5`2/5`3 women success stories?

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  • leileennorman
    leileennorman Posts: 1 Member
    Hi 5 2 lost ten ponds in a month
  • clairbrown6
    clairbrown6 Posts: 9 Member
    Bethskx wrote: »
    I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

    5'3 : 136-130 :smile:

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    You look amazing what have you been doing?
    I'm 5.2 and 113lb and look nothing remotely close to this.
  • clairbrown6
    clairbrown6 Posts: 9 Member
    Bethskx wrote: »
    clairbrown6 wrote: »
    Bethskx wrote: »
    I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

    5'3 : 136-130 :smile:

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    You look amazing what have you been doing?
    I'm 5.2 and 113lb and look nothing remotely close to this.


    Thanks!!
    The before pic is starving myself in the week and binge eating on the weekend and the after is training 5-6 times a week in the gym with cardio/classes/weights and eating between 1650-2000 calories a day.




    Thanks so much you do look amazing I need to start doing some weightlifting. Im soo impatient soo have a tendency too never to stick to the workouts long enough for them to show any results. If you don't mind me asking, How long did it take you to get it that from the first picture
  • jam1554
    jam1554 Posts: 4 Member
    HaleCry wrote: »
    I'm not a success in the slightest, as I still have a long way to go. But this is a before a during and the first time I've ever posted a before and during on the boards!

    H: 5'3
    SW: 181lbs
    CW: 131lbs
    GW: 120lbs


    You are a success, not much more to go. Losing 50lb is no mean feet. I'm aiming for 75-80lb off only just starting on my journey and I'm reading all these inspirational stories of everyone achieving greatness. I think I've finally found a platform where people support each other rather than feeling isolated and laughed at while at the gym.

    You look stunning by the way.
  • HaleCry
    HaleCry Posts: 387 Member
    jam1554 wrote: »
    HaleCry wrote: »
    I'm not a success in the slightest, as I still have a long way to go. But this is a before a during and the first time I've ever posted a before and during on the boards!

    H: 5'3
    SW: 181lbs
    CW: 131lbs
    GW: 120lbs


    You are a success, not much more to go. Losing 50lb is no mean feet. I'm aiming for 75-80lb off only just starting on my journey and I'm reading all these inspirational stories of everyone achieving greatness. I think I've finally found a platform where people support each other rather than feeling isolated and laughed at while at the gym.

    You look stunning by the way.

    Thank you so much! Good luck in your journey!

  • Panda8ach
    Panda8ach Posts: 518 Member
    Biker_SuzCO wrote: »
    5'2 here and 40. I started tracking and exercising in August 2016 when I saw a picture my hubby took and couldn't stand how I looked. I was 145 and had a huge stomach and legs. Size 12 pants were snug. Since then I started jogging and doing you tube videos. I'm finally down to 132 and size 8, so it's been extremely slow but steady. I hope to wind up at 125 and have a more toned upper body and lose the squishy arms and belly. I feel like my skin/fat is hanging down from those areas, even though I do body weight exercises and weights!

    I'm in the same boat! Started at 145lbs and my goal is 126lbs :) I'm in my 7th week and not doing too bad. I'm trying to lose it before I tone because I don't want to be this size and toned... I want to be small, like I should be. Congrats on your weight loss <3
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    5'2.5" SW: 130/135 CW: 123 GW:115/117

    I am more focused on BF% and muscles than a specific goal weight, but I have been kinda bouncing around as far as what I am more motivated to do... sometimes I find eating a deficit easier than getting by butt off the couch to do a strength workout, and vice versa!

    So far I have lost the weight by eating in a deficit (usually), walking, running, and lifting weights.

    Since I was already in pretty good shape to start with (I was hiking with my dogs every day already) its been actually really hard to lose the weight quickly! I lost easier when eating 1200 cals but it wasn't a good long term solution when life did its life thing and got in the way, since 1200 takes very careful planning (in my experience). Would love to have other friends with similar stats.

    Good luck every one!
  • stylistdeb11
    stylistdeb11 Posts: 14 Member
    I didn't realize how slow weight loss can be. I went to scoobysworkshop.com plugged in the numbers, 1256 calories a day and I will lose 2.5 lbs per month. So much for a pound a week! Even with excercise it's still less than a pound a month. At least I know and won't have expectations of losing weight faster than that. I'm 5'2" and 52 years old.
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    stylistdeb11 wrote: »
    I didn't realize how slow weight loss can be. I went to scoobysworkshop.com plugged in the numbers, 1256 calories a day and I will lose 2.5 lbs per month. So much for a pound a week! Even with excercise it's still less than a pound a month. At least I know and won't have expectations of losing weight faster than that. I'm 5'2" and 52 years old.

    I know isn't it ridiculous!!
  • WickAndArtoo
    WickAndArtoo Posts: 773 Member
    @kimothy38 you look amazing!! Awesome work :smiley:
  • amandamesservey
    amandamesservey Posts: 1 Member
    edited June 2017
    5'2", 26 YO :smile: I joined WW in January/16 and lost 28lbs in 3.5 months. Maintained for a few, and in July got off the band wagon, stopped tracking, and gained almost all of it back. WW's new program is geared around little to no sugar, so going to give MFP a try with calorie counting and still being able to have some sugar. :wink: I started in Jan/16 at 208lbs, dropping down at the end of April/16 to 178.6. Weighing in yesterday at 204.6, it's time to make a change again and get back to it. I have a question though - I set my account as a low exercise (I sit 10 hours a day for my job/commute) however, I do play soccer at least twice a week, and also remain pretty active outside of those 10 hours. I have it set to lose 2lbs/week - obtainable for the first bit for sure. I have never counted calories before - so I am just not 100% on what to do. It has me right now at 1200/day. When I exercise, do I input that and it will give me more? I've noticed it doesn't give any option to add calories for strength training - if I wear a fitbit that has calories burned... can I use that?? I've read through this entire feed and am still confused. So any insight on what I can do to help myself be successful would be amazing. Thank you!! :smiley:
  • youdoyou2016
    youdoyou2016 Posts: 393 Member
    amandamesservey wrote: »
    5'2", 26 YO :smile: I joined WW in January/16 and lost 28lbs in 3.5 months. Maintained for a few, and in July got off the band wagon, stopped tracking, and gained almost all of it back. WW's new program is geared around little to no sugar, so going to give MFP a try with calorie counting and still being able to have some sugar. :wink: I started in Jan/16 at 208lbs, dropping down at the end of April/16 to 178.6. Weighing in yesterday at 204.6, it's time to make a change again and get back to it. I have a question though - I set my account as a low exercise (I sit 10 hours a day for my job/commute) however, I do play soccer at least twice a week, and also remain pretty active outside of those 10 hours. I have it set to lose 2lbs/week - obtainable for the first bit for sure. I have never counted calories before - so I am just not 100% on what to do. It has me right now at 1200/day. When I exercise, do I input that and it will give me more? I've noticed it doesn't give any option to add calories for strength training - if I wear a fitbit that has calories burned... can I use that?? I've read through this entire feed and am still confused. So any insight on what I can do to help myself be successful would be amazing. Thank you!! :smiley:

    Yes, if you add in exercise you'll get more calories. The only thing to watch is that most people say MFP's exercise database is off, that it gives you more calories than you actually burned. I use a tracker and after some experimenting feel it's pretty accurate.

    When you're just starting out, it's a bit of trial and error until you get used to counting calories, adding in exercise calories, and seeing how accurate you are as it impacts weight loss. Personally, I don't eat my exercise calories unless I'm really hungry that day or feeling a bit droopy. But, a lot of people do. I'm fine on 1200 calories / day; others say it's impossible. It's a pretty individual thing, and you have to find what works for you.

    Good luck!
  • tomorrowistoday0000
    tomorrowistoday0000 Posts: 125 Member
    amandamesservey wrote: »
    5'2", 26 YO :smile: I joined WW in January/16 and lost 28lbs in 3.5 months. Maintained for a few, and in July got off the band wagon, stopped tracking, and gained almost all of it back. WW's new program is geared around little to no sugar, so going to give MFP a try with calorie counting and still being able to have some sugar. :wink: I started in Jan/16 at 208lbs, dropping down at the end of April/16 to 178.6. Weighing in yesterday at 204.6, it's time to make a change again and get back to it. I have a question though - I set my account as a low exercise (I sit 10 hours a day for my job/commute) however, I do play soccer at least twice a week, and also remain pretty active outside of those 10 hours. I have it set to lose 2lbs/week - obtainable for the first bit for sure. I have never counted calories before - so I am just not 100% on what to do. It has me right now at 1200/day. When I exercise, do I input that and it will give me more? I've noticed it doesn't give any option to add calories for strength training - if I wear a fitbit that has calories burned... can I use that?? I've read through this entire feed and am still confused. So any insight on what I can do to help myself be successful would be amazing. Thank you!! :smiley:

    If you're planning on doing 1200 calories a day, start counting your calories and weighing things to a tee. It's really tough with 1200 because the calories add up so fast and unless you're use to not eating, it's going to be very tough. I think sometime we focus too much on the number (pounds we much lose a week/month) that we aren't realistic about the journey. I guess you have to ask yourself, would you rather eat more, lose slowly, stretching your target time BUT still reaching target OR eat less with the hope of losing quick, getting discouraged, and quitting. It's something you have to weigh and decide the best path to take but from experience what we write out in a plan is "always" easier said than done. I do wish you the best of luck and hope you find what works best for you long term.
  • Lindusiak
    Lindusiak Posts: 1 Member
    Wow respect to all of you girls. Me im just starting with MFP, I'm currently between 59 and 60kg so 131-132lbs and 158cm so almost 5'2". My goal weigh is around 52kg (115lbs). The MFP calculator tells me to eat around 1200 cal per day which seems very little considering the basic needs of the body. Those who have similar body construction as mine, could you tell me how much of calories you were eating to reach your goals? :)

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