about 20 pounds ago...



ETA: PICTURES!

i'm 5' 4", been off and on overweight (mostly on hah) since i was about 7 yrs old (i'm nearly 24 now). highest i've been was 192lbs at 15 years old. i started my weight loss again beginning of September 2013 (also when i started using MFP). when i started, i was 167lbs. currently i'm 125.8 lbs. my goal is set at 120, but i'm thinking i *might* see what somewhere between 110 - 115 looks like -- only because my body (as with most people) hangs on to my belly fat for dear life, and i still have enough there to have a small overhang, believe it or not (though i believe that some of what contributes to that is excess skin >:( ). i feel that my body type may be the kind where it needs to get to the lowest healthy-weight range for the belly fat to be at a minimum. over the last couple of months i've changed it so that i'm losing quite slowly -- average about 0.4lbs a week -- but am learning to be patient! i'm trying to make this a sustainable thing and not eat at a big deficit just so i can lose faster. also, it gives my skin more time to adjust.

I'm 5'9'' and started at 165. I am now 143. My goal weight was 145 but its been changed to 140 since I am trying to build muscle tone.

I am 5'5, and I started at 180 about a year or two ago. When I was in high school and throughout my college years, I weighed around 125 lbs because I played soccer. I was in good shape. I struggled with some depression and gained some weight during my junior year at University.

After getting through what bothered me, I took my weight loss day by day. I did not get down on the days where I slipped up either. Currently, I weigh 127 lbs, and I am in better shape than I was in high school.

With that said, you can lose weight where you are. All you have to do is take it day by day and remember that every small step you take will lead to a large success later on. I would suggest keeping a journal and writing your progress because that helps too. Also, if you happen to slip up one day, do not take it as a failure and do not get down on yourself.

You can do it!

5'4, started at 186 in February.

I'm now at 165! SO happy! Even if I didn't lose any more, I am at a better place. I was buying size 16 pants, stretching out L shirts...yesterday I bought three pair of size 10 pants and a medium top!

You can do this!