5'4, 120 lbs girls..?!

I'm 5'4" and was 119lbs. I was eating 1200 for a while and lost weight at first but then stalled out. Increased to 1350, lost a little. Just increased to 1500 yesterday so I'll see how that goes...

I m 5' 3" 120 lbs. I eating 1350 cals and most of that is fruits veggies and lean meat. I just started eating like this so I haven't seen results. and I do Jillian Micheals DVDs AND (on the same day) go run for 30 minutes. So thats 60 minutes of working out a day. I haven't lost any weight yet because I just started but ive been doing alot of research and asking other girls with our body and the only way it seems for girls who are already small like us (really we are a perfect size already but a couple pounds lost would complete the look) to lose weight or look better and lose fat is to WORK OUT! serious working out. strength training, or high intensity cardio (sprint 1 min then slow job 2 min and repeat) or doing a workout video like Insanity. After a month of doing this Lord willing I can shed some leg fat and belly fat!

I'm now 5'3, 116 -118. Lost about 5-8 pounds, now trying to tone certain areas, keep healthy. Target weight 110-112. I'm Asian, small structure. Started out with target of 1200, went up to target 1300 but usually intake includes about half of exercise, so ranges 1400-1700 intake per day. Target calories burnt 350 per day. Doing NTC, yoga, running, elliptical.

Hey-

I'm 5'3" and weigh in at about 117lbs. I've recently started seeing a dietician-nutritionist to help wrap my head around this whole healthy outlook on food thing. I'm trying to tone and maintain. I've had a history with anorexia, so it's a fine line for me to not get too obsessed with this MFP, but must admit, I absolutely love it!

I just changed my profile from active to lightly active, so that adjusted my daily goal of calories from 1700 down to 1580. I also do about 300-500 calories of exercise daily. (I walk about 60 minutes at work then go to the gym and do strength training/pushups/sit-ups) 2 or 3 days a week and then the other two days I devote to cardio at the gym of 30 min of jogging or elliptical.

I have my daily food % set at Carbs=55% Protein=20% and Fats=25%....this has been recommended by my dietician. In order to maintain, I eat the majority of my exercise calories back, but for a chronic calorie counter this is super hard for me to wrap my head around. I'm usually under on my daily allowance of calories and fat, but I'm usually at or exceeding my protein allowance. Obviously the more strength training I do on a specific day, I tend to pile on the protein and carbs that day.

I've recently had open heart surgery...I had a mechanical aortic valve transplant, so protein is very important for heart health. Anyway it seems like I'm porking out compared to most of the girls with our body type, but I'm just following my dietician,,,,I also think it's so important to make good food choices. Since being on MFP for about a month now, I've drastically cut out my processed sugars...I'm trying, but it's hard...I used to devour swedish fish and twizzler's.

Good luck ladies...let's aim for optimal health, fitness and happiness...Us shorter girls really need to watch what goes into our bodies...very easy to gain.

I don't know about anyone else, but my hips and thighs are my worst areas....I'm desperately trying to firm these up....
ANY SUGGESTIONS???

Thanks and sorry for the book...guess I'm extra chatty Cathy tonight.:noway:

Hi! I'm 5'4 and I'm 130, but want to be 120! The only way I can keep off/lose weight is to eat no more than 1,300 calories a day!

I'm 5'4 and I WISH I could weigh as little as you girls... My doctor doesn't want me going below 130 pounds... Not sure why though... I'm at 144 so we'll see what the next 15ish pounds brings and how I feel then. I eat about 1200 calories a day with lots of protein and 6 cups of water.

I would ask your doctor why. 130 is fine but 120 is still healthy