GIRLS UNDER 5' 4" with less than 30 lbs to loose!

Marjorielk

5 feet 0 inches, & want to lose 30 more pounds, for now. Will re-evaluate when I get there.

chellekoren

I want in!! I am 5'1 and 1/2 and stuck at 145. I do eat some of my exercise calories and I try to underestimate my exercise calorie burn. I wish I knew what they actually are, but I can't justify the expenditure of a HRM and even then people have complained they are not always accurate. Anyway, my activity is kung fu, which I go three times a week. One of those days is a full body day where you spend about two hours doing calisthenics with seriously high numbers. Then the other days are a 30 to 45 minute "warm up" but it is more intense than 30 day shred. Anyway, I say all these descriptions b/c it is still sooo hard to move my weight down, especially in the middle. Oh and I swim practically every day, but it is not nearly as an exerting workout as those three days.

I've had three kids so some of that is loose skin, but my waist won't go below 31.5 to 32 inches and it makes me crazy. There is muscle under there and that makes me happy. I'm not looking to be showing off a six pack, but I don't like being able to grab there. And like others have said, maybe at 39, this is where I'm supposed to be and I need to come to terms with it OR, do I need to drop the calories some more, OR add calories. I bumped them up to 1430, with eating some of them back and I lost 1.5 lbs or so. THAT's IT!! That was about a month ago. So now I'm thinking of dropping, them down again. What do you guys think. Sorry it is so long.

Okay, I feel like I need to add a positive in here: I am proud of my quads, arm and developing back muscles. I've never had arm muscles to speak of and my quads look pretty darn big. Therefore I'm not terribly ashamed to wear a wifebeater and that says a lot. I've NEVER worn one before b/c of feeling dumpy and in Florida, they are sooo much nicer than sleeves.

LaughingStraightToDaBank

I'm somewhere around 5'3" and 5'4" but still under 5'4" and would like to lose around 7-8 kilos (15-17 pounds).

radradradradrad

meee!!!
5' 3" with 20 lbs to lose!
Goal weight is 129

radradradradrad

i seriously think that i witnessed my metabolism coming to a screeching halt.
ugh.

radradradradrad

how do we join the 'group' anyway?

Floricienta

What is everyone doing for exercise? I am currently doing the 30 day shred and trying to add some cardio in when I can.

chridow

i'm training for the army 10miler race in october. so almost all of my cardio is running. i also do weight training 2x/week after which i do about 20-30min of elliptical or stationary bike.

i've done jillian's 30ds and had great results, but knees will no longer allow me to do such intense work :-/

sassenachtiff

5'4 with 33 lbs to lose...anyone interested in doing the Shred with me?

I'm doing the Shred now--today is Day 11 and I'm on Level 2. Have you started yet?

butterfly1445

I'm 5 even and need to lose 15 pounds, though I could lose 20 and not be underweight, I'm comfortable with 15. Great group idea!

thaismoreira

This group is for me!!!!!!. I am 5'2 with 5 lbs to lose.

thaismoreira

What is everyone doing for exercise? I am currently doing the 30 day shred and trying to add some cardio in when I can.

I am not exercising now. I have an injury in my knee. It is better now. I will take easy this week, just some swimming.

baisleac

What is everyone doing for exercise? I am currently doing the 30 day shred and trying to add some cardio in when I can.

I am not exercising now. I have an injury in my knee. It is better now. I will take easy this week, just some swimming.

I'm on a pseudo-hiatus... just walking and playing on the Wii.. because July 5th my husband and I are starting a new program we call the New Rules of Workout for Insane Zombie Survival (NROWFIZS). LOL. (https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArfRqP97R5DsdG9pY3BLRm5MVmRzUkgyTWFxNUMtM3c&hl=en_US&authkey=CPnY358G)

By the end of it we should be able to outrun or bash in the head of any zombies when the Zompocalypse arrives. :bigsmile:

Jules429

I'm 5'2 and I wanna lose 15 lbs more..

kendra1225

OHH me me! I am 5/1. I started at 220, now I'm currently between 160 and 162. My goal weight is 135. So I'd really like to lose between 20 and 25 pounds. I was on Weight watchers for about 2 years but found MFP which is free so I cancelled my weight watchers. I am currently doing c25k and going to start the 30 day shred next week.

skinnyrache

5'3" and working to lose about 14 lbs. I would love to connect to people in a similar situation and see what you've been doing to reach your goals

CoilyRob

Lovelystrumpet, we are the same height, have both lost 2 lbs, started at about the same weight, and have the same weight goal of 118 lbs. I will be following your progress. Good luck.

i_love_vinegar

I'm 4'9" apparently. I used to be 4'11" since I was 13 until a few months ago...I caught very sick and shrunk in height...not in weight though lol. I want to lose 20ish pounds.

Sway

Seems that there are a lot of us on here!! I'm starting the 30 day shred tomorrow~ Let you all know how it goes!

SecretlyBatwoman

I play dance dance revolution for exercise. It's the only thing that doesn't seem like a horrible chore.

yogamom16

I am doing the 30 day shred right now. I am on level 2- day 3. I try to also do some pilates every week and I walk for about 40-60 minutes every day. I have a horrible cold right now so I am suffering through every type of exercise- my nose is totally stuffed!!! LOL

ATXJudie

So what are y'alls calories per day set at? I am at 1200, on days that I don't work out I try to stick to that -- on days I do I give myself more wiggle room and eat back some of my exercise calories (so I am more in the 1300-1400 range). A lot of people on the boards claim that is too low, but for someone our size/weight trying to lose less pounds...it seems about right. What do y'all think?

azdmelani

ME!

I am 5'2.5" (I round up to 5'3"

Am looking to lose about 10 more

daily calories are 1230 w/o exercise. I run and spin for exercise. In fact, off to spin right now!

watermelonstarfish

hey i fit into this category now! woot!
5'3 3/4"
142 pounds

baisleac

So what are y'alls calories per day set at? I am at 1200, on days that I don't work out I try to stick to that -- on days I do I give myself more wiggle room and eat back some of my exercise calories (so I am more in the 1300-1400 range). A lot of people on the boards claim that is too low, but for someone our size/weight trying to lose less pounds...it seems about right. What do y'all think?

I'm set at 1400 base, which goes up with exercise of course. My BodyBugg says I average 1900 calories burned on non-workout days going up to 2500 on high activity days (exercise plus cleaning house/yardwork/etc.). I eat back all of my exercise calories because I do have the BodyBugg to give me a very accurate estimate of how much I burned.

edit to add: *Note* I'll be reducing my deficit to 250/day in another 1-1.5 lbs (under 160) so that base number will actually go up soon.

i_love_vinegar

I play dance dance revolution for exercise. It's the only thing that doesn't seem like a horrible chore.

I totally forgot about that game! Great idea!

courtenay73

I'm 160cm (5 2' i think?) and need to loose 8-10kgs.

Hi from the bottom of the world - New Zealand!

Cookie22684

I eat between 1300 to 1420 on exercise days and 1200 on rest days

lloydmel

I'm 5'1.5" and I have closer to 50 pounds to lose...

JHR323

So what are y'alls calories per day set at? I am at 1200, on days that I don't work out I try to stick to that -- on days I do I give myself more wiggle room and eat back some of my exercise calories (so I am more in the 1300-1400 range). A lot of people on the boards claim that is too low, but for someone our size/weight trying to lose less pounds...it seems about right. What do y'all think?

It depends on long I exercise and how many cals I burn that day. I try to eat back about half of my exercise cals which generally creates a deficit (including what MFP is already deducting) of around 500 give or take. My base amount of cals is 1200. I don't think 1300 - 1400 is too low. It depends on how many you burned that day though too. We definitely need to reduce our intake due to our reduced heights!