fit and fun sized - those under 5'4" - January 2012

jam0525

Welcome to all the newcomers to this forum! You have joined the "group" just by posting here. You fill find support here. We are all in the same boat in trying to live on what calories us shorties are allowed to have each day. It will take me a while to get to know everyone.

To those serving in the military - thank you for your service!

To those new - MFP helped me where I had failed so many times in the past. Logging everything everyday is the first key step. After that we all sort of find our own way to success as we are all so different in what we eat and what our life style is.

I joined MFP several years ago. From November to January I just logged and tracked ACCURATELY (key word here) what I was eating and realized I did eat enough to weigh what I did. I started at 178 pounds and I use to be 5'3". lol I got down to 137 in 2010, but put 10 pounds back on in 2011. So, I restart today at 147. My goal is 125 and I know I can get there if I get on track and stay there.

Again, welcome back to those who have been posting here and welcome to those new. This forum is for all of us. Any suggestions are welcome.

Let's get this year started,

Jeannie

stonea22

Hi Everyone who has joined since I posted.

I am also doing the 30 Day Shred, on level 1 day 3 today.

Congrats to all who have already lost a lot of weight. You all are inspirational for all of us.

Feel free to add me as a friend so we can do this together.

bestrodeo

There is a group for short people 5'5 and under, its new and growing come join and lose weight together

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/1660-shorties

ItsTerriC

Hi everyone. I'd love to join this group. I'm 5'2 1/2" and I turned 50 this year. I joined MFP last March and it is the reason I was able to take off almost 19 pounds this past year. I have another 10 I'd like to lose. Sad thing is, I could have done it by now. I went on vacation in July and got off track. I've used pretty much every excuse to avoid exercise since then. Some have been valid, an injured knee, depression (remember, I turned 50 this year, and realized I actually do look it - blech!). Others excuses have just been excuses, too busy, too tired, don't like the change of ownership at the gym.
My husband and I are planning to go on a cruise this year and I have a nephew getting married. I really want the pounds gone so I can feel I look my best. I know I feel better when I exercise, mentally and physically. I'm looking forward to the daily challenges.

fitnfun1

Feel free to add me too for support. I'm attempting to lose 20 1bs this year. I have a group that has a monthly challenge if you are interested in joining us. It's mainly for 40+ age group since we need a different type of workout when we get older.

I'll be reposting the January challenge today!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/410810-40-workout-challenge-new-every-month

321blueeyes

Jeannie, I completely agree - soooo glad 2011 has come to a close, it was an awful year for me in so many areas! Hugs to you as I know yours was even more difficult year but appreciate your leadership in keeping the thread alive!

Hello to all the new posters, this is an excellent collection of ladies I'm 5'2-1/2 on a good day (5'2" on most) and just weeks away from my 31st bday.

Well, 2011 was full of challenges for me - I started the year in the low 150s, watched my weight grow to HW 160 as I took solace in food while watching my relationship unravel :brokenheart: Facing the inevitable, I finally left him in Aug and have been fairly successful in my weight loss these past 5 months - almost 20 lbs gone :bigsmile:

I am happy to be ringing in the new year at 140 lbs - I still have about 10 more to lose, however, and these last 10 are proving quite difficult so I expect it will take the better part of the year to work them off. My goal is 130 but I'm less concerned about #s as long as I get to a point where I feel & look good and hope to have few "dunk" tests this year to monitor my body fat losses.

I am an avid runner - mostly half marathons but I also mix in some longer trail races or 10ks. Losing some weight has definitely helped my running times improve :drinker: Unfortunately I've had to take a bit of a break from running to work on a hip injury, however trying to swim/bike/yoga until I can get back into running.

2012 goals:
- improve strength (unsuccessful attempt at 30 Day Shred this year - it killed my knees!)
- beat 2 hr time goal in Half Marathon, hopefully finish my weight loss in 2012 so that I can try for a 50k in 2013!
- bring my body fat below 25%
- devote more time/energy to my friendships - a tough lesson learned this past year when I discovered the "real" friends
- continue to find alternate coping strategies which DON'T include emotional eating
- help my mom find the motivation to improve her own weight :flowerforyou: I love her dearly but I learned some very disfunctional eating habits and poor body image issues from her

daybyday

Happy New Year everyone!! Tomorrow I AM STARTING REAL EXERCISE AT LEAST 4 DAYS A WEEK!! I am going to try for no sweets too (this may need to be altered and I will be okay with this). Also, I need to get more fruits & veggies into my diet. I look forward to reading of everyone's progress!!
~Kim

jam0525

Welcome to those new comers who have posted here. You have joined the group just by posting here.

Many of us are in more than one forum group, so if you want to check out the others ones that posted links in here, please feel free to do so, but I do hope that you will continue to post here. Posting does help and each group develops it's own personality from the people who post there.

Barbie, thanks for posting about the 100 squats for 100 days challenge. I've joined it and so far so good. It doesn't take long and I think it will help with overall core strength.

FitnFun- Yes, please keep us in the loop on monthly challenges. Sometimes it can be hard to find them in the forums, so it will be good to have an insider posting here with us.

Well, the two teenagers just got up, so I need to go do Mom things. (You know those things they can really do themselves, but will just keep interrupting me for until I get off.) lol

Have a great day everyone and may we all make good choices today.

Thanks,

Jeannie

babygurl1

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kmcw50

Hello everyone! I'm 5'0" and I'm 51 and I'm going thru menopause so it's really getting hard for me. I've lost a total of 30 lbs in 2011 and I yo yo up and down 3 lbs here and there but I have been able to maintain the full 30 lbs. I still need to lose 30 lbs more to be "normal" size for my height! I exercise a lot and try to eat healthy but don't always succeed in that catagory.

So yes, I'm in for 2012! I'm aiming for a healthy weight at least by the beginning of Summer

Good luck to all of us.

michellemariescott

I am in too! Definitely in need of some motivation. I am 5'3 and last year from March-July I lost 18 lbs and now sadly have gained 11 of those pounds back. It was a stressful summer and fall for our family and I used that as an excuse to slack off. In the back of my mind I knew I was gaining the weight back, but I just kept thinking it was a few pounds and nothing to worry about. Now I realize how far it has gone. Even writing this post is a step for me in acknowledging this weight gain.
I am looking forward to sharing our successes in the new year!

Jenzie1203

What a great blog! I really enjoyed reading this, and it encouraged me. I am 5'3", so I need to lose more weight to look better. I know you all know what I mean when I say that. I lost 20 pounds with Weight Watchers years ago, and I got down to a size 6. I am now a size 10, and yes even though I have had two children (my youngest is almost 19 months old) in the past four years, I need to get down to at least an 8. I have been logging in to MFP for 120 days in a row! I have lost 10 pounds so far, but want to lose 20 more. I need to! I want to! "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!" Philppians 4:13

Jen

NicNac86

Hi everyone, I'm 5ft 1 and lost 10 lbs last year.

In reality, I lost 23 lbs between February and May. After that I went on holiday, got lazy, my Dad passed away and then it was Christmas. All in all a pretty sucky 2011, so I'm actually glad I'm still down on this time last year at all!

Went to the docs a couple of days ago and she said I should be aiming for around 132lbs (at least initially). so that's my target for 2012.

Good luck everyone!

claram5415

I'm 4'11 &ready to get fit!

DaniellePF

Hi fellow shorties :flowerforyou:

I am 5'2" and it is so easy for tiny and cute to become short and stocky (sp?) :explode:

In 2011 I lost 30 lbs--15 of them since I joined MFP. It took me the past two years to lose the 60 ponds of baby weight I had packed on. Though I have finally lost all that, I am close to my ultimate goal but I have fears that it will be VERY difficult! I am going to training next month to become a gym instructor, so I know that will give me a stronger mindset when those harsh craving set in (every day).

Sooooo, yes it is much harder for us, but I'm not letting my height lay odds on me! Here we go 2012!!!!!:drinker:

Maria_81

Hi all,

I'm right at 5'2 looking to get down to 135lbs. I almost made it until I had a situation around time and I fell off. Looking to get back and I still need a little motivation.

claram5415

Reading the guidelines under Motivation, it sounds like we need to formally create a group. Do you want to do that? Do you need help with it? If so, let me know.

ChshireKat

BOOK MARK

winn1976

Hi~
I am courtnie i am a teacup,lol i am 4'10" and weigh 165lbs. I couldn't believe how fast i put the weight back on, i weighed 143lbs and between studying for registeries and being a busy wife and mother i just lost myself. Well now i am proud to say i have passed all of my registeries i am now a Registered radiographer (RT),computed tomographer (CT),Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), tech and that feels great!! But now it is time to get to the niddy gritty. I am ready to get it in.

Backpackingmom

I'm 5'2 and I need fitness buddies. I don't have much to lose, only 15-20 pounds but my clothes don't fit and i can't afford new ones. I hate shopping anyway, so it's me being stubborn too. I am really good about my cardio, but I need motivation to tone. I really need friends. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes run in my family so I really need to keep on top of myself. I lost my determination when my mom died 3 years ago. I hope some of you will friend me and help me be accountable. I have logged every day for the last 3 days. :happy:

jam0525

Hello everyone,

I was just scanning noticing how many pounds we have lost. I bet if we added them up, we' d have lost as much as a full sized pickup truck. <- that probably gives away that I live in the country and it a state where the state car is a truck.

I did good today on one of my mini goals - use the stairs instead of the elevator. They say it's a 10 pound difference, so we shall see. On not having chocolate - I did not so good. lol Too many people brought in their holiday leftovers to get rid of them. Hopefully, they will all be gone by tomorrow.

Welcome to all the new comers. You have joined just by posting here. It will take a while to get to know everyone and I look forward to getting to know you all.

We have all made a lot of progress from where we were to where we are now. I know that we can make the rest of the way to our goals.

Good luck with each choice you make,

Jeannie

WishfulShrinking331

I want in!!! i'm 5 foot!!

mjgoebig

I'm 5 foot 3 and am at my all time heaviest of 150pounds. I've been able to stay at 130-135 pounds, but once I hit 36 that all seemed to change It's been 2 years and I just can't seem to budge.

Tbirdgal_Stef

Hello Fun Sizers

I found this topic and new I fit in immediately LOL I'm 5'2" and 143. Heaviest I've been and I feel soooo uncomfortable, I'm going to get my self in gear and make that ticker move (in the right direction) My mother and sister have just joined MFP also and hopefully we can get some results. I have joined the YMCA, enjoy the Precor machine but I must admit I joined 2 months ago and have only gone 4 times... Uh oh, bad start LOL I plan on getting back on track, 3 years ago I was 120 and went to the Y 3 days a week with a lot of activities at home inbetween. The heavier I get, the less energy I have and the less I do with my kids, my husband and for myself. Darn it... I'm ready to do this!!!

I hope to meet others and be held accountable and maybe challenged!

Good Luck to everyone... Cheers!!!

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Tbirdgal_Stef

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ivansmomma

I used to be 5' 4", but gravity ha not been my friend in any respects lol! I'm determined and working hard to being even more healthy this year - more fresh fruit and veggies, more exercise, and respecting myself. I do have a wonderful hubby and we are working together!

Tbirdgal_Stef

Hi Everyone who has joined since I posted.

I am also doing the 30 Day Shred, on level 1 day 3 today.

Congrats to all who have already lost a lot of weight. You all are inspirational for all of us.

Feel free to add me as a friend so we can do this together.

I have the 30 day shred also, I managed to do it about 12 days but not in sucession and I think that ruined it for me, plus didn't really check what I was eating. Hoping MFP helps out with all this. I need to lose some inches I joined the YMCA but plan on doing the shred inbetween when I cant leave home. Would love to follow your progress and maybe see what the Shred does for you, sure was a sweat inducing but kicking LOL

Best of Luck in 2012!!

duke1916

I'm new this year to mfp and plan on making the best out of this new year I'm 5-1 and the weight really shows I want to lose at least 25lbs before July so that I can go on vac and do more with my Kids this year and help r support would be great

abjedi

Hi all my name is Amanda and I'm 5 '3 "
I lost 17 pounds this year then the holidays hit and I ended up gaining 6 pounds back... Grrr...

My first goal is to be at my pre pregnancy weight of 180 by Easter.( April 8) Then to also loose 40 total by June 21.. It's not quite to my goal weight but close..
I hope to be able to join.. I just came across this like today...

barbiecat

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: My heart rate monitor came today.......I wore it for a few hours just to get an idea of my heart rate doing ordinary things......then I wore it for a 25 minute walk with the dogs to find out what my heart rate was while walking them. I won't be using the HRM the way a lot of people do, but I'm loving the information I'm getting from it already.......I love gadgets and this one is no exception. I'm really glad I asked for a lot of opinions and did a lot of thinking before I got it. I'm in no danger of my heart rate going too high, LOL l:laugh: but I think it will help me add some more exertion to my workouts and ordinary activities. I've read about research that show that people who carry pedometers walk more steps than people who don't ........I think it might be true that people who wear HRMs exercise more vigorously and burn more calories than people who don't.

:bigsmile: tonight i got to make sure that I could use the heart rate monitor at the same time that I was using my phone/mp3 player with the bluetooth and they all work together so tomorrow morning I can really "suit up and show up" with all my gadgets :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: