Was your starting weight at 200lbs, and now you are at your

I'm right there with you. I weighed about 195 and got down to 139!!!! I stayed at 139 for about a year and then eventually pounds started to add on. I gained about 60 pounds in the last 4 years. I'm at 200 now and trying to lose 30 pounds!

My highest weight was 225 when I had my twins. But prior to that, while I was in college, I went from 122 lbs when I started as a freshman to a size 22W. :sad: I had stopped weighing myself by then. I have no clue what the highest weight, then, was. I was too afraid to find out....:noway:

But with the birth of my twins, who are now 17, I've worked, sweat, lifted, divorced, and renewed myself to 117 pounds (as of last Sat. I weigh once a week) I have uploaded pictures on my page just to show it IS possible. It was a lot of little simple changes. I say SIMPLE.....but not easy, at times. :mad: I wanted it all gone immediately. The truth of it was....I didn't put it all on at once and I sure as H&^% wasn't going to take it off all at once.

If I can do it, you can, too!! It's in the attitude.....to take good care of yourself. Feeding myself because I was sad, lonely, angry, or afraid whatever only ended up hurting me. No one else put on the pounds. No one else really worried that THEY would put on my weight. I was the one who was abusing myself. :frown:

We don't have to do that anymore. We all have a choice!! I believe in you. I believe we all can get healthy! I make that commitment every day. You can too!!:happy:

:flowerforyou: Good luck! Be Inspired!! It's ALL in the Attitude!!

Give me two more months and i will be at 140 down from 209...I'll post pics then If you would like motivational support in the interim feel free to add me. I'm currently at 160lbs, Katie

I'm 10 pounds to 160 right now...what size are you wearing?

5'5

sw 198
cw 195
goal 130-140

I just started too we can do it

I started at 210lbs. Im currently 178lbs with a goal of 150lbs.

I'm 5' 3.5". Three weeks ago I weighed in at 217lbs. Today I weigh 202.5lbs. I thought this weight was an impossibility. I have suffered from an eating disorder for many years, and spent many months on different occasions in the hospital. It seems so ironic to me to spin from one extreme to the other. The doctor started me on medication which causes extreme weight gain. He has taken me off of it finally, because he says ethically he cant keep me on this medication when it causes such significant side effects. It isn't all the medication. If it was, I believe the weight would be falling off of me. This is a real struggle. I'm going on a 2 week cruise this month. I have no idea how to keep on track with all of the amazing food surrounding me. Cruises are known for their beautiful and abundant food. Any encouragement would be appreciated. Oh yes, my goal weight is 120lbs.

I started January '11 at 204 and I've been around 155 for the last 4 or 5 months.
I'm pretty happy at this weight, I wouldn't mind losing a bit more, but my focus now is really getting into good habits so I don't put weight back on again, plus I've started strength training because I want to get stronger and faster this year.

You can see before/after pics on my profile.

Well done for accepting a slow weight loss - I'm convinced th it's the best way to go. If you don't make gradual changes that you can keep up for ever, you're just setting yourself up for failure in the long run (and I've been there before!)

i am 5' 9.5", starting weight was 260 pounds and am currently 184 pounds (13 months later) my goal weight is about 170 pounds w/ muscles ( hopefully by May19th)

Started 204 pds and 61 days later I'm now 181. My goal weight is 135pds (maybe less once I see how I look). Still have a ways to go but want to share. Best of luck on your weight lost journey!

I am also 5'5''

I started at 214 and I lost about 10 lbs so far, but the scale isnt showing much difference for me Im doing JM 30 ds so Im still losing inches ( I hope!) haha I havent weighed in or measured in awhile.

Im on level 2 I was shooting for 130 lbs, but since I started doing some strength I think I will go for about 140.

I'm 5'5", and my heaviest weight was 218, currently at 196. I don't really have a weight goal but I'm currently at 32% body fat and want to hit 25% at goal one and 20% as my ultimate goal, which I'll evaluate based on how I look and feel to see if I want to go any further. Based on my measurements and calculations, I can achieve 20% and weigh 160lbs.

I see a lot of women on here that lift who are my height and look AWESOME at heavier weights than what BMI/height-weight charts recommend. For me, I think body fat % is the way to go.

I am also 5'5
Started at 202 and I am now at 176.
Feel free to add me!

I started at 215lb and am now at 150.5. I put a post up after I lost 50lbs and don't plan on putting up another one until I reach 140. I am 5'5" and I started this weight loss in July of last year. This has some of my before and progress pictures:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/438560-50-lbs-down-with-pictures

I started MFP in October of last year (2011) at 266 lbs and wearing a size 24 pant, I weighed in this morning at 212 pounds and the pants I'm wearing are an 18W that are loose on me. I love MFP!

Thanks for posting this and for everyone sharing their stories.

I started Jan 18, 2012 at 206, I'm now 192 and want to get to 150, but I'm sure that will change.