Any 5'6-8" Ladies who started around 175 pounds and looking to/ have already lost 40 pounds?

AnnPT77 wrote: »

5'5", 59 y/o, SW 183 in mid-April 2015, CW 136, GW 125-130. (That may sound low to some for my age, but skeletally speaking I have narrower hips/boyish shape, and literally no breasts because of breast cancer/bilateral mastectomies, so I need to set my targets accordingly). I'm also hypothyroid.

If you're committed to lose the weight, you can do it. Advice:

• Read the "stickies" (permanent top posts) in the "Getting Started" and "General Weight Loss" categories on the forum. Lots of good info there.
• Weigh your food, when you have control of it, in grams. It's easier than measuring (once you learn how - from the "stickies"!) and waaaaay more accurate than estimating. Packages lie enough to throw off your deficit materially.
• When unsure, pick a relatively higher-calorie entry from the database. There are some badly-lowballed ones in there for a lot of foods. This is annoying at first, but you'll soon have good entries in your recent foods for things you eat regularly.
• When you have a special occasion coming up, eat a little lighter & save up a few calories on the days leading up, to use on that special day. Or, eat at maintenance calories on a *truly* special day (like your anniversary, *not* like "Mondays are hard").
• Experiment to figure out which types of food are more satiating for you (protein? fiber-containing? high-volume/low-cal? etc.), and what distribution of calories through the day works best for you (small breakfast/lunch + big dinner? 5 small meals? 3 even-sized meals with or without smaller snacks between? etc.).
• Find a *fun* (for you) way to move & burn some calories. Some people call this "exercise". Pick your activities so you can call it "having a really good time".
• *Don't* try to emulate the stupid weight-loss TV shows. Lose at a sustainable, achievable, slow rate of speed. Losing half a pound a week is better than losing 5 in week 1, and gaining it back in weeks 2 & 3.
• Eat enough protein, and use your muscles so you don't lose any more of them than you have to.
• Don't freak out about day-to-day weight fluctuations. Look at the direction your weight is trending over a period of weeks.

You absolutely can do this.

Well said - spot on!

And congratulations on all you have accomplished. Saying you've survived big challenges is understatement of the year. You are one strong lady! Way to persevere.

Hi I'm 5ft8. 40 to lose. You can add me

I'm 5'8, 178.5 pounds. Started at 309. I would like to lose 20-30 pounds. Feel free to add me!

Hey, mind if I join you? I joined MFP ages ago to see what it was about, but am finally at a point where I really need to do something.
I'm 5.7, currently around 160 (will weigh myself tomorrow morning for a benchmark), and hope to get down to 140, which will be the least I've weighed as an adult. I know exactly what my problems are, but seem unable to find the will power to do something about them. So here's to turning over a new leaf and sticking to it!
I got back into running about a year ago, which I'd had to abandon due to injuries, but I've just been overeating so much that I've been gaining weight in spite of working out about 5 days a week. So I know one of my big issues is portion control. I love food, and I love to eat, and sometimes I can't seem to stop. I've also been really bored at work, so I distract myself with eating. Recipe for disaster ...
Hope we can all help and motivate each other through this!

Hi I'm 5'8" I crept up to 172 and trying to get down to 150 although 145 would be great. I recently started being very serious about my health. I am now at 167. Right now I am limiting my carbs and eating more veggies and fruits. I need help with exercising more.

I'm 5'7" and currently 183lbs.

In 2011 I was 250lbs. It took me nearly 2 years to get to 160, mostly using MFP. The key to MFP is being 100% honest with yourself- track everything! My top tips- #1 Use a food scale! It makes life so much easier than using measuring cups and estimating. #2 Eat off of smaller plates, bowls, etc. Smaller portions look huge when you use smaller plates. It tricks your brain into thinking you're eating more.

I'm struggling to maintain and I fluctuate in between 175-185. I started to religiously track and meal prep 2 weeks ago. I'm trying to get down to 140-150 as this would be my ideal weight recommended by my doctor.

(Looking for new friends on MFP, feel free to add )

Ditto to Miss Jay- I started at 240 and am currently 170.9. I am 5'8 and 38 yrs old. I lost most of it on WW, but what has made a huge difference was my heart rate monitor- with a chest strap- I paid $100 online which was $80 cheaper then any sold in my city, what i found out was that i was working WAY to hard at WAY to high of a heart rate for WAY to long- i mean like 170-175 BPM for 60 minutes 6 days a week. I felt weak, dehydrated and starving, i was eating back so many of my burned calories, and then feeling shame/Guilt for eating. it was misery. Now im working out 45 min 6x a week and burning more fat percentage of my cals. 2.6 pounds this week GONE. Also i got a very expensive, again totally worth it, scale that measures my weight, body fat, muscle mass, Hydration and bone density by sending an electric charge through my body. That has been very motivating too, because i see how many different ways my body is changing and that is very motivating. Of course these items can't give you a completely perfect result, but it is so much more information then i had before! I record all that data every sat along with my weight. And of course i have two food scales, if you cook this totally makes sense, bc one is for fruits and veg and the other is meat/dairy so you dont have to keep washing/wiping the scale to weigh different items. Oh and also variety is key for me, i make big dishes and freeze half for later, so i have my own healthy TV dinners i have learned to mimic my fav restaurant or FF dishes and that has helped, now i like my food better then theirs! This site make it totally doable- and educational- i have learned so much about the nutrients in my food and am learning to play around to hit my goals for carbs, fiber, fat, protein and calories- this site makes it fun- trust me - i have done WW and it was miserable- this has been awesome!

I'm 5'7 170lbs last I checked
But until my wedding, I can't lose more than 10lbs or my dress won't fit lol I need to lose some back fat and tone up my arms.

After my wedding, I wouldn't mind getting down to 145. I got down to 135 a few summers back because my health went down hill and I was too nauseous to eat for a few months. My friends siad I looked too skinny. Wish I could add a photo lol

O2BNWA wrote: »

Ditto to Miss Jay- I started at 240 and am currently 170.9. I am 5'8 and 38 yrs old. I lost most of it on WW, but what has made a huge difference was my heart rate monitor- with a chest strap- I paid $100 online which was $80 cheaper then any sold in my city, what i found out was that i was working WAY to hard at WAY to high of a heart rate for WAY to long- i mean like 170-175 BPM for 60 minutes 6 days a week. I felt weak, dehydrated and starving, i was eating back so many of my burned calories, and then feeling shame/Guilt for eating. it was misery. Now im working out 45 min 6x a week and burning more fat percentage of my cals. 2.6 pounds this week GONE. Also i got a very expensive, again totally worth it, scale that measures my weight, body fat, muscle mass, Hydration and bone density by sending an electric charge through my body. That has been very motivating too, because i see how many different ways my body is changing and that is very motivating. Of course these items can't give you a completely perfect result, but it is so much more information then i had before! I record all that data every sat along with my weight. And of course i have two food scales, if you cook this totally makes sense, bc one is for fruits and veg and the other is meat/dairy so you dont have to keep washing/wiping the scale to weigh different items. Oh and also variety is key for me, i make big dishes and freeze half for later, so i have my own healthy TV dinners i have learned to mimic my fav restaurant or FF dishes and that has helped, now i like my food better then theirs! This site make it totally doable- and educational- i have learned so much about the nutrients in my food and am learning to play around to hit my goals for carbs, fiber, fat, protein and calories- this site makes it fun- trust me - i have done WW and it was miserable- this has been awesome!

Same here - I love all the data! I do a lot of running (not that that stopped m from piling on the pounds). Recently got a Garmin Forerunner 225, which has an HRM in the wristband, and GPS. My running coach sends me my exercise routine through Training Peaks, and I upload the stats from the Garmin to there. It tells me how many calories I burnt, min/max/average heart rate, how many times a minute my feet hit the ground ... love it! Now all I have to do is eat less.

Hi sisters! I'm 5'7.5" and have similar stats and goals. I would like to get down to 145lbs then reevaluate. I've always enjoyed exercising and focusing on healthy nutrition. I'm using mfp to view my caloric intake by the week and by the month and trying to stay consistent. Most of my life, I've maintained my weight by focusing on exercise. Now I'm interested in discovering what my true maintenance calories are. I have already started losing and haven't lost muscle weight yet, according to the body composition test I was measured against. That is very important to me. My next goal is to get a little stronger. Feel free to add me!