5'0" to 5'4" ladies do you have a hard time losing weight?

Im 5ft too. ATM I am following "The petite advantage diet" in regard to my calories. I am eating 1100, 1100 and then 1600 on repeat. 40% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat. I am losing, but I have recently read some very interesting information that suggests my daily calories are too low which is why I am not losing faster.

Check out the group "in place of a road map"

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/8017-in-place-of-a-road-map

I am beginning to think that this is actually the way???

Hope that helps.
Good luck

Yes. I'm 5'0 on a tall day.

I've been really trying for about 10 weeks and have lost a whopping 4lbs. I'm trying to find my caloric sweet spot. I lost nothing on 900-1200 calories per day. I upped it to anywhere from 1200-1800 depending on my activity (using fitbit and a HRM for cardio) to figure out my TDEE then eat 500 calories less than it. That worked a bit better. I lost a few pounds.

Then I just switched to eating 1400-1500 per day regardless of activity. This way some days I'll have a deficit of around 900, and other maybe a deficit of about 300....most will be around a deficit 500 though.

I'm only 5 ft tall and have the hardest time losing weight. I have been really good about staying within 1200 to 1500 calories a day. Most days I'm at the 1200 mark but have still only lost 4 lbs. Any suggestions? I'm getting frustrated.

How long did it take to lose the 4lbs? What did you start at and what is your goal?
Healthy weight loss is 0.5-1lb a week. So if you're losing at that rate, you're fine.

Also, keep in mind other factors affect weight loss. If you started an exercise regime, your muscles retain more water as they repair. Hormones can mess with it (I always gain weight at my period). If you consumed a higher level of sodium you will retain more water. etc etc

Also, are you tracking everything that you eat? Most people do not, even if they think they do. Make sure you're actually at 1200 a day.

Good luck!

You don’t have your food diary open so it’s hard to tell what you are eating.

If you are one of those that are having hard time losing (I can guarantee that I am one of those, I am 5 2’ and have 40 lbs. to go. Slowly but sturdy) this was what helped me:

Stop with all processed food when you are entering the grocery store just go around it. The fresh and healthy foods are there such as, fruit, veggies and protein. Look at your food diary and make sure that the sodium level is good and take less bad carbs (bread, pasta) and eat more protein. That you are eating veggies every day.

Drink water

If you can’t go to the gym, try to do something at home or go for walks.

If you do exercise, take measurements insted of using the scale and get some smaller pants and use them. The scale will not give you what you want right now! But the measuring tape will :drinker:

If you count out your TDEE and BMR, be in-between those numbers, don’t go under your BMR and DO NOT eat back exercised calories.
http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

If you use MFP, eat back the exercised calories.

Someone told me: When you stop thinking of this as a diet and start to think of this as a new lifestyle, the lbs. will go down.

Feel free to add me if you want

What is your activity level and how many calories are you eating?

Those are factors that will affect your weight loss.

I'm 5'2 and have lost almost 80 lbs. My tools have been eating in a caloric deficit and a mixture of cardio and strength training.

Make sure that your calorie deficit is reasonable and eat enough to fuel your body

I am 5'4", and the only time I have "trouble" losing weight is when I am not consistent. The main thing that helped me a lot is I figured my calories with the Scooby calculator...low and behold I had cut my calories too drastically. Now I eat more and I am back on track.

By the way, if you open your food diary it would be a whole lot easier for people to help you. If we don't know what you are eating or your BMR and TDEE then we cannot accurately help you.

Here is the link to the Scooby: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

I'm 5 ft and 4-5 years ago weight was falling out with what seemed like little to no effort. Now I'm constantly hitting plateaus. I try to break it up with intermittent fasting here and there, which helps at times. And this morning, I broke through a plateau and lost 1.4 lbs. But yes, i do think I have a harder time losing weight these days than I have in the past.

It's no harder to lose weight it you're short. Your calorie budget will be smaller because you have a smaller body mass to support but as far as metabolism and diet short people are not the exception.

I'm 5'3" and have lost 20 pounds since Thanksgiving. I'd call that progress! I do go 5-7 days sometimes where the scale does not budge. I am honest about what I eat, and I carefully watch portion sizes. I try to stay at 1200 calories, but sometimes have 1500 (Maybe 4 times since Jan 1). I exercise when I can.....and I seek support here.

I'm 5'1." I don't care about my weight so much as I do about inches. Has anyone lost inches? How have you done it?

Im 5ft too. ATM I am following "The petite advantage diet" in regard to my calories. I am eating 1100, 1100 and then 1600 on repeat. 40% carbs, 35% protein and 25% fat. I am losing, but I have recently read some very interesting information that suggests my daily calories are too low which is why I am not losing faster.

Check out the group "in place of a road map"

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/8017-in-place-of-a-road-map

I am beginning to think that this is actually the way???

Hope that helps.
Good luck

I tried the In Place of A Road Map approach for 6 weeks, and probably only lost about 1.5 - 2 lbs that whole 6 weeks. I just in the last week changed my calorie goal back to 1500 and have been losing steadily (without any exercise). Just in the last week I have logged at least 2 lbs in loss.

I am 5' 2" and 181 lbs currently. I am not trying to discourage you from trying the Road Map, but I know it is not for everyone. I thought it would be great because I was tired of being hungry at 1350 (eating back half or more exercise calories) and thought if I upped my calories and exercised the 1-3 times a week like suggested that it just might work. My TDEE - 20% claiming to be lightly active set my calorie goal at 1750 according to the Road Map. I will tell you I did not lose, but I did not gain either.

I think I will stick to my 1500 where I feel comfortable and am still able to lose weight.

I'm 5'1." I don't care about my weight so much as I do about inches. Has anyone lost inches? How have you done it?

Me, ten inches from my waist alone. Using the method in the "road map" thread plus lifting heavy weights.

I'm 5'1" too.

What is the group all about?

I am 5'1. As long as I am extremely diligent in tracking calories eaten and burned then I can lose 1-1.5lbs a week. I eat about 1500-1650 calories and burn about 2300-2400 calories each day. Shorter people just have to keep a closer eye on calorie intake. It is doable to lose at least 1lb a week.

I'm 5'1." I don't care about my weight so much as I do about inches. Has anyone lost inches? How have you done it?

Me, ten inches from my waist alone. Using the method in the "road map" thread plus lifting heavy weights.

I'm 5'1" too.

What is the group all about?

read the thread "in place of a road map" (it was linked to earlier) - it explains a method for calculating how many calories you need to lose fat while feeding your body enough food... that's what it's all about. It's really worth reading. There's a group for people who follow this method, but you don't have to join the group, you just have to read the thread and follow the instructions if you want to use this method.

ETA: sorry the link was to the group - do a search for the thread "in place of a road map" and read the thread. Joining the group is optional (but recommended )

You also have to keep a couple things in mind. If you're trying to lose a small amount of weight it will come off slower. That's the same for everybody. Someone who has 100 lbs to lose is going to drop big numbers in the beginning but as you near goal even a 1/2 lb per week can be a victory.

If you use all the TDEE and BMR calculators and are on the high end of obese you'll get inflated numbers. The math those calculators used is based on a standard amount of lean body mass but when you get up into being 30 to 40% fat it gets skewed because fat doesn't need the calories to fuel it that muscle does. Also most people like to exaggerate their activity level just a bit to make themselves feel better. You're far better off to choose sedentary and then add exercise if you feel the need for the extra calories. There's no danger of "starvation mode" unless you've been seriously undereating for months and are less than 5% body fat which an obese person doesn't need to worry about.