Is it harder for shorter/petite people to lose weight as quickly as average sized or larger people?

jax_006
jax_006 Posts: 87 Member
edited April 2016 in Health and Weight Loss
Thoughts?

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  • she_lived_wholly_forevermore
    she_lived_wholly_forevermore Posts: 179 Member
    I'm 5 foot and personally for me no. when I'm paying attention to my body that is.
  • ForeverSunshine09
    ForeverSunshine09 Posts: 966 Member
    I am 5'3.5 and I have lost 40 lbs.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    No.

    My sample - 5'2", 45 y/o, have lost 174#
  • choppie70
    choppie70 Posts: 544 Member
    I am 5'2.5" and I have lost over 40 lbs fairly easily. I am also a 45 YO premenopausal woman on BC. According to some that is a death sentence for weight loss.
  • erinc5
    erinc5 Posts: 329 Member
    It is only "harder" in that if you are short and close to your goal weight, then you have less calories to work with to stay in a deficit. The math doesn't change though, CICO works the same whether you are 4 ft or 6 ft.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Nope! It is just as hard if you are tall. CICO
  • annie1140
    annie1140 Posts: 1 Member
    I don't think so!
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    I don't think so, but I do lament that gaining a few pounds means my clothes are tight whereas a few pounds on my 5'11 SIL barely registers!
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    only if in your mind you believe you should be eating as much as taller people that require more calories
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    20yearsyounger wrote: »
    only if in your mind you believe you should be eating as much as taller people that require more calories
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Nope! It is just as hard if you are tall. CICO

    +1
    +1
  • Nicklebee93
    Nicklebee93 Posts: 316 Member
    Nope! Being 5'3" it seems like i have a lot to lose though... I've already lost 20 pounds but i barely see a difference. And i think that's why people think its more difficult, weight is more easily seen when you're short.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Shorter? No. What does "petite" mean in your usage? Either way, Calories-in, Calories-out works every time for every human. Log your food accurately, and even if you think it's accurate, re-examine your methodology to see if you're failing your diary somewhere.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    edited April 2016
    A shorter, smaller, person with less to lose has less wiggle room than a tall person with more to lose. Perhaps you can consider that "harder". For example, I am short, lightly active, and relatively light. I cannot really lose 1 pound per week, and definitely not 2. Someone taller and heavier can create a larger deficit and lose more on a weekly/monthly basis. That said, there is no point in comparing yourself to others. You just have to get your deficit on and do what you can do.
  • Adc7225
    Adc7225 Posts: 1,318 Member
    No. I hear all those "it's hard to lose weight when you are short/tall/young/old" how do you know? Since I have never been tall I don't know how hard/easy it would to lose weight.

    I did lose weight when I was younger but not is a smart way, not sure if it was easier or not. I don't understand all the 'I have . . . , so its harder for me to lose weight" if that is part of your life than that is what you have to work with - make it work!

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