Any short person make it to a healthy weight after being obese? Questions about appearance

brendacs21

I am 5'2 and currently 166 lbs. I tend to stay in the 160-170 range but have gone up to about 185. About 10 years ago I made it to 140 (which still puts me as overweight), people kept telling me I looked sick and "too thin" .I still had a rather large stomach and arms compared to the rest of my thin body. I was wondering if I had lost more weight if it would've reduced the appearance of those areas?? Unfortunately I didn't follow through and here I am again. Just wondering if anyone ever got to a normal weight range and if all things fell into place (such as trouble spots looking proportionate to the rest of the body. Thank you! need some motivation!

shadow2soul

I'm a little taller (5'4.5") than you but have gone from 260 lbs down to 122 lbs. I recently gained a bit and am about 132 lbs currently (135 in profile pic).

amyteacake

I'm about 5ft 4 and I've went from 175lbs and I'm not sitting at 146lbs. My stomach is my main issue as well despite losing nearly 2 stone but I keep telling myself that it will sort out eventually and just watch what I'm eating more as well as try certain workouts to see if that helps.

You got this!

SusanMFindlay

This has more to do with body type than height. Us apples have to lose quite a bit of weight to see the stomach shrink (and we'll never have enough hips to have the "small waist; curvy hips" look that all women's clothing manufacturers seem to favour).

brendacs21

Susan, I think you are correct, I am apple shaped and my stomach has always been an issue. although I think im a lil more self conscious of my arms

wellthenwhat

I'm 5'4", went from 160 to 130 so far

JaydedMiss

im curently 140 pounds at 5 ft 3 down from 235. People are saying i look sickly thin but i have all my curves still and plenty of body fat left to lose. Seems people just cant recognize a healthy weight anymore, I JUST hit the high end of a healthy BMI. I still have big arms from when i started and plenty of belly fat left when i bend over it becomes VERY noticable XD heres my start pic (only thing i can find i hated myself then xD ) and a pi c i took thismorning (is my profile pic)

And you can see my excess skin and fat to since it seems suitable to the convo. In terms of you can look great and be thin and still have lots of fat to lose, Even after everyone starts saying ew dont lose more your unhealthy XD You can see how it weighs it all down and looks nasty. obviously still have plenty to lose

As for when im losing it, It happens in stages i lose around hips first and look super fat then the tummy flattens a bit and i look relatiively flat ...repeat every 5 pounds XD wish my arms would shrink -.- stll waiting fingers crossed

kgirlhart

I'm 5'4.75". I went from 195 to 125. I am also apple shaped. I was getting comments about being too thin and not needing to lose any more. But they have lessened. Honestly I still have more fat on my stomach than I would like, but I am trying to maintain where I am. And for the most part I think I look pretty good. I think that @JaydedMiss is right. People today don't always recognized a healthy weight.

cmriverside

I would add to that - people need to mind their own business when it comes to other peoples' bodies.

Just.
Don't.
Comment.

Nunyabidness.

kimkaissi

I’ve gained a little weight in the past 2 months because of health issues but I am 5’1 and I was 120 lbs. When I started my weight loss journey, I was 180 lbs. Like people said before me, yes your body type determines where your fat goes first. I gain weight first in the legs and butt. From what I read and from my own experience, the first place you tend to gain weight is the last place where you lose weight. I’m not saying you won’t lose anything of course but I think at 140 lbs if you had lost a little more then that would have come from the stomach most probably. I gain first in the legs and that’s the last place I lose from so at 120 lbs my stats were like that :

Arms : 9,5 inches
Breast : 34,5 inches
Waist : 24 inches
Hips : 33,5 inches
Legs : 20,5 inches
Calves : 13 inches
Ankles : 7,9 inches

So obviously I still had a lot of fat to lose (more so in the legs and unfortunately when I gained a little weight back on recently well that’s exactly where I gained it back lol) When I first started to lose weight, I was losing more in my upper body even though I looked pear shape and the weight loss was giving me even more of a pear shaped appearance lol Later on in the journey, I started to lose more in the lower body than in the upper body and my proportions evened out a little more. I’ve never been in a healthy weight range and my family was telling me I looked sick and too thin at 120 lbs. A lot of people outside from my family were constantly congratulating me and telling me it was great. It’s sad but other people started to get nicer the more I lost ^^ Anyway, I just want to say I feel you with the “you look sick” and “you’re too thin” comments that are in a way discouraging and bothersome. In those times, I try to tell myself that what matters is what I think of myself and how I feel health wise. To answer your question, I too believe everything falls into place when you get to the weight you want to get to. Let’s motivate each other to lose weight and be healthy!

brendacs21

Jadedmiss I think you look great! I know there will always be that little left over trouble spot. Im ok with it! In my mind people get used to seeing you at one weight/shape that when it changes its hard for them to get used to the new you .