Shorties needing support!
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I am 5'1" 1/2 and 129. I haven't really lost anything since I started on MPF. I keep playing with calories, etc., but I don't seem to be making any headway and no, my measurements as of yet haven't changed either. I exercise 6 days a week doing a mix of cardio and weights. Anyone can feel free to add me. I'd love to learn from others who are having success.0
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Lgumert, have you gone on Pinterest? There are tons of great ideas for exercises you can do at home. I got bored with my dvd's over the weekend so that's what I did.0
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hey, if you dont try you cant lose...its up and down battle...good part about losing weight is that you can fit into cloths you couldnt fit into before and dont have to buy more ..keek it up you can do it0
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4'10 here so I may be the shortest on this thread..lol
Starting weight on MFP 1 year ago was 227.5 & I am not at 192.5 with 35 lbs lost in a year.
I will be using ALL I learned last year to make this year even more successful! Feel free to add me ladies
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I will definitely check out Pinterest. Thanks!0
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I hear ya, I'm 5'2'' and keep falling off the wagon.
SW: 187lbs
CW: 180lbs
TW: 170lbs (to start)
Finding it so hard. I exercise 5 hours of kickboxing per week and run (very slowly) 2 miles, twice a week, but I love beer. Sigh......0 -
well I loved beer for a while too. in9 months I gained 50 lbs! still trying to get it off lol. gave it up 2 yrs ago.... it just adds waaaay too many calories.I hear ya, I'm 5'2'' and keep falling off the wagon.
SW: 187lbs
CW: 180lbs
TW: 170lbs (to start)
Finding it so hard. I exercise 5 hours of kickboxing per week and run (very slowly) 2 miles, twice a week, but I love beer. Sigh......0 -
you have probably been asked this a hundred times but have you found out you BMR and maintenance calorie totals? or TDEE? I sort of took all that info and made sure I had at least around a 400 cal deficit daily. I have been stalled for a few weeks on the actual scale but starting to be able to tell I am losing by looking at my body.I am 5'1" 1/2 and 129. I haven't really lost anything since I started on MPF. I keep playing with calories, etc., but I don't seem to be making any headway and no, my measurements as of yet haven't changed either. I exercise 6 days a week doing a mix of cardio and weights. Anyone can feel free to add me. I'd love to learn from others who are having success.0 -
Yes I actually set my base at my BMR rather than the 1200 MPF gives me and work up from there depending on what I have burned in class.0
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Hi!
I'm new to actively participating in the MFP community but I've been logging for a couple months now. Honestly, I don't see or feel any differently. I'm 23 and stand at an intimidating 5'2.
SW/CW (and my highest weight ever): 165
GW: 130
I've always been on the heavier side. 3 years ago I weighed about 130 and that was the lightest I've been since before high school.
I'm excited to get into better shape and be healthier than I've ever been before.0 -
What is your body fat %? I've had difficulty getting down below 130 in the past and I've finally realized this is because my lean body mass is something like 115 pounds! Rather than drive yourself crazy worrying about other people our height who might get down to 100 pounds, you might want to have your body fat tested and see where you are really at.
As soon as my collar bones turn up again (I *know* they are in there somewhere) I'm going to do BodPod testing and set a final goal weight for 20-21% body fat.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!!!!0 -
5'0 here too
will accept friend requests too.. it helps I think because it is very different .. my husband is 6 foot even compared to me he can still eat the world on a diet lol. 0 -
I'm 29, 5'3" and have (well, had) about 50lbs to lose.
SW: 174lbs
CW: 160.8lbs (as of today, haven't checked-in)
GW: 115-120lbs
I've attempted losing the weight many times but always failed. This is my most successful attempt. I don't know if the 174lbs was my highest weight ever. I think it could have been higher at some point before I started, but I didn't weigh myself for a long time. 174lbs was scary enough. :laugh:0 -
Hi everyone,
I just started this week! I'm 5'0'' and want to lose about 40 pounds. It's hard getting support because all of my friends think I look fine. My weight is clearly unhealthy and my body fat percentage is around 40% -- -way too high.
SW: 170
CW: 163.4
GW: 130
Feel free to add me. I could use the support!0 -
Hi! I'm Shaina
I am 5'0" and 224 pounds and I hate it. I've been a member for a little over a year but as of September 27, I've gotten serious. BMI scales are pretty discouraging since they say I should be like 115 pounds. But I set a goal at 175 and a long term goal at 150. I need a lifestyle change. I'm sure it will be much easier if I have some supportive friends on here. Feel free to add me.0 -
I know how you feel. I'm 4'9", and have had problems with yo-yo-ing weight due to illness and a crappy metabolism. I currently weigh around 132 lbs, and am aiming for 96 lbs (this is after I gained nearly 20 lbs in a year after a lot of stress and a sedentary job and some poor food choices influenced by a roommate who no longer lives with me - and I can eat chicken on top of salad and not get a bunch of crap for it. In the week since I started using MFP, I've managed to lose a pound and a half, so hopefully, the downward trend will continue.
Eating clean seems to be helping and keeping my caloric intake somewhere in the ballpark of 1000-1300 cal seems to be inducing some weight loss, so I can't complain overall.
Honestly, my biggest gripe about everything is the amount of crap and lack of support that I get from friends (who are all heavier and taller than I am, btw) who are constantly like "I don't understand why you want to lose weight, you look amazing the way you are!" It's hard to explain to them that you don't feel good at your current weight and it is horribly frustrating to look at an entire closet full of clothing you can no longer wear, because everything in the closet is size XS/S, and all of your pants are size 00, your boobs have gone up two cup sizes from a B to a D (and you just want them to shrink again so you can wear your nicer bras instead of the cheapo granny bras you bought impulsively from Walmart just so you had something comfortable to wear beneath the handful of shirts that do, miraculously, still fit) and even your sweatpants and exercise clothes are two sizes too small.
Feel free to add me... I can certainly use the support as well! 0 -
Fellow shortie here too. I'm 4ft 110
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Shorty here! I'm 5' ( Well technically 4'11 and 3/4, but every every inch or so COUNTS right? lol) Being short can suck. Sometimes I feel like god was intending on me being tall and than said "Just kidding!!!" lol. When your short every 5lbs shows, whether you lose it or gain it.
CW:160lbs
Goal Weight: 130
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I'm 5'3 and always have that mental 'feck it' if I forget to record for one day on MFP - can't be bothered going back to day 1
I'm at day 20 now which is about the longest I've been on over the past year at any one stage and I'm fed up stopping & starting.
Let's do this shizzle!!
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being short is an issue that many can't understand It's almost a bit discouraging to know that at our height (I am just under 5'3") we have crazy numbers we should weigh....I mean our range is like 100-130 lbs....that number seems unattainable when you are starting out at 200lbs. My advice is to run.....when we start out heavy every bit of cardio is not just building your stamia & endurance, but strengthening your heart and burning fat. For me I had plenty to burn so I will keep it up until I get to a healthy weight that FEELS good....regardless of the range they give me on paper Best of luck!!!! You can do this!
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4ft 8. Current weight: 6.6 stone, goal weight 6.4 stone.
And another picture here as I posted in my last thread. People see I am 92lbs on my profile and think I'm anorexic! This is a short body at 92lbs:
So Im thinking that I may reassess again 2lbs from now.
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Ok so this is my first post ever
. I started MFP 11 days ago and I feel like it was my first step to being the person I've always wanted to be. I'm 5'3" and 19 years old and have been overweight ever since elementary school. I am ready to change my life for the better, no more excuses and no more feeling sorry for myself. The time has come for me to shed this weight and to get the body I have always wanted.
SW: 165
CW: 155
GW: 1250 -
No matter how many times i hear the phrase "butt hurt" i will always literally lol0
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Hi,
This post was inspired by another one I saw for ladies around 5'2". I realised from it that I have a lot longer journal ahead of me than a lot of the 'shorties' on here.
Although I've been a member of MFP for years now I haven't made much progress. I keep starting and saying "no but this time I'm serious" and then letting one bad day slip into a week and so on.
From 1st September I've actually been sticking to it. 3 times a week at the gym and tracking EVERYTHING (even when iIve been bad).
I'm hoping to find some friends on here in similar situations so we can motivate and support each other.
I'm 5'0" and here's my STATS:
SW: 220lbs (NEVER again)
CW: 188lbs
GW: 150lbs but I plan on reassessing when (not if) I get there.
I've got a long way to go and have already taken some knocks - last week I was expecting a huge loss and I'd lost...nothing! But I'm not going to let these stop me any more.
Feel free to add me!
Hey, I am in the same boat as you. I am 5 feet as well. My highest weight was 317, my CW is 183, GW 130, UGW is 115. Feel free to add me !!!0 -
I'm 4ft 11 and weigh 127lbs. I'd like to be closer to 120 but finding it very hard. I lift heavy doing stronglifts, HIIT, play netball and just started running. Add me!0
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Right there with ya'll. I'm 5'1 and its really hard being over 200 pounds when our goal should according to paper be under 130.
Starting Weight: 225
Current Weight: 219
Goal Weight: 1400 -
Hi,
I can definitely relate to being short and over weight I'm 4'11 and weigh 180
I have always been over weight but after being in the hospital it just got worse. I have gained about 30 pounds since i got out of the hospital in may 2012. after getting married in December i have pretty much just stayed at the same weight. I'm trying my best to say good bye the weight for ever. My goal is 120 and i know Ive got a long way to go so i need all the motivation i can get and I'm willing to help motivate others like me who just need some one to encourage them and help keep them on track.
Don't be afraid to send a friend request 0 -
I can relate to you I'm 27 and 5' 1"
Highest weight: 297lbs (a couple of years ago)
Current weight: 265lbs
I got down to about 240 by living abroad and not eating very much but this last 18 months it's starting to go back on again and I know in a blink of an eye I'll be back up to almost 300 again if I'm not careful. So I am getting back down to it tomorrow and starting back at the gym and cycling!!
We can all do it!!!!
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I'm definitely feeling the same way. I'm 37 and am not getting any younger. I'm also a shorty too, 5'0. I can't do another year of yoyo dieting again. I feel like I am too old for it and my body just can't take another weight lost and gain again. I feel optimistic about losing the weight this time around and am determined to do it and make it my last and final diet. It will be a lifelong life style change this time around. No more fad diets no more losing weight at a fast pace where I can't sustain it for long period of time. I've noticed that it's taking a little bit longer even with effort to lose the weight. The weight is not coming off proportionately. My metabolism is not working as fast. I've noticed that many things have changed this time around which makes it a little more difficult, many more obstacles.
I will not give up!! I hope we all can unite and help each other out and beat it this time around. No more excesses. 0 -
Hi,
This post was inspired by another one I saw for ladies around 5'2". I realised from it that I have a lot longer journal ahead of me than a lot of the 'shorties' on here.
Although I've been a member of MFP for years now I haven't made much progress. I keep starting and saying "no but this time I'm serious" and then letting one bad day slip into a week and so on.
From 1st September I've actually been sticking to it. 3 times a week at the gym and tracking EVERYTHING (even when iIve been bad).
I'm hoping to find some friends on here in similar situations so we can motivate and support each other.
I'm 5'0" and here's my STATS:
SW: 220lbs (NEVER again)
CW: 188lbs
GW: 150lbs but I plan on reassessing when (not if) I get there.
I've got a long way to go and have already taken some knocks - last week I was expecting a huge loss and I'd lost...nothing! But I'm not going to let these stop me any more.
Feel free to add me!
Hey Hun, Don't feel bad!!! I'm 4'11" and my starting weight was around 260!! Right now, I've lost about 10lbs, and I've got a lot further to go too!!!
Please feel free to add me, I'm sure we can use all the encoragement we can get!! 0
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