5'8-5'11 women before/after pics?

This post makes me so happy. I struggle with the number on the scale! I am 5 11 medium frame and sitting at 170-173ish. I lift weights and so cardio 6 days a week but cannot get to my goal weight of 155!!!!!! So frustrating

You are all so beautiful and inspiring

After having my second child a year ago I focused on weight training now at 150 lbs and more toned. Started at 193lbs then I lost a lot of weight but I was skinny-fat at 145lbs. So I started weight training at it made all the difference!

Following.

I'm 5'7 1/2" tall -- I round up to 5'8"!! I went to a weight loss physician and they had me stand on a specialized scale and they told me based on my bone mass, etc, etc, the "healthy" weight for my age/frame would be 205! My jaw about hit the floor. I have NEVER heard this before in all my years of weight loss struggle. I'd love to be under 200 (goal weight is 190).

Loving all the progress pics of ladies my height on here!!

@raellehousek, I love that bathing suit!! (Looking awesome too!!)

It is really inspiring to see these photos. I especially like seeing the women who look so gorgeous and slim, but the scale still doesn't say a tiny number (not that there is a problem when it does). I was a competitive athlete when I was younger and at my absolute lightest was still 175lbs (but pretty slim and very strong). Its nice to remember that some women, especially taller ones, can be so strong and beautiful and that final number doesn't need to be just over 100lbs. I have gained a lot of weight in the last few years and am just starting my journey to lose weight. Thanks for all inspiration ladies!!!!

michellesz wrote: »

First time photo post so forgive me if it doesn't work. Previous pics are in profile, current pic is shown. I'm 5'10" & 44 years. Starting weight 235 to 152. Currently maintaining for almost 2 years and comfortable around 160-165.

Dem arms....you go, gal. Am working to get arms like that!!! Great job all around!

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ceceliaf wrote: »

5'11.5
highest weight: 185
lowest weight: 158
current weight: 167
goal weight: 150

i struggled with an undiagnosed gluten intolerance until i was 20, and as many of you want to say gluten is hooey, it changed my life. my entire body shape changed, my mood, my energy. with the help of living GF and dieting, i was able to get down to 158, my lowest weight since high school.... unfortunately i lost track of my goals, didn't see how much weight i was putting on, went through a rough break up, drank too much.... lost my job and became less active..... now i'm here. i go to mexico in 5 weeks and my boyfriend is coming with. mildly terrified. it's been 3 months now where i've been uncomfortable with my size, but been able to hide it. kicking it into high gear for the next few weeks.

around 185



mid weight loss around 170


lowest weight at 158


currently at 165-167ish

Great job, and great tall awesomeness.

You are my height and I can't weight to get to 158 again... can't wait to get back there. Thanks for posting.

I'm 5'3".

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

Gurl, you're so on it.

I've still got a week before my one month progress pictures but you all are making me excited for months two, three and beyond.

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

Yes, please share your program. Pr/ Carb/Fat breakdown

glassofroses wrote: »

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

Gurl, you're so on it.

I've still got a week before my one month progress pictures but you all are making me excited for months two, three and beyond.

You'd be amazed how much can change in a month! Progress photos are one of the things that motivates me

noidles wrote: »

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

Oh my god! YOU have just massively inspired me. You've achieved amazing results. You must be really proud. I'm 194 right now and want to aim to lose 21 lbs in around 3 months.

I have been feeling a huge lack of motivation, but this makes me think it can be done.

Thank you! that's so lovely to hear, I never thought I'd inspire anyone haha. I am pretty proud of myself for sticking with it for so long when I've failed so many times before, but then I did get myself into this state so its only me that can get me out of it! That seems like a pretty reasonable goal It's hard work but 7lbs a month is probably quite doable And it definitely can! dont give up

Watch_Me_Rise wrote: »

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

swiftyoung wrote: »

KrisiAnnH wrote: »

All these posts are so amazing! And such great inspiration, everyone's done so well and looks so great.
Mine isn't a before and after as such as it's still a work in progress I'm 5"7 (5"8 on a good day, does that count? haha). I have found though that with my weight loss my posture is improving so maybe I'll hit 5"8 and be part of the club!



SW: 205 / CW:183 / GW: 160

Yes, please share your program. Pr/ Carb/Fat breakdown

Holy monkey! That is incredible, what exercise/diet plan are you doing? I hate the word diet because that words makes it seem temporary, but I just mean how many calories/IIFYM/paleo/whatever nutrition/eating plan..

haha thanks I'm not a huge fan of the word 'diet' either but sometimes its shorter/easier than 'eating plan', but I know what you mean

I'm not on any kind of low carb/paleo/clean eating etc eating plan. Personally, I dont think its necessary unless you have a medical condition, but if it works for people then that's great! I just couldn't live without carbs or the occasional chocolate bar. The only reason this has worked, and I cant stress this enough, is that I weigh EVERYTHING.

At the moment I'm on 1200 calories. I don't tend to pay too much attention to macros but for anyone interested my goals are 50% carbs (150g)/ 20% Protein (60g)/ 30% fat (40g) . I eat pretty much whatever I fancy but within moderation and with 'healthy' alternatives, and I do try and make sure I get enough protein. (ETA I also occasionally eat to maintenance and have a treat meal about once a week, wether its a meal at a nice restaurant or takeaway, I just make sure I dont overeat)

My main issue was snacking, I'm a grazer, but I've found a few things that work for me. I keep a lot of 100 cal snacks in the house so I know I can grab one if I'm hungry without breaking my calorie limit (kitkats, low cal cereal bars, sugar free jelly pots- some are only 5 cals!, cracker breads with laughing cow low fat cheese etc). I've also replaced a lot of my favourite foods and ingredients with low fat substitutes.

I started off exercising 5 times a week for at least 20 mins, then slowly upped my workouts to 40 mins to an hour. I've recently got a new job so workouts have taken a bit of a back burner but I still make sure I workout on days off, so at the moment my exercise plan is about an hour 3 times a week. I use FitnessBlender and their Youtube channel, and started with the beginner workouts etc (so difficulties 1 and 2).

Sorry for the long post but it's kinda hard to sum up so many lifestyle changes and still keep it concise haha. Hope this helps

I frigging love this thread!
I'm 5'10 SW 234.2 CW 152...I need to get some pics on here at some point.

You all look amazing!!!

@fanncy0626 - Hi thanks for asking, all I’ve done is stuck (pretty religiously) to my calorie limit (1260 a day which seems low for my height but I’m sedentary (desk job in a tiny office so I barely move for most of the day). I’m careful to get enough protein each day as I don’t want to lose muscle mass, after that I’m not too bothered about fat/carbs at present.

No food is ‘off limits’ – but being on low calories I need to be careful with nutrition, so my diet is pretty healthy. If I fancy a treat I just have a very small amount of it. I don’t tend to drink my calories (barring the occasional blow-out!). My diary is open if you want to take a look (bear in mind I had a camping trip in the last week when both logging and diet went completely awry – but that’s fine, I’m back to it now and I felt confident to let rip for a few days knowing I’d pick it up again this week…)!!

My weight loss may seem fast but at first I only lost 2lb per week (even in the first couple of weeks I never got the initial water loss that people talk about - I’ve always drunk plenty of water so I probably wasn’t retaining water to begin with). Recently my loss has slowed to more like 1lb per week which is intentional as I get closer to goal.

I’ve exercised approx 4/5 times a week with cardio plus strength training, plus the odd run - and I eat about 50% of exercise calories back.

I don’t see this as a short-term thing to get me to my goal weight. I’ve enjoyed the process and it hasn’t been too hard. I’m loving being back in the gym and barring injury I can’t see any reason why this isn’t a lifetime change. I now understand food and nutritional values far better - so my hope is that in the future I’ll be successful at maintaining…

Good luck everyone

VictoriaWorksOut wrote: »

Hi, I am 5'11" and at 142.5 lb. Found this site last week and am very thankful for all the great tools that are available here, and for free!

I am not sure about my scale being correct, because when I go to doctors office every year, I weight in about 8 lb more than on home scale. But I am not going to worry about it, and concentrate on the difference.

Here are my before pictures. I would like to go down 12-15lb. My waist is 30.0 and hips are 38.5 and would like to loose at least 2in - 4in on both. I need to look at my measurements from 10 years ago and see what they were and aim for that.
Last 10 years I work an office job, sit all day long, and that has added these extra lb, plus not minding much what I eat. This website is great on keeping up with food calories!

Really glad to see another tall-y shooting for a lower weight range. I am 5'11 and goal weight of 130-135. I am currently sitting at 142.5 though you look WAY better than I do at this point!