Tall Ladies (5'8" and up) or anyone here to motivate!!!

Hi Rachel. I'm actually in maintenance now but found great support here at MFP throughout my journey.
5'8"
SW 300
CW/GW 170
Feel free to send me a FR if maintenance friends are ok.

Hey I'm 5'8"! SW: 215 GW: 140. I don't post all that much but I do interact with others' posts and I am very supportive! I do however plan to post a before and after, once I reach my goal. If you'd like to be friends, just shoot me a request.

Friend request sent! I’m 5’10” and I’m pretty active on MFP. SW: 286 CW: 244 GW: 180 I workout 5-6x a week and log daily.

Hi, I’ve been on mfp for two and a half years now. I’m 51 years, 6’ tall and was my highest weight at 175 lbs after an early menopause and a change of job to more sedentary work in my mid 40s. I had always been fairly slim before that - a lifelong exerciser with a very active job. I joined mfp in 2015 to lose the weight and became very aware of the calories I was consuming plus my decreased daily activity level and hormonal changes that led to weight gain.

Plugging in my weight, height and daily activity level into mfp and then following through with the CICO plan is what led to my weight loss. Simple really. No magic this or that. CICO works, despite the menopause thing. I am now the same weight I was in my early thirties (143lbs) and I’m fitting into the same nice clothes I was wearing 18 years ago (which makes me happy). Initially it was really hard getting used to being hungry in the evenings but I learned to enjoy herbal tea and a couple of dates or nuts as a snack. I’ve been in maintenance now for a year and a half and I’m holding steady within one or two pounds. If I don’t log my food and don’t exercise then I will gain weight - guaranteed.

I eat a plant based diet. No animal products. I have an open diary. I cook everything from scratch and use the recipe builder function to log all my food. I like to cook (it’s my hobby) and I work out five days a week. I am a swimmer at heart and this is my favourite form of exercise. I swim 3400 metres (or 2.1 miles) three days a week. I also lift weights two days a week (but not “heavy” due to shoulder, wrist and back and hip issues) and I bike a lot (outside in good weather, stationary in bad weather). I do push myself.

I post quite a bit. I prefer interacting with people who also post and comment a lot, as opposed to just “likes” or crickets. If I sound like someone that you want as an mfp friend then send me a request!

Add me if I haven't added anyone yet! My previous post went away I think? Anyway, I'm 5'8, 135 lbs, currently looking into gaining muscle while loosing body fat percentage. I have an open diary where I log all of my food. My challenge is definitely the eating the right macro's but it's a work in progress

Hey everyone!

Height 5'8
Starting weight in Aug 2015 - 267lbs
Current weight as of last weigh in - 193 ish.
Goal weight - 164.4

Last Feb I got as low as 187 but it has been a struggle since just to get back to that. I am just trying to get to 189 at the moment as a mini-goal. I eat anything as long as it's under my calorie limit. Even junk food!

I would love to add some motivating people!

Edited to add - I find one of the issues us taller gals have is looking the same within a higher pound range. Like, I can lose 10lbs and look exactly the same appearance wise, which can be frustrating. Staying motivated can be a real struggle when you don't physically see the change!

Hey tall ladies! I'm 3 weeks in and 5'10". SW: 207. CW: 199. My first goal is 185, which I haven't seen sinc my first year in college about 16 years ago (jeez just saying that makes me feel ancient). I'm doing basic CICO, and trying to eat generally more healthy - lean meats, veggies, more cooking and less eating out. Also working out 5 days a week, running/walking on treadmill and started SL5x5 last week, which I'm loving so far. I've always been intimidated by weight lifting but I am working daily to break through that fear!

I'm 5' 10" CW 185 GW 160-165, I just wanna be a strong woman, wanna be able to run 1 mile easily at some point, just be healthy in general, I want to be a good role model for my daughter and family, my parents are currently very overweight and I'm hoping with me on this fitness journey it will motivate them to get healthy.

5'8" currently at 170. I'm happy with where I am but know I could lose another 10lbs. I'm not going to stress over that 10lbs though. I'm very active on MFP and post and log (mostly workouts) every day.

Juliana here! I'm 180cm / 5'11, starting weight is 123 kilos / 271lbs, goal weight is 77kg / 170 lb. I grew up fat or overweight but i lost a lot of weight when i was 17 / 18 but gained it all back after being in hospital with a stomach issue. Finally i'm somewhat able to sort myself out and I'm turning 24 this year and graduating in May and really wanna not feel like *kitten* anymore, so i hope we can support each other! I've sent a friend request :-)

gwenarina wrote: »

Hey, I'm 6'. Just started tracking my calories about 5 days ago. My current weight is 204; was at about 208 about 5 days ago ( I think some bloating there but was my highest weight ever). Looking to get back to about 175 or 180. Lowest I think I would want would be 165. Question: Does anyone have a good sense of what typical calories would be recommended for someone my height? I'm currently aiming for 2,190. When I tried for 2,000 in past boughts of tracking I would sometimes feel starved and I can get faint at points, so I want to be careful of that. Gonna try to eat more protein this time around, and work to eat more regularly (I am a bit ADD and often get abosrbed in what I'm doing, so I need good healthy snack food prepared so I can quickly eat and not get too low blood sugar). Anyway, if any of you have recommendations or thoughts let me know! I'm usually pretty active but a neck injury about a year ago and no swimming for about 9 months set me back. Back to swimming now though only once not twice a week. Trying to step it up to twice, but hard with physical therapy twice a week as well. But anyway, I'm working on it! )

MFP has me at 1700 cal. per day & I'm about the same weight as you are. It's hard to stick to, but I don't think it's unrealistic. Maybe it depends on what you are eating for your calories? But if 2000 is working for you, keep it up!

abbysmom814 wrote: »

Kimberly here! I'm 5'9" and currently weigh 195. My goal weight is 170. I just started back on 21 Day Fix workouts this week and am struggling with major soreness!! I know I just need to push through it and I will feel better next week. I'm trying to focus on drinking at least 64 ounces of water each day and trying to eat more fruits and veggies. I am looking forward to warmer weather soon and walking outside.

Holy crap, you're my doppleganger! My name is also Kimberly and my oldest daughter is Abbey

5'11" SW was 173 GW 145. I got down to 142 and have been doing a fair amount of lifting since. Based on my measurements, I am about 148 now, I don't weight myself regularly.

Toshberry25M wrote: »

5"8 started at 260 pounds on june 10th now weigh 164.4 as of today!!!

That's awesome!! Congrats!!