5"0' Ladies Please Show Share Your Success

eviegreen

I'm 5' tall, joined MFP in January, when my 2nd baby(delivered via repeat c-section) was 6 weeks, & have lost 65lbs (11lbs of it was pregnancy weight).

Night before Indelivered: 211
Early March, 6 weeks into MFP: about 170
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During: 139, size 8-10.
126, size 4
[img]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/mpollak83/Weight Loss Journey/1771e74b60c9d7d1773fb239eaf6cf7b.jpg[/img]

Almost there:
1st half of pic: 117lbs, size 2
GOAL: 110lbs, size 00/0
I use this picture because those last 7lbs made a good difference on us shorties!

[img]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/mpollak83/Weight Loss Journey/87a71eda7f33c1035ff211648c139869.jpg[/img]

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You look AMAZING! Congratulations!

Merithyn

I'm 5'2" and four months into MFP. Here are my pics:

Jenna70

Bump to read for motivation....

Thisprincesswearsrunningshoes

I am 5ft3/4 of an inch. I started MFP Jan 2011 at 190 pounds by November I was sitting about about 125. I had deaths and sickness and gained back 25 of it so I am back to working on getting those to go away. Here is a link to my blog with pics. I feel most comfortable at 133.http://myjourneytobecomeamorehealthierme.blogspot.com/p/my-journey-to-healthier-me-photos-along.html

Amybcb

Awesome job girls!! I love seeing other "shorties" who have lost. So inspirational!! Thank you!

33equals3

WOW! Laides, you all look amazing! California - what a stunning transformation!!!
As for me, I used to be 140 range , gained 70+ lbs with my first pregnancy and I've been on a roller-coaster ever since.
Lost 30, got pregnant, lost 20, got pregnant, lost 20, got pregnant
I'm at 202 now after my 4th (20 month ago).
I lift heavy, try to concentrate on high quality protein with low carbs, add a little cardio here and there.
I've also had hypothyroid, on and off medication and hypoglycemia.

loreledesmax

I'm 5"2' and on my way to losing the last (and hardest!) 7 lbs.
I love seeing this kind of pics, so inspirational !
You all look amazing, thanks for sharing :flowerforyou:

Shelli06

It's definitely still a work in progress but I am 5'4" and my SW was 250 lbs and I am now 224. My goal is to get down to at least 150 but preferably a little less. I'm not sure how to add pictures, but my profile picture is pretty current

RitaSantoss

I'm 5'2 and I started at 73 kg:


And this is me after I lost 6 kg so far, at 67.1 kg:

MerraH89

Wow everybody looks great! I'd love to have that kind of transformation one day! You girls gave me HOPE! I'm 5" and wayyyy obese weighing 196 but u guys made me believe that it can be done.... I'm trying to cut carbs even brown rice I have it really tiny bit if I need it...

What kind work out routine do you girls think that works the most effective? I'm trying to do 30ds...

dominica_maria

I'm not sure how to post pics, but my before and after is in my profile picture. I still have about another 10-15lbs to be where I want to be. I started in January at 139.5lbs and I am currently at 127lbs. My goal weight is between 110-115lbs. You guys all look great (:

dominica_maria

Wow everybody looks great! I'd love to have that kind of transformation one day! You girls gave me HOPE! I'm 5" and wayyyy obese weighing 196 but u guys made me believe that it can be done.... I'm trying to cut carbs even brown rice I have it really tiny bit if I need it...

What kind work out routine do you girls think that works the most effective? I'm trying to do 30ds...

walk walk walk. move into trying to run. I lost most of my weight by starting out walking and moving into running!

mandorla

bump

barefoot76

When everyone sees what great shape I'm in and that I'm eating just like they do they will say "How does she do it?" Simple. You can have what ever you want, just not all at once (except for me on this special occasion! LOL).

Way to go!

I am 4'9" and I struggled with the Eat More thing when I joined MFP. Right now, I am losing slowly by eating 800-1200 calories a day. Like you, I feel the most important thing is that I DON'T EAT WHEN I AM NOT HUNGRY. I have struggled my whole life with binge eating and eating to the point of pain. I am learning how to recognize actual fullness, and some days that translates into 700-800 calories (other days, it is more like 1300 calories, it just depends). My goal is to have a healthy attitude towards food and fitness, not follow some prescribed one-size-fits-all plan. Anyway, just wanted to say, yeah! You go!

kojodevine

I am 5'1" and started on 9/13/12 and have lost 7 pounds. I love the exercise tracker and earning extra calories, I have completely changed my entire diet, which has been hard, but totally doable. Also, I have been doing Just Dance 3 on the Wii! Love it. (As long as no one see me doing it.)

Maryaly40

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saunders0000

hope to post some before and during pics soon

evelynr14

Hi!! I haven't reached my goal at all yet, but I am 5ft and my highest weight was 240 and I have already lost 50lbs.

BEFORE (240lbs):

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc335/eruiz987/CHRISTMAS 2010/DSC_1267.jpg

INPROGRESS (190lbs):




I am still on this journey and someday I will be posting my final success photos around 140 - 150lbs (GW)

ShallaLovee

Hi!! I haven't reached my goal at all yet, but I am 5ft and my highest weight was 240 and I have already lost 50lbs.

BEFORE (240lbs): Your before isn't working but it's alright



INPROGRESS (190lbs):



I am still on this journey and someday I will be posting my final success photos around 140 - 150lbs (GW)

Thats great! Congratulations and this is such an inspiration for me! Thanks for sharing! & to everybody else too you guys look amazing and are such an inspiration to me. Thank you sooooo much for sharing!

cindybowcut

I am 5" I am not really sure where my before pictures are. My SW was 200 CW is 146. I still have a little ways to hit my GW of 130-125. I watch portion size and make sure to eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies. I also do cardio 3x a week and some sculpting 2x a week. I was diagnosed diabetic so I really watch my sugar intake. I still eat carbs but nothing like I used to. My profile picture was taken in April when I weighted 160.

MerraH89

I am 5'1" and started on 9/13/12 and have lost 7 pounds. I love the exercise tracker and earning extra calories, I have completely changed my entire diet, which has been hard, but totally doable. Also, I have been doing Just Dance 3 on the Wii! Love it. (As long as no one see me doing it.)

wow how did you lose 7 lbs so quick? i'm jealous but will you please tell me what you did? :flowerforyou:

MerraH89

anyone else would like to show off your success pictures/stories??
so far i lost 6lbs about a month and doing 30DS now...slow but surely!

sinobaako82

wow!!! that is insane!!! you look super fabulous! what an inspiration... hope you can share with us some words of wisdom and tips.

specialtreat

Still a work in progress I am 5 foot 4 and starting weight was 78kgs/172pounds
during photo was at 73kgs/161pounds
and currently at around 65kgs/143pounds.
I still have 5-8 kgs/ 11-17pounds I would like to lose.



edited to add a face comparison as well :-)
I can really notice the difference in my neck, I actually have one now :-)

Erinthebodo

Hi, I'm 5 ft. and I started out a size 22 at 210 pounds. I am now a size 2 at 103 pounds.:bigsmile:

OMG, that is amazing! Congrats!

hablagabrielle

I'm five feet tall and now that I eat 1800 or 1900 calories a day, I'm progressing really quickly, actually. I ate at 900 for about a year because I thought I was supposed to eat very little since I am so small. I never lost anything and, on top of that, I was sick and irritable a lot of the time. I was also a lot flabbier than I am now. I weigh more now that I eat more, that's for sure, but I'm still a lot smaller than I ever was. This is the smallest I've ever been in my life. I agree with your mantras and the fact that moderation is always key for weight loss and health in general, but I eating more can (and does) certainly work for short girls, too. So for the others here, if you're not losing weight quickly enough or you feel like you've tried everything with no success, don't discount eating more just because you're smaller than the people pitching it to you.


First picture is where I started, second is after eating at an extreme deficit for a long time, and the third one is after a month of 30 DS and eating 1800-2000 a day

_Tuyana_

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I love your arms! I hope one day that mine will have the same shape (shoulder/bicep)

limico91

Bump! 5"2' here and have a lot to lose!

gargisingh

BEFORE:


AFTER:

Goodness! What a gorgeous woman! What an inspiration!

vegannlg

Hi there, I'm 4'10" and have been on MFP for the better part of a year. My progress pics are in my profile (sorry, can't post them).

Lots of good advice here, and I TOTALLY agree with the poster (Californiagirl2012) that said (in part):
<<What people don't seem to realize is that when you are short females like us your RMR is usually very low, too close to the 1200 calorie min and that makes it pretty hard to have a real calorie deficit with all the eat more mantra. That works fine for bigger people who have more room in their calorie budget to play with. People who are not short don't see to understand this.>>

Know your body's caloric needs and work for yourself. Paying too much attention to what "everyone else is doing" had me eating too much and I spent a while in a plateau because of it. Also, don't be afraid to lift some weight and build a little strength - it burns calories and you feel like you can take on the world!