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SHORT GIRLS -- What are your biggest "problem areas"?

cheegerz

If you're 5'2" or under and have a vagina.... I'm talking to you!

My mom is 4'10" and my dad is 5'6". They have both been heavy set their whole lives, and obesity/obesity-caused illness runs in the family. When I was little and pudgy, they just told me I still had baby fat, but as I grew into my teens and early adulthood, I realized that I was just predisposed to obesity, and was fed an unhealthy diet full of sugar and starch which didn't help at all. In a way, I almost wonder if being short has something to do with my inability to lose weight in certain areas.

I have a bubble butt and big thighs. My lower half has always been the worst. It's flabby and squishy and it's my most embarrassing feature. I don't like to run because my thighs jiggle when I run, and I can't wear shorts because my thighs rub together. Even after losing 50lbs, I felt like it all came off the top half and not the bottom!!

So my question to you other short girls is... where are your "problem" areas, and what have you done that has WORKED for you, to lose some weight in those areas and tone them up? What are your go-to exercises for results??

Replies

Fuelingmybody

Hello. I am 5'2" and I am 158lbs currently... Oh yea and I have a vagina.. so.

My biggest problem areas are my tummy, upper thigs, and upper arm fat.

I noticed a slight difference in upper arms from doing chair dips and push ups.

Hope this helps!

prairiewalker

5'6" - no matter how hard i try i can't break 5'5"

live long enough..you'll get there..I keep shrinking...

Mitzigan94

TUMMY definitely.

I wish I was overall more thin (of course), but I have a typical "gymnastics" body. So I am kind of stocky all over. I have short, thick legs. Thankfully, no cellulite! And very firm but I think I look like a T-Rex, hahaha. My arms are bulky, too....wish they could slim down.

I am 4'9"! So short!

haha mine too

LuvDarkChocolate

So . . . no one here has said "height" yet?

Just kidding! Don't attack me in a swarm of angry little . . . never mind :blushing:

Okay, okay, IN for shorties! :bigsmile:

Ok I'm short I get it

Cheeky_and_Geeky

I'm almost 5'1" & the worst has been my thighs. After having a baby, now add my lower stomach & upper arms. I'm kind of proportionally big everywhere at least now lol

karmahead

Definitely my stomach and my thighs... well, actually it feels like all over (arms :P), but yeah, my tummy is my biggest area.

ptammyw

Apple shaped here. I've got a belly and a flat butt. Sigh. When I gain weight, it's goes to my tummy. When I lose weight, I lose from my butt. So lopsided! I do like my legs though...

youngcaseyr

I'm a little taller (5'3"- but that's on a good day) but I too have the thighs and butt issue. I was much smaller in high school, but even at 100-110 pounds I STILL had the butt, hips, and thighs. I'm pretty sure it's all about the genetics. My thighs, my hips, the cellulite, as much as I would like to think that I can get it all toned, I doubt it will ever happen. So while I have no good advice, I can certainly empathize, and I would love to hear any tips from girls with similar builds who were able to successfully tackle that area!

I'm 5'3", too and I'm about 105 now (my HW was 135 in high school) and I've managed to "tackle" my stomach and thighs (my "problem" areas) by eating 90% "clean" and doing 50% yoga, 25% cardio, 25% body weight workouts (jumping jacks, push ups, sit ups, burpees, etc). I started with 100% cardio- running 3 miles every day- and then gradually started adding yoga and body weight workouts into my regime. Now, I do 30 minutes of yoga every day, and I run 3-4 miles every other day in about 30 minutes and do HIIT (body weight) workouts for 30-45 minutes on the days in between.

PS I love using quotation marks sometimes.

Alluminati

I have a lollipop head :grumble:

tessgetsfit

Tummy, and upper arms

rhileyschubbygranny

I gain weight very porportionaly but no matter how much weight I lose I always have TONS AND TONS of cellulite covering every inch of my legs. Like you wouldn't even believe how much. I have given up every having a flat lower abdomen because I am older(47) , have stretch marks there from my kids and the skin sags badly.

lawlorka

I'm 5'2" and all my weight is in my tummy, bum and thighs - I tend to lose the stomach weight quick enough but my thighs are RIDICULOUS! I hate them!!!!

I can't remember the last time I didn't have chub rub!

b218w

When I gain weight, it goes first to my waist (a 4" band right across my abdomen), then to my chest (the dreaded bra bulge), then to my thighs and upper arms. It comes off in the exact reverse order, go figure.

we could be twins.....same thing here with the pattern of weight gain and weight loss....i would only add i also gain weight in my back....

saranghae123

definitely my stomach, thighs, and underarms? (don't know technical term) but stomach and underarms might be due to me losing 50 pounds over the course of 6 years and not toning once I lost...because I've seen bigger people with no underarm flab and average people with no underarm flab and the only people i see with it are seriously obese people and people who have lost weight, so i'm just making an assumption, all i know is it ticks me off >:(

belgd

I have a really small waist but still have a tummy. >.> lol So that and my arms are my problem areas.

TruckersWifeTruckersLife

I am 5' 2" my biggest problem is my tummy and my butt

Whitezombiegirl

5.0

Biggest problem is bottom, tummy and top of thighs.

Marthaylo

I'm 5'2. I have a small waist and big butt, hips and thighs. I love my figure but wish it was much small. I hate my thighs they are huge and jiggly also. Years ago I went down from 190 to 140 the smallest I've ever been. I wore size ten jeans. I was in a friends wedding and was so excited about my weightloss. The dress lady told me should would have to order me a size 14 dress and alter it because I was a size 6 on top and 14 on bottom. :-/ so disappointing.

Caty_power

:laugh: :laugh: i feel the same abt this one

I'm so happy to be too tall for this thread. I am rarely too tall for anything. Bless you.

:laugh:

aliceclutz90

THIGHS!

Stomach can get bad too but thighs are the most stubborn thing ever! argh

WhiteRabbit1313

"I have a bubble butt and big thighs"

^^Same here^^

Since I've lost weight, my thighs have gotten small enough that they don't eat my shorts when I walk, so that's nice. I wear White House Black Market shorts, so maybe the cut of those helps, too.

As for toning up, I'm thinking we need to figure out what exercises that Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez did to tighten up. I'd say squats and lunges. I wish I had actual proof of quantity and frequency, but I'm just not "there," yet. I'll be interested to see what others say

WhiteRabbit1313

My biggest problem, even though I've had a ton of success with counting calories, is that I can't seem to reach my goal height.

It sucks

LOL! Me, either.

WhiteRabbit1313

At ballet the teacher always tells you to suck in your belly button and tuck in your butt, and when the teacher checked everyone individually I always got the remark to tuck in my butt. But... I just...couldn't.

^^Haha! I took ballroom dancing and realized quickly that I was never going to be able to tuck my butt in enough. (In addition to having a bubble butt, I am also duck-backed. Go me! haha)

ST99000722

5' , 115lbs

stomach & thighs. Squats are helping the thighs - at least they're firm now. The stomach, well, I'm working on it.

mizzcasual

I'm 5'4 , I have a short torso and long legs nearly everyone else I know has a long torso and short legs they appear slimmer.
My problem area is my stomach I used to only lose inches it took about 6 months before I started losing weight. I'm not that heavy just average only have about 1.5st to lose now started at 2st. My stomach is just so slow and also the saddlebags . My legs aren't too bad but I do hate my thighs.

rieann84

i'm 5'2" and it's my belly. i don't see myself as hourglass, OR pear shaped. i'm shaped like a watch lmao.. i just feel like it all pools in the mid-section. my butt/thighs/arms could be cleaned up but are more or less okay (to me). i have no shame..here is a picture from a couple months ago:

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f15/valalltogether/weight loss/153_zps3eca67ff.jpg

KMiYong

first of all - you're very pretty!

now to the topic- I have a friend who's your height and has the same 'problem' you described.
to me it seems you're just a pear shaped girl, and there's nothing to be ashamed of about it!
do exercise to tone your legs and bum, and you'll be fine

also, go ahead and wear shorts, and feel free to feel pretty

not everyone has a tigh gap, and they all wear whatever they like. and if you're looking for a gap, I could direct you to an article about exercise that could help you with it ^^

good luck!

varsha321

Im 5'2! and I weigh about 157 and most of that extra weight is on my butt. Its huge in a not so nice way and my thighs!! Cant really wear shorts or dresses above my knees. It makes me too self conscious! And of course i have a bit of a tummy too. Im working on loosing all the extra fat!

WildlyCurly

My biggest problem area starts from the top of my head and continues all the way down to my toes. :sad:

But in all seriousness I'd say my arms. I hate them! They're fat and huge and way longer than the rest of my short self. They were always huge even when I was skinny. Second problem area is my stomach. I have the body type of a Smurf: short, round stomach, huge long arms. It doesn't help that I like wearing blue... I am 5'1 and 211 lbs, so I actually look like a smurf that ate 4 other Smurfs :laugh: But I am working on it...

lisal11

I'm just shy of 5'3". Typical hour glass figure. Waist is tiny but behind and thighs are a problem. I also have grandma's "batwings". Absolutely despise my upper arms!