Fit and Fun Sized Group for August 2011

jam0525
jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
edited September 30 in Motivation and Support
Hello everyone,

This forum group is for those of us who are shorter in stature as in under 5'4" a.k.a. petites. While loosing weight and keeping it off is a life journey at any height, it can be even more difficult when you are short.

Any one is welcome to join and post with us.

Jeannie
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  • GreenSkinnyJeans
    GreenSkinnyJeans Posts: 204 Member
    Haha FINALLY!.
    I use to be 5'2 a couple months ago, and grew! So now I'm 5'3.
    WHICH IS UNDER STILL, haha : D.
  • Soulbird81
    Soulbird81 Posts: 86
    Hello everyone,

    This forum group is for those of us who are shorter in stature as in under 5'4" a.k.a. petites. While loosing weight and keeping it off is a life journey at any height, it can be even more difficult when you are short.

    Any one is welcome to join and post with us.

    Jeannie

    Yeah!!!! I am (barely) 5'3"....in fact it depends on who measures me because most of the time I'm still told I am 5'2", LMAO...so yeah barely fits well :)
  • HaleyAlli
    HaleyAlli Posts: 911 Member
    5' 2" here! Short girls absolutely have more fun! :wink:
  • blondie1238
    blondie1238 Posts: 182
    Woohooooooo! That's me! Feel free to friend me too :) I'm 5'1"!
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
    Jeannie,

    I hope you had fun during your time away!!

    ~Kim
  • babygurl1
    babygurl1 Posts: 196 Member
    Enjoy your time away Jam!
  • hockeymom95
    hockeymom95 Posts: 157 Member
    I would love to be! I measure a big 4' 10.5"
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,202 Member
    :flowerforyou: I continue to do well with walking ( with and without dogs) and dancing, but my goal of doing upper body workouts is still a challenge for me. It shouldn't be that hard but I'd rather be walking or dancing :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • babygurl1
    babygurl1 Posts: 196 Member
    Surgery is next week....:frown: :frown: ...
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
    babygurl1 -what kind of surgery are you having? Best of luck for a speedy recovery!!
  • sweetsapphire85
    sweetsapphire85 Posts: 386
    5'1.5" could use all the support I can get. Trying to lose a little under 30 lbs at this point. (goal is 115lb) Feel free to add me!
  • drakeswife09
    drakeswife09 Posts: 38 Member
    Oh, that's definitely me! I am 5'0", barely :-) Feel free to add me!
  • iluvsparkles
    iluvsparkles Posts: 1,730 Member
    Hey everyone! I'm 5'4, at the top of your scale but still a pretty short stature, and I also have GIGANTIC boobs which shortens my toro and always makes me look heavier than I am!
  • Autumn_P
    Autumn_P Posts: 101 Member
    I'll join! I'm 5'4 Feel free to add me :smile:
  • sweetsapphire85
    sweetsapphire85 Posts: 386
    @ Sparkles- yes, the bigger ta-tas it seems the shorter you look! I'm really broad shouldered too so if I wear button down tops they gape in that area unless I get them big enough and then they look like a smock because they are big everywhere else!
  • babygurl1
    babygurl1 Posts: 196 Member
    Day by day I'm having hernia repair surgery. So no working out for 6 to 8 weeks after. Grrrrr!!!
  • ChshireKat
    ChshireKat Posts: 117
    Hi all.

    welcome everyone who chimed in and has never chimed in before.

    I think my ast post was 2 possibly 3 weeks ago. Nothing new going on. My scale and I are still not communication, it won't make up it's mind. I am still horseback riding, but for less then 30 min a weeks, it takes somewhere between 5 and 10 just to saddle the horse, but I am getting better at it, saturdau I actually won every argument we had over who was in charge.

    Still having trouble with dinner, lately I have been mentally wipesout so that I don't even want to think about what I want for dinner. hopefully going to get home in time tonight to make pasta premavera, and then have that for lunch tomorrow as well. Well ... have a good Monday everyone.
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    Hello everyone,

    I am back from being "off the grid" for a week. We all had fun without phones, TV, Ipods and everything else we have learned to depend on. The closes land line was 20 minutes away and in case of an emergency, they had an old fashion radio.

    Bears, bears, deer, racoons, more deers and more bears sums up most of the trip.

    I will catch up on the posts later,

    Jeannie
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    GreenSkinnyJean – welcome! I am glad you have grown. I, on the other hand, have gone the other way.

    Soulbird, HaleyAlli, Blondie, Hockeymom, Sweetsapphire, Drakeswife. Iluvsparkles and Autumn_P – Welcome to all of you! I am so looking forward getting to know each of you and hope you will continue to post here.

    Welcome back to our long time posters.

    Annita – I feel for you about dinner. It is the hardest meal sometimes. Don’t let it get you down.
    Babygurl – Hang in there. The surgery will come and go quicker than you can imagine. Focus on good eating habits for now.
    Like all vacations, I ate too much, but I did exercise every day. We did some hiking, swimming, canoeing and/or kayaking every day. I love bears. They are the best of the big mammals in my book, but it will be nice not to see them every evening and so close for a while. Before I headed home I announced to my family that I will not weigh myself until August 20th. Lol
    What is everyone up to for August?

    Jeannie
  • Ittee
    Ittee Posts: 285
    Hey everyone! I'm 5'4, at the top of your scale but still a pretty short stature, and I also have GIGANTIC boobs which shortens my toro and always makes me look heavier than I am!

    Yes sparkles, big boobs add not-so-good visual elements at times. Luckily, my torso is somewhat average, so it's not as bad.

    Unfortunately, my legs are so short, doesn't matter how good of shape I'm in: my calves are thighs massive.

    I'm 4'11", but on everything and to everyone (except here) I'm 5'0. Something about being under five feet makes people not take me seriously. I do thinks it's sad how weight is so evident on those of shorter stature. And I also think it's sad how clothes a)either have to be altered or b) kid clothes aren't designed for those that are curvy.
  • babygurl1
    babygurl1 Posts: 196 Member
    Everything went well. Colonoscopy was clear and hernia is repaired. I am taking my pain meds every 4hrs on schedule because it is pretty painful right now. I am up and moving around though. I hope to cut down on the meds here soon. I can shower and take the bandage off tomorrow...that can't come soon enough. I hate not being able to shower! I hope everyone is having a great day. : )
  • Ittee
    Ittee Posts: 285
    Everything went well. Colonoscopy was clear and hernia is repaired. I am taking my pain meds every 4hrs on schedule because it is pretty painful right now. I am up and moving around though. I hope to cut down on the meds here soon. I can shower and take the bandage off tomorrow...that can't come soon enough. I hate not being able to shower! I hope everyone is having a great day. : )

    Glad everything went well, and hope you get to enjoy a nice shower soon, as well as being pain free.
  • sweetsapphire85
    sweetsapphire85 Posts: 386
    Everything went well. Colonoscopy was clear and hernia is repaired. I am taking my pain meds every 4hrs on schedule because it is pretty painful right now. I am up and moving around though. I hope to cut down on the meds here soon. I can shower and take the bandage off tomorrow...that can't come soon enough. I hate not being able to shower! I hope everyone is having a great day. : )

    Glad everything turned out well, hope you have a quick and speedy recovery!
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    Babygurl - I am so glad everything went well. Hang in there and best wishes for a speedy recovery! Jeannie
  • jam0525
    jam0525 Posts: 1,681 Member
    hello - How is everyone doing?

    How did you do over the weekend? Those are always hard for me because of family and having too much to do in just two days.

    Jeannie
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
    hello - How is everyone doing?

    How did you do over the weekend? Those are always hard for me because of family and having too much to do in just two days.

    Jeannie
    /quote]

    Doing well, how about you?

    I didn't do so great over the weekend. Tomorrow we take our firstborn son to college so admittedly I have been emotional eating. I am however pretty much walking on my own now since foot surgery in June. The no exercise is killing me! I tried out the elliptical last week but it felt "weird" so I did not continue.

    Anyway - hoping to be back full swing soon!!
  • daybyday
    daybyday Posts: 537 Member
    Everything went well. Colonoscopy was clear and hernia is repaired. I am taking my pain meds every 4hrs on schedule because it is pretty painful right now. I am up and moving around though. I hope to cut down on the meds here soon. I can shower and take the bandage off tomorrow...that can't come soon enough. I hate not being able to shower! I hope everyone is having a great day. : )

    Good to hear you are doing well!! Pain meds are good when you need them but great when you can stop them. Not being able to shower is no fun!!
  • Ittee
    Ittee Posts: 285
    I did fine on food all except one day and I did great on being active daily.
  • astrosnider
    astrosnider Posts: 151 Member
    Count me in. I'm 65 years old, 5'3" in height and weigh 155. I would love to be 135 or less! I think it's really tough to lose weight when you are both short and getting older. I work out or walk every day, keep the calories at about 1200-1400 per day and find it very hard to lose more than 1 or 2 pounds a month.
  • bschutt
    bschutt Posts: 8
    I would love to be in this group! I am just over 5'1" and definately understand how difficult it can be for us shorties to lose weight. I am in my first week using a Bodybugg and I LOVE it!!! It's taking the guesswork out of how many calories I need to take in to have a healthy defecit. I was underestimating my calorie burn before, eating around 1200-1400 calories and not losing anything. Love finding out I need to eat more :)
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