Tall people trying ot lose weight.

Does anyone lese have this problem:

You are a tall gal, and so all of your weight spreads out so much that you don't look very large and everyone always tells you that your'e crazy for wanting to diet, even though you KNOW you aren't healthy?

I swear i get that all the time, to the point where i don't want to admit that i'm trying to lose weight because of the stares!

I'd really like to start a a forum going, and even a group maybe, for tall people who want to lsoe weight. it's so hard finding a buddy your height with your weight, so let's help each other out!

I'll start.

Age: 18

Height: 5'10

Weight: 161 lbs

Goal Weight: 130lbs.

Thanks for the welcome!

I also have issues with binging. I've worked out a system where I make my roommate buy or split buying my trigger foods (like peanut butter or pita chips) so I feel too bad to eat very much. I'm not sure she knows about my system, but it works nonetheless ;) Other triggers I keep out of the apartment all together (and usually at my parent's house.) That way I don't have access to them and if I do binge at my parent's house I just take one of our Old English Sheepdogs for a jog to help burn it off.

I've also added external motivation for exercising. I play tennis with a coworker about every other day, or at least we have been for the past few weeks.  I stop by my parent's house to take one of the dogs on a walk/jog interval. My route is about 3.5 miles and I'm working on decreasing my time. I really want to run a 5K at some point!

This is the best topic! I can 100% relate to everyone. How annoying is it to have to people tell you not to loose weight when you know that you are clearly overweight.

I am 5"10 too.

Started at 168 1.5 years ago and lost 13 pounds. Stayed at 155 for about a year or more and about 4 months ago started seriously with Calorie Counter. Now I am at 146. I have bee maintaining that for about 3 weeks but I am ready to loose again. I am hoping to hit 140 and stay there ( I was 130 too in my early 20's). My biggest issue is my pear shape, my top half gets pretty thin ( which makes people think that my diet is crazy), but my bottom half looses slowly and has stayed chubby!

My measurements are:

Bust -35

Waist -29

Hips(biggest part)-41

Body Fat -23%

If you guys dont mind can you share your measurements? Im always curious about 5"10 people and hip measurements so I can make an achievable goal.

My real goal is to hit about 38 around the hips through diet and exercise! I'll keep everyone posted.

Thanks!!

Thanks for the welcome everyone! :) So far I am off on a strong start.  Today is Dya #2 of South Beach Phase I for me.. today shouldn't be too hard, but tomorrow is going to be tough because I am not going to be feeling too great since my body will be detoxing heavily from not having carbs.  So I am on my way to looking and feeling fabulous!

How is everyone else doing?

Today, so far so good!  I ate yogurt and All Bran this morning, and I had a snack of strawberries around 12:00.  I just got home from giving English lessons and I am going to eat some homemade soup!  I am STARVING!  This happens when I have two lessons around lunchtime because I am cheap and don't want to pay 10 euro for some lettuce and a few veggies in downtown Rome.  My lessons are literally right by the Pantheon, so it would cost a fortune to eat.  I just eat some strawberries from a grocery store...they aren't cheap but it is better than the other options. 

Tonight I am testing my willpower...my mother sent me a package with some yummy American candy...at least she sent it in fun-size packs so that I can portion it out.  I LOVE candy....it is something that I cannot cut out of my diet completely or I will binge on it (or something equally as bad).  So, my goal for today is to limit myself to one funsize pack of candy!  We shall see how it goes!

wow wow wow, every1 is doing so well! Congrats!

Simono- your weightloss achievements are amazing, how does it feel to have gone from being nearly 170 to 145? Can you feel and see a major difference? Both kaet and I are trying to get down to 145...(can't wait to get there). I'm a bit sick of exercising, however. I prefer to do more relaxed exercise, like pilates or taking a walk.

What is everyone else doing for exercise? 

Simomo, you asked for measurements, here are mine:

Bust:36.2 (that's around the breasts themselves, not under...never sure how to do this measurement)

Waist: 28.3

Hips: 38.2

My measurements seem very precise because I had to convert from centimeters...I live in Italy and they use the lovely metric system...which is no good since my brain thinks in inches, feet, pounds, etc.  I think the next time I visit the US I will buy a tape measure in inches...

As for exercise getfit20, I just ordered an interval timer from amazon.  I hope to be able to do some HIIT with my jumprope...but the timer will make it easier to measure my intervals.  I also have been doing strength training at home (pushups, situps, squats, lunges, deadlifts, etc) in order to maintain my muscle.  I also walk quite a bit too...I've mentioned I live in Italy, and that is just part of the lifestyle...the idea of going to the grocery store with the car is somewhat ridiculous here. 

I am so excited that this thread has become interesting again!!!! For a while there it was really dead, so I am happy that more people are posting! 

How is everyone doing today????  I am doing great!  My weight is down to 148!!!!! I only have 3 more pounds to go to reach my first "goal".  After that, I will see if I want to lose 5 more pounds! 

This took so much less time than I thought! 

nice work!! 148 is awesome. Thanks for the measurements... it help to set a goal for myself.  most of my friends have 34-36 hips so I want to be realistic about my height and hip possibility!

Thanks for the congrats on my weight loss... it feels great and I cant wait to hit 140. I feel way better and more confident all of the time. But it is hard to remember what I looked or felt like at 170 or even 155.... I guess when you are tall the weight just spreads out so much! Anyways, the love handles are gone and I am so happy to not have 44" hips anymore...yikes!!

Hi girls

Sorry I went awol for a couple of weeks I live/work in London in Wimbledon village and things go pretty hectic when the tennis tourniment is on.  Unfortunatly this doesn't bode well for my diet as the nights are full of revellers and drinking with lots of outdoor bbq's and socialisling.  That with added heat wave/humidity has meant that spending my evenings at the gym hasn't been too appealing of late.

But soon the tennis will finish and the village will go back to being a sleeply little place and i'll get back on track with my weight loss.

I weighed myself today and I'm still around 158, as one of the 5'10er's I've still got a bit to go.  I noticed some measurements have been posted so i'll measure tomorrow when i'm back in work (I work in a boutique so lots of tape measures there).

Well done to everyone with there weight loss, everyones doing so well and I'm really pleased you guys are out there to motivate me and so we can support each other. 

I'll update with my measurements in the next couple of days, hope you all enjoy your weekends.

Welcome back tennisclaire! 

Also, simomo, I totally know what you mean not really remembering what it felt like to be heavier...it all seems like such small changes when you are taller.  I don't know, I don't feel that much different, but other people have noticed my weight loss, so clearly I am just not seeing it. 

Keep up the good work ladies!

im tall.. tallest girl i know at least.. im close to 6ft tall.. im tipping the scales at 306.. lost 12lbs this past month, wow.. by the way that was hard.. i never discuss my weight to anyone, never write it down nothing, its like top secret information! anyways i dont look like i weigh this much whis is another reason i dont tell anyone.. when people ask me how much i want to lose and i say at least 100lbs they look at me like im crazy but honestly i need to lose more then that but thats my goal wish i knew what an average 6' tall female with my body type is supposed to look like, well doesnt matter just know i need to be healthier and fit!

angelic_princesss, you are welcome here!  Perhaps it will be easier opening up about your weight to the other tall ladies here!  We are all trying to lose weight, so we can all commiserate.  Feel free to post anything....the way you are feeling, the progress you have made, problems you are having, whatever!  It does help to have a place to rant! 

Also, 12 pounds is a fantastic loss!  You are on the way to a new, healthier you!  Keep up the amazing work!

awww.. thank you for making me feel welcome, i appreciate it, well i know ive got a long road ahead of me but im definitely not giving up, and i hope at some point, opening up about my weight will actually help me realize how heavy i am and how important it is for me to lose it and get baack in to shape, more then being skinny, i just want to be healthy.

Hey everyone!! Sorry I have been MIA for a few weeks I have been out of town and working on a new project.... SOOOOO How is everyone doing??

I see some new faces around the group and wanted to welcome everyone. We are all here to help eachother and we can grow with eachother :)

By the way I did try the coffee for my celluite and I really think it might be working lol I have been doing it once a week for 2 months and I do see a difference!!

I have been working out really hard and I am 30 more lbs away from my goal yeppie I could have done this with out the support of you all lovely ladies!!

Keep up the great work and I am here for anyone if you need guidance :)

Smooches
Micki

Congratulations to making it one step closer to your goal! cant wait til im close to mine.. mine feels like lightyears away, but hey im staying positive and not looking back.. oh hey and clue me in on the coffee thing..ive heard good things about caffeine helping cellulite!

LADIES!!

This thread has made me so happy and made me join CC!!

I am 5'10 and weigh 136 pounds, and am trying to lose some weight. Everyone around me always moans or tuts at me if I mention it (so I just don't now) because in their eyes, tall= slim.

What they won't understand is okay yes we are tall but being tall sometimes makes me feel "big" - as in, it makes me feel like I take up a lot of room etc, and feel "big" compared to my friends!! (Who are all about 5'3!)

Also they don't understand about how just a few pounds loss for us can make us look really slim and lean - why should'nt we want to try to do it?

Anyway I never talk to anyone about this so it's so nice to get some support. My own goal is not to lose vast amounts of weight but perhaps get down to 130, all my weight is carried in my hips as you can see from my measurements:

Chest 34B

Waist 26

Hips 40 :-(

I nhave a holiday coming up in September so I am trying really hard to get rid of these hips but it seems futile!! Oh being a pear = :-(

Good luck to all you fabulous tall wonderful ladies!!! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

hello there again, sorry I have been gone for a while.  i've been really busy with doing... nothing... funny how the less work you have the less you get accomplished.  school starts in the end of august so i'm trying my hardest not to take on too much work, which leads to a whole lot of idle time.

one good thing that came out of all this free time is that i'm working out quite a bit.  i've been taking some weight classes at the gym (24 set), which are awesome.  it's been 2 months since i've been going 2-3 times a week and you can already see the changes in my arms and stomach, amazing.  i'm usually very cynic about these things but seriously this class is miraculous.  you should try.  i'm also running more and doing more cardio.

my weight is still at 150 but i'm hoping that by the end of the month i'll get to 145.  if i don't have another 4th of july weekend of non stop eating like i did i'll be ok.

i see someone joined the group from wimblenton, uk, that is awesome.  how was the tournament?  i can't imagine how the town's spirit must be during that time of the year. were people happy with federer wining?  i love him!

I'm right there with you all! I am 5'10, 19 years old and I weigh 245lbs. I hate it. there are days where I look in the mirror and all I can say is "I hate myself". I have been on a roller coaster with my weight all my life. It seems so hard to lose it and then when I do, I gain it back again.

Being heavy has always been especially hard because my entire family is skinny. My mom and sister are both a size six and I just feel like I don't fit in with them. It's really hard.

I am majoring in a Fashion degree right now, and that is starting to motuvate me a little more, because I know you have to be skinny to work in fashion. I really don't want to be held back from something I know I would be great at because of my weight. I read a quote by Karl Lagerfeld (designer for Chanel) that is really shallow, but at the same time, I am motivated by it. "Fashion is the healthiest motivation for weightloss." This is the story of my life. I love to shop and I looooove clothes, but nothing fits. I am mortified when I even think about going over to "the bigger side" of the store.

I am for once and for all going to do this. I am sick and tired of hating how I look and constantly being self-concious of what I look like. I know it's going to be hard, because I am doing this alone, but I think I can finally do this.

I know this all doesn't necessarily pertain to the topic, but I though I would introduce myself, I just signed up today  Thanks for listening! 

Hello to all you great ladies! This thread made me so happy to come by.  I'm 20 years old, 5'9" 180 lbs and I'm looking to get to 160-ish.  I get the same as everyone especially since I'm one of the tallest in my family.  I need a little extra encouragement from people who understand where I'm coming from.  I think this thread mightbe exactly what I needed. 

After a stressful semester at school, I'm back on my weight watchers diet and going to the gym about 5 days a week.  I have a great workout buddy who is only of my best friends and we have so much fun we spend at least 2 hours there most days.  It's my version of getting out this summer between work and the shows I'm doing. 

I really just want to be healthier and stronger no matter what it takes! So any advice and encouragement is great, and I'm a great motivator myself!

El-lady!

We have similar measurments. I have 40 hips too. Its so tough since the top half can look skinny but the bottom is still a size 10! I lost a few more pounds over the last 2 weeks but mostly from my top half! 

I havent been to the gym in a month-and work has been crazy stressful but I need to go back. I want to loose another % of body fat before the summer is over!

Im happy that there is more action here now! Welcome to everyone new- Im new too!