Calling all short girls

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.

Hey! I'm 5'3", have lost 18lbs, but still have a bit more left to lose. Feel free to add me!

Hi, I 5'2 &' I'm tryin' to lose 20-30 lbs too.!(: I lost 10 lbs. but then my sister came back home &' we went out to all kind of restaurants when she left I hopped on the scale &' noticed I had gained 8 of those pounds back so I have to work even harder to loose the extra pounds.!

I'm 5' 5... But need to loose about 25#. Could use some motivation!!!

Yay thanks girls I love this motivation and encouragement. I usually run 2 or 3 times a week about 3 miles and then zumba twice a week. I would decrease my calories but amafraid with working out it wouldnt be enough! Im not so good about paying attention to the sugar in foods.. just calories, but am doing better. I love hearing the success stories, I know we can motivate each other ansd get where we want to be. Its easier with people that are kinda fighting the same battle, being short we most likely have about the same types of goal weights. what type of other workouts are you guys doing?

I am also 5'2 and I am close to my original goal, but I think I want to lose another 10 or so. I am just starting to mix up my workout routine and try to do different stuff to keep from getting bored. I am going to send you a request

Shorties unite. I hear you girl! I am 5'2 have the same calorie goal and have about the same 1lb a week weight loss goal. it stinks especially when my hubs is almost 6 feet super active and can eat 2000+ calories and still lose weight. Grr. Anyway i'm here to support! We can push each other!