Woman who started at a weight of 175-180
tempuress_82
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Eating healthy and water water water with exercise daily...what was /is your goal and is 2 day resting days better for outcome?
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Started at 170 on January 127th..I am 156 now...I am 5'19
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Started at 175 on December 21st, now 145. I'm 5'5". I just stick to my calories and goals and let the MFP math do its job. I don't do cheat days with my diet, but I'll do the occasional rest day from exercise. Not sure what you were asking.2
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Started at 175 on December 21st, now 145. I'm 5'5". I just stick to my calories and goals and let the MFP math do its job. I don't do cheat days with my diet, but I'll do the occasional rest day from exercise. Not sure what you were asking.
My rest days are from my exercises not from my diet ...so youre correct on what inwas asking ☺0 -
tempuress_82 wrote: »Started at 175 on December 21st, now 145. I'm 5'5". I just stick to my calories and goals and let the MFP math do its job. I don't do cheat days with my diet, but I'll do the occasional rest day from exercise. Not sure what you were asking.
My rest days are from my exercises not from my diet ...so youre correct on what inwas asking ☺
And wtg..good job btw1 -
latonyaredfearn wrote: »Started at 170 on January 127th..I am 156 now...I am 5'1
Awesome im 5'2" ..and you seem to be doing extremely well0 -
I'm 5'5. SW 174 at the end of June. Weight lifted as my main form of exercise throughout. CW as of today is 137, and my trend-weight is 140. Now I'm focusing on a slow recomp with a slight deficit. Might try to lose another 5 pounds or so.3
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I'm 5'4" and started 4/1/16 at 182 lbs. As of 5/1 have lost 12 lbs - goal is another 20 - want to end up at 150. I do treadmill 4-5 times per week, burning 400-450 calories per session. On the 1200 calories/day plan. First 10 came off really quickly, second two - not so much. My guess is the next 20 will take quite a while to drop. But will keep plugging away. Clothes already fitting better - so that is encouraging. Feel better. Skin looks marvelous5
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tempuress_82 wrote: »tempuress_82 wrote: »Started at 175 on December 21st, now 145. I'm 5'5". I just stick to my calories and goals and let the MFP math do its job. I don't do cheat days with my diet, but I'll do the occasional rest day from exercise. Not sure what you were asking.
My rest days are from my exercises not from my diet ...so youre correct on what inwas asking ☺
And wtg..good job btw
Thanks! My goal is 130-135. Weight loss has slowed down, but it doesn't worry me. I lift twice a week, and walk or run on the other days. My husband and I try to hike each weekend, but weather and life don't always permit that.3 -
I started February 22nd. ( had my son February 19th ). Im 5ft 5 and I was 205 when he was born and I'm down a pound LESS than my pre pregnancy weight at 162!. My main goal is to be around 150, but I'd like to get to the 140s really. So ultimately I have around another 20lbs I want to lose. I eat on average 1450 calories a day I don't have the opportunity to do much Cardio but I do strength exercises 5-6 days a week. I do a lot of squats, leg lifts, push ups, ect... I'm hoping by next month I will able to do the 30 day shred but getting 30 minutes of time to myself is almost impossible with 4 kids lol.1
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Jan 2015 I was 175 and over about 6 months lost 48lbs. I've maintained between 125 and 127 since then. I just used mfp and my Fitbit.1
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I'm 5'5'', (re)started at 174 lbs in February, and I'm down to 157.6. I'm getting married in September and would like to be in the 140s; it's really an arbitrary goal but I'm sticking to it lol. My ultimate goal weight is low 130s, but I'm not putting a timeline on it. I'll get there when I get there.1
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I'm 5'5", started at 185 in January, and am currently at 163. I really only track calories and don't exercise much, so for that I'm very happy with the results so far. GW 140!1
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5'6"
SW 178 8/15
CW 150-152
I've been maintaining that weight since 2/1/16.
Did a half marathon so I put a check mark next to that goal on the list, now I'm ready to tackle getting to my GW of 140. It will be slow so I'm hoping to get there in 8/16.
FWIW running has been great for my BP and my sense of well-being, but the weight came off with vastly improved eating habits. I could not outrun a bad diet (although I certainly tried!)1 -
I'm 5'6" with a starting weight of 180. I'm 55 days in, and down 8 lbs. I set it for 1 lb per week, so I'm on track. Going for the slow and steady approach to try and lose fat but build muscle. I also want this to be a sustainable lifestyle after I reach my goal, which is 135-140. I take a couple rest days per week from exercise and do a mix of running, Zumba, Tae bo, walking and light weights the rest of the time. I would love some advice on weight training if anyone has a guided program or app they follow for that. A personal trainer is just not in the budget right now.1
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I'm 5'5'', (re)started at 174 lbs in February, and I'm down to 157.6. I'm getting married in September and would like to be in the 140s; it's really an arbitrary goal but I'm sticking to it lol. My ultimate goal weight is low 130s, but I'm not putting a timeline on it. I'll get there when I get there.
Youll get there ....congrats on wedding0 -
caughtredhandd83 wrote: »I'm 5'6" with a starting weight of 180. I'm 55 days in, and down 8 lbs. I set it for 1 lb per week, so I'm on track. Going for the slow and steady approach to try and lose fat but build muscle. I also want this to be a sustainable lifestyle after I reach my goal, which is 135-140. I take a couple rest days per week from exercise and do a mix of running, Zumba, Tae bo, walking and light weights the rest of the time. I would love some advice on weight training if anyone has a guided program or app they follow for that. A personal trainer is just not in the budget right now.
I would LOVE to try zumba...or kick boxing.....hows the zumba going ? Is it true you burn almost 1000 calories per session?0 -
I started at 179 in November 2015, I was at 172 when i started MFP in end of December. I'm 151 now: just under 30 pounds lost, just over 20 more to get to my goal weight of 130.
When I started getting serious about my fitness, fifty pounds just seemed impossible!
I started with 1200 calories a day + half my exercise calories until I was out of the Obese BMI category, then upped to 1330 + half my exercise calories, and I take one day a week, usually my weekend 'splurge' day to eat at maintenance, which is around 1770 according to my Garmin.
I have a spinal injury (post-surgery) that limits my exercise to walking, swimming, and indoor cardio on a stride-stepper machine (Gazelle). I started out in November walking 20 minutes a day, then upped to 30, and now walk 5 miles 3 days a week, swimming for 45 minutes on the two days that I don't walk. ]
As to whether you can lose 1000 calories per hour of Zumba, it really depends on your metabolism, your body type, weight, fitness level, etc. Some people, some people barely scrape out 400 calories per session. It's best to wear a fitness monitor with a heart rate monitor to figure out what you're actual burn is, since most calorie burns you find online are just estimates based on normal fit test subjects. (OR are seriously inflated by the sellers of the exercise machine or program to make them look better.)2 -
5'5", 24 years old. Stared at 180 at the beginning of February. Currently 165. Goal 130.
I do yoga between four and six times a week and usually eat back between none and half of my exercise calories depending on how hungry I am. I also go on walks a few times a week (usually only 1-2 miles) along the river near where I live.2 -
I would LOVE to try zumba...or kick boxing.....hows the zumba going ? Is it true you burn almost 1000 calories per session?[/quote].
I couldn't really tell you how much Zumba burns. So much depends on your body composition and how enthusiastic you are. I usually give it my all as I love to dance, and MFP usually estimates about 400-500 calories for the class (I think?).
I should wear a heart rate monitor, but I haven't taken that step yet. All I know is that I enjoy it, the time goes by fast and I leave very sweaty. So give it a try!
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I'm 5'3" and 183. I have lost 10 gained 12 for the last few years now. My goal is 130, which is lean for me...I carry a lot of muscle but gain fat very fast. I'm also 41. I stopped drinking, and I am inputting every bite. I need to lose so I can go in the Air Reserve this fall.1
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Age 41, starting weight was 179, current is 138. I tracked religiously to lose 40lbs. Then I started lifting heavy and my weight moves around 1-3lbs any given week up or down. I'd like to cut 10lbs of fat but keep lifting. Slow recomp?? Dunno.2
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caughtredhandd83 wrote: »
I would LOVE to try zumba...or kick boxing.....hows the zumba going ? Is it true you burn almost 1000 calories per session?
I couldn't really tell you how much Zumba burns. So much depends on your body composition and how enthusiastic you are. I usually give it my all as I love to dance, and MFP usually estimates about 400-500 calories for the class (I think?).
I should wear a heart rate monitor, but I haven't taken that step yet. All I know is that I enjoy it, the time goes by fast and I leave very sweaty. So give it a try!
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5'3 1/2 here... 162lbs... with a goal of 140. I've been gaining and losing the same 10lbs for the last several years. I work out about 4-5days/week with a combo of running, zumba and weight training. I wear a HRM for every workout and can tell you I burn about 500-550 in an hour zumba class. Some days more if we are doing a harder routine and its a warmer month (hotter room = pools of sweat and out of breath!) Good luck to all of you!1 -
I am 5'4 and my start weight was 185 on March 30th. I'm now down to 178.2! I have my calories set at 1400 but almost always eat a net amount of 1200-1300 with my exercise. I go to the gym Monday to Friday and do 20-30 minutes of cardio and 20-30 minutes of strength training. On the weekend, I go for walks on both days. My goal is to just get 30 minutes of exercise on the weekend but I often get way more. Ultimate weight goal is 130-140lb
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I'm 5'4.5"
SW (June 8, 2015): 185
CW: 114
"Ultimate Goal Weight" was 115, still getting a feel for maintenance, just landed there within the past couple of weeks. On "rest days," I usually still end up at least going for long walks. Typically my exercise is in the form of dancing class, 40-60 min, 5x per week. My goal now is to get situated with maintaining.1 -
THANK YOU ALL for answering...you areball an amazing inspiration to me ...keep up the great work and best of luck to all of you0
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I started end of 2012 at around 172. My goal at that time was 150. When I got to that goal, my next goal was to get below 140. Next goal was 136. Now my next (and prob last) goal is to get to about 128.
More than exercise I am obsessive about proper calorie intake. My scale is my bestest friend. I figure out how many calories I need for the entire week to lose about 0.5 pounds a week, then eat that every day.
I'm hoping to go into maintenance by the end of summer. FINALLY!2 -
Started at the end of July 2014 at 180- I'm 5'4". Made it to 125 at the end of March 2016. Try to do cardio about 6 days a week and lift fairly light weights (adding more as I get stronger) about 3 days a week, with rest days between lifting. When the weather is nice I like to go ride my recumbent trike on longer rides. When it's cold and snowy I ride the stationary bike at the gym. Mainly eat about 1200-1300 calories and ate back half of exercise calories until about the last 5-10 pounds and then didn't eat back exercise calories to lose those last few pounds. Now I'm figuring out maintenance, which looks like for a 48 year old with hypothyroidism is about the same amount of calories - 1200-1300 and eating back about half of them usually. If I don't exercise I eat around 1200 calories or try to. Some days I go a bit over, some days a bit under- it all evens out.1
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tempuress_82 wrote: »Eating healthy and water water water with exercise daily...what was /is your goal and is 2 day resting days better for outcome?
Hey my sw was 205lbs in March 2016 I'm currently 178 as of May 2016 I take Sunday as a rest day from working it and I have a free meal for lunch either Sunday or Saturday depending on plans I also have chllenge groups to stay motivated and motivate others
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My starting weight was 180lbs in March 2016. I am 5'4 and eating 1230 calories a day and exercising 3-4 times a week for about 30 minutes. Currently I am down 18lbs with a goal weight of 150lbs. When I reach 150lbs I will reevaluate!1
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My SW was 182 on April 20, 2016. Today I am weighing in at 174. At 42, I am finding it really hard to lose the weight. I am sticking to my calories. The working out on a regular basis is what I am struggling with. Hopefully, I will get more motivated. It is a struggle.1
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