Shorties needing support!

Try being short, at your goal weight, and older. Even at maintenance, that is not a lot of calories. I am creative with my food though and satisfied with my 1350 calories. Only on some days does this not seem fair.

Hi fellow shorties!! Remember, really spectacular things come in small packages!!

I am 56, almost 5'1"
SW: 212
CW: 154
Goal 130, as I think that is a number I can maintain?

Good luck everyone and feel free to add me if you would like!! I am here just about every day!!!

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i'm 4' 11" goal 130 - 125 current 150 or so

5'1" and currently 137 lbs. Started at 165 and trying to get to 125. Add me if you like. I'm always looking for motivation and to help motivate others.

I'm a shortie with no motivation :indifferent:

we are in the same boat, I am 5'1 and have been here going on 3 years... at one point I had dropped 70lbs then put it back on.... I have lost half of that again.... for a few months I have been stuck where I am... I need to get my mind back where it needs to be before I put anything back on. I was doing so well going to the gym almost every day before work then when the kids started back to school I just cant find the time in my schedule. We will get there 1 lb at a time!

Yep, I'm short too at 5'1! I'm working hard on losing weight so I can join the National Guard in December. I'm actually sticking to this this time! I had a fairly significant weight gain since last winter. I gained 25lb which caused me to be too big for just about every single thing in my closet. Yesterday I reached a milestone where I can fit back into my size small t-shirts, and I went from XL to L in shorts! I can't fit back into my jeans (from when I was 140) just yet, but I'm really excited to be able.

SW: 167
CW: 153
GW: 132

My goal is to be 132 by Dec 15th.

Hi there! 5'1.5. Been on MFP for almost 3 months now and lost 10 lbs. I have 20-25 to go. I am losing mainly with strength training and some cardio. Just came out of a 3 week long plateau but lost inches and the weight is going down again. Good luck!

I'm only 5' so I feel your pain! I want to lose 15-20 pounds!

5 ft here....started at 164 now I am down to 127 and let me tell ya, that 127 is sticking and does not want to come off! I would LOVE to weigh 115 but not sure that is happening..anyone else in the same boat? Started doing heavy (well heavy for me) weights three times per week with cardio in between to help boost things...hasn't happened yet! Would love to have some other shorty friends...we got it tough ladies!!!!

I'm a "short woman," not a "shortie" (women are always using such silly labels for themselves). I've never been overweight, but around 30 I stopped being able to eat anything I wanted in any amount, and the older I get the worse it gets. Such is life.

At 27, you're still young,and have decades to enjoy the benefits of weight loss and fitness. So get to it. It may take a few years if you take a gradual approach, but what's a few years when you may live another 60 years?

Be single-minded. Be obsessed. You have to COMPLETELY internalize this information and these behaviors. You have to believe at your core that being trim and healthy are the most important things. You also can't expect to be perfect. You're going to slip up. Everyone does.

I would research or talk to a professional about what kind of cardio exercise you should do other than brisk walking for the moment. You don't want to injure your joints by taking on activity that your body's not ready for.

Good luck.

I'm 5'3, started off close to 200 (around 190 somewhere) and currently at 143.

Walking is a great place to start, but just remember that- it's a Starting point. Helped me lose my first 20lbs. Running is excellent, alternating jogging and strength based workouts (ie. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, kettlebells) helped me lose the next 30ish lbs. It's hard to start if you've never run before- I basically did my own modified version of couch to 5k and started with short bits of running at a very slow speed... people walking would pass me. But I found it's really that jogging motion that makes the difference in the beginning- doesn't matter how fast you walk, it's not the same effort as a jog at 3mph when you're just totally not a runner (as I was in the beginning). And it's amazing how quickly you can build off that
Lately I've been super lazy and unmotivated so trying to get that under control and lose the last 20ish lbs (aiming for around 125).

Sending a friend request- I'm not the best right now but I do generally try to be very supportive!

I'm 5'0 and started out at 191 and am right around 140. I've gone up and down in the 130s and it's so frustrating. I work out about 5-6 days a week between the gym and JM DVDs. Feel free to add me :flowerforyou:

I'm 5' 1" (really, about 5' and 3/4 inch). I started out at 150 and have lost 10 pounds so far. It is harder, being short, because you can only cut calories by so much. I've been doing a LOT of cardio because otherwise it would take over a week to lose just one pound! I'm frustrated now because I can't seem to firm up my abdomen (I've got the post-pregnancy droopy thing going on). I can't join a gym ($$) but I've been working with free weights and crunches. If anyone has good abdominal exercises to recommend, please let me know! I feel like my sag is even more noticeable since I've lost a few pounds! I'm aiming for 130 because that's the weight I was when I was most fit. I'm NOT delicate boned and I have always had very muscular legs, so when I go lower than that I start looking out of proportion. I'd love some friends, so please friend me if you'd like! Good luck!