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Shorties (5'3 and under) where do you gain your weight?

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  • missjones513
    missjones513 Posts: 345 Member
    I'm 4'11. I gain in my stomach and thighs.
  • BamaBreezeNSaltAire
    BamaBreezeNSaltAire Posts: 966 Member
    Thighs and gut is the last to go and first to gain. Boobs always the first to go.
  • msthang444
    msthang444 Posts: 491 Member
    Definitely my lower tummy area...I get the pouch haha and love handles. It's so annoying because when I gain a lot of weight I feel like I can't just wear a simple t-shirt because my stomach looks horrible under it!

    That's sooooo me! I look like I have a crumpled up paper bag under my shirt.
  • sumthnncredible
    sumthnncredible Posts: 22 Member
    5'3 I gain weight in my arms, thighs, belly and butt. I already have a big back side, but it gets really huge when I gain weight.
  • StraubreyR
    StraubreyR Posts: 631 Member
    Thighs and gut is the last to go and first to gain. Boobs always the first to go.

    This. I'm 5' 2". I feel like I gain somewhat all over, but mostly belly and thighs.
  • samco66
    samco66 Posts: 126 Member
    My weight is always predominantly in my tummy to the point where I look pregnant. Now, yes, I gain weight all over, but the bulk of it is belly. Is that a shorty thing? Or do you gain your weight elsewhere?

    I think its more of a body type thing. for example, im not short ( 5"5) but i also gain in my tummy. I have never been overweight or anything but when i was not working out any weight i gained was in my lower stomach and boobs . thoes are really the only places i gain fat the most
  • amandamaynv
    amandamaynv Posts: 39 Member
    5'1 here I hold most of my weight in my hips, butt and thighs. But I've recently started gaining in my stomach probably because my bottom is so big!
  • JenJBS
    JenJBS Posts: 83
    I gain weight in my middle - belly and love handles. I'm 4'11"
  • chele1028
    chele1028 Posts: 248 Member
    Belly, boobs and hips.
  • ssmaling
    ssmaling Posts: 83 Member
    I'm 5'1.5" and it all goes to my hips and butt!
  • leaaa92
    leaaa92 Posts: 164 Member
    I'm 5'3" and it goes to my tummy and hips! Then thighs, back, arms... :sad:
  • KuroNyankoSensei
    KuroNyankoSensei Posts: 288 Member
    5'2, and I gain in my thighs, hips, upper arms, and uh, backside XD.
  • MarissaPalm
    MarissaPalm Posts: 123 Member
    5'0'' and it's allll in my love handles, legs, and hips.
  • jenmom2myboys
    jenmom2myboys Posts: 311 Member
    Stomach, *kitten* and back fat, woo-hoo.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I used to gain all over, especially butt. Now, my butt is small, but I still have a tummy below the waist, my "menoopot."
  • essjay76
    essjay76 Posts: 465 Member
    They all go to my boobies.
  • kamakazeekim
    kamakazeekim Posts: 1,183 Member
    I'm just under 5'3. I gain all over but mostly in my tummy
  • mgpearce4
    mgpearce4 Posts: 71
    5'2
    Booty booty booty
    Thighs/hips
    Upper arms
    I am an hourglass and my waist is my smallest point oddly enough.
  • kaiiibeee
    kaiiibeee Posts: 15
    Mine goes to my stomach and thighs. :(
  • BaDaSsBrUnEtTe
    BaDaSsBrUnEtTe Posts: 518 Member
    Im 5'3, and it always goes to my stomach :frown:
  • RebeccaP1972
    RebeccaP1972 Posts: 101 Member
    4'10 and yep my tummy or my hips
  • missjones513
    missjones513 Posts: 345 Member
    Stomach and thighs
  • silverstarrlyte
    silverstarrlyte Posts: 83 Member
    Mine seems to be belly and breasts. I am 5'3, 148lbs. When I was at 171 I was in a 38DD. Now I am in a 36DD and think that when I lose more I will have to go down to a 36D. The darn belly is the hardest place to lose I think.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Lower belly and hips. Then boobs. Then arms, face, and thighs. My poor butt never gets any.
  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    Belly, hips and thighs. And of course, those are the places that take the longest to reduce. Cruel, cruel world :sad:
  • 1372665
    1372665 Posts: 10
    stomach and arms
  • dwh77tx
    dwh77tx Posts: 513 Member
    In my FACE and thighs. My upper stomach is always pretty flat, it's the lower area..
  • OhReally42
    OhReally42 Posts: 138 Member
    I'm 5' and this last time I gained weight it all went to my stomach and my face. When I am completely inactive my butt goes flat and I get bloated through my entire stomach. My arms and legs have gained some too but no where near as much.
  • dbray425
    dbray425 Posts: 5
    I am an apple shape -- the bulk of my weight is on my belly and my arms. The excess weight definitely does *not* distribute itself in a flattering way at all!

    So, if I'm ever bloated, I look especially pregnant (even though I am not)... I've even had people ask me how far along I am. :(
    It's super depressing, but it's also not something anyone should ever ask! :)

    Oh, and for reference, I am 5'1".
  • angelam82
    angelam82 Posts: 61 Member
    I'm 5'3 and mine evenly distributes everywhere - face, legs, tummy.
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