Short People Losing Weight

JanSmelly · July 2012

I'm 5'2 and my maintenance is only 1600! So I have to eat low calorie if I don't want to gain. I eat about 1200 and I am comfortable with it. Some people say 1200 is sooooo low and soooo dangerous which is not true.

I am 5 ft and and 101. Yesterday I ate a little over 2000 calories. Being short isn't an automatic low calorie lifestyle.

True, but it does make it less likely that a low caloric intake will be unhealthy. The rest of the lifestyle plays a big role (for everyone, not just short people).

There is a lot of assumption that because you are short, can't eat a lot. Again, being short doesn't mean you are doomed to 1200 calories for life.

cmccorma · July 2012

I'm 5'2 and my maintenance is only 1600! So I have to eat low calorie if I don't want to gain. I eat about 1200 and I am comfortable with it. Some people say 1200 is sooooo low and soooo dangerous which is not true.

I am 5 ft and and 101. Yesterday I ate a little over 2000 calories. Being short isn't an automatic low calorie lifestyle.

True, but it does make it less likely that a low caloric intake will be unhealthy. The rest of the lifestyle plays a big role (for everyone, not just short people).

There is a lot of assumption that because you are short, can't eat a lot. Again, being short doesn't mean you are doomed to 1200 calories for life.

True, she said her maintenance was 1,600. That does not mean 1,200 for life.

sweetpickle84 · July 2012

I'm 5'2 and have lost close to 38 pounds! Still have more to loose but I feel great losing what I have! Good luck!:)

littlelol · July 2012

4ft11 xx

amdst6 · July 2012

Almost 5'1" and ultimate goal of being 110. In the beginning of the year I lost about 17 pounds with watch watchers but then went off of it. Gained back the majority of that and so now I need to get my act together, stop being sad about it and actually do a real lifestyle change! Currently, doing insanity and hoping to start running soon once I get used to cardio in the privacy of my own home lol

katkins3 · July 2012

I'm 5'2" and have been at 1200 calories since Memorial Day last year.
I've especially been enjoying Jazzercise, but I weight train, practice Tai Chi and swim. I'm looking into adding yoga to the mix.
I turned 62 last month.

Jenloma · July 2012

5'0" and looking for friends to share their food journal with me. 1200 calorie diet is hard!

katiejarr · July 2012

Im 5'1 and I started at 170 (yikes!!!) and today I weighed in at 130.6 (yay!) my goal is between 105 and 110, Im 51 so it comes off very slowly when you're my age...I practice Yoga twice a week and go to the gym 2-3 time a week. I eat 1200 calories a day and Im plenty full on that. Occasionally I may splurge and have a bit more if I want a beer or glass of wine. But for the most part this has really become a way of life and Im very happy with it...And yes 5 pounds looks like 15 on us shorties!!! I also carry ALL my weight in my middle, I think thats because of my age, having babies and the dreaded menopause!!!!!

KaleidoscopeEyes1056 · July 2012

I'm 5'3, and lost closer to 22 lbs (not updated my profile yet, because I only do that once a week) I want to lose about 80 lbs or be a size 6/8 whatever comes first.

Also, I eat around 1600 calories a day. I tried 1300, and not only was I miserable, I wasn't losing.

dreamsofescaping · July 2012

5'3 here and down 42 pounds

litatura · July 2012

I'm 5'3", 34 years old and have lost 76lbs. in a year. I now have a healthy BMI and am one pound below my goal weight, but I'm hoping to lose another 5-15 lbs (I haven't decided how much yet and am taking it 5lbs. at a time). It's taken a while, but consistency has been the key.

photorific · July 2012

Yep! 5'1", need to drop [at least 20, preferably 30] pounds. Working on being ok with going at it the slow and steady way...

nikinyx6 · July 2012

Im 5 foot 2 and started off at 155lbs Im down to 131.8 after about a week, the goal I have set up on MFP is 135 but my ultimate is 125. Losing weight when we're so short is hard but I think even little differences show a lot more when we're this height.

24 lbs lost in week? did I read that right?!?1

nagniho · July 2012

I am 4'11"...5" if i walk head held real high and back ram rod straight!:-) Hovering between 97 and 98 lbs. Now before any one says 'TOO LOW" please understand that the way I carry my weight I look best around 95lbs. Joined MFP 3 months on suggestion of my nutritionist. Since then I have been loosing maybe .2lbs / week. Target is to eat at least 1450 cals/day and go up to 1500 to 1600 calories eventually. However, for that is a big mental block. I was eating soooo low for sooo long:-(

kenh14 · July 2012

I'm 5'2" & started trying to lose weight once school led out in mid May. Started out at around 129lbs ended up at 115lbs after one round Insanity. Started a 2nd round this week, hoping to get down to 105lbs eventually.