5'7" sucess stories!? pictures are appreciated

imn0tlykeher wrote: »

I am 5'7" and I started this journey about 7 months ago I started out at 210lbs and I now weigh 179.2 as of this morning! My original goal was 180, but I'm still not happy so I'm trying for my "healthy weight" now which is 160. I look in the mirror or pictures and I don't see a whole lot of change..Is this normal?? However when I do comparison pictures I do see change in some pictures. Let me see the difference in you! I need motivation!

Just think about it this way: Get 3 (10 pound) bags of potatoes and walk around with them. The three bags represent the weight that you no longer carry with you. And like the poster above said, a lot of us do have some resemblance or trace of body dysmorphia (even without an official diagnosis) so what you are feeling is typical of those who have lost a significant amount of weight. In the mirror, you still see the person that you used to be. Keep up the good work and 33 pounds is an awesome accomplishment!

I am 5 feet 8 inches, 37 years old, and I used to weight 235-240 lbs when I started MFP 100 days ago. All I have for comparison is my profile pic. No success posts til I get down to my target weight. I am 178.5 lbs now. Still a ways to go. Total weight loss of 56.5 lbs lost in 3 months' time. I limited my calorie intake to 1000-1200 and basically exercised what I had eaten. No cheat meals so far. My body type is Inverted Triangle which makes me still look top heavy, shoulders broad AF! I now wear a size 12 top while my hips are a size 6 lol. My starting measurements were 50"-44"-43" and now I am 42.5-35.5-37" see the sad waist-hip ratio? Lol. I do weights every other day and cardio everyday. I do my best to make the workouts fit in my schedule. No pills, supplements or vitamins for me. I intend to do this naturally People on here never cease to inspire me. Thank you MFP community!

imn0tlykeher wrote: »

xcalygrl wrote: »

I'm 5'7.5 or 5'8 depending on how good my posture is that day. I lost my weight when I was 17-19 years old (I'm now in my mid-20's). I have pretty much maintained for all these years. I started at 240 pounds and now weigh around 180. Technically, I'm still considered "overweight" per my BMI, but I'm considered healthy based on my lean body mass and bodyfat percentage, which is the indicator I go by.

YOU LOOK AWESOME!! Ive lost my weight to this point, but I have GOT to start toning up! My flat butt is almost non existant now and my stomach still looks like crap

Thank you!

Start lifting weights stat. That is one thing I wish I would have done all along. I've only been lifting for almost 2 years, but it has made a huge difference in my body composition. I started with New Rules of Lifting for Women then moved on to Stronglifts 5x5. I haven't lost weight, but I've lost 2 inches just this year alone. (I wasn't taking measurements as dilligently last year, so I'm not sure how many inches I lost from when I started lifting to now.)