Tall women 5'9 or taller

This website has really helped me pay attention to what I put in my body which also helps a lot.

((nod)) I know what you mean. I've become very mindful of my food in the last couple of years when it comes to how processed/natural it is, but it wasn't until I started coming here that I've really been able to see the breakdown in terms of carbohydrates, fiber, etc. In looking at my last week's worth of intake, I'm reminded again that I don't get nearly enough iron in my diet. (I'm usually borderline anemic.) So even for things besides just losing weight, this is great to monitor your overall nutrition.

It's nice to read a forum from people around my height. My SW is 303 and I'm 5'10", people say that it's hard to believe that I weigh that much because I'm tall. I started MFP on 8 Mar and I am currently at 280.6. My major goal is to get to 210, because I'm in the big frame area, I wished I was medium. I will def keep coming back to read some more.

I'm 5' 9" and 50 in November so decided it was time to make sure I wasn't fat and 50! My SW was 218lbs and in 7 weeks I'm down to 209lbs - very pleased with that. My GW at the moment is 168 (12 st) - depending on how I look at that weight will make me decide whether I need a new GW of 154 (11 st) - I don't want to look older than 50 just because I've lost my weight

To keep me on the straight and narrow I've signed up for the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in July - 25 miles and three mountains to climb in under 12 hours! That has concentrated my mind on getting fit and losing the weight. I'm currently using a mixture of fitness DVDs, walking, walk/jogging (taking care of my slightly dodgy knee), cycling and doing a long walk at the weekend - I've got 15 miles planned for this coming weekend. This is all helping to get the weight off.

Looking forward to keeping in touch with all my new 5' 9"+ friends and their progress :flowerforyou:

Also not blessed with long legs though
Buying swimming costumes with a long body is HARD!!!

I believe the tankini is one of the greatest inventions for those of us with a long torso! I got a long torso tankini top and swim short bottoms that work well for me - I get full coverage & it doesn't feel like I have placed my upper body in some sort of swimsuit vice! LOL

Hello all of my tall gals! I'm 5'9 and was around 200 pounds at Thanksgiving. That's when I decided to make a change for the better. Did not like the way I looked or felt. So the Monday after Thanksgiving I did a 21-day fruit-veggie-water fast. Lost about 8 pds. In Jan I weighed in at 192. A coworker of mine told me she was counting calories. So after getting my droid phone in Feb. I searched the apps looking for one to track my cals and here I am. So glad I found this network. It's been such a valuable asset in my lifestyle change. I'd ultimately like to get down to 145. I set a 1st goal of 160. I remember telling my doctor back in Jan that I wanted to lose 30 pounds, he smiled and said let's start with 10. Well I'm more than half way to my first goal. Yay! Congrats everyone on what you've accomplished and much continued success. Feel free to add me! :drinker:

Tall here too!! I'm 5 ft 9, and around 210 pounds. I'm sick over being this heavy, and decided
to try my best to get back down to 150 pounds like I was at one point. After I had my second
son, almost 7 yrs ago, I never fully lost the weight ( I gained 75 pounds) and now it's worse
than it's ever been!! I don't need to be a size 6 again, but I'd love to be a comfortable 10!!
Feel free to add me, I could use all the support I can get!!

Hello! I too am 5 11" and 200 lbs and so don't want to be at this weight. I just started my fitness pal so I am hoping if I track what I eat, it wil help me stay motivated. I used to exercise, but havn't lately so I am starting slowly by walking.... My goal is 170. I was at this weight before my 3 child and hope to get back to that.

WOW! I am truly impressed with all of your goals for weights below 170. I am 5'9 1/2 and started out weighing 221. I am currently at 201. My overall goal is 185. I haven't weighed that in years, and the thought of being able to go any lower than that at the age of 44 just floors me!!! I guess ya never know what you are capable of until you try....best of luck, everyone!

Hey tall girlfriends! Hope you all had a wonderful Easter (if you celebrate-if not, hope it was a great weekend!) and that the Easter Bunny was kind to you. We went to the Keys for a dive trip and it was awesome. I didn't eat the best but got tons of exercise so I'm not beating myself up about it. Good luck to all you folks just starting out. The first couple of weeks can be a real pain as you build your diary but once you get that down, it truly becomes a part of your life. I was having mini-fits because whatever our hotel was made out of, I couldn't get internet or cell reception inside so I kept having to go to the pool to log my food! I was getting some mighty strange looks I'll tell you. Makes me a little worried about our 2 week vacation this summer. I need to log!!

I'm 5'10" and currently at 158. The lowest I had ever been was 138 and I was pretty much starving myself, not to mention it was in high school and I was on the swim team and in the pool for 3 hours a day, which is not really what I want to do now. Clearly 138 was not a maintainable weight for me, but I think I can achieve and maintain 145, but we'll see what happens! It's all about finding something that works for your body type. Not all of us can weigh 120 pounds!!

I was 121 at the age of 19 -20. Definitely don't want to get to that at the age of 43. I looked my best at 140-150 range. I am striving for that.

dbanks80, we live in Tampa so it's 6 hours to Key Largo. This was definitely NOT a relaxing trip (but none of our vacations are!) I know what you mean about losing a little extra before a vacation. We will be going to the Grand Canyon and other parts of the Southwest this summer for 2 weeks and while I'll be hiking ALOT I'll also be eating out 3 meals a day and having snacks throughout the day to fuel my hikes. I think I'm gonna try and drop another 5 lbs. (key word-try!) so I have a cushion. It can be done, it's just realllllyyyy hard. I think I'm gonna back off the weights a little bit (although I'm getting great arm definition and folks are commenting :bigsmile: ) but if I do some Tabata's and do some extra cardio and only eat 75% of my calories I should be able to drop that extra 5.

5'11" I thought I was fat in high school when I weighed 140, because I felt bad about wearing a size 10! Gah! If I could only go back to that. Now I am aiming for 170. I wouldn't mind being less than that, but I haven't been that thin in years. Maybe after 170 I might reconsider. ...baby steps

Any tall friends, feel free to add me!

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'm 5'10" with 33" inside leg, and I find that here in the UK, standard is somewhere between 28"-30", while long is 32"! Places like Long Tall Sally do 35", so I always have to take their trousers/jeans up! Why is there nothing in between?! NYDJ (Not Your Daughter's Jeans) are fine though. And they fit properly everywhere else too. However, if I don't want to pay through the nose for them, I have to buy them from the US because they are horribly expensive here.

Ideally I'd like to get to around 161lbs - I was fit, slim, and healthy at that weight. And my legs actually looked long, as opposed to currently looking stumpy because of the extra weight on them!

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Hiya ladies! So glad to find you all. I'm 6'1" and about 203. Weigh-in is tomorrow so hoping that changes in the direction I wanted it to go. Want to get down to 180-185 range. I was 188 when I got married almost 2 years ago and soooo wanted to get down to that again at the beginning of the year when I started out at 208 (depressing as that is my all-time high). Here it is May and I have yet to get down to the 190s so I know that there is no way I'm getting to my wedding weight by the end of the month.

Anyway, I'm spinning, and in week 3 of the c25k program, and tonight I'm starting JM's 30 Day Shred so I should at least be well on my way to looking smokin' by Fourth of July.

I just bought a tankini on Saturday at Nordstrom's. I was shocked that the suits (even the one pieces) were actually long enough! I had 3 that I was making myself choose from and I couldn't believe I actually had options. I was shy about doing the tankini because I didn't want that 1" or more strip of exposed skin but am glad that there are longer styles available now. I paid quite a bit more money than I normally would on a suit but it'll be the only one I wear this summer and well worth the money.

I know you ladies said you're long in the torso and not so much in the legs. I'm leggy and if my torso actually measured up with my legs I'd probably be around 6'3" or more. / I'm thrilled to pieces about LEL and Long Tall Sally. For those in between regular and ultra-tall; I highly recommend Gap jeans in Tall. My favorite are the Perfect Boot as they have a nice mid-rise; Long and Lean use to be my favorites but the last time I ordered those (last year) they had restructured the fit and they're a bit too low on the hips. Also, the tops in the talls are p-e-r-f-e-c-t. Personally when I order their jeans I get the ultra-tall; I NEED that 36" inseam.

Looking forward to getting to know you all!