5'0"-5'5" girls looking to lose more than 50lbs

Hi!  I'm 25 and at 233lbs as of my CC start date on 8/1/08.  I really think that the struggle to lose more than 10-20lbs is a bit different for us girls.  I've been big my whole life and grew up with some very poor eating habits and was never encouraged to exercise.  I was always concerned with my weight but didn't real ly do anything about it until college.  Since then I've fluctuated a lot and had managed at one point to be under the 200 mark, but it always seems to creep back up. I'm 5'3" so that's a lot of extra weight to be carrying around!  

My current goal is 160 but my ideal (maybe insane ideal since I've got a large frame, is to be 135).  I walk my dog daily and try to make it to the gym at least 3x a week to do both cardio and strength training though I'm not perfect.  In the past I've lost weight w/ diet and exercise but find now that I was cutting my calories too much or not doing strength along with cardio.  I've done weight watchers once but found that I wasn't eating as healthy as I needed to even though I was staying within my points.  I'm excited about the nutritional information on here as well as the calorie and burn meters. 

I would LOVE the support of anyone else out there who's looking to lose more than 50lbs!  

Hi!  I feel like we are on the same page. I'm a little older..i'm 31 5'4 and as of last monday I was 242 (tomorrow's weigh day so hopefully less).  I too have been overweight all my life and have struggled with all aspects of it.  I lost 80 pounds a couple of years ago using this site but gained it all back during my pregnancy and the stress after, so here I am again.  I'm almost done with week 3 and feel sooo much better that I'm on the right track again. 

My current goal is also 160 but we'll see...I was pretty comfortable when I got down to 180, I just want to be there again.   

I would love to have some support too....my husband and mom try but they don't really know what I'm going through or what it's been like living in this body.    

welcome aboard! 160 is a very reasonable goal.  Right now, I'm just hoping to break the 200 mark at this point.  Setting smaller easily attainable goals helps a lot for me.  I also only let myself weigh in once a week.  I've set CC to my homepage so each time I open my browser its there looking me in the face so I dont miss an entry and am aware of where I stand each day. Good luck!  

I am 20, and looking to loose around 50 - 60. I started at 180, am currently around 175ish. I am around 5',2" so aparently should be about 120 although we be happy just to be in the normal BMI range!

I'm 28 and want to lose ............drum roll...........73 pounds.  First I want to lose 33 pounds and will be very happy with that!  I'm 233 *sigh* and having a lot of trouble because, let's face it, i'm lazy.  I try to walk everyday and usually do, at least in the mornings but lately it's been sooooooooo hot that I don't really want to.  Aside from that i'm chasing around a one year old all day long and barely have any time to clean the house much less excersise well.  Plus i'm still breastfeeding on top of all that, which makes dieting a no-no and forces my excersising to a minimum or i'll lose milk supply.  I really would like support though.  I really want to be healthy for my family and myself and I want to have more kids.  I refuse to until I lose some weight though and I really think this site will help along with support from others like you girls. 

 

Cassie

Hello ladies

My name's Amyie. I'm 15 and just started cc this week. it really seems to work though! Im just shy of 5'3 and 180lbs. My goal weight is between 120-125lbs. I've been struggling with my weight since i was 10. (darn puberty) and recently moved to Manitoba Canada from Ontario Canada. Planning on going back to my hometown for a visit next summer and would like to surprise all my friends and my grandmother!

Hi Ladies! I am new to this.....extremely new. I've never posted on blogs or joined a internet community, but I liked this site immediately. I am 24yrs old, 5'5 and 180lbs. All through school I was 125lbs and remember thinking I was big then(I had 102lb or less friends.) Almost 3yrs ago I fell into a depression, quit my job, started sleeping 16+hr days, and just shut off from my husband, it lasted for nearly 2yrs!! Luckily I worked through my issues, and got myself out of my "black-hole" and now I'm nearly 50lbs overweight. I don't fit into any of my clothes, but I don't want to go shopping for fat clothes, and my family although I know they think they are helping me, are not by their little comments, and disappointing looks! Anyways I don't feel healthy or good and when the day comes where I do have a child Id like to have a healthy pregnancy where my weight wont be a factor and can eventually raise my child with good healthy habits. I'd like to be 135-145lbs, and look forward to supporting each other!

GO US!

Hi Hi Girlies! I'm 18 and 5'4, and currently been stuck at that sticky 160 platue, and I would love to lose some weight before Thanksgiving holiday.

I don't exercise much; if I do I'm doing work out videos like Cardio Kick Boxing or Hip Hop Abs. Or instead I take the puppy for a run/walk. I do have a treadmill in the home, but I find running in place extremely boring.

I'm willing to support everyone here, and mostly I'm free 24/7. Since I've taken a semester off of school and currently not working. So I'm in the zone for losing weight with all this spare time.

So lets do this :)

I'm Kim, 5'2", 25 yrs old, college student, weighing in at 251.  I dropped 4 from 255.  My goal is 225.  I want to go beyond that but that is my first goal.  If I can get to 225, I'll feel a lot better physically. 

I struggle with depression so motivating myself to exercise and avoiding binging are hard.  But I know that my depression would be better if I were healthier. 

hey! how's everyone doing?  I've been trying to keep up w/ this as much as possible...making the total lifestyle change is so hard for me this time!  i keep wanting the results but haven't made the 100% committment thus the constant fluctuation in wieght ....ugh...oh well...so far i've not made much progress but am sticking with it.  I'm going to try to do more meal planning this week to help and i've been great about getting back to the gym.  it takes time to see results but i LOVE how i feel after a good workout.  

Kim, I'm also a therapist and one of the things i tell my clients all the time who struggle with depression is to get out and get moving.  it gets those endorphins going and will elevate the mood.  even if you start out small by just walking.  try doing some self cheerleading and self talk to get going ....and....sometimes you jsut have to fake that motivation until you make it real :)  

I'm there too! My name is Molly, I'm 15, 5'3 and currently weigh 220, hoping to get down to 130ish by July '09. I know that I'm overweight, but somehow manage to wear medium-sized tshirts, and size 18 jeans- I can squeeze (not too terribly comfortably, but heh) into 16's. I'm really lucky that my family are healthy eaters- I just eat too much. I attempt to work out for 45+ minutes 3 times a week, work at the library for two hours 2x week average, and also do a bit of pilates now and then.

hey all,  im Emilly, and i' 19, im 5'4 and 214 pounds, i have just started my second year at uni, and i'm pretty far away from home. I too have been overweight all my life, and again never really did anything about it, it didnt help that all my family are overweight too.  i'm hoping to be 200 by xmas, i think there is a better chane of me losing the weight at uni because my family are'nt really supportive at home. im on 1350 calories a day, and i dont seem to have a problem with that, its the exercise that gets me. after lectures and doing uni work at home, and cleaning the house, i just get to the point of being totally unmotivated to do any exercise, and i think thats the hardest habit i am gonna have to break.

Hey all!

I'm Melissa - 25, 5'1" and 220 lbs. I've been overweight all my life, but never by this much. It was when I looked in the mirror and for the first time actually saw what I looked like that I decided it was time to change things. I did weight watchers once before and did great on that, but once I was off, I thought I could just eat what I liked in moderation...and soon moderation turned to overeating, and well, that led me here. My birthday is coming up in June (hehe - "coming up" yet so far away!!) and I want to be down to 160 by then. Overall I'd like to hit around 120-130.

I'm so glad to find other short women like me!! I hate having to shop in the plus size stores and have practically half the pant leg below my feet! (Okay, so I exaggerate). It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who has to deal with this...

Hi everyone! I'm so glad I found this forum because as I was reading everyone's replies I feel like I fit in here. I've been overweight forever. I love food and hate the gym. Once I get to the gym I'm fine, it's just getting the motivation to get there. I'm 20 years old, 5'3 and 216 pounds. I've been trying to lose weight since the beginning of August and have lost 8-10 pounds since then. My weight constantly fluctuates so I never know if I am doing well or not. The thing with me is that I lose motivation easily. If I don't see results quickly I give up. My goal is to get to 140 pounds although I know it is going to take a long time.

Hey everyone :)  Gotta say I'm glad I found this post. I'm 19 y/o, 5'4'', and weigh 226.5 as of this morning.  I joined about 2 weeks ago, and am looking for friends in the same boat as me.  I don't have a gym membership so I [try] to walk daily, and am avid about counting my calories.  I really don't know how to add friends or anything, but if you want to do this together, send me a message please.  I'd love to be apart of a small web of people with the same goals.

~Krista

It's been ages since I've been on here.  I guess I can only say that life happened and as I was dealing with the stress of it all, my weight shot up super rapidly.  I clocked in at the doc at 243...a number I haven't seen in years!  I have been feeling the gain in my clothing and can see it in my face :(  I know it's right before Thanksgiving which makes this even harder, but I truly need to rededicate making myself healthier a priority at this point.  I've had a lot of changes lately that should help as far as stress goes but definitely could use some support now.  

Hi everyone,

I was looking through the posts and I thought this one is perfect for me!!!  I'm 25 and weigh 226.5lbs (the most I've ever weighed) as of this morning.  Like some of you all, I have always struggled with my weight since I was a child.  When I was in my senior year of high school, I got my weight down to the 170s and was wearing size 12s.  When I went off to college, the weight gradually started to come back on.  I would fight through it to maintain, but alas, it all came back.  Once I graduated, I went on Weight Watchers and lost 25lbs.  Then I started grad school and it has all been downhill since then.  My ultimate goal is to loose about 67lbs.  But my mini goal is to get out of the 200s by my birthday.  I'm taking it day by day, with really no time to exercise b/c I work full time, go to my internship every evening till about 8 at night, and am in class all day on Saturdays.    I need some support.  So if anyone is interested in teaming up, just send me a message.  My boyfriend and I have made a bet to lose out weight, but we're not in the same town so we can only motivate each other over the phone.  Thanks.

miasmommy20. 

Hello Everyone,

Well I'm 23 and I currently weigh 174lbs and I am only 5'5". I haven't always weighed this much. In my teens I  was 130lbs at my heaviest and 120 at my lightest and that was when I was in my teens before I had my child. I gained 55 pounds from my pregnancy almost 5 years ago and the I gained another 26lbs (or more) earlier this year but I lost it and I am back down in my weight. My ultimate goal is to get down to 125lbs but I'll settle for 130lbs since my frame is slightly bigger now. I am trying my best to loose weight and keep it off. I want to be able to wear a size 5/6 again. For me even though I lost the 20 something pounds I had gained earlier this year which is a big call for celebration but its a challenge loosing more weight I seemed to hit a plateau and that's not what I want. I have made up my mind and I am ready for this weight loss change. I need motivation and determination. Thanks!

Hey yall! Glad to see I'm not the only new one here.  I just started CC yesterday on 12/4/08. I'm 20 going on 21 on Dec. 9th, SW is 231.6 and I'm 5'4".  I am the most I've ever weighed. All through my teens I ranged from about 145 - 160.  At 17 I went on a diet starting @ 175 and went to 150.  I had a bad break-up w/a guy and didn't really care anymore.  I gained 30lbs in like 3 months.  Then I met my husband2b and lost a few. However, we dated for 3 years and I gradually gained and gained....until we got married in March 2008 and I weighed 212lbs.  Between work and going to college I have not eaten healthy or excersised like I should. Pounds just keep packing on!! If I could just keep myself motivated.  I just started yesterday of course but I started going to the gym on my lunch hour to get some excersise and when I bought groceries I planned for healthy low calorie meals. Wish me luck!

Good Luck brittanyd87 and everyone else on here.  So, how is everyone doing?

Hey guys, I'm a CC noob. Starting...tomorrow, actually =/ trip to wal-mart tonight for some CC-friendly foods. I'm going to start walking again in the mornings once it quits raining (bf and I live on a red clay dirt road). Anyway...I'm 22, about 5'5" and 260lbs. I was about 180 in high school...then got into a relationship that wasn't...healthy and I ballooned to 260 over the span of about 3 1/2 years...then about 2 years ago (after that relationship ended) I had made it down to the 200 mark, but could never break through it. and trying the depo birth control shot made me gain about 40lbs in about a month! which I haven't been able to shake. and the rest has come back since settling in with my boyfriend.

As with everyone, I've been fat all my life, and the genetics from my dads side of the family definitely aren't helping. My biggest problem with dieting is that I'm a picky eater....and have a huge sweet tooth.

But good luck to everyone..and myself =D