5'2" Ladies who have gone from 140-115lbs

TLAgnesB

How do you use a food scale? How do you know how much you need to eat?

I'm 5'2" at 140 lbs and would love to get back to my ol' high school/dancer/swimmer physique of 115 lbs. I'm seeing a personal trainer starting today for 2 weeks to help motivate and teach me proper techniques to use for my workouts.

rosebette

I was at 140 around 5 years ago after a foot injury. I got to 120 lbs. in about 6 months using Phase II of South Beach Diet. I've been on MFP for the past 6 months after a vacation weight gain that got me to 126, but now I'm plateau'd at 120. I haven't been at 115 in at least 10 years.

sherisse69

This is great for motivation and insight - thanks everyone

Ladybug1250

I LOVED reading through all these posts. I'm very inspired by all of you. Feel free to add me for support and motivation.

SW - 159 (that was my scary number, I did not want to hit 160)
CW- 150ish
GW - 125

Im 5'2" and have gotten serious again after a winter hiatus left me 5lbs heavier.

I just started PiYo I love to walk and jog and I have an elliptical that I like to use at home for cardio. I Try to fit exercise in when I can. I started wearing my fitbit again and am trying to hit 10k daily steps.

My daily calorie allowance is 1200 its RARE that I stop there. I need to be better. I try to eat clean and organic. very minimal processed foods and sugar, however when im not logging my food it's crazy how much i'm going over without realizing it.

Anyway congrats to everyone who's killing it!

Geloza

I am 5'1 and my starting weight 8/1/09 was 143lbs. My goal weight was 118lbs and I reached it in 12 weeks. Cardio 7 days a week, weight training 4 days a week and a 1,000 calorie deficit per day!

I agree ^^^

Gotta bust a move, the less to lose, the harder to lose it.

I'm 5'3'. Highest was 203lbs and in 6 months I was 155lbs. To lose the last 25lbs, I'm doing cardio 6 days a week and weight training 4 days a week and it's going well. My daily calorie DEFICIT is between 500-1000 also.

tracied30

You look fabulous!

Saw I posted to this from a while back...and it seems you figured it out what works for you..so KUDOS!

spunkychelsea

replying for later

Mborroto25

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slk_5555

I feel like my weight loss is very slow compared with others posting here. I'm 5 ft 7 and started at 195lb in Feb this year - so far I have lost 17lb and am at 178lb. I eat at about 1600 cals net & use a fitbit flex to check my calorie deficit. I walk/hike 4-5 days a week & have just started to do Jillian Michael 30 Day Shred. Technically I am averaging 0.7lb per week.

I tend to loose 5lb quick & then stall for 2-3 weeks & the start losing again. I would love to speed things up a little, but after spending years on 1200 cal diets, I am determined not to eat so low again that I am miserable & lacking energy. This is slow but sustainable.....just a little frustrating.

sarafischbach9

I'm a little bit taller than 5'2, but not by much. I feel like all of us 5'1 to 5'4" ladies are roughly similar. I am 5'3.5" and I currently weigh 103 lbs.

In 2013, I had some really bad things happen to me that I won't go into details. It was a very personal matter. I was roughly around 122-123 lbs at the beginning of 2013. I was about that weight in 2012 for most of the year and got down to 117 at one point in 2012 ( in may of 2012 ). Anyway, I hit some rocky patches in my life in Spring of 2013 and the weight began piling on. I remember being 125 lbs in March of 2013 when I had a dr's appointment and by Christmas of 2013 I was already at 135 lbs. It was a combination of eating out too much and not moving around enough. I was depressed; I went to the mall and spent a lot of money and ate out to cope. But I've found better ways to cope these days.

The day after Christmas I saw some pics I didn't like and I finally weighed myself and didn't like that. I had recently graduated from college a few weeks prior to that and hated the way I looked in my pictures. So I decided to lose weight. I got a gym membership and began counting calories and watching portion sizes. Really, the biggest thing I did was reduce eating out. When I was eating at a deficit ( I am maintaining now ) I only ate out once a month. And it was at a place I knew the calories and did my research beforehand.

In January and Febuary of 2013 I lost the bulk of my weight. I was eating 1200-1500 calories per day ( I varied depending on how much time I spent at the gym ) and didn't want body to get used to one calorie amount. But I would say I averaged about 1350 those days.

In March I did a slight increase in calories but was still at a deficit. I would say I was eating in between 1300-1600. At that point I didn't see a need to reduce down to 1200 anymore as I was already almost done.

In April I reached my final goal weight of 110 lbs. I realize I am 103 and under my goal weight, but that kinda just happened while trying to transition into maintenance. In April I was averaging about 1600-1700 per day with an occasional splurge day and still losing.

In May I decided I would maintain, but again didn't work out too well because I still lost. Averaging about 1700-1800 in May and I lost about 3.5 lbs that month. Additionally I lost another 3 lbs in June and was averaging about 1800-1900 calories per day, with occasional days under and over.

I want to point out that I've been running since March. And have been building my mileage. That is probably why I continued to lose in June despite eating 1800-1900 calories most days. Now I'm doing 50+ miles a week and maintaining. I have to check to see what I'm averaging calorie wise, but my calories are varying between 1850 to 2400 kcal depending on how many miles I run and what else I do in the day. I'm training for a November marathon.

So yep the best advice I have for people is: It sucks to count calories but I've had the best luck doing so. I also suggest slowly increasing your calories and when you get closer to your goal weight, then begin transitioning into maitenance. Because obviously you guys aren't going to be on 1200 or 1500 calorie diets forever. I agree with weighing and measuring food. I just bought a food scale not too long ago. Be mindful of daily water fluctuations and we all have plateaus. Just keep going and don't give up. A cheat meal once in a while is okay, but be sure to record it.

JeralynSh

I'm 5'1" (close enough, I guess.) I was 140 at my heaviest and now I'm at 112 and the healthiest and most fit I've been since I was a kid.

My calories are roughly 1200 (sometimes over, sometimes under) and I run every day for at least an hour (outside or on my treadmill).

And I'll be 50 in October.

sherisse69

Bump to get through this later - thanks in advance for sharing advice and tips Ladies ! :):)

suemcmurry

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Liftng4Lis

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Jjade86

Exactly me. 5'2" female, I weighed myself last night after swimming at the Y, 142.
This is a great thread. Thank you, I feel not so alone.

ivannamarie7

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PB91765

I'm 5' 1.5". I started MFP on Sept 4, 2013 SW152 lbs, GW115 lbs, CW140. Got down to 131 in Feb 2014 but stopped regular logging and exercise result = 9 lbs gained back.
Starting to log again, today, to see hw much I can lose before my 1 yr MFP anniversary.
Thanks for sharing ladies.