5 ft and under before and after photos

Lora0626

Bump -- another shorty here... :-)

nsaetern

I heard that its hard to lose weight the lighter you are, but not sure if that's a myth! I want to go at a steady pace, but also want to speed up the process a bit if possible!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

When you are heavier, you require more energy to move that weight during exercise and daily activities. So as you get lighter, you burn less calories doing the same exercises since you're moving less weight. So to combat that, you have to increase your work out intensity. For example, when I started (127lbs), I was running 12:30 min miles for about 1 hour. As I made it closer to 100lbs, I had to start running 10:30 min miles for the same amount of time or more. (but also as the weight came off, the faster pace became more manageable which was great!)

EmCarroll1990

Hey ladies, I'm a little over the requested height - I'm 5'3".
My starting weight was 124.4 (Not my heaviest, but when I came on here that's what it was.)
I maintain a 1200 cal/day and do my best to never go over. I go for 30 minute walk/jogs with my fiancé and our dogs a couple times a week, and we play about an hour's worth of volleyball once a week. So far, I've lost 8 lbs since about... January.

I've noticed some people saying they go over calories, and I'm sorry but I'm sure that has something to do with why you're losing so little - though everyone's bodies are different. I've also completely changed my eating habits and eat a lot of "healthy" meals. Don't get me wrong, I splurge sometimes and have junk food but I always make sure it fits in with my calories.

Losing .2-.8 lbs per week is totally normal for people with less to lose, please do not get discouraged. I wish you all the best of luck.

nursegnet

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

I am normally between 115-118 lbs if I don't count calories and do light exercise (run a few miles a few times a week).. this is where my body wants to be naturally, which is not bad...

But in August of 2011, I went on a 3 week vacation with my boyfriend and ended up at 127 because we were eating out every meal and not exercising at all. 10lbs gained is not terrible, but on someone like me with a petite frame, it makes a big difference.

So when I came back from vacation, I joined the gym. I dropped about 5 lbs the first 3 weeks, but I didn't like that it took me 3 weeks to gain 10 and the same amount to only lose 5. So I got serious. This is what I go by, and still do now:

1. 1200 calorie diet (joined MFP)
2. hit the gym about 6 days a week. 4 days spent on cardio; at least 1 hour on the treadmill or elliptical and 2 days on strength training. (I do 2 days cardio, 1 day strength, 1 day rest, then repeat)
3. I cut my carb intake from about 60% to 30%
4. Eat only lean protein.
5. I eat 3 meals a day (~300 cal each -- lean cuisine prepared frozen meals really helps here) and snacked on fruits and veggies for the remaining calories allowed.
6. I cut off my eating at 8pm!
7. I do reward myself with snickers (my favorite candy bar), but only in the fun size.

I followed this a much as I can, I wasn't terribly strict on myself, but once the pounds started coming off, I kept sticking to it more consistently and at the same time it also became much more manageable.

Once I made it to 115 lbs and saw the weight coming off decently, I continued my routine. I run a lot of 5k and 10Ks, with a half-marathon here and there. Weighing less has improved my pace greatly, so it was also a motivation factor for me to keep losing the weight. I made 100 lbs right before Christmas, so it took me about 4 months to lose 27 lbs.

I am very content at this weight, all I have to do now is maintain it.

I hope this will help some of you. And please let me know if it does help, I'd love to hear your success stories too!

Thank you for this! You did an awesome job!

imchicbad

im 5 feet tall started at 154 pounds size 8






140 lbs of muscle size 3

teenasbody

I am 4'10" 41 years old mother of 3 :-)

Weight at after picture was 137lbs I have gained 10lbs and now back on track to get that off... Hope this helps

SW 167
CW 147
GW 135

Sparlingo

Bump! To remind me to contribute next week when I do my next set of before/durings (I take pics monthly). Last month's photos are in my profile if you want to see them now .