160-->135

I'm 5'3" and started at 156...down to 120 now!! initially wanted to just lose 20 but I just keep going! lol...now just want to maintain and firm up( Hubby thinks I am too low with weight, but I feel great!)....I started In Oct. 2011 attending a class at the YMCA called core and walking to Leslie Sansone at home and watching how much and what I ate...wasn't introduced to MFP until Jan 2012...now I just maintain my calorie goals by working out to a variety of things from intense walking on the treadmill at 15 incline at 4.0-4.1 mph. then lifting for half hour or so..i just started 30 DS the other day...Good Luck!! sorry I don't have pics...

I started at 165 in Oct 2011, down to 155. Its been difficult! Need to get down to at least 135. I try to stay at about 1200 calories per day and try to walk an hour each day. Really been off the last week or so. Hoping to get my motivation back!

Its what I am aiming for! Im 159 (ithink) at the moment and want to reach 140 max, love to go lower!! You going for it too?

Anyone gone from the 160lb range to about 140,135? How long did it take and what was your cal intake/exercise like? Pics please!

I went from 150 to 134ish in about 2-3 months.. I ate anywhere from 1200-1500 cals and worked out 5 days/week!

I am 5'3" and my heaviest weight was 160. I lost about 5 pounds and managed to keep it off for a year. Then I got serious, I started MFP at 155 pounds and am now working on about 135, tomorrow is my official weigh day so I won't know for sure until tomorrow. It has taken me since Jan 25, 2012 until now to get that far.

I was eating too low for a long while, then I upped it to about 1410, I try to eat over that by getting some sort of light exercise in everyday but I have been really training hard for a 5K to be run on Saturday April 21, 2012, and that has really been the key. Starting monday I am going to kick up the strength training and training heavy for 5 days a week. We will see what happens though.

We are going to Disney next month so I would really like to tone up in the next few weeks for that.

I am proud of your accomplishment on going from 163 to 135, I hope that you feel as good about that as I do about mine. And I hope that you are enjoying your new muscles too!

I went from 160 to about 136 but it has taken me over a year. The 1st 15lbs FLEW off once I started working out but once I hit 145, it REALLY slowed down. My goal is 130 and it feels as if I will never get there. I have an athletic build though and 35 next month. I also have gone up and down on may calorie intake, I slid a lot and I skip exercising. I am back to exercising every day so I am hopeful that I start to see the scale move again. Sorry. I do not have any pictures.

Generally my cals have been @ around 1400

I went from 160 to about 136 but it has taken me over a year. The 1st 15lbs FLEW off once I started working out but once I hit 145, it REALLY slowed down. My goal is 130 and it feels as if I will never get there. I have an athletic build though and 35 next month. I also have gone up and down on may calorie intake, I slid a lot and I skip exercising. I am back to exercising every day so I am hopeful that I start to see the scale move again. Sorry. I do not have any pictures.

Generally my cals have been @ around 1400

I am 5'5.5"

^^^Great website. It helped me set my goal weight today...

HI!. I started on MFP around mid january...I'm almost 38 and my starting weight was 159. I'm 150 now. It's been really slow going for me but I'm in it for the long hall. 135 is my goal too! I walk almost every day nearly 3 miles on my lunch break and do a 30min strength training video with 10lb weights two or three times per week. When the weather is nice and I can fit it in...I bike with my kids for about 30 - 40 mins. I try to do something everyday because I sit on my rear all day at work. I eat an average of about 1600 after I eat back my fitbit adjustment. I don't log my weight work or the occasional bike ride. I'm wondering if I need to start doing that and eating those calories back too. I'm lucky if I loose a half pound a week. Maybe it's just wishful thinking that I should be so lucky as to need to eat more...but I don't think so.

I started in mid-January at 159 (I'm 5'6"). I was in quite good physical shape, but I was carrying around a bit more extra cushioning that I would have liked.

I am now 148 - but am also much more toned and fit looking. My goal is 140. I have a very althetic build (broad shoulders and quite bulky muscles), so anything beyond 140 is pretty unrealistic.

I exercise moderately - 1 CRAZY boot camp training session with a personal trainer, 1 longer 8-10K run, 1 shorter 4-5k run, 1 yoga class and usually an extra boot camp style workout at home each week. I was netting about 1200 cal per day (eating back most exercise calories). The first 8 pounds came off in 6 weeks, but it has taken another 8 weeks to lose the next 3. I eat well - lots of fruits and veggies, protein, whole foods, very little processed food. I recently (2 weeks ago) put my net cals up to 1450. Some days I am still eating 1200 or so net calories, some days it is 1400...I don't stress too much about it. I'm working out and eating well. My shape is changing, the scale will come along eventually.

When you don't have a lot of weight to lose (and you're doing it a healthy way by eating well and exercising) it can seem to take a long time and get discouraging. Take pictures in tight fitting clothing. Unfortunately, in my before and after pictures I was wearing a somewhat baggy shirt so the difference isn't super obvious - it would have been had I been wearing a tank top. Take measurements so that you can see your progress.