I'd love to find some more short women! 5'4 and under :)

Bianca_Bee_21 · July 2013

Hi! 5'2.5" size 12. I'm 22 yrs. old. Married. Two part time jobs and a student as well.
Friends welcome.

imamonster2000 · July 2013

I am 5'3". I started at 130lbs lost ten pounds and now I am at 125lbs due to over eating

I am now trying to get back on track. I believe more in being happy with how you look rather than looking at the scale. So my goal is just to feel confident in my own body. You can add me if you would like

Style4Curves · July 2013

I'm 5'2

Add me!!

Mythril · July 2013

At 5'5" I'm too tall for the short thread and too short for the tall thread! (It starts at 5'6") I'll start my own average height woman thread!

ashleymm625 · July 2013

hi! i'm 5'0 looking for friends too

i am around 130 lbs

woober2312 · July 2013

I'm right there with ya! 5'1/2", 200 lbs!!!! Can you believe that? I swear I was 175 (and I thought that was heavy), then I blinked and I was at 200! It's so dang easy to put on but so dang hard to lose! But we can do it!

chelseascounter · July 2013

4'10" here, started at 117 lbs with a 27-28 inch waist

now i'm 96 lbs with a 24-25 inch waist, getting ready to maintain

TakingControl13 · July 2013

I hate being short lol. But HI, Im Myra. 24 and 5'0. I nowhere near close to your weight (I wish I was lol). But I Love having new friends so I'll def add you.

Beba_Diva · July 2013

I'm 5'4, Feel free to add me!

ChitownFoodie · July 2013

5', maintaining between 102-105.

sw0301 · July 2013

I'm 5'2"
SW 126
CW 122
GW ~ not really sure...just trying to get in shape & be healthy!

Feel free to add me. I like have friends of similar statures.

SassyClassyandALittleBadAssy · July 2013

Hi! 5'2", 27 y/o and currently 156, and hoping to get to 140. Feel free to add :drinker:

StephanieElise10 · July 2013

5'2" as well.

I am just getting back to MFP after a two month break. I am trying to get back in the swing of things, and I need all the motivation I can get, especially starting a new job in an office surrounded by all my favorite restaurants.

Feel free to add me!

nmuwildcat · July 2013

My name is Candra, I'm 22 years old and 5'1". I've been looking for more fellow shorties as myself to accompany me on my weight loss journey! Everyone is welcome to add me though.

jend0212 · July 2013

HI! I"m 5'2 and weigh 179. I"ve lost 15 lbs since starting my fitness pal. It's great to see so many people at my height and weight!! Is there a way to form a community since there has been so much interest in your first post?

shayleac · July 2013

Feel free to add me, I am 21 years old, 5'1" with an open diary. I'd also like friends with open diaries for reference.
Thanks :happy:

Kcarro11 · July 2013

I'm 5'4", 31 years old, and approximately 165

Alisha28 · July 2013

You can add me I am 5'4 currently weighing between 130-134 I hold a lot of water sometimes LOL. I am a mom of 5 kids my oldest 15 youngest 11 months. I have been married for 11 years and teach aerobics part time. I have trained women for few years now too and love working out mostly running:) I have always had to fight to keep my weight down!

biddysaurus · July 2013

I'm 5'3.5 - 5'4 (depends on when you measure me! LOL) and 145ish lbs. I want to get down to around 120 but focused more on health and building muscle lately rather than the scale. I have an open diary. Add me!

AngelRMartinez · July 2013

im 27 im 5'4 . I started out at 210 and I am down 47 lbs... was at 50 lb (165 now; size 10-12) but juggling life can make you go up and down

. Feel free to add ange1martinez

iammelli · July 2013

i'm 5'3 , 25 and started at 172, im now 126, add me if you want and we'll share food and exercise tips, my diary is public everyday to my friends and i find it very motivational

kilverstone · July 2013

I'm 5'3", feel free to add me. I work full time and have always done diets on and off over the years. Trying to make a better life change this go around and stick with it. Got a ways to go yet but will get there one day at a time. I joined the 40 Day Challenge to try and keep myself accountable!

clepant · July 2013

Hi Catie,

Not in your age group but had been a yo-yo dieter for years. Two years ago, I made the commitment to eat to live and not live to eat.
I am barely 5'4" and went from 220 to a current 137. I still have 12 to 17 pounds to go. Probably the hardest because I am building muscle. My weight ticker on here is not accurate because it measured my weight when I came on this site and not what I had already lost.

Here is a good article on yo-yo dieting. Something to wrap your head around.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/yo-yo-dieting-dangers

Making a commitment to stop meant that I had to examine why I was that way and what were the triggers that made me eat food. I am orally fixated in that I like to have something in my mouth. I smoked for a short while when I was in high school and college. Quit cold turkey when I was 22. Never went back. My weight issues started after that with the yo-yo syndrome. I also am an emotional eater. Our society wraps everything around food. (Holidays, parties, celebrations, over the hump day...lol...so it can be hard.)

I finally said that my health was too important to me to keep putting myself through that. I wanted to go my last years in life as good or better then the first 30 years of my life.
Here are some things that have helped me. I started logging my food in writing. Using the log on here is great. Be honest. Some times we don't realize what we eat until we can visually see what we consumed. I quickly realized that I was eating way to much food.
Next I went through the sugar withdrawal. I had to get my system over the craving of it so that I could move on. Once I purged myself of all those carbs and sweets, things got easier and better. I soon found other foods tasted just as good and I could have more of them too.
Also, get support from your boyfriend, people on here and people around you. I had a hubby to support me and in the process changed many of his eating habits and lost about 30 pounds too. You will quickly find out who are your supporters. I have three people at work to talk to. They have lost weight and are maintaining it. You will find out fast who mental try to sabotage your efforts as you get lower in weight. They say things like, "you don't need to lose anymore weight, your thin enough". It is some feelings of insecurity on their part and maybe a bit of envy or jealousy too. They mean well but it is important you stick to your priorities.

Two more things. Don't go on a diet. A diet is something you go on and off of. Make this a lifestyle change. I am still losing weight, the right way...slowly and with proper nutrition and exercise. If I went on a diet, I would have gained my weight back eventually, thus yo-yo dieting. People ask me what is my secret. I tell them there is no secret. My weight did not happen over night and it is not going away over night. Everyone wants instant success. Anything that is worthwhile is worth working hard for. I think health is worth it.

Last thing...this always helps me when I want to reach for that cookie or sweets. A friend told that it will still be there when I am ready for it. There will always be cookies, cake, donuts, pizza etc. When I am ready to have it, it will be there for me to partake of. I truth I don't desire it anymore but its nice to know that I can have it.

Sorry for being so long winded. Would be glad to chat anytime. Feel free to add me.