tall club 5'10'' and over ladies who want to lose 20-30 lbs... join me for weekly weigh-ins and motivation!!

Lauren in San Diego here (5'11'').  I was up to almost 180 lbs at the end of last year and I lost about 10 pounds during Jan-Feb and then got lazy.  I need to get back on the wagon.  I think I weigh around 170 and I would like to be 150.  Weigh in on Fridays for me starting tomorrow.  I would love to chat with others who have similar stats and goals to stay motivated.  All my girlfriends are little petites, I need some amazon love!!

Let's look hot and healthy this summer!!!

This is inspiring to see girls who are similar to me. I am 5'11" and 181 which is my highest weight. I am usually between 173-175. I want to get down to 158.

I have been limiting myself to 1200 calories and think I should be able to eat more. I am thinking about upping my cal intake. I think I have made my metabolism go very slow and when the weekends come my body stores everything I eat.

My dear imonadiet, there are a couple of good points to being an amazon.

1- Clothes look good on us, even when we have a few extra pounds we can pull off clothes that shorter chicks might not be able to.

2- We can (and should) eat more calories than the tiny little doll women. 1200 is probably too few for you.

edybean- I don't really have anything to say about Alli, I'm just glad to see you back, it made me feel warm and fuzzy.

Edybean-  keep us updated on the progress.  I am very interested, and I am similar to you in that I'm "on" for a few days, and then "off" for a few days (normall the weekend).  I haven't actually heard anyone who had a good experience with it, but I think thats because people try to use it to cheat, which backfires (literally lol). 

imonadiet- I totally agree with etah.  1200 is probably too few for you.  Although, carolally lost bunches sticking to a very low daily allotment like that, so I guess to each her own! 

I am personally starting to question the whole 3500 cals = a pound, defecits, everything.  heres why:  the past TWO FULL WEEKS I've been eating crap. to the point where I feel gross and crave healthy (which is saying something because i really love junk!).  well, my weight is DOWN!  I am 151.5, lowest I've seen.  Now, a lot of people would say maybe its zigzagging, or I was too low before, but no, I wasn't.  I was never coming in below 1600, ususally closer to 2,000.  I do run a lot, but no other exercise.  anyone want to offer an explanation?! I'm at a loss!  all I know is now I've slowly been trying to re-incorporate healthy eating back, without THINKING about it all day, and LOGGING like a pyscho, so we will see what happens.  I am DREAMING of the 140s!!!

-Danielle-

Holla guys, well Danielle, i have no explanation for your loss eating crap, but sometimes crap food is less calories, for example a big slice of choc cake prob equals same amount of cals as 1/2 fillet of salmon, that may be it, but i know what you mean whenever I've had a bad weekend eating&drinking too much badness,I'm just dying to get back to some veggies. 3500 deficit=1 lb loss is so not proving true to me, id say in 2 weeks, ive had a deficit of 10000 cals, not one increment dropped. Also, on another note, 20 miles... holy hell, If i ran that far, Id go up to evry randomer on the street and tell them my amazing feat, congrats.

Imonadiet: I am on a low cal diet, but to begin with I started on 1500cals with exercise everyday, then 1300 with exercise every 2nd day, now I;m doing well to exercise twice a week so I'm forced into 1200 by laziness, if you start low you've nowhere to go. My two cents.

Today was really tough foodwise, I ate about 500 of my cals on sweets at a coffee morning and am trying to juggle around my dinner to fit, i'm so mad at my lack of willpower when it comes to sweets, but also a little concerned with how mad I am at myself if it turns out I'm 200 cals over my goal today.

Anyways weigh in tomorrow, not looking forward to it really, I'll probably pass out in shock of I seen a loss. But Good luck everyone!!

etahbear--you are precious! thank you for saying that...i feel like we have a special connection...the whole "issue" and the desire and need for reconstruction. not many people "get" me when i start talking about it..so thank you for just being you and silently knowing what we both deal with. now i feel all warm and fuzzy! lololol!

this whole counting FAT and CALORIES is SOOO new to me, im kinda knocked off my rocker. i have NEVER counted fat grams before and its SOOOO different. when i did atkins about 6 years ago, i swear it brainwashed me into thinking that carbs will send you to hell! LOL! so now when i even think about eating a plain baked potatoe or bread of any kind, i have to silently pray...please Jesus, let this be the right decision.

any one relate?????

im 180 today...which is great...for i was 183.8 two days ago...another thing i swear is --getting older is CRAZY!!!!!! i have NO CONTROL over my body and i am struggling with wanting to show it a thing or two and make sure that it remembers who is boss! ME!

oh well, just for today..i will eat right, low fat, count my cals...not to exceed 1600---and exercise....for its the next right thing to do. and i will try to love myself for where i am today....

happy thursday to you all....

Hello Ladies!  Well, I was here in April for the first few pages, but there wasn't much action, so I stopped posting.  That also means that I stopped paying as much attention to this site.  I'd like to come back and get back on the wagon, so to speak.  I originally started April 25th at 162 lbs, with a goal weight of 148 lbs.  I got down to about 160, then I headed back up when I was on vacation.  I was up to 169.5!  Almost back in the 170s, which I had vowed never to be again (unless I got pregnant or something).  That was in mid-July.  Since then, I've lost again and I'm down to 159.5.  So, that's a big accomplishment.  To refresh my stats here, I'm 5'10" and 26 years old (1 more month).  I'm looking to lose weight especially so that I will be as healthy as possible next year when my DH and I start TTC.  I have joint and back issues that I'm trying to lessen before I get on that path.  Anyway, here is my info and I will weigh in today too.

SW - 162

CW - 159.5

GW - 148

So, not too bad.  Looks like I'm about 11.5 lbs away from my goal.  I'm hoping to get there by mid-December.

Welcome back athompson60!

edybean- awwe, I feel that way too. And I actually meant to ask you about the surgery you've already done. What did you have done and what were your overall results?

Since today isn't official weigh in day I won't log my official weight. I ate half a cup of grapes and a handful of cereal before weighing myself this morning anyway but I was down 2 lbs from last week and that's WITH a total bingefest Friday and Saturday which made me weigh 5 lbs more when I weighed on Sunday. So between Sunday and this morning I'm down 7 lbs which is nuts. It's insane how quickly and HUGELY I gain and lose the water weight from my crap eating days.

I got a brand new pair of skinny fit jeans yesterday. I practically had to grease myself up to get into the suckers but DAMN baby, I look FINE. I put on some slinky silver heels and showed my husband. He was even more excited by it than I was and declared to my children that mommy is hot. Nice.

I had the best dream about eating an entire plate of different varieties of brownies. I haven't had a food dream in ages.

Hey guys, I have been reading your forum and would love to join up for some motivation from other tall girls.

About a year ago, I reached an all time high weight wise (about 50 pounds more than when I started college) after a period of inactivity and an horrible break up. I decided I needed to get it together and managed to lose about 20 lbs through exercise alone. I tend to eat healthy food but I don't keep track of amounts at all.  I have totally stopped losing (about 3 months at the same weight) and need to do something different.  So I joined calorie counter.

I am 5'10''

SW 181

CW 159

GW 145-150

Looking forward to chatting with you guys and getting motivated for the last 10-15 pounds!

Kate

Hi Ladies-

I suppose it's weigh-in time? This is my second week in your group and 4th week on CC. This site is so helpful and I really appreciate all of the support. For awhile there, I wasn't eating enough calories only 1300-1400 per day and I'm 5'10" but thanks to you guys I'm now eating 1500-1600 per day and actually losing weight faster than before :-). So, thank you all!

Here goes:

SW - 187

CW - 180.5

GW - 155

That's about 1.6 lbs per week avg. at this point. I'd love to lose faster if possible, please let me know if you have any suggestions to help this go a little faster :-)

Well smack my ass and call me Judy, the scales hit 128 this morning, I know its just one weigh in, although i checked a few times, but this is the first time in weeks i've seen it move lower so I'm happy even if it only lasts a day.

Shea1d: congrats on your loss, I think you should be thrilled with the rate 1.6lb is like the perfect rate, it must be so motivating to see results consistently like that, keep up the good work, looking forward to hearing more reports of success this week, have a great weekend ladies, I'm gonna try and be good, no alcohol in my plans for sure!!

Caroline.

Wow, what a WEIRD weight loss week this has been for me. Last weekend I went on a non-stop eating fest Friday and Saturday. Gained 5 lbs. Lost that 5 by Tuesday, now it's friday and I'm down another THREE. That's 8 since Sunday, which I realize is completely a water weight fluke, and 3 from last week which is a huge number for me. I haven't had a 3 lb weight loss since I was obese. I don't know what the heck is up with me but I had sworn not to have a cheat day for a month because last week made me feel so guilty but if it works...bring on the chocolate! (I am taking today off, I have to go to a birthday party later and I had promised my daughter I'd take her out for pizza for lunch)

Welcome Kate!!! That's my favorite girls name and to prove it- that's what I named my daughter. :) She's only 4 and she's already by far the tallest in her preschool. Hooray for the next generation of amazons!!

shea1d- Congratulations on your loss and your upping of calories! I have no good advice for you this week as I'm completely confused by weight loss at the moment. Maybe next week I'll have eaten better, lost less, and be wiser.

Great work everyone!  Nice losses and wow, etahbear, crazy weight loss! 

So I'm up 1.6 lbs this week...but i think i ate about 1000 cals in triscuits yesterday and finished off a pitcher of sugar-free juice and another large glass of water after 6pm so i'm thinking it's the salt in the crackers? please????!  I DID lose more inches this week though so i'm happy. 

It's been a stressful one this week and I'm surprised that i didn't eat more/exercise less than i did!  i had some donuts and a couple pieces of birthday cake this week...and of course those triscuits last night which put me close to 3000 cals for yesterday.  I've had 2 days at 2200, 2 days at 1600, and yesterday at 3000 so i'm thinking i should be hitting closer to 2000-2200 everyday now rather than zigzagging.  In the past when I've begun to feel overtrained i'd just mow down for weeks and gain back everything i lost but i'd like to be a bit more 'normal' this time so i'm going with the a smaller calorie deficit than the last 6 weeks.  I'm tired, exhausted really, and hungry all the time and not wanting to go to the gym so i think this will help :).

I will be taking a break from the gym until Tuesday (unless I get really motivated on Monday) and will be relaxing with my hubs all weekend (he lives in another state) so I'm fully prepared to be LAZY but eat well too!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

Wow, Caroline! 5'10" and 128lbs! That seems a little too slim. Anyone know what the "healthy" weight range is for a 5'10" woman? I'm the same height and I'm shooting for 155lbs, should I be trying for less than that??? Thanks!

Hi Shea-I'm shooting for the 160s in general.  I think it's a personal decision-where do you look and feel your best?  I know the amount of effort it would take for me to get to the 150s is not worth it to me.  You just have to decide as you go what will work best for you :).

Actually I've been meaning to ask people what their BMI is. I know that BMI is kind of a generic thing that isn't necessarily accurate and blah blah but I'm almost 6'2" and I'm shooting for a goal of 170 with an eventual low of 160 and that would put me at a BMI of 20.8 which I thought was a little on the lower side of the scale but I will still be the heaviest person in this group. :(

Hi Etah-I'm 5'11" and my first goal is 170 where I think I look damn good. Last time I was 160 I was 16 and skinny (my opinion of skinny might differ!).  So I don't think I'd ever go below 160 if i get there...which would probably be pretty comparable to you at 170.  I HATE BMI personally :( Sorry...I know 178 is my top range but that's about it. I've measured my bodyfat so many times I can pretty much tell where I'm at by looking in the mirror--right now I'm about 25% bodyfat--at 160 I'll be around 18% if I keep most of the muscle I have now...and that's fairly lean for a lady :).

I just looked up my bmi at 160---22.3 which is as low as i'd want to go....i'm highly doubting i can even get there at this point.  I'm having a very negative week apparently!

Hi thank yall for all the response.  I'm trying to be good this weekend, well a lot better than I have been. I'm in college and tailgating for the football games is huge. We start at about 1 and are there till 11. I'm sure thats where that extra 3 lbs. came from because you can consume too much beer in that time span. Tomorrow I am going to have maybe one beer and a few whiskey and cokes. The guys BBQ all day I think I'm going to bring something relatively healthy to snack on. I love BBQ but maybe I'll try and stick to something leaner. Does anyone know if dove would be a good choice??

inittowinit1- I think are goals are similar. I'm 5'11" and I like myself at 170 but I'm shooting for 160 more long term.

carolally- Thanks for the advice about the cals. You have a good point about if you start low you have nowhere to go.

This is the site I use to calculate my BMI. It is nice because you can put in different weights and recalculate easily. 

http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

I am aiming for a BMI of about 20-21  when it is all said and done (about 5'10.5'' and GW of 145).  I've been on the low end of healthy before and just didn't think I looked "womanly" at all. Sometimes BMI can be difficult to interpret if you have a lot of muscle mass/ bone density, I think that maybe once you are in the "normal" range body fat might be a better indicator of overall fitness. 

Good luck this weekend everyone. I know I'm going to try hard to avoid the alcohol calorie trap since I just finished my first big set of exams.

oh and etahbear you are about 4 inches taller than most of us. I think I read some where to add 5 lbs for every inch.  So your 160 is the equivalent of our 140... which will mean you look awesome!

Ah thanks inittowinit, memphiskate, and imonadiet. I was getting kind of depressed seeing goal weights of 150's, 140's, and even 120's on the thread where I'm supposed to be not so freakishly big as everyone else. It's good to see numbers closer to where I think mine should be. 160 is as low as I could go, I just can't see it being OK for me to be thinner than that with as crazy tall as I am and my muscles/bones.

Pardon my girly freak out moment.