5"0' Ladies Please Show Share Your Success

I also drink a gallon of water daily,I also workout 6x a week(Hip Hop Abs) and resistance train 5 days/week- I burn over 1,000 cals. per workout and my BMR is 1,144 cals/day,AND I have an underactive thyroid!! Confused!!:huh:

Hello everyone,
I started my fitness journey on December 24th, 2012 but I didn't find MyFitnessPal until June.

I have lost 50 pounds from December 24th, 2012 to July 13th, 2013. (6 and 1/2 months)

I have done it by following these 5 steps:

1. Utilizing strength training / weight lifting 6 days per week.

I alternate between Leg Day, Back Day, Chest Day and then take one day off per week. I gradually increase my weights as I progress.

2. Utilizing cardio

I do aerobics 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night, 6 days per week with one day off.

3. Changing my diet and recording my intake on MyFitnessPal

I follow Dr. McDougall's Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss. Dr. McDougall is vegan, but you can eat as many legumes and vegetables you want in a day. He has videos on Youtube.

4. Last but not least, I listen to motivational / inspirational videos on Youtube 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes before I go to sleep at night. My favorite speaker is Tony Robbins, but I listen to Brian Tracy, Les Brown, Wayne Dyer, and many others. I listen to topics such as Financial success, changing your attitude, staying positive, relationship advice, etc. Sometimes, I go to sleep listening to subliminal tapes that whisper positive things in my ear as I am sleeping.

5. I identified my values and reinforce them daily. Values such as Integrity, Courage, Persistence, Consistency, Passion, Focus, Commitment, etc. I have 28 different values, and I base my life decisions on what a person with "Integrity" would do, what a person with "Courage" would do... what a person who is "Consistent" would do, etc.

Hope this helps, it worked for me!!!!!!!!!!!

<--- 4'11" here. been overweight for a while now. Started out at 179 and lost about 20lbs before I got pregnant. My baby boy just turned 1 a few days ago and I am at that same weight again, this time with no muscle at all and a huge - still pregnant-looking belly. I've actually gained 10lbs since the baby was born which makes me so angry. I"m starting up again.... want to get down to something that I feel comfortable at and look good at. Numbers don't mean anything really, it's about how healthy you are. I'm currently feeling defeated and overwhelmed with the task ahead of me.... need all the support and *kitten* kicking I can get.

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I am 4'11" . I do not know if I am a success story in the strict sens of the word because I lost my weight over a 2 years period. It was quite slow but it made it possible for me to build a strong metabolism and I can now eat 1700 calories and still lose weight.

This is my new after

I ended up losing 52 lbs in 100 days. I have maintained 45-48 lbs off....now I am hitting it hard again!!! I want to get rid of another 50lbs! I am exactly 5 foot.

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I'm 5' tall, joined MFP in January, when my 2nd baby(delivered via repeat c-section) was 6 weeks, & have lost 65lbs (11lbs of it was pregnancy weight).

Night before Indelivered: 211
Early March, 6 weeks into MFP: about 170
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During: 139, size 8-10.
126, size 4
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Almost there:
1st half of pic: 117lbs, size 2
GOAL: 110lbs, size 00/0
I use this picture because those last 7lbs made a good difference on us shorties!

[img]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/mpollak83/Weight Loss Journey/87a71eda7f33c1035ff211648c139869.jpg[/img]

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Oh my Gosh you look great!!! well done!!

145ish in the before (I deleted some of the pics where I weighed more ) annnnd 115 in the second pic!

I'm more at 120 right now but working on dat muscle! Will take new pics in a month or so

The top left image is of me at 186lbs. The bottom left image is of me at 170lbs. The right image is me at 128lbs - finally at a healthy weight for my height!


I started off just walking and doing exercise tapes while eating 1200 net calories a day (eating back exercise calories).after losing about 25lbs, I started a running clinic and began training 3x a week. I started slow but after 3 months I was able to run10k. Slow and steady has been best for me because it's what has enabled me to maintain this lifestyle. Nowadays I run 2x a week and strength train another 2x a week.
Best of luck to you in your weight loss - it is possible to get where you want to be!