Fun & Fit Sized - for the under 5'4" crowd - September 2011

Nikstergirl

Hi all, another shortie here..
I'm CW 179 sept GW is 173.

can I ask what all your calories are a day?

I'm 5'3" and aiming for around 1200 a day. I exercise most days but am not currently eating my calories much. I do sometimes and have had a wobble in august where I gained a few lbs so need to be better this month.

I have my profile set to lightly active because I'm on my feet a fair amount at work but nothing strenuous. MFP set me to 1200 but I just didn't feel good eating that many, so I set my goal to 1300 and it's great. I do eat back my exercise calories (most of them and sometimes all) because I love to eat, and it's working for me. I'm losing these last pounds slowly, but still seeing losses of 7-8 pounds every 10 weeks or so which is great for being close to done.

I'm 5'2" and 39 years old... started around 180, currently 133.6!!!! Not sure how much more I'll lose, you can see I set my goal currently to 130, but I may lower that (again!). Good luck!

jam0525

DaybyDay - I loved the play on words "short intro".

Well, here is mine..............

I have been on MFP since November 2008. My starting weight was 178. My current weight is 143, heading for a goal weight of 130 and I will see what I look and feel like at that time. I use to be 5'3", but have started to shrink and trying to do what I can to keep my bones strong. I sit at a computer most of the day and have set my calorie goal back to 1300. I tried 1200 calories a day, but just couldn't stick to it and put 5 pounds back on since switching to 1200.

I try to be active outside of work, but life often gets in the way. Working full time, having a meat and potatoes husband and two teenagers still at home makes cooking interesting. But, I have figured a lot of that out since my journey began.

I do truly believe that joining MFP and posting in this forum and one other have helped me be successful where I had failed in the past. I am so glad to have you all posting here and I know that we can work together and help each other get through this.

Jeannie

porffor

Thanks everyone Sticking with it and going slowly.. have a lot of calories left to eat today though.. but it's friday so there is a pizza in the fridge with my name on it! yikes! lol It's a pretty 'good' one as far as they go and I won't eat much of it.

I don't know what my final weight will be - I can't imagine myself slimmer than 154lbs if I'm honest.. that is the slimmest i've been as an adult as that was 15 years ago.. I've set my goals for xmas and Valentines (which is just after my 40th), so that it's within the healthy barrier and gives me goals to head for. I am starting to feel better about my weight and also to feel that I can finally achieve this as I'll be watching my weight for life, I never admitted I'd need to do that before it was always fad diets.

Sorry..seem to have spilled a bit more than I planned. lol

jam0525

Silly me..................

I didn't explain how I get my calorie goals.

Under tools there is a BMR calculator which I used to set my calories. When I weighed 178 pounds, my BMR was a lot higher than it is now. I took the number of calculated for my BMR and round it upwards to the nearest 50 or 100. Like if it was 1307, I'd round up to 1350, but if it was 1378 then I'd round up to 1400. Every 10 pounds I lost, I adjusted my calories based on my new BMR.

So, it is just recently that my BMR is under 1200 and 1200 was the closed round number. But, as I said, I could not seem to stay under that, so I went back to 1300 calories a day.

Jeannie

lovestobaketoo

I am so in!! I am 5'4" CW 139 GW 130, need some HELP!! My scale will not move. I run a couple times a week and weight train two times a week. I have four great kids and I love to bake for them. Advice???

THANKS for getting us going!

jam0525

I am so in!! I am 5'4" CW 139 GW 130, need some HELP!! My scale will not move. I run a couple times a week and weight train two times a week. I have four great kids and I love to bake for them. Advice???

THANKS for getting us going!

I would still bake for them, but try to make better choices on what you bake and what calories are in it. This way if you taste it, it will be a little less calories. Also, my mother precuts things she bakes or bakes them in single serving sizes to keep us from cutting large portions. Mom is 93 and swears it helps. Lately, experts have started to agree with her. lol

Jeannie

barbiecat

I am so in!! I am 5'4" CW 139 GW 130, need some HELP!! My scale will not move. I run a couple times a week and weight train two times a week. I have four great kids and I love to bake for them. Advice???

THANKS for getting us going!

I don't know what you're eating so it's hard to make any suggestions. Your exercise sounds great.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: I gave up baking because I don't eat desserts any more, but then, I don't have kids. I used to be famous for my home baked chocolate chip cookies and made the decision to change hobbies.

The more I eat healthy and exercise, the more energy I have which is great for weight loss.

:bigsmile: Jeannie, I love your mom's idea about single servings. When i started on this weight loss journey, I started cooking exactly what we were going to eat instead of planning to have left overs which I ended up eating at bedtime :laugh:

:bigsmile: most of the time I was losing weight I set my calorie goal at 1200 and then added my exercise calories. I found that as I exercised more, I would feel weak if I didn't eat a little more to fuel my body. Now that I am maintaining, I keep my calories base under 1550 ( my weight stays between 110 and 113) and eat most of my exercise calories. I am very careful to be eating only nutrition dense foods and stay away from sugar, white flour, simple carbs, and processed foods.


:bigsmile: porffor, I am incapable of eating on a little bit of pizza so I generally stay away from it......I changed my weight goal many times as I was losing weight and amazed myself.

:bigsmile: we don't do much on holiday weekends so we're home enjoying our new house, walking the dogs a lot, and continuing to put things away and get organized.

babygurl1

I am so in!! I am 5'4" CW 139 GW 130, need some HELP!! My scale will not move. I run a couple times a week and weight train two times a week. I have four great kids and I love to bake for them. Advice???

THANKS for getting us going!

Check out www.skinnytaste.com she has tons of wonderful delish dishes that are low cal! I swear by her! She does just about everything!

321blueeyes

WOOHOO! I'm excited, I tried on a bunch of "too-small" clothes and discovered that I can drop pant sizes!

The old 8's & up are now "fat clothes". 8P is good now (6 reg zips up but looks like spandex)! I own items down to size 0 & 2 but that was back in my 120-lb days... but would be thrilled to get back into 4 reg / 6P. Such cute dresses from my former size-4 self *sigh*

jam0525

WOOHOO! I'm excited, I tried on a bunch of "too-small" clothes and discovered that I can drop pant sizes!

The old 8's & up are now "fat clothes". 8P is good now (6 reg zips up but looks like spandex)! I own items down to size 0 & 2 but that was back in my 120-lb days... but would be thrilled to get back into 4 reg / 6P. Such cute dresses from my former size-4 self *sigh*

That is so cool. I bet you just feel fantastic about it.

Have a great weekend wearing your "new" size.

Jeannie

jam0525

Hey everyone,

Check in if you can this weekend. Let us all know how you are doing. Posting is good for the soul.

JAM

Nikstergirl

Hi again! I'm just two weeks away from my first half marathon and today's 12 mile run was pretty tough!!! I did it, and I'm glad I don't have to do it again for another week, but I'm pretty proud of myself today!

Having lost close to 50 pounds, I'm having trouble knowing how much smaller I should expect to get. My chiropractor looked at me this week and said she hoped I was about done, but I still think I could lose another 5-10 pounds and not be "too skinny" which is funny because I was so fat for 20 years!!!! Anyway, I'm hoping when I get there I'll know, but I really don't even care how much smaller I get, I just want to be healthy. Wearing a size six is amazing, but at 5'2" I should have been here all along!!!!

Ok, I'm getting up to make some grilled chicken tacos for lunch (my first attempt, I hope they taste good!). Have a great weekend!!!!!

barbiecat

:bigsmile: This has been a much too busy day and I've had to budget my time, so for the first time in a long time, I didn't post food or exercise.:noway: I had to be somewhere at 7:30 this morning so I got up an hour earlier than usual so I'd have time to do my regular routine that includes walking the dogs for an hour

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this was a good chance to find out what it will be like in the winter when our days are so short.......we walked from 5:15 to 6:30 beginning in the dark so we walked on the streets that are flat and clean and everyone's house has a light in front......then when it started to get light we ventured down the paths into the open spaces......my morning event went well but I was tired when I got home and hubby had steaks to grill

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our first bbq in our new house

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then I took a nap and went off to another event where once again I said no to birthday cake----tonight there were three of us declining the treat :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: I leave at 10 AM tomorrow to go to a five day line dance workshop----.I can walk from the hotel to where the workshop is, so that along with full days and evenings of dancing should keep me burning calories......I packed my Isagenix supplies so I can prepare most of my own meals in my hotel room and avoid the pitfalls of restaurant eating.

:sad: the wifi in the hotel isn't too good and last year I had to carry my laptop to the lobby to connect, so I plan to budget my computer time which may result in no posting of food and exercise but give me a chance to read the posts and check in with you

babygurl1

Tomorrow is the day. I can officially workout again. I am super excited!! I have gained 8lbs since my surgery. I guess thats not to bad since my eating hasn't been the greatest and I haven't been able to workout at all. It's time to get back at it and start my training for my next 1/2 marathon which will be in April again. Can't wait for that first run!!

Starlage

trying to get back on track this week.... I've been pretty MIA the last couple of weeks!! It's been so freakin' busy at work, OT, run around all day kinda days. Blah. Doesn't exactly inspire one to go home and exercise. I was still eating well for the most part but not logging anything and after a week and a half of that and zero exercise i had only gained a pound and a half so it's nice to know that my metabolism is starting to understand what the heck it's supposed to do!! I've really been struggling with getting myself to exercise. I've been extra busy at work because we had a couple of medical assistant quit and haven't replaced them yet so that leaves busier times for the rest of us!! Which I don't mind, it just makes it hard to muster up the oomph to go home after a long busy workday and exercise. GAHH!! I need to really kick myself in the butt about that. I have to focus on the positive though, I've been excellent nutrition-wise!! Not many really bad meals, only sugary things here and there (like today..... I was WEAK!!! I gave into a craving for a large deli-style chocolate chip cookie. SO BAD!!!! ..... but so good ) ) So anyways that's my challenge!! So here's to exercising after a busy workday with overtime!!! i really need to get myself to do it.

Hey, just realized- that week and a half I wasn't logging I'd guess i was taking in 1600ish cals a day give or take some splurges.... so my system does seem to like more calories as far as maintaining goes.

daybyday

Hey everybody!!

Today I had my first pool-time in physical therapy. Jeannie you are right - the pool is an amazing workout. The therapist kept telling me breathe I don't want you to pass out in the pool. That made me a little nervous! I did NOT want to get out. The water was so warm. I can already tell that PT is helping my foot and the walk back to the printer/fax at work is getting faster. I am able to do the elliptical as well (working my way up on minutes) but I can't walk for exercise yet. She doesn't want me to hurt myself further. I am concentrating on what I CAN do. My eating is not perfect. I don't think it will ever be. I have to be in this for the long haul and I have to have my treats. I want to enjoy life!!

wifeygonzo

I'm 5'3. So glad August is over, way too hot! Looking forward to cooler fall days.

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I am having a great time at the line dance workshop:bigsmile: dancing 8:30-noon, 1:00 to 3:30 and 7:00 to 9:00. I've been walking from the hotel to the workshop, morning and at lunchtime and driving over at night so I'm adding a lot steps to my pedometer. I'm eating only the Isagenix food I brought from home except for a lapse into that yummy trail mix with the M&Ms, nuts, and raisins, On Thursday I'll have pizza and salad with the group but I've declined going to restaurants for dinner and the sandwich lunches on site :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: daybyday, how great that PT is working for you and you're seeing results:bigsmile: glad you're enjoying life :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

cometnurse

Ok:) I am 5'1" would love to join!!

jam0525

Tomorrow is the day. I can officially workout again. I am super excited!! I have gained 8lbs since my surgery. I guess thats not to bad since my eating hasn't been the greatest and I haven't been able to workout at all. It's time to get back at it and start my training for my next 1/2 marathon which will be in April again. Can't wait for that first run!!

Babygurl - I have running too. It went better than I thought it would. I am trying for twice a week. Good luck coming back. Jeannie

jam0525

Hello everyone,

My son is back in the hospital again for wanting to kill himself. This is our third round with it. I actually ate emotionally for the first time in years. The sugar made me ill. lol and I hope I have learned my lesson. I will catch up on the posts later today.

Hanging in there,

Jeannie

barbiecat

Tomorrow is the day. I can officially workout again. I am super excited!! I have gained 8lbs since my surgery. I guess thats not to bad since my eating hasn't been the greatest and I haven't been able to workout at all. It's time to get back at it and start my training for my next 1/2 marathon which will be in April again. Can't wait for that first run!!

Babygurl - I have running too. It went better than I thought it would. I am trying for twice a week. Good luck coming back. Jeannie

I keep trying to add running to my fitness plan and I finally realized (at age 65) that I never liked running and never was a runner so why would it be different now? I love to walk and dance and that keeps me busy enough. Best wishes to both of you on your running.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:sad: :sad: Jeannie, I am so sorry about your son's troubles and yours as his mom........hang in there

321blueeyes

Hello everyone,

My son is back in the hospital again for wanting to kill himself. This is our third round with it. I actually ate emotionally for the first time in years. The sugar made me ill. lol and I hope I have learned my lesson. I will catch up on the posts later today.

Hanging in there,

Jeannie

Jeannie, so sorry you are going thru this. It must be awful! Sending hugs from all of us!!!

Ittee

So grateful to see curvy women here! For me personally, my hips are 7 inches wider than my waist, and I have an hourglass (thank goodness) figure. However, clothes are challenging to make me not appear larger than what I am: a distortion that I look at and believe that I am that frumpy looking. August was good to me, I started at 130, and on such a small person that is one huge difference in appearance.

I am 4'11" and currently weigh 117. My goal weight is 115, maybe as low as 110. Don't want to lose the curves (and I don't think that I can anyhow) but I definitely want to tone. Something I guess I really need to get off my butt and make a bigger commitment to.

Nikstergirl - wow, 12 mile run! and 50 lbs, sounds like you're really doing well.
porffor - my calorie intake I try to maintain 1000 to 1400, going towards 1400 if I exercise but really no higher (I don't exercise much anyhow). But I'm much shorter. I do know that it's such an individual balancing act and if you don't eat enough then you don't lose.

Jeannie - what a horrific experience as a parent, I'm so sorry.

shorty458

This sounds like a great group! I am short myself.... I am only 5'0. August was my new starting month for my diet. I had originally started a diet back in March, but w/ in one week of starting my diet, I found out I was going to get laid off in June, and then the following week I got a really bad cold. I lost my motivation.

I started my motivation back about a month ago. My boyfriend/fiancee is also losing weight and doing really well! His weight almost caught up to mine. I didn't want him to weigh less than me, so I got my motivation back! So, last month was good for me! I also joined a gym and I go 3-4 times a week.

So far September has been good also. Since I have started the diet again, I am noticing the weight come off. I do love keeping track of what I eat on a daily basis.

If anyone wants to add me for motivational support - please feel free. More friends for motivation - the better!

shorty458

Hello everyone,

My son is back in the hospital again for wanting to kill himself. This is our third round with it. I actually ate emotionally for the first time in years. The sugar made me ill. lol and I hope I have learned my lesson. I will catch up on the posts later today.

Hanging in there,

Jeannie

Jeannie - I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. I am somewhat understand. Even though I am not a parent, I grew up with a mother who is bipolar, and she tried to kill herself and was in and out of hospitals when I was in high school. I hope he will recover soon!

jam0525

Welcome to the newcomers and thanks to all for the support for my son and our family. I am hanging in there and get to see him tonight. Visiting hours are very restricted right now.

I have been snacking when I shouldn't and hope to get that under control today.

Shorty - I am glad that your boyfriend is on the same track as you.

Barbie - somehow I think walking frisky poodles might count as running.

Happy Friday all,

Jeannie

Starlage

That's happened with a family member of mine in the past, so I feel your pain... literally. Stay strong!! At least he's getting treatment whether he wants it or not and they can try to help him through things.

well, I've been trying SO HARD to get back on track but dang it's been tough. I thought I had mentally re-commited myself but not fully aparently! I've been eating well apart from a few slips and I've already exercised twice this week, hopefully again tonight and tomorrow sometime to get four in this week. That's a win for me I think! It's hard to celebrate the small accomplishments, I always think I need to do more, ya know? But hey, working full time it's pretty good I got 2 or 3 workouts in this week!!

Happy friday ladies! I'm so glad it's the weekend. It's been such a busy work week, had a few late days with OT. looong week- glad to relax this weekend!!

chelebe

I would love to join. I am 5'1 and my nickname at work is "short round". Yea that make you feel great on a bad day.

I am an emotional eater and I have lost 17 lbs but now I have stalled. I would like to lose about 30 more. I would like to break my invisible ceiling of 173 lbs.

thanks for adding me to your group.

babygurl1

Jeannie I am sorry to hear about your sons relapse. Hang in there it will get better. Go for a jog it helps get rid of stress. You will feel so much better when your done. Hugs and kissess going your way dear!!!:smooched: :smooched: