Calling all petite women 5'3" and under Friends needed!

I'm 5'3" tall and have been obese my entire life. I am 54 and post-menopause & have the metabolism of a snail. I dropped from 280 to 174 in about 18 months to two years. (I stopped eating out (too much fried foods) & cut almost all fats from my diet.) At that point, the weight loss stopped, even though I did periodic workouts, in an effort to kick-start it. My weight slowly rose to 191 (17 pounds) over a couple of years of being less restrictive.

During the past year, I have really watched my carbs,and fats. Ate as much as I wanted of reasonably calorie light foods, but restricted fats & carbs pretty severely. My weight has dropped from 191 to 157. I would like to get to 140 or so.

It is amazing how LITTLE food I actually need. My self-image was never of a petite person, even though that is obviously what we are! Because we need so few calories, it is imperative that our calories count. They have to bring nutrition. They have to satiate our hunger.

Keep me posted, as you work out a solution that works for your metabolism and life-style!

Feel free to add me as a friend. I stopped using mfp for a few months and am now back to lose those last few pounds. I'm 5'1 and 109lbs. I've lost about 30 pounds over the past 2 years. I definitely think that I tend to underestimate my calories consumed so I try to set my calorie goals on the low end. Good luck with your weight loss goals!

Go ahead and add me as a friend if you'd like!

I'm 5'3", and am around 125 pounds (although that fluctuates to 130). I'm trying to get down to 115-120. I try to eat around 1300-1400, but if I'm under my calorie goals and am full (which is rare :P) I don't force myself to eat more. I agree-2200 seems pretty excessive for 5'3". and definitely don't eat that much if it physically hurts you!

I'm 5'2" and my starting weight was 164 (only down 2 lbs, but it's a start), with a goal of 127, and I actually go vegetarian (cheaper and healthier) a few nights a week. Sounds pretty similar so I'm here if you want encouragement or to share recipes!

Add me. I am 5"1". My high weight was 245 after my son was born. In 2 years I lost 70 pounds, by restricting calories and exercising 2 days a week. Then I got a job and got lazy at the gym.

I started back to myfitpal in february of this year. I now work out 4 days a week, and eat around 1600 calories a day, I don't eat back my calories burned either. I am nearly done with cutting out all processed foods and have never felt better. Although the pounds are coming off slowly, I am loosing inches at a great pace, replacing fat with muscle. Over 16 inches in 5 months.

I currently weigh 178. I would like to get in the 130's.

It's difficult as I truly think that weight loss is a little different and harder when petite.

I'm 5'4 130 pounds. I was always pretty think. I gained 20 lbs in a year after a emotional breakup. Caused me to feel sluggish, I got horrible acne and I just have low self-esteem. I have tried diets and exercise programs before and haven't kept to anything. I would love some friends on here. I need motivation, tips, recipes, work-out plans and I love reading other peoples success stories. Please add me as a friend .

5'3" and I started out at 164lbs.

You can do this! I'm now 123.7lbs and counting. Feel free to add me as friend for support.

I am 5'3" started at 175 and now weight 160. I would love to get to 130.

Right now I am sticking to 1200 cal/day and eating back some of my exercise calories. I do better looking at the weekly goals/averages as some days I'm just not hungry and other times I like to splurge with things like wine or chocolate so far it is working for me.

I log everything and am active...feel free to add me as a friend.

Hi , I'm 5ft 1 and currently am 174 lbs I need support as well, I'm a mother of 2 and Grandmother of 2 and am 41 . YES I know I am young to be a mother/grandmother, But things happen in life . I too am looking for some form of support. I'm a house cleaner and a people pleaser according to my Dr and it's time I started looking after myself for a change.

Hi, you can add me if you like. I am 5'1 and weigh 135. I am trying to get down to 120, and I try to eat between 1200-1500 calories a day. I just started lifting heavier weights, but I also do bootcamp style cardio a few times a week.

I'm 5'2", currently 124lbs. Trying to get down to 120 and then possibly 115 after that.

I am 5'3" and currently weigh 163 - starting weight in March was 186 - down 23 pounds so far.(yes) I try to eat the 1200 calories as the site suggests and some days I have to add a snack to make it reach 1200 calories. I don't think I under eat I think my body doesn't need 2000 calories or more like others have suggested but to each his own. Do what your body tells you to - what it needs to work is what it needs.

Feel free to add me as a friend. I have a ways to go - my next goal is to be in the 150s by the end of July and reach the 30 # mark sooner than later. I am doing this slowly but surely to make it stick - make it a permanet life change - I don't want to rush this and then gain it all back.

oh, I am a single mother of two kiddos - my daughter just moved out is 18 and my son is 11. Making time for me is hard to do but I do my best to get some exercise in each day.

Hi, feel free to add me, too. I'm 5'3", current weight is about 163 or 164. I had started to lose for a couple of weeks and then just hit a plateau again and am very frustrated. I agree that it is tougher on us petite folks, and especially on those of us who are a little older. I'm 43, with two kids, and trying to make time for myself. I'm looking for more friends, as I just started on MFP again a little over a month ago. Really want to make this work and the more motivation we can all get from each other, the better!

My goal weight right now is about 140. I am fairly muscular, so I really don't want to get too "skinny." I do Zumba a couple of times a week, and started doing the C25K running program about 5 weeks ago, so hope to be able to run a 5k straight through in a few weeks. Right now I do the running thing three days a week (walk/run combination), and I do some light weights. Overall, I usually work out 6 days a week, allowing my body one day to rest.

I really want to lose the fat and build some muscle and just feel more healthy and able to keep up with my teenage kids. If you feel like adding me, that would be great.

Hey I'm Brittany! I'm 5'3 and weight 145 right now trying to get down to 120! I log in everyday and love to talk to people, so feel free to add me

5'2 130lbs looking to loose another 20-30 I eat between 1400-1800 depending on my workout for the day feel free to add me. I'm down 65lbs over the last 11 months