Need to motivate with someone comparable to me. 5'6" and 149lbs

Hi,  I am a mother of two boys.  One is three and the other is one.  I was about 170 when I got married 5 yrs ago.  And I am really proud that I have got down to 149lbs.  I was skinny all through childhood and high school.  I started to gain wheigth when I met my now husband how loved to wine and dine me, and I was foolish enough to believe that I could eat as much as him.  And going of to college didn't help either.  Along with the days of laying around when my body was used to my before active life style.  I am just your regular wheigt gain caused by to much food followed by not enough move victim.

I am 5'6 and I have small bone structure.  I am not sure what body shape I am but I measure- 39" bust-32" waist-35"hips.  I am sorry to be so specific but i just won't to share tips, goals and sucssess with someone in my boat.  I read all these posts of people who are alot taller and alot skinner than me and it makes me feel that at my goal of 130 is not going to make me as skinny and fit as I would like to be.  But other times people tell me 130 would be way to skinny.

Please share with me your sucsess and srtugles.  Because I am there too.

I'm 5'6" and went from 168 to 135, and fell very comfortable at my current size. If you'd like to know more, check out my profile.

Hi there, I'm in the same boat as you. Actually just posted on my own issues with trying to loose that little bit left. And have to say, I like that you put in your measurments, they are almost idendical to my own. I measure hips-39" across the butt, thighs-21-1/4, waist-30", and 33-1/2" under my bust(across my ribs). Was measuring my arms and calves too, but they dont seem to budge, so I gave up on them . I think that keeping track of both weight and measurments is definately a good thing. Especially when you have those days of "I feel fatter than before" can just measure yourself and find out your just the same as two days ago when you felt just fine. Keep in touch, maybe we can reach our goals together!

I'm about the same.  5'6, currently 152, down from 190.  Waist 32, bust 34.5, hips 41.  Medium bone structure.  Definitely a pear shape.  I actually now weigh slightly less than when I got married.  Started gaining right after we got married 13 years ago.  Can't blame it on having babies since I never gained a lot with pregnancy and lost the baby weight almost immediately.  Babies are now 7, 4, and 3.    My current goal is 145 but I'm thinking I will probably want to go lower than that because I don't think 7 more pounds is going to make as much difference as I would like.  So I may try for 140 or 135. 

Hi,

I think I'm similar in weight/height, not so much with the measurements tho...

I'm 5'-6", currently 153. Bust-40", Waist (at narrowest point)- 30.5", waist (at navel) - 34", hips - 42" (my butt sticks out quite a bit.. lol!). I would figure I'm an hourglass with a really elongated torso- which would explain the huge diff in waist measurements! I'm aiming for 135 or 140, will decide which when I get to 140. Not sure what my frame-type is; my wrists and ankles are small, but elbow and shoulder width are large!

Halleejo, You sound like an apple to me, since your waist and hip measurements are fairly close and you seem heavier on top.

I am also 5'6 with a goal weight of 130.  I don't think that 130 is too skinny.  I don't know that I'll actually make it there either.  I'm pretty sure I would be happy at 135 too.  I'm currently at 137-138 (depending on the day), started at 145ish (I think).  I also used to be super skinny in HS then got in a long term relationship and let the comfort weight pile on...urgh....got motivated lost it all by eating healthy and working out and then got pregnant and gained it all back, LOL, now I'm pretty much back to prepregnancy but would still like to get back to 130 if possible.  This website is great.  Logging everything you eat really shows what you are doing to your body and I mean everything, even if it is just a slice of cheese or bite of something!  I started at 3600 calories a day, way over what I should have been consuming.  I'm now down to between 1670 and 2200 a day.  2200 is still high but much better than where I started!  There is a lot of support here to which is great!  I've made a lot of online friends through journal posts.

I'm 5'6 and 149 too! I have no idea what my measurements are. My goal weight is 130 also. I started out at 174 at the end of April and lost the first 20 pounds really quickly, and I've been stuck between 148 and 154 forever. So frustrating! Maybe we can motivate each other :)

130 is not too skinny.

I'm 5'6.5", and weigh 146lbs. I have a medium bone structure and my measurements are 36-28-38. I think the lowest weight I'd want to get to is about 135. As of now I don't really care about how much I weigh, I just want to lose some more fat and tone/gain some muscle.
If your struggling then I'd suggest doing some more strength training.
Cardio wasn't really doing anything for me until I added more weights. Do you do any strength training?
Strength training burns more calories from the after burn, helps you preserve your lean muscle mass, and reshapes your body.

It is so good to hear that there are people who have been where I am and made their goals.  And good to hear there are others right along with me.  Again I feel bad to be so specific on the height and weight but sometimes it gets confusing and frustrating to hear all the different weights  and try to figure where you fit in.  Becasue 130 to some is different from 130 to others.  And it is good to see people with your same goals.

 

I was doing so good loosing weight at the begining of the year, and now I am in a slump.  I have come along way but I really would like to go further.  It is my thoughts that keep me in this slump. 

On the "call it quits" side:

I have lost alot of weight, and this is the best I have felt in my own skin in the last six years.  Peolpe compliment me on the weight I've lost.  And heck, some days I even feel sorta hot.   I feel that I don't look to bad for a mother of a three year old and a one year old.  I wanted to get healthy, and here I am a t healthy weight.  Plus,  it would be easy to just maintain.  I love good hearty home style food, and if I stay at this weight I can maintain at 2,000 calories of it.

 

On the "keep it going"side:

I look in the mirror and I am not satisfied with what I see.  I have always been a hard worker.  I love good ol' physical labor, and pride myself in being tough and stong.  And I just don't think that is what my body says about me.  I feel lose and flaby.  I am really pretty tone, I have always been.  So I know that it's about 15-20lbs of chub that stands in my way.  I wanna be the kind of person that looks like I work harder than I eat.  Plus I'm kinda a perfectionist.  And don't just want to look good.  I want to look damn good.  I want to be one of those girl's who looks smokn' in jeans and a t-shirt.

 

It should be simple to loose those last pounds.  Heck, when I was pregnant with my first I got all the way up to 210.  So if you count that I have dropped 61 lbs in the last three years, with a pregnacy in between.  That ain't half bad.  It should be simple to loose that last 19.

It's a food our thin battle, and I am letting food win.

 

Maybe weights would help.  I really am pretty tone, it is just all hiding under my baby flab.  And it truly is.  My arms and legs are skinny, and I don't have much of a butt.  My stomach has alway been the issue.  It even bothered me when I was at 130(so very long ago).  Of course then it just kind pocked out in a cute way.  But now it's just depressing.

I found that I barely lost weight over the last year and half- I had gained about 15lbs cos of a ligament tear- plus I love to eat! So even though I was doing plenty of cardio, and light weights 2-3x a week (5lb dumbells) I was only maintaining. I've managed to come down from 158 to 153 in just 3.5 weeks after I started including much heavier weight exercises - like deadlifts, squats etc with 30 lbs (barbells). More importantly, I've lost 1.5" from my waist and 2" from around my navel!! ANd I feel so much more toned all over my body- including arms. So that's proof that it really works- when over 18 months I wasn't able to lose more than 1/2" from my waist. Of course, since getting onto CC just under a month ago, I'm eating better. I'm managing well on an average of 1500-1800 kcals a day actually.

So basically I would totally recommend lifting heavier weights (assuming you don't have any other problems with your back or anything).

Starblight,  that is really encouraging.  Especially the inches gone from your mid-section.  I don't have any heavy weights just some 5 pounders. And  I'm  from a really small town, so we don't have a public gym.  But I do know our school has one, and they used to let the public use it.  It would be worth checking into.  I do sit-ups like crazy, but I got to do something to get rid of the fat on top of my abs.  I am definitely going to try heavier weights.  Thanks.

It's definitely worth using the gym in that case!

there are some posts on the fitness forums on weight training- u should go thru them for tips. there was a post on 'pink dumbells' which was informative amidst all the arguing :)

I don't think sit-ups will help a whole lot...

I'm pretty much a newbie with lifting myself! but make sure u build up the amount of weight u use gradually.

Thanks Starblight,  I let you know how it goes.

Hi Ladies,

I'm a 30-year old mother of a four-year-old.  I'm 5'6'' and about 138 lbs.  My ultimate goal has always been 120, but as the years go on, I realize that I would happily settle for the high 120s.  I've always been pretty slim, staying around 130 lbs (medium frame).  However, since the birth of my son and the 30s creeping up on me, my body seems happier around 140.  It's hard for me to gain, or lose from this "happy" medium.  Unfortunately, I am not happy with that weight.  So, I keep trying and losing the weight loss battle--over and over again.  I lose to food all the time.  I work out five days per week and try to stay around 1400 calories.  However, the weekends are out of control and take away any progress I've managed to make during the week.  I probably consume (I don't track, though I should) around 2,000 per day and that keeps me from seeing any kind of loss.  Maybe together we can motivate each other.  Good luck!

Tanya

Hello! Its cool to see so many people in the same boat. 

I am 5'6" and started at 153 and am down to 140. Trying to get to 130, but its seeming impossible.

This thread has helped motivate me. Thanks!