Petite framed women 5'5" and under friends wanted!

mikaylag89

I'm 25 years old and 5'5" with a petite frame. My CW is 136.4 and my GW is between 125 and 130. I am a size 6 in jeans and I used to be between a size 2 and 4 about 3 years ago when I was between 125 and 130 lbs. I currently do not have a problem with gaining weight, I'm always maintaining. The problem is I find it very difficult to lose any amount of fat and tone my muscles properly if I only burn around 300 calories per workout. I honestly do not have any motivation to work out, so I probably would see results if I kept up with it. It's very easy to notice any weight gain in petite frames and it's very difficult to get the scale moving down. I feel like I have to workout extra hard in order to see results. I would like some suggestions on exercises to do. How many calories do you burn per workout? How long did it take for you to see results? Thank you!

milksibling

5'4" girl here! I was 108 lbs, size 0/2 all my life until last year, when I hit 124 lbs. But I was always a "skinny fat" size 0/2. Now I'm trying to gain some muscle and burn fat.

mikaylag89

I know what you mean about skinny-fat! People have always referred to me as "tiny" and in the past I didn't really see how small I was until I gained a little weight which I attribute to the normal aging process lol. People still see me as tiny, but I notice a lot more on my body than other people. I just feel like petite women are cursed with having to work out harder than average sized women to achieve the results that we want. Such is life, I guess!

Tight_Fit

Feel free to add. 5'3 here. High weight was 240 lbs. CW:155. Don't plan on losing anymore.

1PatientBear

What kind of workouts are you doing?? If you are trying to "tone" your muscles, hit the weights. Build strength and reshape your body. Plenty of the women around here can give you better pointers than I can, but if you aren't lifting heavy, start.

marmymn

Hi, I'm 5'2" and was 123 lbs, and 30% fat, wearing size 6. I had tried everything trying to lose fat and trim down. I had a food allergy test done and found out I am sensitive to wheat and especially yeast (bread). I cut wheat out of my diet (no bread, no pasta, no pizza, but I do eat rice and potatoes for carbs) and my weight went down and fat fell off my body. I am now 98lbs. and 19% fat. size 0 - 2 and it took about 3 months.

CandaceG514

I love Jillian Michaels workouts. You get great results in a 30 minute workout and it is nothing you can't stick to for 30 minutes. I started with 30 Day Shred, then did Ripped in 30, and am now doing the 90 day program Body Revolution. You can do the first level of a lot of her workouts on youtube for free to see if you want to buy the dvds, which are not expensive anyway. The calorie burn is probably around 200 - 300 depending on how much effort you put in but I have seen great results with it.

Edited to add that her workouts are weights and cardio which I also love. So, you can increase your weights as you get stronger to make for a harder workout.

mikaylag89

I was doing weights about 3 years ago but then I was in a car accident and haven't been back in the gym since. I do mostly workout videos. Good advice! I will try to get back into lifting again. Thanks!

TwinMamma09

I'm 5'4 and the biggest thing that helps that skinny fat is lifting weights and training heavy. Cardio will only get you so far but to develop that lean toned look, you need to build muscle. To do that you have to lift heavy. It is not something that happens over night but it is a process. I think many of you would benefit from that.

mikaylag89

I love Jillian Michaels workouts. You get great results in a 30 minute workout and it is nothing you can't stick to for 30 minutes. I started with 30 Day Shred, then did Ripped in 30, and am now doing the 90 day program Body Revolution. You can do the first level of a lot of her workouts on youtube for free to see if you want to buy the dvds, which are not expensive anyway. The calorie burn is probably around 200 - 300 depending on how much effort you put in but I have seen great results with it.

Thanks! I have Jillian's Yoga Meltdown but I have since gotten bored with that one. Do you like the DVDs of hers that you're doing? I may have to check those out

rachelg145

Try walking on an incline on the treadmill for 40 minutes to an hour. Get some good music, warm up for 10-15 minutes around 9 or 10% incline and from there vary your speed and incline throughout the workout from 10% up to 15% based on the song speed, etc. Slower on the higher incline, faster as you get lower. I stay between speeds of 3 and 3.8 usually. And DO NOT hold on to anything at all....not even a little - pump your arms or keep them at your side or you don't get the full workout. This is a ball kicker and it's what all the fitness models do to lose fat not muscle before competitions at my gym so you know it works.

Once I changed my workouts to include this twice a week or more in lieu of other stuff I started dropping pounds. Now my muscles are looking way more cut and my face thinner.

I am 5'5 although athletic, not petite, and I get so much crap from my underactive, overweight friends who are loaded with excuses about taking care of myself that nobody has even noticed that I've lost 12 pounds, which is a lot when you are close to goal like I am. I feel great and just got out an old album from 10 years ago - getting very close!

Almost forgot, you will burn over 500 calories doing this for an hour - and will sweat a lot

Left4Good

Hello ^_^ 5'4 and 20 years old here. Yoga helps me alot. I hear alot that Yoga doesn't help you lose weight but i'm proof it does, that's all i do and jogging.

Kixshots

I'm 5''5 and have a very small frame (and pear shaped) !!! it's actually annoying because I have to get to quite a low weight to appear slim xD

mikaylag89

Try walking on an incline on the treadmill for 40 minutes to an hour. Get some good music, warm up for 10-15 minutes around 9 or 10% incline and from there vary your speed and incline throughout the workout from 10% up to 15% based on the song speed, etc. Slower on the higher incline, faster as you get lower. I stay between speeds of 3 and 3.8 usually. And DO NOT hold on to anything at all....not even a little - pump your arms or keep them at your side or you don't get the full workout. This is a ball kicker and it's what all the fitness models do to lose fat not muscle before competitions at my gym so you know it works.

Once I changed my workouts to include this twice a week or more in lieu of other stuff I started dropping pounds. Now my muscles are looking way more cut and my face thinner.

I am 5'5 although athletic, not petite, and I get so much crap from my underactive, overweight friends who are loaded with excuses about taking care of myself that nobody has even noticed that I've lost 12 pounds, which is a lot when you are close to goal like I am. I feel great and just got out an old album from 10 years ago - getting very close!

Almost forgot, you will burn over 500 calories doing this for an hour - and will sweat a lot

Thank you so much! Great advice!! :happy:

CassandraBurgos83

5''2 currently between 118/120 and cannot stop eating, but I workout to make up for it. My workouts are anywhere from 1-2 hours all weight lifting with 30 secs of cardio intervals in between and burn over 500 cals per workout depending on how hard I push myself.

CandaceG514

Thanks! I have Jillian's Yoga Meltdown but I have since gotten bored with that one. Do you like the DVDs of hers that you're doing? I may have to check those out

I really do! I also edited the other post to add that it is weights and cardio so you can increase your weights as you get stronger which makes for a harder workout. I also did the level 1 of Six Week Six Pack on Youtube and I really liked that one as well. I think I am going to buy it next or redo Body Revolution. When I did 30 Day Shred last summer, I was a good bit bigger than you, around 165 or 170, I think, but I lost 4 inches in just my waist.

mikaylag89

Hello ^_^ 5'4 and 20 years old here. Yoga helps me alot. I hear alot that Yoga doesn't help you lose weight but i'm proof it does, that's all i do and jogging.

I love yoga, but I don't think it burns enough calories for me to see results. I need to do power yoga or hot yoga to see results! How long does your yoga workouts last? Thanks!!

kwantlen2051

I know what you mean about skinny-fat! People have always referred to me as "tiny" and in the past I didn't really see how small I was until I gained a little weight which I attribute to the normal aging process lol. People still see me as tiny, but I notice a lot more on my body than other people. I just feel like petite women are cursed with having to work out harder than average sized women to achieve the results that we want. Such is life, I guess!

HI. I am 5"2" . My SW was 142. and every extra lb looked so fat on me! I joined MFP in Sept 2013. I am now down to 120 lbs. but hope to lose 5 more lbs to be where I was 8 yrs ago. I gained the weight because of mindless eating and laziness - I was a couch potato. Now I am more conscious of what I eat and I try to do moderate exercise for 30 minutes a day. So far its worked for me. If you would like support and can give some back, feel free to add me as friend.;)

CassandraBurgos83

Try mountain climbers, burpees, squat jumps at 30 sec intervals in between each set of weights

kwantlen2051

Hello ^_^ 5'4 and 20 years old here. Yoga helps me alot. I hear alot that Yoga doesn't help you lose weight but i'm proof it does, that's all i do and jogging.

I am not into intense exercises either. I find that Yoga and PIlates work for me too along with walking.

hilly510

Hi there! I'm 5'4" and I've always held a lot of muscle while being a small frame (I can touch my pinky and thumb together when I wrap them around my wrist). My goal weight is about 125 lbs. I've been doing cardio 2-3 times a week for about 30 minutes and StringLifts 5x5 three times a week.