Ladies under 5'0 success stories please!

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I am 4'11"-5'. I lost 5 kgs 2 mnths back..went from 60kgs to 55kgs.. then I went home for a month as it was festive season.. Now trying to get back on track.. I didnt gain weight.. but havent lost any till then either.. and there is not much visible difference..

4 11 and 3/4 (but I say 5) Down 40 lbs by counting calories, eating what I want as long as it fits into my calories trying to have lower carbs and lower sodium and a bit higher protein. I walk about 45 mins a day sometimes more, sometimes less. My ultimate goal is to lose another 50 lbs. MFP put me at 1200 calories, I bumped it up to 1300 and I usually eat back the exercise calories I earn from walking. I am not a quick loser I am averaging about 5 lbs a month but hoping slow and steady wins the race. I have recently found that weighing and measuring food is very important. For example, I weighed my banana today to check the grams because who knows if it is a small banana or a large banana just looking at it and I want my calories to be as accurate as possible.

Not sure if I should be posting here because I'm not really a "success" story.
I've been a bit overweight most of my life.

It wasn't until I started really reading/learning from others on MFP that I found THE thing that works for me.


1. I'm 4'11" also.
2. Have been dieting forever, tried everything, and used to gain weight w/ anything over 1200calories, so I felt like I had to diet ALL THE TIME, since it's a JOB to make sure your calories are allocated correctly EVERY DAY.

So this is the combo I've found and I feel like I want to share it w/ everyone.
I wish I had found this/tried this sooner.

I'm starting week 6 tomorrow. Been such an EASY 5weeks of "dieting".

A. I lift heavy, 3 times a week ~40minutes, 1 HIIT (hill run/walk or rowing or burpees/pushups) for ~20minutes, and walking/gardening, etc, and 2 days off.
--- NO MORE STEADY STATE CARDIO!!! I hate running.

B. I do 5:2 FAST diet, where I eat my TDEE (~1700-2000 calories <---- you KNOW this is quite a lot for shorties) for 5 days and on 2 non-consecutive days of 500 calories.
- my goal is to get off my cholesterol drugs.

I *EASILY* lost 2.5 pounds in 5 weeks, and I only have 3 more pounds to GW.
---> *** You know how hard it is to lose weight/inches when you don't have a lot of weight to lose? and when you're short?
(The last time I lost weight/inches was prepping for my wedding where I worked out 10times a week (run 6miles in the morning before work, then 1.5hrs step classes after work) while eating only 1000 calories/day for 4months!!! <---There is NO way that I can maintain that forever. In fact, I'm about 3-5pounds from my wedding weight and I did NOT have to kill/deprive myself.)

Yes, this diet allows me to eat a "normal" amount of food, not just rabbit food.

AND I can totally SEE a difference w/ lifting, compared to all those years of just steady-state cardio. I don't want to just be non-fat. I want to look hot in my bikini this coming Summer at the ladies' Friday bikini brunches

check out this link: http://www.soheefit.com/cardio-bunny-stop-it-stop-it-now/



I really feel like I can keep this up for quite a long time, if not forever (in some form or another).
I've actually changed my outlook a bit. Now, I try to find things to do "as my workout" like helping my friends move (lifting heavy things) or playing tag w/ my kids (like sprinting).

I don't dread hill walks/runs, but I look at it as free-butt tuck. <---- Yes, a NSV: yesterday, my DH gave me a GREAT compliment: "Your *kitten* looked hot in those jeans yesterday". YUP, an unprompted compliment from my husband.

BOTTOM LINE: do not eat less. Because once you get off the low-calorie diet, you'll just gain it all back, if not more (since you have less muscle mass to burn this additional calories). I'm done w/ Yoyo diets.

friend me if you want support/learn more/do it w/ me...

I wish someone had told me about this sooner.
I'm on my way,
Amanda

Me me me!!!!!

Weight loss is very slow but I am in the best shape of my life

Well, I'm 5'0. I know not under, but still short compared to most, and on limited calories due to limited mobility (from life-long disability). And I'm technically NOT a success story yet but...

I've lost 100-pounds. I still have 60+ to go and I'm going to get there eventually. I usually eat 1,300-1,500 calories/day depending on how much I can move any given week. (Though I have on occasion failed to reach 1200, when I barely get out of bed).

It's slow going here now that I've lost so much, but I'm working on increasing my ability to exercise so that I don't have to be stuck with low calories forever. HTH give you some motivation. It can be done, just stick to your calories and get moving!!