Calling all short ladies!

True_Believer92
True_Believer92 Posts: 44
in Health and Weight Loss
How long did it take you to lose your first 10lbs?
I exercise around 6x's a week for 40 minutes. :) I am around 125-120 (I constantly fluctuate) anywho I am a fellow short person of 5'2 .

How long did it take my fellow shorties to lose 10 pounds!?

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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    1 month, at 5'1''.

    HOWEVER! I started at 180 lbs. It is way easier to drop weight when you have more to lose at first. For your weight, it will likely take a couple months, and potentially longer since you're already in a healthy weight range.
  • MegsLeaBrown
    MegsLeaBrown Posts: 18 Member
    Since you are already within the normal BMI (22.9) range at your current weight of 120-125lb and height at 5'2" I would say it might take a bit longer for you to drop another 10lb.

    But for your comparison I am 5'4" I lost the first 10lb within in about 5 weeks from when I started to make changes. So I would say give yourself about 4 weeks +/- 2 weeks just to ensure that you are losing weight wisely and not losing muscle mass in the process. :)
  • True_Believer92
    True_Believer92 Posts: 44
    I know it's going to take a while :) I consume or try to consume 1370cals a day. I normally end up eating. 1200. Anywho I am trying to achieve this by November :)
  • True_Believer92
    True_Believer92 Posts: 44
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  • MrsDangerousCurves
    MrsDangerousCurves Posts: 85 Member
    I'm 5'4" and started at 174 lbs. I lost those first 10 lbs within 2 months or less.
  • Angiesolomon
    Angiesolomon Posts: 144 Member
    2 months but I had no treats :/
  • 63hanson
    63hanson Posts: 154 Member
    I'm 5'2" and I am close to my first 10 a just over a month...but I have quite a bit more than you to lose.
  • Dementedllama
    Dementedllama Posts: 177 Member
    I've been trying to lose my first ten pounds since last August. My body hates me! Good luck!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    i am 5.2 and it took me a long time to lose it but i started at 142. it took me a year to lose 20 lbs to the date! so 10 lbs every 6 months. I now maintain around 117-118 and can't get any lower then 116.4 ever no matter how hard i try, so i am sticking with where i am.... it's been 6 months of maintaining so far...
  • MegsLeaBrown
    MegsLeaBrown Posts: 18 Member
    I know it's going to take a while :) I consume or try to consume 1370cals a day. I normally end up eating. 1200. Anywho I am trying to achieve this by November :)

    That is great! Giving yourself until November should be enough time :)

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