Calling all short girls

5' 3"- New to fitness pal as of today. 49 and experiencing menopause weight gain. I am told this is hard to get rid of, hoping all of your posts will keep me inspired to keep going.

One week ago today I began a low carb-semi sugar free plan. To date I have lost 3 lbs. We'll see how the next week goes.

I am encouraged by all of you so far! Great job, ladies!

Hello my fellow shorties! I'm 5'2", 170 lbs and my target weight is 130 lbs. I'm making this site my homepage so that I'm accountable for everything I do and eat every time I get on my computer. My goal is 1200 calories a day (low sodium...I have high blood pressure), 60 minutes of cardio at least 3 times a week and my strength training DVD (Jari Love's Get Ripped and Chiseled) 3 times a week. I used to be athletic and when I look at pictures of myself from the last 13 years, there is no evidence of how that person looked or felt. My children are 5 and 12 and I want to be active with them without getting out of breath or being embarrassed because I have a hard time carrying my weight. I'm excited to find friends on this site to motivate and keep me motivated and accountable!

Hi all! I'm 5'2" and just started using MFP yesterday Today was Day 1 of Power 90 (Phase 1-2). I'm definitely excited to be here! Send me a request if you like, I'll be on here all throughout the day every day. My goal weight is 125 so I've got 24 lbs to go! I'm a homeschooling mom of three children (ages 9, 5 and 3) and I'm very happily married. I love to be active and on-the-go, I just didn't make the best food choices before. (Even a pescetarian can gain weight!) Very happy to meet you all!

Hey! I'm about 5'2" weighing in at 168 lbs. I once weight 190 lbs and lost 55 lbs and then gained nearly 40 of it back. I'm determined again this time around. I log every day and I'm honest with what I eat/drink. Right now, I try to net around 1350 cals in order to lose 1lb per week. My goal is to get back to 135. I'm on day 14 of the 30 day shred and I also run a couple of times per week or do the elliptical. Please feel free to add me.

5'4" here and lost 11 lbs, want to lose another 25

5'1" here!

I'm new to posting and I am 5'1"! I would love to keep in touch with others who are shorter like me!

Me too

Hi, I am 5"1' and need to lose a few pounds that I recently gained after a surgery. I love MFP. I joined yesterday and love how easy it is to keep track of my food and exercise. MFP is a great tool to losing weight.

I'm Amanda. 3years ago I had just had my son. Weighing in at 221lbs! I started eating healthy, hitting the gym and losing weight like crazy! 4months later weighing in at 162-167 I had never been more confident. Unfortunately life happens and a few events have set me wayyyyy back. I'm back now to do it all again. I'm not as big as I was but I am looking to lose around 30-50 lbs. I maintain a 1000-12000 calorie- whole, fresh food only diet right now and am on day 11of insanity. Looking to make friends here and seen your post

Hey guys! My name is Faith and I'm standing proud (but just barely) at 4'10". I've been at this for about one year and have gone from 168 of my highest weight to 129 and some change now. I originally had a goal weight but now I'm kind of just looking to be fit and toned up with curves to kill. I currently am plateauing (whyyyy?!) but trying and giving it my all to break . I try to do Pilates 4x a week, lifting 4-5x a week, zumba 1x a week, swimming 2-3x a week, running 3-4x a week, and biking 3x a week...I like doing stuff as you can see! And all on about 1570 cals a day but I might be changing that soon. Feel free to add if you like!

Hi, I'm D. I'm new here. I set up an account here since none of my friends are trying to lose as much weight as I am and I couldn't find anyone to talk to or gain inspiration and motivation from; I guess, not having anyone to share what you're going through makes the whole process of losing weight and getting back in shape very challenging.

I'm 24 and at 5'3 I aim to lose 38lbs to get to my ideal weight. Gained 15lbs last year when I started working at a new company. All the drinking and stress-eating were really doing me in. When my pants would no longer zip all the way up, I got so desperate and decided to take these weight loss (appetite suppressant) pills sometime in late 2012. They worked like magic, but only until the last pill at the bottom of the bottle was gone. I gained back all the weight I had lost and more, quicker than I could have imagined.

I just resigned last month and am now taking a bit of a breather before working again. I want to use this time to get back in shape. From my daily ten cigarettes a day, I'm down to one or even none a day. I haven't drank in weeks and I feel great. It's a bit of a struggle to control my eating, but I'm a lot more successful at that than I was a month ago: I've eliminated fried food, pork and white rice from my diet (and where I come from everyone eats rice every meal haha) and no longer get cravings. It's my second week on Leandro Carvalho's BBL workout, and this week I started doing Tae Bo too (which I used to do several years ago, but stopped) and a bit of Pilates. I know it's just my second week but I'm anxious I haven't lost any weight at all. Maybe I'm not doing enough.

Anyway, I hope to make friends here on MFP who I could share my goals with and inspire as well! Feel free to add me up!

5'2 here, currently stuck in the 150's.

I'm 5'4" and looking to lose 40-50 lbs in the next year or so. I just started and am hoping to stay motivated! Always looking for new friends and encouragement - add me if you want

Hello everyone,
I am not a short lady lol 5'5", but hopefully y'all can still welcome me in this thread.


I've lost 12 lbs so far and I am trying to get down to 135. I am into lifting heavy and currently started doing HIIT because it helps with leaning out a lot more than low intensity steady state running. I used to do steady running everyday until I read an article by Jim Stoppani on bodybuilding.com where it explains the differences, and I found out that I really needed to push harder and do HIIT in order to lean out. I wanna lose more bf% and hopefully get down to 15% and then re-evaluate and go from there. Add me if you would life :-)

p.s. Congrats to everyone on wanting to live a healthier lifestyle, and good luck on your goals! Keep the drive and the motivation.