5'2" shorty looking to lose 30lbs

the_muffin_mans_wife
the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
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Hi! I'm a little short kid. Over the summer, I weighed about 135lbs and I felt great! I wasn't exactly "fit," but I liked the way I looked and that's what's important!

Flash-forward to now, about 6 months later, and I've gained roughly about 30lbs. I hate it. None of my clothes fit and I'm fed up with having to hide behind big coats or shirts and baggy pants all the time now! I'm tired of being asked if I'm pregnant and I'm tired of doing my...ahem....personal activities with the lights off.

I'm looking for some support and friends who will continue to motivate me! :)
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  • ohenry78
    ohenry78 Posts: 228
    Request sent! Best of luck, I'll support how I can.
  • lovemitch125
    lovemitch125 Posts: 257 Member
    I'm 5'2 as well and I have about 30 lbs to go as of now, so we're in the same boat :)
    Feel free to add me so we can "feed" off of eachother. :)
    Good Luck!
  • the_muffin_mans_wife
    the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
    Thanks! :) I can already tell that this is a very supportive community!
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    I'm 5'2 and have lost 28 lbs over the last 8 months (just a little bit more to go). I'm always happy to support another shorty like myself! Feel free to add me if you would like!
  • the_muffin_mans_wife
    the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
    Lovemitch125, thanks! I think it's kinda funny that we're the same height, same goal weight, and your username is the name of my older sister's husband! :) How cool!

    Thank you, jstout365! That's awesome that you've lost that much! Congrats!
  • Ultragirl2374
    Ultragirl2374 Posts: 390 Member
    5'0" and trying to drop 30lbs too! Lets do this!!!!
  • canelly
    canelly Posts: 731 Member
    5'2 I was 154 before now I'm at 128.
  • the_muffin_mans_wife
    the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
    I just can't wait to get this really started and start seeing some results!

    It's nice having some shorties with similar goals to mine, and some shorties who used to have those goals and met them! Good job!
  • DonnaCarmody
    DonnaCarmody Posts: 19 Member
    I am 5'2" also and that makes it more challenging with the weight loss. I have lost 10 pounds on here so far and hope to continue losing at least 10 more. Add me and we can keep each other motivated. Good luck!
  • himilayaneyes
    himilayaneyes Posts: 204 Member
    I'm 5'4 and need to lose about 60 pounds. My jiggly has never interfered with my personal activities as far as keeping the lights on. However, having more stamina for such activities would be nice. Request sent. We can do this.
  • rides4sanity
    rides4sanity Posts: 1,269 Member
    You've got me by inch, but I won't hold it against you.
  • the_muffin_mans_wife
    the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
    The best I've done in about a year is made it so I only gained five pounds in two months. I really want to break that and start losing some weight!

    himilayaneyes, More stamina would be nice!

    Notfortyyet, I can't help it I'm a giant! Hahaha!
  • tinyzombie
    tinyzombie Posts: 128 Member
    I sent you a request. :) I'm 5'3" and definitely have more than 30lbs to lose (try 55-60, ugh!), but I figured we could still help motivate each other. :)
  • CudyBug
    CudyBug Posts: 742 Member
    I'm 4"11 and have quite a bit to lose. I lost 50 lbs before getting pregnant and now a year after my son was born I gained back 40 of it. :(
  • xtanyx
    xtanyx Posts: 53
    Feel free to add me. I am:

    Height : 5'2
    SW: 174
    CW: 144
    GW: 130 ish?

    Been stuck at the 140s for a while now!
  • dancindoc508
    dancindoc508 Posts: 41 Member
    I'm 5'1 and trying to lose 20bs!:) I love how supportive everyone is of each other.
  • cynfy16
    cynfy16 Posts: 35
    I am 5'5" and my starting weight was 156 and I was okay with how I looked, but I decided to lose weight mainly because of how I felt . So as a fellow short lady I understand how it can be annoying when the weight doesn't have anywhere to go but the bad places haha Remember if you want any change you have to change how you do things, just by using this website and apps you're on the right track and we are all here doing the same!! Good luck =)
  • the_muffin_mans_wife
    the_muffin_mans_wife Posts: 9
    Oh, I love this! :) Thanks for all the replies and support already! :D

    CudyBug, I'm sorry that you gained a lot back, but you got a wonderful blessing out of it! Congrats and good luck!! :)

    I'm very worried about the inevitable plateau, but I've looked all over the internet and a lot of people are saying that the tape measure means more than the scale, so I'll have to keep that in mind! :)
  • callmejessica
    callmejessica Posts: 1,868 Member
    5'1" add me!
  • ardnajelatr
    ardnajelatr Posts: 24 Member
    Hi,
    I'm also 5'2", I started at 166. I am now at 148. For now, my goal is 140, who knows, depending on how I look when I get there, I might go for 135 too. Feel free to add me too.

    (oh, and I know how it feels, I was also asked a lot if I was pregnant)

    (oh, and the light thing too, lol)
  • MarieG2023
    MarieG2023 Posts: 61 Member
    5'0"...still need to lose another 10-15 lbs. Please feel free to add me!
  • muktyfitness
    muktyfitness Posts: 59 Member
    5'2" , current wt 145, goal 130 and lean look. new to MFP, excited to see very supportive group, for the first time I am feeling like I can do it. Please add and thanks every body for being so supportive.
  • chriswhudson
    chriswhudson Posts: 39
    It takes 3500 calories BURNED to lose 1lb. for example:
    if you ate 2800 cal a day x7days = 19600 calories consumed a week
    if you burned 3200 cal a day x 7days = 22,400 calories burned a week
    22,400 -19600=2,800 net burned for the week it's not quite a lb lost but it's .8 lost


    How do you know what you burn a day? look up BMR and enter your body data. I know all the pills and stuff the world promotes sound great, none of them work, they only increase the amounts of calories burned a day by small amounts and supress your appetite, but if you don't know your basic calorie intake or your basic burn a day, nothing can help you manage the outcome. I explain this to say that I have lost 45lbs in 6 months and I work out roughly twice a week, but walk 3 miles 3 days a week in the summer............hope this helps.................
  • Moretakitty
    Moretakitty Posts: 168 Member
    Fee free to add me! I am 5'0" and recently lost 67lbs.
  • pseudomuffin
    pseudomuffin Posts: 1,058 Member
    Hey! I'm 5'2" as well! Lets be buddies :D
  • Mezzta
    Mezzta Posts: 26 Member
    Another 5ft2 here... :D Please feel free to add me and anyone else who wants to :D
  • janzia
    janzia Posts: 76 Member
    Another shorty here at 5'1. I've lost 23lbs so far and would like like to at least 20-30 more. I'm another one who has lost it before and gained it back but I'm hoping three times a charm. Feel free to add me.
  • AmandaBiggs09
    AmandaBiggs09 Posts: 42 Member
    5'2" here and looking to lose 40 lbs...I guess. I'm not really sure what my goal is. I am more so concerned with the way I look opposed to the number on the scale(although I am obsessed with standing on it). If any body could be so kind to point me in the direction of someone who is 5'2" 145 lbs, it would be greatly appreciated. I just want to see how it may look on me (I know body types differ so it may not be accurate).

    BTW...I tried to add everyone on here, if I missed you add me :D
  • Willkathmum
    Willkathmum Posts: 62 Member
    Hi I'm 5'3 and losing slowly since the beginning of the year, feel free to add me
  • jstout365
    jstout365 Posts: 1,686 Member
    5'2" here and looking to lose 40 lbs...I guess. I'm not really sure what my goal is. I am more so concerned with the way I look opposed to the number on the scale(although I am obsessed with standing on it). If any body could be so kind to point me in the direction of someone who is 5'2" 145 lbs, it would be greatly appreciated. I just want to see how it may look on me (I know body types differ so it may not be accurate).

    BTW...I tried to add everyone on here, if I missed you add me :D

    In my profile pics I have a "Before" and during comparison. I started at 153 and my before picture was 143. How you look at 145 will be different based on body composition. I was not lean at 143 so it looks squishy on me :wink: but with some hard work at the gym and eating better, I'm looking better now even at just a 15 lb difference. You can look lean at 140-145 at 5'2" if you work towards that as a goal!

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