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

staceyteter

I have to say that everyone keeps mentioning that they are 5'1" and 5'2" and how short they are. I am 4' 11" and have been this height for 13 years now. Don't think I'm getting any taller. I am at 159 lbs right now and my goal right now is 140 lbs. I'm sure I'll keep going after that. My husband thinks that I should be able to get to 115 lbs, but i'm shooting for 125! That was my high school wieght 7 years ago!

jam0525

Good morning everyone,

I just spent a few minutes clicking on everyone's profile pictures and checking out the "about myself" pieces. We are quite the diverse group from many places and many stages of life. It's wonderful that we can all meet here and share who we are and what we are going through.

I look forward to logging in and seeing what everyone is up to. Good or bad - we can share things here and work together.

Happy Friday!

Jeannie

ChshireKat

Has anyone ever heard it is better to be overweight and active then at wieght and sedentary?

WalkTheTalk

I am 5'2". I weigh 180. My goal first goal is 150 then I will take it 10 pounds at a time until I reach my ultimate goal of 130-135. I keep falling off the wagon, but when I am on the wagon I do really well with weight loss. Currently, I am doing The Biggest Loser through my husband's work. We just started and it ends the first part of March. There are lots of good prizes so I am hoping that will motivate me a bit more.

Glad to be a part of this group! Let's do this, ladies!!!!!

jam0525

Has anyone ever heard it is better to be overweight and active then at wieght and sedentary?

I did search this on the internet and their are some studies that do agree if you are a little overweight and active and your metabolic profile is good, you can be healthy at a little overweight and active.

I know, for me, I could never be healthy at the bottom of the recommended range for my height as I have a large bone structure. I've had doctors tell me several time to be leary of those charts due to my bone structure.

Good question for discussion, Annita.

Jeannie

barbiecat

I’ve been gone for the weekend to a women’s spiritual retreat in a beautiful wooded setting by a lake. I didn’t log food or exercise on MFP and I cheated by having my hubby log in for me on the day I couldn’t get to the computer so I wouldn’t lose my log in streak.

I used one of the techniques from “The Thin Commandments” to govern my eating. It’s called “boxing in and boxing out”. I “boxed out” all the foods I would not eat at all

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white bread, deli meats and cheese, potatoes, candy, sugary foods. I “boxed in” a few foods that I would eat only over the weekend but not eat them at home----cashews, peanuts, whole wheat toast and peanut butter, extra fruit, raisins, lasagna.

There was plenty of time for exercise. I got up at 5:00 and walked for an hour before everybody else got up and then walked the trails with small groups when there was free time. On Friday my pedometer recorded 18,000 steps, Saturday 38,000 steps and Sunday 21,000 steps.

This morning my weight was up about four pounds which I think is mostly water retention and lots of heavy food. Today I am back on my regular healthy eating plan and the dogs were delighted to have me take them for our usual long walk this morning.

daybyday

:bigsmile: I have had good results staying away from cake, cookies, ice cream, doughnuts, and all their cousins by treating them the same way a sober alcoholic treats alcohol

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I don't take the first bite.

Barbie - I am going to have to take this advice! These things are like a drug for me!! Thanks for that

jam0525

Hello everyone,

I just read about a study done on dieting that came up with a great idea for fall/winter and wanted to share it.

In the study people who had 2 cups of soup a day lost weight at a slower rate than the group that excluded soup, BUT (and here is the good news) the soup group kept the habit of the soup after the diet test period AND kept the weight off longer and better than the non-soup group.

The reason given was that the soup group felt fuller and did not go off the diet in other areas and that soup is gratifying, so the habit remained after the 1 year diet. They lost an average of 15 pounds in the year which was lower than the other control group which was 18 pounds. But, three years later the soup group had not regained that much.

Low sodium and home made soups here I come!

Jeannie

321blueeyes

Yes, I remember reading same (or similar) article a year or two ago. Love soup for the winter! Been eating a hearty bean and barley soup lately - super filling!

barbiecat

:bigsmile: Today I got an e mail from my friend who is making cake for an event on Saturday. She knows that I don’t eat cake and she offered to make a treat for me and wanted to know what I’d eat. I wrote back and said that I don’t eat treats and the nicest thing she could do for me is to make cake for everybody else and not be hurt that I didn’t eat it. She wrote back that she was happy with my answer. :bigsmile:

:bigsmile: 'Tonight I went to a potluck dinner, made coleslaw, ate my dinner at home before I went, hubby ate the potluck and I had water and a measured serving of grapes.:bigsmile:

jam0525

Hello everyone,

Here is the link for October's thread

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/357389-fit-and-fun-sized-those-under-5-4-for-october

I am on a diet vacation this weekend to get myself ready for a weight loss contest at work starting Monday. Just logging in and sort of posting, so my days don't restart.

Jeannie

smv123abc

I'm new, just started! But what I see is that you are all young ladies! I'm 59 and post menopausal! 5'2 and 152 pounds! Trying to lose some weight to look better and keep all those pesky bad health problems at bay! I am defiantly and unfortunately "apple shaped!" It seems like all clothes are made for pear shaped! But, excited about the prospect of exercising and losing a few pounds!! It is encouraging to see all of you doing it! I know it will be a bit harder for me because of age and stage in life, but not impossible. Will keep reading all of your encouraging stories! Wishing you all well! Be sure to share your favorite things to eat that make this easier to live with!

KelleFlr

I'm new, just started! But what I see is that you are all young ladies! I'm 59 and post menopausal! 5'2 and 152 pounds! Trying to lose some weight to look better and keep all those pesky bad health problems at bay! I am defiantly and unfortunately "apple shaped!" It seems like all clothes are made for pear shaped! But, excited about the prospect of exercising and losing a few pounds!! It is encouraging to see all of you doing it! I know it will be a bit harder for me because of age and stage in life, but not impossible. Will keep reading all of your encouraging stories! Wishing you all well! Be sure to share your favorite things to eat that make this easier to live with!

Good for you. I am 45 and 5'3 I am also apple shaped.... I always say I gain weight like a man does -- in the mid section. I do like how supportive MFP folks have been. I would like to send a friend request to you.

jam0525

Hi Kelle and smv123abc,

Welcome and here is the link to the thread for October..

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/357389-fit-and-fun-sized-those-under-5-4-for-october

MFP is a great place and you will find a lot of support here. Life style changes are hard at any age, gender or stature. Posting seems to help all of us. You will find support for your troubles and a lot of good tips on how get changes to stick.

Jeannie

jewels68

I guess this is the place for me. LOL 43 years old and 5'2"... Needing all the help I can get to get the last 40ish pounds off. At my high I was 278 pounds. Not good at 5'2"...

Forgot to add. I started this weighloss journey back in 2008 after seeing my picture in my girlfriends scrapbook. I started with WW and then had Lapband surgery in Nov. 2008. At first it seemed easy to lose weight. Now as I've gone back to bad eating habits some of the weight came back on. I tried to blame starting a new job on the first 10 lbs and then breaking my foot on another 8 lbs. But it was me that was eating the crap. Just cleared to start working out again. Joined a 10 lb challenge starting today. I went all out the last few days getting ready and now need to lose 11 lbs. I can do this.

beaner1st

Yes, jewels68, you can do it! You have a great attitude and you know what you have to do. One day at a time, one pound at a time.

barbiecat

here is the link to the thread for October..

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/357389-fit-and-fun-sized-those-under-5-4-for-october