are there 5'5 girls with 40-50 lbs loss?

5'4"
SW 229
CW 199
Goal Feeling right.

I started this trip 1 year ago on the 15th of April. I went to see a dietitian after talking in circles with my Dr. I was told to count calories - 1400 to start. It really takes a while to lose weight. If you eat the right foods, you can really eat alot of food. I work out 5+ days a week, ride a bike and walk at least 2 mile 5 days a week.

I have stalled - get on the scale and it doesn't move for what seems like forever. But I got on the other day and I am finally under 200lbs. It may only be 1 pound to some people - but to me after working so hard - It is AWESOME.

The hardest thing for me was admitting my weight to my family. The REAL number not the girl number. But the Best was after I did that - I started losing weight again. It was amazing relief. 30 lbs down, 49 to go.

I wish everyone the best in this journey. the hardest thing is to stick with it. I have now givin myself an "I don't care day" but even then I find myself measuring my food and picking the better choice - stir fry over pizza. I do care. I have worked hard and don't want to lose track of where I want to be. But I have the choice right.

Today I joined myfitnesspal so this is my first post.

I am 5'4" and have around 30 lbs. yet to lose. Last year I lost an additional 27lbs... took 6 months off and now am back to losing again. I just restarted 2 weeks ago. I've lost 7lbs in those 2 weeks.

So happy to be on my way again.

Great that this message board is for a specific group.

Hi, I'm Caroline,
I'm 5'5, I've been on mfp since last April, I've lost 47 lbs so far with a combination of diet and exercise. I have battled with my weight since I was a teenager, usually sitting somewhere between 15 abd 30 lbs overweight. Then in 2000, I stopped smoking and dieted to my goal weight, 125lbs. But I hadn't really made a lifestyle change, so, even although I swore I would never do it, the weight gradually went back on, and in the years that followed, I piled even more on. I ended up being far heavier than I had ever been in my life and felt constantly tired, never had any energy for anything, full of aches and pains, getting problems with my knees, ankles, and back, felt frumpy, ugly, and never felt like doing much.

Then in April last year, inspired by the success my daughter was having loosing her baby weight, I tried to loose weight again for the umpteenth time! This time I looked again at this app I had downloaded the previous year but not done much with - MFP.

I've always liked fresh, healthy food, but also used to also love chocolate, cheese, bread, Mc Donalds, biscuits, peanut butter, eating too much and being really full!!!

I started not only logging my food, but looking at the community pages, and getting friends to support me, and who I could support. I can honestly say mfp, and the friends I have made here, and support from my daughter and family have completely changed my life!!!

I found logging my food properly was a revelation, and that I could stick to my calorie allowance and eat really healthily.

After a couple of months, I started reading about different exercise regimes others were trying. I've never really done much exercise, only hiking on holidays and on the odd weekend. I was always really bad at any other exercise, especially aerobic types, even at school. I came accross c25k (couch to 5K running programme), which had had successes with complete couch potatoes like me, so I thought I'd give it a go! I completed that in the allotted 9 weeks last September and now I really love running! Before, loving ANY type of exercise has always been a really alien concept to me. Since then, I have joined the gym (I had never set foot in one before then), and 2-3 times a week I run, swim, do various cardio workouts, and a weights programme.

I don't think I have ever felt this full of energy and healthy in my life ( and I'm 50 now! )

I feel so grateful every day that I have managed to turn my life around.

I've still got a way to go, I can't seem to shift the last few pounds, but I will get there.

I really want to encourage anyone out there who is struggling to get their weight off like I was. I know it's been said before, but I can do this, anyone can. You won't believe how much better you can feel, and eating all that yummy fatteneng stuff and veging on the couch is just sooo not worth it.

If you haven't done so already, get off your backside and do some exercise, start logging food and exercise, eat healthy, stay within your cals target, and your body and mind will thank you!!!!

Here's a photo collage. I haven't got many from when I was really fat - I didn't like having my photo taken, surprise surprise! The first ones are from 2009 on holiday in New York (what an amazing city, I love love love it!!!), the second from last spring, and the last one from a few weeks ago, from a group my daughter took of me messing about in my bedroom, trying on some new clothes, my new favourite hobby!

I hope someone is inspired to continue on their journey, and thanks for taking the time to read mine. :flowerforyou:
Caroline xx

I'm 5'5", and have lost 17 pounds so far. I started at 195. I started Jan. 17th. I started by just doing the elliptical and walking. In March I started Chalean Extreme. I work out 6 days a week.

yeah 5'5 and need to lose 85lb. hope to name new freinds and Support.

Not a loss... but a "to lose".... I am currently at 170lbs.... just went to the doctor for some hormonal testing.... and part of the results were that I need to lose 40lbs!! HOLY COW!!!

I am 46 years old and that sounds like a huge number!! I do exercise - I try to make spin class 3x a week and I have just started pilates 1x a week.....

Watching the scale move so slow is going to be SO HARD!!

I love this website!!

We can do it!!!

She said it correctly "40-50 pound loss" as in the weight is already gone (so, the people she is requesting to give her weight loss tips are ones who have ALREADY lost the weight).

sam

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I'm 5'4 Ive lost a complete total of 70 lbs. I still have 50 to go. What has helped me lose weight is:

-I never drink calories.. (only diet soda and crystal light, Id rather eat a calorie then drink it lol)
-Walk for a min of 30 minutes everyday
-I drink a min of 1.5 Liters of water a day
-Watch my carbs. I stay under 60 carbs a day. According to Jillianmicheals website for the type of person I am it said to stay under 60. Ever since I started really focusing on my carbs the weight has seem to come off faster.

Bump! Some great stories

I'm 5'5 and down 8 lbs with 30 more to go!

MFP starting weight: 228
Goal weight: 190 (desired weight between 160-180 but I'm settling for 190 for right now)
Current weight: 220

I'm on here everyday so I can stay on track. I've tried alot of diets but I decided to do it the right way this time so the weight doesn't come back on. Feel free to add me!