220pounds 5'6" ladies losing weight

I am 5'6 and was at 224 lbs after the birth of my daughter back in 2007. I am currently at 139 aiming at 135, which I honestly didn't think was possible. I did it all wrong for the first 40lbs or so. Yoyo dieting. Not being consistent. Went up and down the scale for years. Then I found mfp. My initial goals were set at 2lbs a week (I was at 172 when I started here) and I was listing myself as lightly active. That put me at 1220 cals a day or something like that. It was frustrating. I was seeing a lot of red and it was discouraging. I started walking my dog every day at least 30 minutes. I removed tracking sugar since mfp doesn't differentiate between natural and processed. One banana would put me over. Any red I saw would get me upset and make me feel like it wasn't sustainable. If you are tracking carbs I think there's no need for tracking sugar, unless ofcourse you are diabetic or really need to watch it. I then changed my goals to 1.5lbs a week and my status to active. That put me at a much more reasonable 1460 cals. Do able. No more red. I have an amazing friends list of supportive, active members and I can't emphasize enough how helpful that's been to me. I started using this site like I normally would Facebook and it encouraged me to stay on track, be consistent and I've learned alot from others as far as what to eat, how much exercise I should be doing etc. I'm now at a point where, depending on how active I am in a day with exercise I can pretty much eat whatever the hec I want and am still consistently losing..some days its close to 2k a day like the holidays, other days I have a hard time now eating enough calories in a day because the foods I've grown to like over the past few months (lots of vegetables, fruit, pb2) don't have a lot of calories. I can feel like I'm eating a ton of food when I'm only hitting about 1220. So, it's a process. I believe consistency is the key. Start by just making substitutions for the foods you already eat and force yourself to get in 30 minutes a day of some form of exercise. After a few weeks you'll notice you have more energy, more stamina, more desire to eat better foods. Once you are there just continue making small changes. You can do this! 2015 is your year!

I also around 216 and the same height, have been staying the same for some time now and need to incorporate exercise and lowering my carbs a little.. not a lot.. slow and steady.. for me its planning.. add me as a friend if you like so we can motivate each other Your plan for April sounds doable.. i would be happy with the same results..

Jojojesse wrote: »

Hi Everyone,

So it has been almost a year and I have dropped from around 267 to my current 223 probably up a few pounds over the holidays.
I am looking for similar girls in the same height and weight looking to lose. I would like to hit onederland by April.
What are your calorie goals and exercise routines?
I am aiming for 1500 calories and I brisk walk 5x a week. Is this realistic?
I have stalled out because I lost the enthusiasm to keep in my calorie goal range, I still walk and take the stairs only. I am looking for that support group that has similarities to motivate me.

Any thoughts? Experiences?
thanks

51 years old sorry.

In the same boat. I'm at 222, 5'6", 33 years old. I used mfp a few years ago and dropped weight. Then I got lazy and hates 'wasting' time logging. Wanted to eat to be 'happy'. So, I'm looking for people in the same boat to friend on here to help with the motivation. Feel free to add me or send a message. I'm getting so tired of hating what I see when I look in the mirror. I'm going to to do this this time!