petite ladies in their late thirties - early forties

ILoveGingerNut

If you are petite you know it might be hard to keep slim.
I am an emotional eater, and although I am not fat, I used to be slimmer. I am not happy about my body but I find eating less so hard... I don't eat junk, but you know, healthy food has calories too. I live in the UK, and poor weather makes it difficult to live on salads or pop out to play sport.
As a former chubby child, I have been conscious about food and my body all my life. In this period I have a lot going on, and I just can't do it anymore. I have "diet fatigue". I just wish I could afford 2000 calories a day, but being petite my budget is much smaller.
Anyone who has a little weight to lose, but struggles with it? I'd really love to have friends a bit more like me. If you think you are pls send me a FR letting me know you read this post. Thank you!

gabzillamom

I am short, only 5'1. I struggle too. My husband was shocked when I reminded him how few calories I get compared to him (less than half). I have found that if I eat 1400 calories I start to consistently gain weight. It is frustrating.

englishmermaid

I'm 5'3" and 35 years old

katkins73

I'm 5ft1 and 41, almost 42. I want to lose a fair bit though! Around another 30lbs.

Rose_bee

This is so me! I'm 5'1 3/4", & I'll turn 38 this summer. My starting weight (6 months ago) was 153 lbs. I'm now down to 140, and have 5 to 10 lbs to go.

I'm an emotional impulsive eater, which has been difficult to tackle. But my slow steady loss the last several months almost seems too good to be true. I hope I can keep it up!

phys72

5'2" and early 40's. I want to lose 10-15 (doesn't sound like much but I look like a different person now). I'm having a really hard time losing any weight. I track for a few weeks and get frustrated when the scale stays exactly the same. I don't feel like I eat unhealthy. I know it's calories in vs calories out. Wondering if I'm just not giving it enough time? Do you think we lose weight more slowly (like snail speed)?

missh1967

Yep. 5'1", 48 years old. Not a lot of wiggle room in the calorie department.

jenmovies

I'm 36, 5'2", live in Australia. I have lost 10 kilos so far, with a goal of losing 10-14 more. This second phase has been tough. With exercise, I am getting smaller and my measurements have gone down, but the actual scale loss has slowed dramatically.
Being small, I also cannot eat much and gain weight easily. (Sedentary job too!) A small bit of weight shows up as HUGE on us smaller ladies. It sucks! So I feel your pain.

jenmovies

phys72 wrote: »

5'2" and early 40's. I want to lose 10-15 (doesn't sound like much but I look like a different person now). I'm having a really hard time losing any weight. I track for a few weeks and get frustrated when the scale stays exactly the same. I don't feel like I eat unhealthy. I know it's calories in vs calories out. Wondering if I'm just not giving it enough time? Do you think we lose weight more slowly (like snail speed)?

I had this problem. I was doing the math wrong! You need to eat 20% less of your daily calorie intake. Don't eat your exercise calories back, or a max of half if you are really hungry. That should help. I also find that carb cycling (eating normal carbs on days of exercise only) helps too. I just started this and I already feel lighter.

coffeetox

I'm 5'2" and 36. Hoping to loose a bit but mainly tone up. I want to loose some waist inches....If thats possible for me

willywonka

Hi, I am 5'2 and 39 years old. Yes,definitely a struggle for us but it is possible xoxox

ivetastic

As I can see I am the shortest so far! I'm 4'11 and I'm 34! It's hard because it feels as if i look fatter because of my height

ILoveGingerNut

thank you ladies! it's really comforting to know i'm not alone! i'd love to have you among my friends if you'd like to have me among yours

AgentOrangeJuice

This is a thread I can get into!

nicfitnesszone

I'm 5'1". I can't carry too much weight! For some folks 103.5 lbs may be thin but for a petite person like me the extra lbs shows; 93 lbs is my ideal weight.

It is very challenging to keep up with my BF who is 6'1" 168 lbs, cycles 40 miles/week and loves cooking and eating out. Albeit I ran 20-30 miles/week I can't eat the same serving size as he does. On the bright side, I have never counted calories in my life until I turned 40. I ate anything I wanted, when I wanted it, how much I wanted it. Oh well, I had 40 years of bliss :-)

shortie1970

Hey.... well, I'm 4' 8" and 44 years old. I kid you not. I'm hovering around 114 pounds and want to get back to about 108 or 106. I'm eating 1300 cals a day. Lifting weights mainly. I'm so tempted to cut a little more but I can't see how you'd gain or keep muscle if I do.

jengrande

I feel tall at nearly 5'4". I too work a sedentary job and I've put on about 20 pounds over the last 15 years. I'm struggling now just to maintain my weight and not gain any more. I just recently started tracking what I eat because my last health check up showed that my blood sugar and blood pressure are borderline high. I want to increase my overall fitness level.

TiffKouns

I am 5'2 1/2
I will be 40 on Easter! I started out at 162 now 65 days in I am 138 still have about 13 to 15 more to go!

natnatgorman

Hi there, I'm 5'2 and almost 35. I'm almost four months post-partum with my second child and am stuck, stuck, stuck with 10lbs ish to lose. I love to exercise...but I love to snack too. Ugh, short girl problems! Feel free to add me...I'm new to MFP.

rachelhjones36

Hi all, I'm 36 and 4'10 , been on this healthy new lifestyle diet 10 days! Previously lived on chocolate cheesecake and ice cream as have an awful sweet tooth . Size 14 (uk) is now too tight , I was a big 10 2.5 yrs ago and my weight has crept up, I feel a big blubbery mess. I have 9 weeks to sort it

ILoveGingerNut

rachelhjones36 wrote: »

Hi all, I'm 36 and 4'10 , been on this healthy new lifestyle diet 10 days! Previously lived on chocolate cheesecake and ice cream as have an awful sweet tooth . Size 14 (uk) is now too tight , I was a big 10 2.5 yrs ago and my weight has crept up, I feel a big blubbery mess. I have 9 weeks to sort it

9 weeks? my dear, you gotta be healthy for the rest of your life, not for the next 9 weeks. or at least that's how i see it.