5'3 122 lb woman REALLY wanting to lose 15 lbs! Need tips!

thats most likely cause you dont have to!!! you are at a healthy wt already and most likely what your body wants you to be at!!!

Have you checked with your doctor? You are at a healthy weight based upon the information given. Maybe you just need to tone for the sleek look.

well you are where i was at a few months ago. I have to two pounds to go reach my goal of 110 @ 5'3"! Unless you arent eating enough exercise and watching your calories should do the trick. I do aerobics and try to fit in strength training at least 2x's a week. i do couch potato to 5k, various exercise videos that i own or find on exercise tv, yogatoday.com, youtube etc. I get bored very easily so i try to mix it up. Drinking enough water has really helped me. Good luck!

Have you checked with your doctor? You are at a healthy weight based upon the information given. Maybe you just need to tone for the sleek look.

Unless Chelsea has wide hips (genetically) or is a very curvy woman (being Latina or Black American), being anywhere close to 120 lbs and only 5'3" is considered very heavy for this height.

I am much happier being under 110 lbs then being close to anywhere near 120 lbs.

Unless Chelsea has wide hips (genetically) or is a very curvy woman (being Latina or Black American), being anywhere close to 120 lbs and only 5'3" is considered very heavy for this height.

I am much happier being under 110 lbs then being close to anywhere near 120 lbs.

You made me laugh "being latina or black american" :laugh: There's curvy anglo women out there, I assure you. Ummm, for myself, Italian, large frame, 5'2, 134lbs. Alll of the women in my family have an *kitten*. My hips are like BAM, I like a womanly figure. I look good at this weight, and I'm a midget I think the poster suggesting she ask her Dr. is probably on the same level as most of us reading this, like "You're 120lbs. and want to weigh less??". To each his own, if that is where you feel comfortable, then by all means I just had to represent for the curvy ladies, and point out that amusing classification of yours.

Unless Chelsea has wide hips (genetically) or is a very curvy woman (being Latina or Black American), being anywhere close to 120 lbs and only 5'3" is considered very heavy for this height.

I am much happier being under 110 lbs then being close to anywhere near 120 lbs.

You made me laugh "being latina or black american" :laugh: There's curvy anglo women out there, I assure you. Ummm, for myself, Italian, large frame, 5'2, 134lbs. Alll of the women in my family have an *kitten*. My hips are like BAM, I like a womanly figure. I look good at this weight, and I'm a midget I think the poster suggesting she ask her Dr. is probably on the same level as most of us reading this, like "You're 120lbs. and want to weigh less??". To each his own, if that is where you feel comfortable, then by all means I just had to represent for the curvy ladies, and point out that amusing classification of yours.

That's definitely cool. I'd give anything to have an *kitten* and some boobs too! Trust me, we small frame people are jealous of you guys!

Don't get me wrong Hizara....you look pretty durable...and judging from your picture you're not lacking in either of those departments....

Hlzara, thats me exactly!! I have a small frame, with short legs, so any extra weight looks like more on my short/small frame. What are your workouts like? and your diet? I've been trying to alternate my workouts. Sunday I did insanity cardio intervals, yesterday I did a spin class, and today I did insanity circuit training and a yoga class.

These are really good workouts. Keep it up!!! But I think my secret ingredient to losing a ton of weight really fast has to be JOGGING.

I jog about 4x-6x a week.

In addition, I take a combination of the following: Shadowbox class, Lift class, Pilates class and I also hike once a month. So, our workouts are pretty similar in this regard. I work out about 8x-9x a week total in the past 12 weeks (this is to try to lose weight, it is not at maintenance level).

I also eat about 1200-1400 cal a day. So..... You may want to try jogging and up your calories at least up to 1200 cal a day (not to include calories burnt into the calculation). Oh and are you getting enough protein? I take a protein shake after every workout that burns at least 450 calories (which is a lot of burning for our small frame)!!!

Yes, I love to jog!! Problem is that I don't have a whole lot of extra time, because I am in school and that takes up a lot of my time. And as far as the protein shake, what do you mean by it "burns 450 calories"??

I'm pretty sure I'm eating enough protein. Even though I only ate about 1,000 cal today, my protein intake was at 56g because I try to incorporate nuts into my snacks to fill me up. Protein is essential while in school, too! Brain food!

And I may be asking a lot of questions, but in a typical day, what is your diet like?

What I meant by 450 calories burnt is that I make sure I workout at least 60 minutes per session and that I burn at least 450 calories per session in order to take a protein shake. It's just because protein shakes are expensive and I don't want to waste money! 56g of protein in a day is excellent!!

However, I still take a protein shake after every hardcore workout, just for muscle recovery so that I can workout with high intensity and lots of energy the next day. They say that if you work out a lot, you are actually okay to take enough protein in g in your weight in lbs. So 110lbs = 110g of protein per day is OKAY. But that is if you work out intensely and hard core, not for someone that only works out 2-3x a week. Normal maintenance is half of your weight in g. So, 110lbs = 55g a day (for someone that works out 2x-3x a week, for weight maintenance).

Omg, my diet is going to be a long conversation. I'll have to get back to you on that.

How does your clothes fit? That is the real test not the scale. I am 5'1 and weigh 122 (I am trying to get to 120). I wear a size 6-8. Don't let the scale tell you how you should be.

I have small bones and a small frame. Being over 110 lbs for me means, a muffin top belly and love handles. It doesn't look good. But for someone with wide hips, the fat spreads around and you can't see anything hanging. I would love to have a butt and be an hour glass figure, but that can't work with my body frame. It all depends on your body shape!!

At 5'3" 120 is NOT EVER considered heavy. That being said, if you're trying to lose a few pounds, it's all vanity weight, meaning your body doesn't need to lose it. So I'd suggest paying close attention to your diet beyond just counting calories. Make sure you're eating quality whole foods, try to eliminate anything processed.

Eve, I'd loooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvveeeee to agree with you so, so, so, so, so very much b/c then it would mean I could stop working out and be "healthy".

But I went to get my fat measurement at my local gym by a fitness trainer a few months back. My Body Fat percentage was 30% when I was only 120 lbs!

According to their chart, for women, up to 33% is considered "Fat", over 33% is considered "obese".

I wish I made that up, but I did not! That was really a slap on the face for me. :noway:

Is it possible I'm not eating enough calories? I guess I thought the less I would eat the more I would lose weight.

Most people think this, and this is where a big problem lies. Without going into the science too deeply, I will try to explain a core concept to fat loss. We need to burn the fat and feed the muscle at the same time. Basically, cardio and weight training burns the fat, but in order for your body to do this correctly and efficiently, you need to be feeding the muscle with nutritious food. So thinking this way, it becomes clear that eating less can stunt your progress, if not completely stop it, because you are not giving your muscles what they need to get through the exercises which in turn burn the fat.

Oftentimes, people go into what is called starvation mode where they eat too few calories and the body simulataneously holds on to the body fat it has because the brain realizes that it is not getting nourished from food that it wants. The body fat is stored and used sparingly to keep your body alive and in check. People can go for literally months without food! This is why. When you increase how much you are eating, what you are actually doing is giving your lean muscle the fuel it needs to work. When this happens, the lean mass pushes through exercise which we already know burns fat and causes you to lose weight.

Long story short: eat more nutritious food and your body will in turn work better at burning fat.

Took me years to believe that, but when I started putting it into practice, the body fat started melting right off of me. :):):) Good luck!

You are correct! you need to eat more! the calories allotd to you on myfitnesspal.com are already less than you need. When you are working out like you are, you must eat the calories back that you spent working out. If you don't, your body will revolt and actually lower your metabolism. You will feel tired alot and hold as much as possible. Consume all or as close to all the calories allowed on myfitnesspal. take them in frequent snacks as well as small meals. Don't stuff! You will see the results you want.