Tall women 5'9 or taller

im 5'9 SW257 CW 227. Stick with MFP... I stoped for a week or so and got totally off tract. I find logging my meal before I eat it really makes a big difference. I walk every day at work and take the stairs... Sometimes I have to park on the seventh level at the parking ramp, but I still take the stairs down AND back up again.... Good luck to you!

I'm 5'9" and 178, I'd like to get down to 160 or so. The biggest and most rapid drop in weight happened when I really started watching my salt intake and drinking a lot of water. Also, switching up my exercise routine made a huge difference! Good luck!

I'm 5'10" with a large bone structure.
And unfortunately I was not blessed to be a tall woman with long legs - I have a long torso instead.
I started the beginning of the year at 190 lbs (struggling to fit into my size 14 jeans)
My goal is 155-160 lbs (or a really fit 160-165)
I'm currently at 171-174 (I've been stuck here for a few weeks!) (now fitting into my size 12 jeans)
I am trying to get re-focused and back on track and losing weight again!
I'd love to know what you other tall gals find to be a good calorie range for not being hungry but still losing weight (1/2 lb. a week) ?
TIA!

I'm almost 6', and I want to get down to 135. But I've kind of forgotten that number and started to stretch and try to tone. No reason being skinny and flabby, might as well be toned and weigh a bit more!

I really need to start watching my sodium intake, I think that might be my problem.

When I was at 140 and maintaining, I was running a mile a day on the treadmill, eating about 1400 calories.

And unfortunately I was not blessed to be a tall woman with long legs - I have a long torso instead.

That's me aswell wish all my height was leg

And unfortunately I was not blessed to be a tall woman with long legs - I have a long torso instead.

That's me aswell wish all my height was leg

I don't know if having long legs is a good thing. I can't buy off the rack pants. I can only wear a long/tall and the Tall girl shops is too long. So I am pretty limited on the brands I can get which makes it pretty frustrating. Thankfully retail has gotten way better catering to long legs

I am 6'1 I weigh 225 I started at 240 my lowest weight was 160 which I believe was to thin for me just because of my bone structure. I am trying to get down to 200lbs then 190lbs. I currently drink only water if I drink anything other than that it is tea. I eat no bread no fried foods and no sugar (I try not to). I try to do cardio at least 3-4x a wk strength train twice a week. I also eat grapefruit behind every meal or juice they say it speeds up your metabolism not sure if its true but it seems to be working. I have lost 15lbs by just doing this in the last month in a half months. Now that I have MFP its working out even better because I can keep up with my calories.

Hey all my tall beautiful ladies!!! I'm 5 foot 9.5 inches and I"m currently at a weight of 232 but hopefully that will all change with the help of my MFP friends!!! In high school I weighed about 160 which was a pretty good weight for me(funny because back then I thought I was fat lol) But I am so excited about this journey and I hope we all can help each other be successful!! Feel free to add me

Well im not as tall as you guys im 5'7. But I'm mexican and most are short so I am always towering over everybody! Im 180 right now and I thing 150 will be perfect for me. I have long legs, too long for average but not long enough for long jeans. Anyways cardio and streght training. Also watching what you eat.

I find it so annoying that all the jeans in summer are low rise ....low rise is a lot lower on me than the 'regular' woman

Yes!!! I cannot wear low rise jeans either - LOL

I have no idea what I weighed in High School, but looking back I was fit & healthy, I wore sizes 10-12, depending. And, I also thought I was too big - especially compared to many of the other girls at school, and I always wished I was petite...

As I was unsure of my High School weight, I found a few neat ideal weight calculators online which helped me determine my goal... if you do a search for "Self magazine Happy Weight Calculator" you'll find my favorite one - it also provides a link for determining your frame size.

I have not been doing very well with my diet lately - I have been eating too much - so my goal this week is to not eat more than 1700 calories per day & not eat my exercise calories - I am hoping this will help me get back on track!

I like high waisted jeans which always go out in spring. But a compromising mid rise would be nice. Even if I was back to my 'happy weight' I still wouldn't want to flash my underwear to everyone!

I like this thread - I think we tall gals have that thing in common where we "thought" we were cows even back in high school when we were thin. Its the height that made us feel overwhelmingly large. I wish I knew then what I know now - I'd go back to high school and hold my head high! I have felt "fat" since I reached 5'8" in 7th grade.

I also have a horrible time with clothes - jeans, shirts, all of it. Lets keep this thread rolling and help eachother!

I am 5'9" and currently 220 (started at 249). My goal weight is 165. (the high end of "normal" for my height)

I'm 5'10 and currently weigh 219 (as of today ). My starting weight on MFP was 245 but my heaviest was 253 a few years ago. I also have a large bone structure. I have found watching my sodium and water intake has made a difference. I workout 6 days per week. I've been doing Jillian Michaels DVD's mixing between 30 Day Shred, Burn Fat Boost Metabolism, and 6 Week Six Pack along with 30 minutes of cardio 4-5 days per week. I've also recently incorporated circuit training at the gym at least 2 days. (Hoping to have a strength training workout created soon by a friend who is a certified PT). I try to eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks everyday. With my recent plateau I have discovered I apparently wasn't eating enough (netting under 1000 cals) so I've decided to up my calories eating more of my exercise calories back and try to reduce and mix up my workouts just a little to see if it will help me break my plateau. (I'm going to put the Zig Zag method to the test for about 2 weeks to see if it helps.) I'm currently shooting for a daily calorie intake of 1400 -1900 with a net of 1200 minimum. I weighed somewhere around 155-160 in high school but felt healthy although I wasn't very comfortable with my height until I left for college:ohwell: . I gained the freshman 15 and weighed 175-185 up until my mid 20's and broke the 200 mark right before going into my 30's. I'm hoping to see Onederland this year for the first time in almost 15 years:happy: . I guess you can say I've gone from ''Statuesque'' to "Voluptuous" over the past 25 years :laugh: My goal weight is 190-195 as this is the weight I felt most confident and still had my curves. I felt like I looked too thin or sickly under 185. My upper and lower body are pretty proportionate but I do have issues with long sleeve blouses/tops which never changes regardless of how much I weigh. I've had to get pants altered several times just to give them a little more length but happily the different brands/clothing manufacturers are more on board with the reality of the needs for above average size/height women. I have worn a size 18 for a while and refuse to go into a size 20 which normally always becomes my wakeup call:noway: I recently got into a size 16 regular (16W is too big now:blushing: and 14W feels pretty good (at least for now:bigsmile: )) but would love to see my size 12s again. I'm kind of in between the regular sizes and the lower size in the women's department which is fun for the moment. Being tall has been a confidence booster for me as I got older and I love it ... not to mention the fact that I love wearing high heels in addition to being 5'10 I really like this post and hope to continue to support and friend all tall girls on MFP because as you all must agree TALL GIRLS ROCK!:flowerforyou:

Hey all my fellow tall ladies

First of all let me quickly say, that don't you just being tall?! We can put a few pounds on & it will look nothing compared to someone short... Anyway...

I'm about 5ft 9 to 5ft 10 inches. I weight 178 pounds after having a baby nearly 3 months ago. I want to get back to my healthy pre-pregnancy weight at 160lbs.

But I'm not so much focusing on weight now, I'm more looking at inches lost on my body & how my clothes fit. Looking forward to getting back in my UK size 10-12 jeans :happy:

I measured how many inches lost after 4 days of doing MFP and exercising and I had already lost inches all over my body. I was most happy with losing 1 and a half inches off my thighs!

Come on girls, we can do it! It's not going to be easy, but no pain no gain!

I think we tall gals have that thing in common where we "thought" we were cows even back in high school when we were thin. Its the height that made us feel overwhelmingly large. I wish I knew then what I know now - I'd go back to high school and hold my head high! I have felt "fat" since I reached 5'8" in 7th grade.

This is SO true! I have been 5'10" since 7th grade & I still have a hard time with feeling too tall and standing up straight!