Calling all females 5'3 or shorter

I'm 5'2.... started at 252 and currently weight 136

Here is a before pic:


and after pic (from last summer)

You Rock! Thanks for Sharing

I am 5'2" and over half way to where I want to go.

For my 60 pound loss (An Elephant's Penis) Celebration I took family members to the Oregon Zoo which is world reknown for elephant breeding and has a new baby.

My next goal is 77 pounds (A Gold Brick) by the 4th of July

When I get to 100 (2 Month Old Horse) I plan on going horse back riding (Either on the beach or a poker trail ride)

Always willing to put up my before/after pic. I'm 5'2" and started @ 153 at the end of May 2012. Hit goal of 125 ish Feb 2013. Took the slow loss route to focus on lean body mass maintain/gain and fat loss.

From left:
Highest weight ~160 lbs size 12(tight) Summer 2010; 12/28/2012 ~128 lbs size 4


9/6/12 ~143 lbs ; 12/22/12 ~129 lbs 24-25% BF; 2/18/13 ~126 lbs 20-22% BF


In January I switched to a more lifting focused workout plan and focused more on body composition than weight loss. I had a goal weight of 121, but I have thrown that out to focus on how I look versus a number on the scale. Currently doing Stronglifts 5x5 3 days a week and cardio/core/plyometrics/bodyweight exercises 3 other days per week.

My first time posting hopefully I didn't jack this up...lol

Sometime in 2011


Early December 2012



Most recent x2 weeks ago


Starting weight: 297
Current: 197
Goal (kind of): 150 (don't care much about this number. My focus is weights and building some more muscles)
Height: 5'2
Size: 10 or 12 pants and medium or large shirts! Most proud of this!

Wow! Read about inspiration! Did all of you lose all this weight just with My Fitness Pal? Honestly? Pills, Weight Watchers? Exercise I can see. But really? You think I can do it too?
Great Job all of you!!

oh wait

here's a before trying to hide all the fat but you get the idea lol




OH GAH! FORGET IT LOL just copy and paste the url

Hi. I''m 4 foot 11 and shrinking as I speak. When I started this, my weight was 185. I am at 178 now. With my being short, it is difficult to see the results. If that makes sense. I posted my picture of what my face looks like as most have. However, to nervous to show more than that at this point. Would love to get to know other short people who fight this problem of weight and height. I love being a motivator...aka...cheerleader

If you are having chocolate, don't have processed milk chocolate - make sure it's at least 70% cocoa chocolate. If you're having yogurt, don't have zero calorie diet yogurt - make sure it's full-fat, real yogurt. The biggest piece of advice i've got, is eat REAL food - not chemical *kitten*-storm processed foods targeted and marketed towards us dieters. Best of luck to you!

You do not have to be militant about your food choices, you just have to make sure they fit into your caloric goals (and your "macros", if you keep track) Many people end up giving up because it is just so hard to do everything perfectly, but perfection isn't necessary... other than keep your food log perfectly most of the time. That one you do have to be militant about.

while I agree that food is better for us if it is less processed, for someone just starting to change their eating habits, it can be very overwhelming to think not only do they have to cut their calories, but they also have to cut out or replace all processed food. I agree do NOT buy into crap like Lean Cuisine or other high sodium, low nutrient prepared diet foods, but you don't need to convert to 100% awesome-for-you foods to lose weight either.
Yes some fat-free yogurt (and other fat-free items) is higher in sugar, but look at labels and make decisions based on your needs. Personally, i eat low-fat and fat free yogurt, and it's been just fine. skim milk too. but cheese? oh I go full fat on that... just bc low-fat cheese is gross and waxy lol.
Sure, they say dark chocolate is better for you... but if you prefer milk chocolate over dark, and it fits into your calories for the day, have it.

eta: down 94 pounds since last summer, so, i'm pretty confident that what I am doing can work.

If you are having chocolate, don't have processed milk chocolate - make sure it's at least 70% cocoa chocolate. If you're having yogurt, don't have zero calorie diet yogurt - make sure it's full-fat, real yogurt. The biggest piece of advice i've got, is eat REAL food - not chemical *kitten*-storm processed foods targeted and marketed towards us dieters. Best of luck to you!

You do not have to be militant about your food choices, you just have to make sure they fit into your caloric goals (and your "macros", if you keep track) Many people end up giving up because it is just so hard to do everything perfectly, but perfection isn't necessary... other than keep your food log perfectly most of the time. That one you do have to be militant about.

while I agree that food is better for us if it is less processed, for someone just starting to change their eating habits, it can be very overwhelming to think not only do they have to cut their calories, but they also have to cut out or replace all processed food. I agree do NOT buy into crap like Lean Cuisine or other high sodium, low nutrient prepared diet foods, but you don't need to convert to 100% awesome-for-you foods to lose weight either.
Yes some fat-free yogurt (and other fat-free items) is higher in sugar, but look at labels and make decisions based on your needs. Personally, i eat low-fat and fat free yogurt, and it's been just fine. skim milk too. but cheese? oh I go full fat on that... just bc low-fat cheese is gross and waxy lol.
Sure, they say dark chocolate is better for you... but if you prefer milk chocolate over dark, and it fits into your calories for the day, have it.

eta: down 94 pounds since last summer, so, i'm pretty confident that what I am doing can work.

Absolutely agree!

Hi I'm 5'1 1/2, looking to get to about 130lbs, right now Im at 153lbs, don't know how to upload pics, but will figure it out. Have fun!

If you are having chocolate, don't have processed milk chocolate - make sure it's at least 70% cocoa chocolate. If you're having yogurt, don't have zero calorie diet yogurt - make sure it's full-fat, real yogurt. The biggest piece of advice i've got, is eat REAL food - not chemical *kitten*-storm processed foods targeted and marketed towards us dieters. Best of luck to you!

You do not have to be militant about your food choices, you just have to make sure they fit into your caloric goals (and your "macros", if you keep track) Many people end up giving up because it is just so hard to do everything perfectly, but perfection isn't necessary... other than keep your food log perfectly most of the time. That one you do have to be militant about.

while I agree that food is better for us if it is less processed, for someone just starting to change their eating habits, it can be very overwhelming to think not only do they have to cut their calories, but they also have to cut out or replace all processed food. I agree do NOT buy into crap like Lean Cuisine or other high sodium, low nutrient prepared diet foods, but you don't need to convert to 100% awesome-for-you foods to lose weight either.
Yes some fat-free yogurt (and other fat-free items) is higher in sugar, but look at labels and make decisions based on your needs. Personally, i eat low-fat and fat free yogurt, and it's been just fine. skim milk too. but cheese? oh I go full fat on that... just bc low-fat cheese is gross and waxy lol.
Sure, they say dark chocolate is better for you... but if you prefer milk chocolate over dark, and it fits into your calories for the day, have it.

eta: down 94 pounds since last summer, so, i'm pretty confident that what I am doing can work.

Yup, yup! Agree totally! I didn't change what I was eating, I just eat less of it. When I started MFP, what I found was this: for some crazy reason, I was trying to eat as much as my husband eats. I still eat what he eats, just less!