5'2 161lbs, g/w 135. anybody else in this general range?

tokkionew

I would LIKE to be 125, but I'm sure that if I workout, I'll look nice at about 135. I do Cassey Ho's pop pilates videos every day. I usually try to do her HIIT videos and maybe an extra ab workout video! I also do Kpop dances now. I actually look forward to working out, so that helps! my diet generally consists of apples, nuts, veggies, and some kind of meat. I eat at least one lean cuisine a day, also. I don't feel like I eat a lot. I know it's all under 1500 calories a day. I only eat things with extra carbs before and after a workout. does anybody have any idea how long it will be until I can get to 135 lbs? I've heard that the closer you are to your goal weight, the harder it is to get there. oh, I also workout 6 days a week. thanks in advance for any advice!!!!!!

Tinatot125

I started at 171lbs and it took me 12 months to get to 131lbs. I am the same height as you. I didn't stick to the plan all the time. I would take a couple of weeks off every few months mainly just from exercising and I never gave up any food I enjoy. I think this worked best for me as I never really felt I was on diet and although the weight may have come off slower than others I know I can keep this weight off no problems. I have actually found the last 10lbs the easiest to lose. I think that is because I have taken baby steps along the way and I really know now what works best for my body. I have decided to lose another 10lbs and I am confident I will get there by April. Don't be too hard on yourself, you need to be in this for the long run so don't restrict too many foods or you will find it hard to stick to. Best of luck

bradyle166

Hey I'm pretty similar to you. Have a height of 5'2" and weight today is 163. I am aiming to hopefully get down to 120 but I think I'd be happy anywhere around 135 too.
I do 4 hour long fitness classes a week but after that am pretty sedentary other than walking to and from the bus :P
I'm trying to eat healthier but amnt over stressing myself about the food. Thats what i focused on in the past and it always just strerssed me out and made me quit., just going to try and be generally healthier and hopefully that will help me get to my goal. Ideally I wan to be there by May but I think thats way too optimistic

agalassie

Hey! I'm kind of similar. I am 5'1" and currently 148-ish pounds. I started at around 190 pounds and my goal weight is 130 pounds. I've been doing this seriously for about a year now and have made it to 148 and kind of stalled, but I think I'm back to getting it down. I workout about 6 days a week as well. I had been eating 1200, but recently upped it to roughly 1400 to see if this was the reason I stalled. I'm hoping to be to my goal weight by the summer, but currently I've started just focusing on toning instead of the number on the scale.

tokkionew

yeah, I quit for a while, but I've promised myself that I won't do that this time. this is something I really want for myself bc it's really made me feel like I'm not that pretty.. I know losing the weight will be a huge boost in my self confidence. I'm signing up for a gym tomorrow so I can at least go there to loft weights a few times a week. I'm not focusing so hard on the food that I'm stressed about it, but I am trying to change all of it so I eat cleaner. I'm trying to do a lifestyle change haha thanks for the reply!

Blokeypoo

Hi,

I'm 5'2.5 and have been at maintenance wt of 133-136lbs for a year almost. I lost 28lbs to get there. My goal was 147lbs but I found the Biggest Loser plan easy so plodded on.

At 133 I am JUST within healthy BMI but get told I look too thin etc (even by people who didn't know me bigger) so am happy to stop here despite still carrying wt on my tummy.

I look and feel much better, however.........the brain monkey does not go with wt loss so you need to work on that separately. I am still disappointed when I look in the mirror (not helped by being age 46 lol) even though I get told I look quite glamorous etc. I dealt with a lot of stuff by using a brilliant book on mindfulness before I lost the wt and think it is why I have been able to maintain for the first time ever in over 30yrs of dieting. I was fantastic at losing wt, easy, but never actually CHANGED so always regained it.

Everyone is different but this is my view from the older side of the hill!

ps _ I also think going for the long game helped and I lost on 1350-1400 cals/day including days off etc. I refused to play the feast/famine game any longer. It took me 6mths. I went to gym 3x wk but never went hard core, just did what I enjoyed in order to make it sustainable for me. A mini tramp at home is also brilliant along with walking but no major punishment was needed to lose so I didn't get the hunger I often associated with hard exercise.

Miss_james1990

I'm 5'3 and 168lbs!my goal is 125lb. I'm on a calorie deficit diet and sticking to about 1200cals!! I'm not working out every day to extreme lengths as I'm still in the begining stages and too much pressure will just make me quit feel free to add me!

Aimzhoward

Hi I'm 5ft 3 and started out at 146 4 weeks ago, my current weight is 138.2lbs and my gw is 119lbs.
I've been trying to sick to 1200 kcal a a day but I have gone over about 9 days I've also been doing the 30ds I'm on day 8 at the moment. I'm hoping to achieve my gw by April. Add me as a friend if you like I like to motivate people

lawlorka

I'm 5'2", I started at 156 and I'm down at 142lbs now. I eat an average of 1642 calories a day and exercise about 5 times a week (3 strength training, 2/3 cardio sessions). I'm losing an average of 1lb a week which I think is perfect.

I use the TDEE method and it works for me. The only time off I've had since I started was the 10 days over Christmas where I went on holidays, and gained 7lbs!!! (mostly water weight that dropped off nice and quick). I don't struggle with food because I think 1600 is plenty of food for my activity level.

My goal weight is 120lb. I had it set to 135 originally but I lost 14lbs and reassessed as I can see loads more to go so dropped it down to about 120lb, which I'm hoping with my strength training programme will give me the body I want.

sarahcyr3

hey I'm 5'3 and I started at 165. I am down to 163. I am doing my goals in two increments 145 and 125. I am aiming for 145 by July and 125 by 2015. I have been logging all of my food and staying within my calorie budget, but I haven't been eating very clean yet. spent my last $20 on bagels and cream cheese from costco. delicious, but not very healthy.

melaniecheeks

I'm 5'2 and I don't like to focus on just one number, more like a range.

I'm currently hovering around 135, which is a bmi of 25. I've got down as far as 132, and I'd like to be around 130, but I know it'll take some time to get there. Meanwhile, I'm pretty happy with my dress size and overall health.

Silvara_11

Hi I'm 5ft 3" and 165lbs was my starting weight in 2011, aiming for 135 - 125 and I'm currently at 148lbs. Add me if you want and we can motivate each other

viglet

I'm 5'2 and the same weight.

I started at 228 and has taken me a year and a half to drop down. I am taking my sweet time and hopefully I will be at my goal weight by the end of 2014.

My workouts vary week to week. Some weeks I do more cardio (elliptical, jogging, zumba, hiit) and some weeks I do more body weight stuff (fitnessblender).

Feel free to add!

TheWretchedFat

I'm 5'3 165lbs was my high now I'm at 150! Wanting to get down to 110lbs because I have a small frame

tokkionew

Thanks for more replies!!!! I would really wanna get down to 135 by April but I really don't think that's gonna happen.. I'm gonna be meeting somebody for the first time hopefully this summer or in the winter, (I wanted to in march, but honestly I refuse to unless I'm at my ideal weight) so I'd like at be at my ideal weight by then. I'm really, really enjoying doing my daily workouts and I think about working out all day LOL so I guess I'm glad I like it so much so I don't feel discouraged to do it. am I the only one that feels pretty after a workout? I just know I'm doing my body well and making myself look better so I feel pretty even if I'm sweaty and gross haha

coral_b

I'm 5"2, was 172-174 when I started, and 154 when I joined MFP. Since joining- I lost for my wedding, then gained because I got complacent.
My first goal was 130, but I'm now at 140 and No way is another 10 enough.. Ultimate goal is 120. Feel free to add me... I do cardio and strength and lose around 1lb per 10 days, very slow but I don't function on 1200 cals a day. I eat around 1400, I'm hoping a little deficit along with strength will get me where I'm happy x

tokkionew

really happy to say that I weighed myself a few mins ago and I've lost two lbs now !!!!!!!!! ive been trying to at least drink three bottles of water every day. should probably be forcing myself to drink more but I'm generally not a very thirsty so I usually only have a can or two of diet mountain dew whenever I have meals. I'm now going to try and only have those every now and then since I'm sure the water is the reason why I'm shedding the weight so fast. I don't think I've ever been so serious about weight loss before. this time last year, I could actually do 500 leg lifts without stopping but I slacked off and can now only do about 200 before it hurts too much. my goal was to be able to do 1000 and now I'm 300 back, but I still wanna be able to do the 1000 someday!!

betseyjane

me! i'm 5'3, and currently at 162. my goal is 135. i'm hoping to get into the 140's by the end of march, whether it be 140, or 149...
recently i've slacked off by not going to the gym, and i'm trying to get back my mojo to do so!

melaniecheeks

Tokkio you have so e very peculiar go skis- why do you gave to be a certain weight to meet someone you've never met? What are leg lifts?

Malu42

Hi,

I am under 5'2, 5'1 3/4 to be axact and weigh 162.5 as of this mornig. My goal is 135 pounds. I do Zumba twice a week but realize I need more exercising to hit my goals. I am aso aiming for 60 grams of protein per day by having eggs, smoothies and Fatflush soup. Looking for a little support.

Malu42

I love your approach. I am gonna shoot for the same. Work in 20 lb increments.....Very practical!!

Malu42

I love your approach. I am gonna shoot for the same. Work in 20 lb increments.....Very practical!!

Malu42

Great approach!

Jkn921

Took 5 months to get from 161-->142 but I wasn't so strict all the time which kept me going instead of making me give up on it

Slow and steady...

littlenature

I'm 5' and about 145lbs, and I want to be around 110 lbs. I love exercise and I do it for fun and to get rid of some energy. I eat between 1200- 1500 calories per day, depending on how hungry I feel etc.

I just wanted to add that the thing that's great about being short is that every pound you lose is way more noticeable (the opposite is also true if you're gaining weight so I suppose it evens out!), compared to the same weight loss on a taller person. So I'm sure we'll be looking wonderful before we know it, if we keeps our heads in the game, that is!

sweetchildomine

I've actually hit goal this year but I was in the same exact range as you! Feel free to add me or message me any questions you have

shutyourpieholeandsquat

I'm a little bigger but my goal weight is the same. I'm 5'2 and started at 230. I hit 190 this week and hope to hit 180 by my bday and 160 by the time I do the warrior dash in May. After that I'm just hoping to keep dropping until I'm happy with my look since I don't mind being thick and muscled up lol. I'm more concerned with look than the actual scale saying 130.

seattle_hd

Hi! I'm 5'3 and currently 154… I started losing weight again in Oct after being gone from here for over a year, and was diagnosed with hypothyroid and being stuck at a frustrating 160 plateau for over a year, now I'm finally seeing results.

My goal weight is 135 and then I'll see where I'm at once there. I was 125 in college and happy with that weight on me, and now I'm working out for an hour 3x a week and have built up muscle I think 135 is going to be a good weight for me.

tokkionew

Took 5 months to get from 161-->142 but I wasn't so strict all the time which kept me going instead of making me give up on it

Slow and steady...

what did you eat and do? I would love to be able to lose it that fast!!

caffeinekandie

I'm 5'2" and I started at 163. I'm only a week in but I'm around 160lbs now (haven't decided what day I'm doing weigh ins so I haven't recorded the loss). I have that I want 120 because I was a size2-4 and out of shape around 120-125 and I'd like to be that size again, but If I weigh more and I'm fit I'll be happy.

I'm eating around 1500 per day, doing couch25k, and free weights/body weight exercises.

LiveLoveLift67

I am 5' and i started at 200 lbs.....i am now 123 lbs. It took me a year and a half but i have been maintaining for about 6 months now give or take 3 lbs up or down.

I eat a minimum of 1500 cals a day...sometimes i eat all my exercise cals back and then some. I TRY to do the best food wise but, its not always possable.

I workout 6 days a week with weights and cardio. I have stopped worrying about the scale number as long as i keep doing the work. Its hard to say how long it will take you to lose it.....really depends on your effort, desire and motivation.

Good luck!