Calling all Shorties! Ladies 5'3" and under

Hey ladies! I started to read this and then realized there are a lot of pages. So I'll have to go back and read the rest. I am a 27-year-old that stands at a very tall 5' 1 3/4". [I used to be 5' 2", I swear!!] But anyway, I fell all of your pain! My heaviest that I have officially been ware of is 176. I am currently 141.2. My goal is to be 116 but I feel as though I have a medium to large frame so even at 116 I feel like I will still look thick. Argh. Ahh well. But it's nice to meet so many other shorties! hah.

I am in this group for sure! I am 5'2" and 118lbs. I do not dislike being short but sometimes I do feel some insecurities w/in myself when I am around other people. I always feel like I am looked at like a child even though I am 29 and a mother of 2 awesome kids. It an inside thing I suppose.

I am ok w/my weight in general but I am trying to lose a few more pounds. I just wish that when I sit down I didn't have the rolls that I have. I don't have much "fat" on me but I do have a few rolls, especially when my posture isn't up to par. I am glad to read others feel the same way.

I hope that losing a few pounds and toning what I have will help.

Here is to us!

Hello, I'm 5ft1 and on 1200 a day...some days this is easy, other days I just want to binge!!

I hear you - 5'2" and 1200 - I'm the same. Right now I'm on an I what to binge streak! Grrrr.....

Hello everyone. I am 5'3" and 188 pounds. I have such a hard time too with sizes of clothes. Because I see myself a lot larger because of my stomach, I tend to buy clothes that are too big. But the problem there is that the clothes are made for taller people and just look crazy. So even though I would still be considered obese my goal weight is 140.

Have a good day!

5' even here. My new goal is 135 lbs...still considered overweight but that's good enough for me! I'm at 157.2 now.

This is my goal as well. I'm 5 feet 1/2 inch and considered overweight for me, but I figure that's in the middle of the 130s which is where I want to be. I'm at 152 presently. Good luck!!

I'm so glad to find my vertically challenged friends!!! I'm 5'2" and eyes of blue (Grandpa used to sing that to me!!). I've never been truly happy with my body, I don't mind being short, but being round is pretty hard. I met my husband when I was 16 and at that time I was around 117lbs. Then I went to college and gained a few (eh-hem, few) pounds but had a breast reduction that really helped even out my body, but I still wasn't happy. Then I gained a lot more, then lost it, then had a baby, then another... you get the idea. Before I delivered son #2 I actually weighed in at 204!!! Wow, that's a lot for me! I've been hovering between 165-185 in the almost 12 years since that kid and can't wait to finally be the hot mama on the sidelines for a change!!! I have an overweight hubby who's a truck driver since being downsized over a year ago and I'm hoping to be an inspiration to him also. Both my sons play football and this will be the last fall that I'm hiding in my oversized hoody out there.... I want to look as good as those cheerleaders again!!!! Currently working out 4 days a week, started running 9 months ago which I never thought I would do and finding this site has really helped me find the accountability I need to get these extra pounds off! My weight as of yesterday is 163, and my current goal is 140. Once I get there I'll decide if I can keep going. In the past that's about all I seem to be able to get to, but that's ok!!! My mom is short (4'10") and probably weighs about what I do and is very sick with diabetes... I really don't want to end up like her! That's a huge part of my motivation.. that and my kids!

Good luck to all of you and if you want to add me as a friend that would be great!!! I like being short, even when I don't!

Hi!!

Im 5'2, and mfp does set very low limits for us, its very dificult to stay with in the limits,iv come and gone alot of times lol but im gonna try as hard as i can this time!! everytime i have something "bad" i get very discouraged and stop doing this .. lol i know this is stupid, so im going to change!! well good luck with everything!!

you are so right, sister! i totally agree with your post. i am 5.3 tall and at 155 am considered way overweight by the charts, but i feel pretty good and only want to lose twelve more pounds to "officially" be in the "normal" range. Petite sizes are great for skirt length, but assume you are petite in the waist too!
Let's keep losing! and have a great healthy holiday season!

Just chiming in, i am 5'1" and currently 179lbs. I agree that weight on us looks so totally different than on someone taller! I carry all of my weight in my belly and chest, so i feel like a bowling ball! ) My husband is 6'4" and weighs less than i do. I guess that makes him my bowling pin!

5'3 136lbs goal weight is 129lbs for now....... would like to be 125....but its hard to get to 135lbs -.-......... but.... im happy to be 5'3 soo thats a good thing lol

5' 1.5" here, currently 127lbs. My initial goal was 130lbs, but now that I'm here, I can see that I've still got plenty to lose, especially around my belly.

I used to do serious cardio every day, supplemented by some strength training... Back then I was netting 1200-ish calories and dropping weight somewhat fast. But I decided that 1) I like food, and 2) I want to look muscular. So I switched to focusing on strength training, and started to eat more.

These days I eat 2050-2100 net calories on exercise days/ 1700-1800 net on rest days, do almost zero cardio except for warm ups. To my surprise, I'm still losing weight, just slowly. I'm okay with slow losing though, and am very happy eating all those calories.

I'm not sure how many pounds I will be at when I'm at my goal. My goal isn't really a weight; for me, it's about having killer abs and being able to do a single arm pull-up. I got a long way to go!

37 years old
5 feet even
SW: 161.3 lbs
CW: 125.7 lbs
GW: 115-120? (I keep changing it)