Calling all 5'9" ladies!! (:

So I'm not 5'9", but I am 5'10" so I think that's probably close enough Goal weight is something I really have struggled with. I started this journey at about 194ish. I always felt terrible and hated my body in anything I put on. I am a opretty active person, even before the weight loss. I worked out often but basically ate or drank all those calories right back on. I am currently at 177 and really see a big difference. Even my smallest pants are starting to get to big and that is an amazing feeling. I even tried on a bikini the other day and wasn't completely disgusted. Lots of people say the see a difference and most days I agree but sometimes I still struggle. Like I said before I truly enjoy exercise so I have continued to do so quite often. I attend various classes several times a week kickboxing, step aerobics, and insanity. I also did a 5K a couple weeks ago and am going to try running a bit more on nicer days. I have 3 smal kids so fitting it all in is pretty difficult. I stay under 1200 calories and don't eat back my exercise calories. I have splurged here and there but get right back on it after the splurge. Right now I am aiming for about another 13 pounds. That would put me at a total of 30 lost and at about 164 lbs. I don't know if I will be happy there or not but that's my starting point! I know it's worth it and I can do it! So can you!!!

I'm 5'10" and have always been pretty athletic. The problem is that my inability to cope with the stress and abuse of pregnancy and child rearing led to about 100 lbs of exess misery (which I lost 2 times and am on the long trek to do it again after my 3rd and last baby).

I got up to 278.5 with each pregnancy.
I quickly dropped down to 178 after the first, 189 after the second and plan to get down to 165 and stay there now that I'm DONE.
I'm currently at 240 exactly a year after my DD was born. So, I got a ways to go, but it doesn't bother me this time because I know I'm making changes and habits that I can keep forever. MFP is part of the life-long plan, and I'm coping better with exercise and social stuff vs stuffing my face. :bigsmile:

I am 5'9" as well. My starting weight was over 250 pounds and I currently weigh about 172 My target weight is 150 but, pretty much like everyone else on here I plan to reevaluate as I get closer and closer to that number. My main goals right now aren't so much about weight, but rather about fitness and toning. I am currently training for my first half marathon and I am so excited about that I plan on being somewhere between 145 and 155 as my final destination

I am 5'10" but I started at 242 I've always have been a bigger girl but when i looked in the mirror on Jan 4th this year I just said yuck 4 yrs ago when i got pregnant with my baby I weighed 216 and ended pregnancy at 215 I have lived a very sedentry life style since... I set a goal at 175 just the top of healthy range because I can't see being smaller than that... currently I am 216 and not giving up 26 lbs is a good loss for my first two months:) good luck everybody

I'm 5'9''

Started out at 183lbs, got down to 162lbs before getting pregnant (currently in my first trimester).

My original goal weight was 160lbs, but after I have the baby, I'm aiming for 155lbs. I'm naturally athletic and muscular, and when I got married I was 155lbs (everyone said I was really slim at that point)

I do spin classes, zumba, run sometimes, and weight train. When the weather is nice I take regular hikes.

I found that eating more calories helped me lose faster. I started MFP at 1200 calories, but eating 1700 gave me better results.

I'm 5'9" YAY for tall girls! My starting weight was 204 lbs. but I'm now at 174.5 lbs. My goal weight is 145 lbs. Just like everybody else here I plan on reevaluation and seeing if I could get down to 135 lbs.! I've also been doing MFP for 2 1/2 months now. I'm a pretty active person playing volleyball 4 times a week and I just completed the 30DS.

OH and I'm actually 5'10" but I figured that would be close enough

i notice the other 5'9" ladies on here want to be below 170 .. i cant see myself smaller than like a size 9 which i would be at around 185 ish. I was 270 lbs at my biggest now 225 ish size 14. i like a womanly shape and i dont want to be thin just healthy. set goals and phases and when you get there you'll know it !

The smallest I ever was was 156 and I was pretty happy there. I think I have my goal set up for 150, or maybe 160? My starting weight was 280 and I'm 31 lbs down at 249. 9 more lbs until my pre pregnancy weight of 240, which is my next goal.
I try to set smaller goals.
My first was 10 lbs.
Then 10% total weight loss, which I just met (and plateaued at for a month, argh) which was 28 lbs down.
My next goal is a total of 40 lbs down- pre pregnancy.
I'm thinking my next small goal will be another 10%, which at that point will be 24 lbs.
The smaller goals help me break it up

Hi, 5'9", started MFP at 187, currently 171. My goal is 150 is or size 8, whichever comes first.

I'm trying to overcome a bad track record of yo-yo dieting, so I'm focused on creating a sustainable lifestyle change above all else. All-time lowest weight was 123 (that was NOT pretty); highest was 205.

5'8 1/2 --- started at 286 currently 246 would love to be around 170-175 maybe a little lower. I won't truely know though until I get there. I'm just eatting ALOT better and healthier and working out mainly on my elliptical and have a bunch of DVDs. Also another thing I've noticed that gets me burning a lot of calories is my Xbox kinect.

Oh yea I'm 246 and am probably about 5-6 pounds away from a size 14

Helllloo 5'9".
Current weight is 198
Started at around 206
My goal is to be around 155

I am currently 224lbs and 21yo. I've lost 25 lbs last year and gained it back now I've lost 10lbs and I'm gonna keep it off. My long term goal weight is 130lbs. Glad to see so many of you losing so much very inspiring.

I'm 5' 9" and CW is 156 on a good day, and I wear a size 6. I have fitness goals of bench pressing my body weight and doing a pull-up by July. Body Fat % is more important to me then the scale number, would love to get to a 20%, I think I am about a 24% now.

I have enjoyed pushing myself in ways I never thought possible. I became a runner using the C25K program and now I am lifting heavy and loving it. At 42 I can almost squat my body weight. Food is not the enemy for me anymore. I eat 1700-2200 calories a day and am losing at a nice slow and steady pace. If you let go a little bit and trust it is so much easier. I hate the lying, cheating scale and can't believe I ever bought into it's crap! We are all worth so much more than a stupid number on a stupid scale

5'9" girl here. My highest weight was somewhere in the 320's, and I started my lifestyle-change at 314. My short term goal weight is 220, just because that was the thinnest I can remember being in high school. (I'm currently around 240.) Ultimately I want get below 200, and just see what's comfortable for me as I slide down the scale. I can't imagine going below 170, though.