5`2/5`3 women success stories?

leileennorman

Hi 5 2 lost ten ponds in a month

Bethskx

I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

5'3 : 136-130

clairbrown6

Bethskx wrote: »

I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

5'3 : 136-130

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

debow65

I am 5ft 2", i have lost 34 pounds since last August. I have just done calorie counting with lower carb intake. I do plenty of walking the dogs and swimming twice a week if I can make it.

Bethskx

clairbrown6 wrote: »

Bethskx wrote: »

I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

5'3 : 136-130

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.

clairbrown6

Bethskx wrote: »

clairbrown6 wrote: »

Bethskx wrote: »

I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

5'3 : 136-130

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

Bethskx

clairbrown6 wrote: »

Bethskx wrote: »

clairbrown6 wrote: »

Bethskx wrote: »

I have been waiting so long to post beofore/ after pictures!!

5'3 : 136-130

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

Thank you so much .

Unfortunately, weight lifting is a must. I hate lifting but it gets results! Try incorporating exercises you enjoy first so you stick to it and then once you are seeing results, start lifting

I would say it took just under a year but there is 2 years between the pictures. I went about exercise/diet the wrong way the first year and ended up losing 5 pounds and then gaining 30!

I was 154 pounds at the beginning of 2016 and hit 130 pounds by October 2016. I have just been maintaining/losing/gaining the same few pounds ever since.

tammierlewis

5'2". 1/117 weight was 161lb. Today I am finally a normal/healthy BMI of 136! Goal weight is 120lb. I contribute my success to logging everything on MFP and joining the MFP Challenge 2017 - 52# in 52 weeks. The logging keeps me on track and the challenge check in weekly holds me accountable.

brendacs21

handeye wrote: »

before at ~160 lbs.


another before at ~160 lbs.


yesterday at my initial goal weight of ~125!

i'm 5'2. i know it may not look like i've lost much because i'm naturally muscular and when i gain weight i tend to hold it pretty well - but i've lost 35 pounds! now that i'm at my initial goal i'd like to lose another 10 lbs as i still have a little bit of belly - i'm an apple shape. also what was i thinking wearing that shirt showed my belly when i lifted my arms?!?! augh.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS POST!!! I AM ALSO 5'2 AND APPLE SHAPED. I AM CURRENTLY AT 154. I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE 120'S . I HAVE NEVER BEEN UNDER 140 YOU LOOK GREAT, I CANT WAIT TO GET TO THIS WEIGHT!

jam1554

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.

dandreawillis

Hi!

I'm 5'2 and I started in January at 229. I'm now 177 in June. I originally wanted to get to 145 but I always look lighter than I actually weigh so now I'm thinking that would be too light for me. I love the way I look now! Keep going ladies!

Skmellyg

jilleebee77 wrote: »

I finally got to take a progress photo!!! I was SHOCKED when I compared!! Granted my journey didn't start until Feb of this year, I found it funny I was wearing the SAME outfit to the gym today! LOL

SW:246 (250 in Sept)
CW:216
GW: 130 (ish for now)

Did you like the rugged maniac? We are doing it this coming August?

Panda8ach

I'm 5ft 2" and I started at 145lbs... I'm in my 6th week and I'm 7.5lbs down I would like to get to 126lbs but I guess I'll see how it goes Short peeps get overlooked (excuse the pun) I think... When I tell anyone what I weigh they say "that's not much" but it IS! I'm small and all of me should be

TxTiffani

5'1....thought I was 5'0 for forever but my hubs measured me the other day and I'm 5'1 flat footed SW 152 (1/2017) CW 135 GW 110? Idk I've been between 130-160 my whole adult life and I'm not sure what will be my optimal weight. I'll be 35 on July 6th and I'd love to be down to 132 and hit a healthy bmi for my bday!

HaleCry

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!

Biker_SuzCO

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!

Panda8ach

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

tomorrowistoday0000

5'2" and turned 36 this year. Started March 2016 at 133-134 lbs and from mainly running, dropped down to 121-122 by Sep 2016 but stalled for 6 months. Then decided to hire a personal trainer end of March 2017, incorporated weight training with a change in diet from low calorie/carb/fat (1400-1500 cal) to higher protein/healthy fats/low carb (1700-1900 cal) and dropped down to 116-117 in May 2017. Goal is to look lean and strong as opposed to specific weight but ballpark to shed the rest of my love handles and expose abs probably hovers around 110.

My biggest mistake and hope one you will learn from is don't wait on the weight training, you don't have to be at your ideal body frame or weight to start. It makes a huge difference in the shape of your body AND cardio performance so don't be afraid.

WickAndArtoo

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

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.