20-50 lb success stories?

I am 5'3 and started out around 191 and I'm currently at 134. My goal weight is 130. Good luck! I just watched what I ate and exercised.

Same here lost 55 so far but been hovering at 155 wanting to be 130-135 so last 25 lbs is killing me !

I'm 5'3

SW-167
CW-137
GW- 125-130

167 lbs






-137 lbs



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I'm 5'8" 190 looking to be about 130:) today is only my second day lol but congrats on what you have accomplished so far!

Sure. Last year I lost 20 lbs and got back down to my 2008 weight.

I did it nice and slow (around .5/week) because my goal was to keep it off for good.

I've never been overweight (even at my heaviest I was a healthy weight). I travel a lot for work and I've found MFP to be a lifesaver to help me maintain and lose a little here and there.

Not everyone uses MFP to lose a ton of weight. Some use it to continue their healthy habits.

So far, I've lost about 26 lbs. WANT to lose 35, but we'll see how things keeps going

Here's me THEN and NOW

I am 6ft tall and started at 204lbs on January 1, 2012. Last week I weighed in at 151.2lbs. 52lbs gone in 6 months, not too shabby.

I should add that for 5'6" the ideal weight is somewhere around 130. 110-115 as the OP stated is actually considered underweight for 5'6".

I've heard the way to calculate is 100 lbs at 5' tall. 5 lbs for every inch after that.

During college I did not even weigh enough to donate blood (112 pounds was the requirement back then). I was a size 4. I was healthy, active, and just spent much of my 20s not having to worry about weight. I was far too thin.

So, if the OP drops to below 125/130 lbs they will be considered underweight.

I am halfway to my goal. I have lost 19 and need to lose another 20 lbs. I can't figure out how to post pics. But in my profile my last two pics are me in March and now in July.

I lost around 35-40. Goals are currently more strength oriented.

Yep, my calculations were right on the mark.

A 5'6" woman should be 130 lbs. Otherwise she will be considered underweight (not healthy).

Here's the calculator.

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/links/calculators/ideal_bw_women.htm

I was thin all my life. I use to dance 9 times a week. I went through a really rough period and ended up at about your start weight (I stopped stepping on the scale at 149 and went up from there). I got to the point where my resting heart rate was 110bpm. Pictures were also rare. My friend (who's a doctor) told me I needed meds and acted ultra worried. I felt week, ran out of breath easily, hardly moved at all (some of that was due to work load). I told him to give me a chance to take care of it myself.

Now:

5'7
cw: 120 lbs
rest rate: 70 bpm
bust-waist-butt: 34-25-36 inches



Where's the codergal?

I am 5'3". My starting weight was 154 in March. My current weight is 129. My goal weight is 125. I am almost there!!!

I should add that for 5'6" the ideal weight is somewhere around 130. 110-115 as the OP stated is actually considered underweight for 5'6".

I've heard the way to calculate is 100 lbs at 5' tall. 5 lbs for every inch after that.

During college I did not even weigh enough to donate blood (112 pounds was the requirement back then). I was a size 4. I was healthy, active, and just spent much of my 20s not having to worry about weight. I was far too thin.

So, if the OP drops to below 125/130 lbs they will be considered underweight.

Yeah, I caught that as well, 110-115 is def under weight for 5'6". OP's profile claims a history with ED...Be careful not to fall back into that trap.:frown:

I should add that for 5'6" the ideal weight is somewhere around 130. 110-115 as the OP stated is actually considered underweight for 5'6".

I've heard the way to calculate is 100 lbs at 5' tall. 5 lbs for every inch after that.

During college I did not even weigh enough to donate blood (112 pounds was the requirement back then). I was a size 4. I was healthy, active, and just spent much of my 20s not having to worry about weight. I was far too thin.

So, if the OP drops to below 125/130 lbs they will be considered underweight.

Yeah, I caught that as well, 110-115 is def under weight for 5'6". OP's profile claims a history with ED...Be careful not to fall back into that trap.:frown:

Ahhh...gotcha! I mean I was healthy when I was in my 20s (and weighing in at 110, 119 when I got married). It was purely genetics. Depends on a lot of factors.