Looking for friends~ short girls?

captainkat07
captainkat07 Posts: 4
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Hi everyone,

I'm not new to MFP, but I would like to make some new friends!

I'm a 4'11" girl, 24 years old, and I currently weigh 120 pounds. Since graduating college (and started a desk job), I gained 15 pounds. I'd like to get back to 105, which is right in the middle of my healthy weight range. I have managed to lose 5 pounds (down from 125), but I was in a plateau for a while and still haven't figured out what will work best for me. Any tips for a shortie?

Thanks!! I look forward to hearing from you!

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  • Trapwolf
    Trapwolf Posts: 142 Member
    I'm 4'11 too :O) Im currently at goal 100lbs
    Ive lost a total of 36lbs, some before myfitnesspal, and some while here.
    :O) add me if you wanna
  • Trapwolf
    Trapwolf Posts: 142 Member
    and you can look at my diary..but now Im maintaining. But when I was losing , because of my height and experimenting...I made my calories 1,050..and would not eat my exercise calories, unless I burned over 200 and then I could have 1/2 of them back. Thats how I did it. But now, Im maintaining just fine at about 1,100 and if I work out, if I want I can eat all my cals back. Sometimes on weekends I eat about 1300
  • shafikes
    shafikes Posts: 52 Member
    I am 5'2" a little taller but still on the short side. My current goal is 66 lbs down 8 so far. This is a good site for support and encouragement. Feel free to add me. Good luck on your weight loss journey!
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Hey there! I am 28 and 4'11", but I lied on my DL, so it says 5'. Ideally my goal was to go down to about 100,.but I started lifting weights, so who knows how much I will end up weighing.
  • ravegee
    ravegee Posts: 999 Member
    I am under 5'0 and was at 129 pounds before starting working out. I hope to go down to at least 115 or 110. I do cardio 7 days out of the week. Feel free to add me.
  • captainkat07
    captainkat07 Posts: 4
    So nice to meet all of you!

    I'm stuck at 120 pounds right now, and I'm trying to figure out where to go from here. I'm currently netting somewhere between 1000-1200. Eating back all my exercise calories wasn't working all that well and I was stuck at 122 for the last three months! I was doing lots of cardio and strength training but neither the scale or my measurements were budging! During this time I learned some healthier habits and started eating less processed foods, quit drinking diet soda (replaced it with unsweetened tea!) and moved toward a lower-carb diet.

    I had been doing some cardio for 1/2 an hour every morning, but lately I've skipped that in favor of mat pilates. Or, I haven't been able to get up early so I've skipped exercise entirely (this whole week! ahh!). I want to start back up with that but I don't know what or how much I should be doing. Any thoughts?

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