Petite girls r u struggling w last 10 pounds??? 5'1" - 5'3"

jennaworksout

thanks for all the advise, however I got on the scale this morning and much to my displeasure I saw 119...I know alot of people think thats fine, but not for me ....maybe the high protein diet??? ughhhhhhhh!!!! so frusterated:grumble: :mad: :sad:

jennaworksout

I pretty much wrote my rollercoaster struggle on my profile. I won't write the whole thing down except to say I went up to 135 in Jan and struggled from Jan to May to lose 10 lbs. I 'd lose a pound or two, gain 3, lose 4, gain 5...etc.etc. 2 steps back, 1 step forward. I could not seem to escape 135! Talk about frustrating!

And then in May I did something extreme.

I started exercising less.

Focused on strength training. Dropped the cardio COMPLETELY. Slowly but surely the weight started dropping. 135 on my 5'3 frame does not look good. To some people. they would tell me it was fine. But to me it was not.

I like the weight where I am now. I am trying to be more focused on shape and less on the number on the scale. So far,it's working. I am currently doing the Venus Index workouts which I love.

Here's to us petite shorties! We can do it!

I think I may try your dropping the cardio and do competely strength training....it sounds like a good option for me to see some results, my weight is the same, gain 4, lose 5, gain 3 , lose 2...back and forth, i want to drop 10 and stay there!!

Ohmydaze

bump, yes, I'm the same. At 5'2-3 my body is happy at 119. My brain wants to be around 110.I'd be happy to see 115 again.


But it's not working

I've been stuck at 117 for months..If anyone wants to addme, please do! Just mention that you're a petite girl so I know who you are

Peta22

Yep... Ive got the same problem. I can get down to close to my desired weight but I have trouble maintaining it. I always seem to be fighting with those same 5kg. However, I think the issue is me! The thing is I can't seem to commit to healthy eating and constant exersizing... By nature, I'm not athletic and I LOVE my food and wine! As soon as I get to my desired weight, I celebrate by going back to my old habits! But, I don't dislike the way I look when I'm heavier enough to stop myself frim enjoying living the way I want to - so I guess the fight will continue!

skinnylove00

ughhhh yes. i want to be 105....but i cant push past 115 its so gross

Angiesolomon

It sounds crazy but I was determined to get to 108 but my body doesn't want to be less then 109. I know its only pound but it was really annoying!!! Anyway I've accepted this is the weight my body wants to be!!!

Kristan_Forsey

Strangely enough no, I'm not struggling. It is coming off faster than the first 35lbs to be honest. I just know so much more about nutrition and exercise now. 3.6 lbs to goal as of this morning

trudence1

I'm 5'3, my goal is 150 pounds (which I have been at forever). I've tried to lose 10-15 more pounds for literally 8 years, the only way I can do it is eating 1,200 calories -- which isn't sustainable for me. When I got to 135 people asked me if I was sick - my face basically sunk in, so I decided to eat more (1,600 calories) and see where I leveled off -- that was at 150. It used to bug me cause I am technically overweight at 150, but I wear a 8 and my measurements and body fat are in normal ranges.

It's entirely possible that your body just wants to be at 120. Just because we're shorties and can go lower doesn't mean we should.

Good luck.

Thank you for this. I needed to hear it.

RAWBMEOW

5'2.5" here, i tend to stay around 129 getting down to 120 is nearly impossible, but i am determined. I work out 5-6 days a week 3 days cardio, 3days yoga. Though my body is changing, my weight isnt. I hold all my weight in my tummy and though my whole body is changing my stomach isnt budging. Really frustrating:( Feel free to add me my petite friends!

bikinisuited

I pretty much wrote my rollercoaster struggle on my profile. I won't write the whole thing down except to say I went up to 135 in Jan and struggled from Jan to May to lose 10 lbs. I 'd lose a pound or two, gain 3, lose 4, gain 5...etc.etc. 2 steps back, 1 step forward. I could not seem to escape 135! Talk about frustrating!

And then in May I did something extreme.

I started exercising less.

Focused on strength training. Dropped the cardio COMPLETELY. Slowly but surely the weight started dropping. 135 on my 5'3 frame does not look good. To some people. they would tell me it was fine. But to me it was not.

I like the weight where I am now. I am trying to be more focused on shape and less on the number on the scale. So far,it's working. I am currently doing the Venus Index workouts which I love.

Here's to us petite shorties! We can do it!

I am so glad to find this support. I completed 60 days of BBL and worked my butt off and finally reached 106 5 days ago untortunately the last two days, back at 109.6, I am so irratated. :sad: :sad:

I think I am sticking to low-carb, minimize exercise for this week. Concentrate on my diet and concentrate on 3 pounds at at time until I hit the same scale number 5 days in row. Let's report daily weight -ins. I am a 39 yo, failrly in good shape but JESUS, struggling to lose the 10 pounds I put on a year and a half a go. ..5 down, 7 up and 6 down, you get the picture. I want to hit 105 for 5 days straight!!

Jenny111372

I'm 5' 2.5" and the last 5 pounds..4.6 to be exact..are proving to be killer!! I've lost the first 40 fairly easy with counting calories and exercise but I'm coming up on week 2 of staying exactly the same weight so I'm trying to figure out why?? I've always been pretty strict about staying within my calorie goal for the day so in doing a little reading I found a suggestion of maybe eating at maintenance or a little over to see if that may get the scale moving again. I'm currently 124.6 and would love to be 120 but I really would love to just be able to lose some more inches..think hips and stomach..UGH! Good luck to everyone in reaching their goals!

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I'm 5'3, my goal is 150 pounds (which I have been at forever). I've tried to lose 10-15 more pounds for literally 8 years, the only way I can do it is eating 1,200 calories -- which isn't sustainable for me. When I got to 135 people asked me if I was sick - my face basically sunk in, so I decided to eat more (1,600 calories) and see where I leveled off -- that was at 150. It used to bug me cause I am technically overweight at 150, but I wear a 8 and my measurements and body fat are in normal ranges.

It's entirely possible that your body just wants to be at 120. Just because we're shorties and can go lower doesn't mean we should.

Good luck.

Thank you for this. I needed to hear it.

You're welcome.

And to the OP, do you measure yourself? If you stop cardio, focus on strength, and eat lots of protein, you are going to gain in muscle (and likely see a weight increase), but you'll actually be smaller...

lexiyoo

Hey girls! I had the same problem, so I started to reduce calories more and increase work outs more, BIG mistake! I'm a nurse practitioner and was talking to one my dieticians. She explained the whole plateau concept to me, and said I wasn't eating enough which was forcing my body into starvation and survival mode. She gave me some tips on getting more protein and fiber in my diet and PRESTO! Dropped a few more LBs, from eating more, hahah.
You can also google the concept of weight plateau if you want to try to understand it to.
good luck ladies.

mellabyte

Hey there! 5'1" and working through my last 9lbs. It's rough and a lot slower than the beginning of the journey. But, this is the first time I've ever been below 115 since...I was probably a wee lass.

Everyone says to focus less on the scale and concentrate on weights. Which I've been trying to do. I'm hoping, though it's slow, that I'll at least start building lean muscle to help offset areas of myself that I still consider squishy. I probably need to severely cut starchy and grainy carbs and fats though. That's probably what's going to help me lose my middle the most.

I'm really worried about maintenance, once I get to my goal. >_>

MinglewoodBlues

Bump.

beaner1st

I am going through some of the same struggles. I am "almost" 5'2" and 42 years old. After losing 40 pounds since a year ago April the lowest weight I saw was 109 where I had been for about 4 months. I went on vacation in June and went up to 114. Even with the last month of my normal exercise and and cutting back on my calories I cannot seem to lose any of this weight. For some reason does my body like this weight? It wasn't easy to get to 109 but it wasn't this hard.

petiteLady89

Yes, I've been trying to lose "the last 10lbs" for two years now! 4'10 here and currently eight just under 110lbs.

SabrinaLC

I've been struggling with my last 5lbs.
I am 4'11" and weigh 105lbs

apriltrainer

I am going through some of the same struggles. I am "almost" 5'2" and 42 years old. After losing 40 pounds since a year ago April the lowest weight I saw was 109 where I had been for about 4 months. I went on vacation in June and went up to 114. Even with the last month of my normal exercise and and cutting back on my calories I cannot seem to lose any of this weight. For some reason does my body like this weight? It wasn't easy to get to 109 but it wasn't this hard.

I think my body loooooves being 135. One good thing I found out about myself...no matter how much JUNK I eat I usually don't go above 136 except for when I am pregnant of course!

It was easy losing the babyweight. June of 2011 I was about 156...

Sept- 112.

Jan- 135, Feb, 135-136, Mar 125-135, Apr 128-135....

May 135-128

yeah, my body definately loves being in the upper 20's to mid 30's....

Unfortunately.

Now I am in the high teens and low 20's. Hoping to stay here and enjoy where I am at now!

melcowenfitness

I'm 5'3" and lost 30 pounds by paying more attention to my nutrition. Great workouts help too but without fueling your body properly, you're not going to see the results you want. There are several things you could look at but it all boils down to two things. I just did a video about my personal experience of what has worked for me. http://youtu.be/kZbPZRzF66A

Mel

littlelol

ditto

AmyBeth719

I have the same problem too. The last 10lbs have been horrible and I keep bouncing around.

garfield89

I'm 5' 1" and am with you on this one. I have struggled from the age of 16 to stay at 115 and my weight somehow always creeps up to 128-130. Some things I have been trying lately are switching up my exercise routine. I do insanity a few days a week, go jogging, speed walking, yoga, or the brazilian booty lift dvd. It keeps me motivated and works wonders. Another thing that may be happening is the more you work-out the more muscle you gain. When I used to be an avid runner I was always 119 or 120 but I looked as skinny as I did when I was 110 and didn't work out as much. Muscle weighs more than fat, measure yourself through jeans size opposed to the number on the scale, as long as its not too high.

Amcolecchi

I am 5'1" and Currently having such a struggle to get to 118...BUT I have noticed that instead of being skinny fat I am becoming more solid, so even though I still weigh 122 I do not jiggle when I walk, abs are tight and arms are lean. Sometimes we just weigh more than we like but our body fat percentage is weigh down! I also lost a ton of inches in my waist! So there's hope ladies! Start measuring your body with a tape measure and not a scale!

apriltrainer

I am 5'1" and Currently having such a struggle to get to 118...BUT I have noticed that instead of being skinny fat I am becoming more solid, so even though I still weigh 122 I do not jiggle when I walk, abs are tight and arms are lean. Sometimes we just weigh more than we like but our body fat percentage is weigh down! I also lost a ton of inches in my waist! So there's hope ladies! Start measuring your body with a tape measure and not a scale!

That's what I do.

I am doing the Venus Index workouts which are shape based. I fluctuate between 122-119...

and as long as my waist measurement stays the same... I am good.

I am currently 119, who knows...tomorrow I may be 122...but I have weighed less and looked absolutely horrible.

I actually hit 125 a few months ago on my weight loss rollercoaster and had more fat. A few weeks ago I finally hit it i again and looked tighter. That 2nd time was true fat loss because my waist went down.(it's about 5 lbs of FAT per inch but less so as you get smaller. Just food for thought to know if what you lose is H20 vs FAT)

MizzTatiana

Lost 20+ lbs before find MFP, trying sooo hard to get that last 10 lbs off!!! I'm only 5'1

Joorrrrdddyyn

5'1 and 123 pounds. cant get any of the weight off! im really struggling w/ it.

kddruckenmiller

YES ah I have been trying to lose the same last 5 pounds since the beginning of the year. Up and down and up and down. It's beyond frustrating. I suspect I haven't been exercising enough but with summer classes and standing up at work for 8+ hours at a time (in a restaurant), working out is the last thing I want to do when I get home. I guess I need to just suck it up and deal with it!

jennaworksout

Well I have decided to add 30DS to the mix of my routine, hoping this is the little bit of push my body needs!!! I shall record my measurements before and after ...ordering to day !!!

tsheetz

I am 5'3 and 122 lbs. I would love to get down to around 115 but it is definitely slow going. However, I am seeing a lot more definition in my body. I think lifting weights is really helping. I am still hoping for a much flatter stomach though.