Any 5" woman have success stories and or pics?
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Don't be discouraged.. slow and steady! You can do it.. I am in progress and working on strength and body fat %.
I'm 5'3" on a "tall day"
Started 160
Current 136
Goal 118
The picture that made me realize I was in denial! ICK
Current weight:
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I'm 5"2, started at 196lbs, currently maintaining between 110 - 115lbs.
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Hi All, I've just been reading this thread & wonder how many calories & net calories you've all been sticking too?
I am 5ft and have been yo-yo ing ever since I had children 10 years ago! 18 months ago I was 112 lb but earlier this year I'd gone up to was down to 154 lbs. I've been logging on MFP for 8 weeks & lost 18 lbs but weight lose has now slowed down & feel like I've plateaued already
According to calculators my BMR is around 1300-1400 - I am finding 1000 calories a day is enough for me but I constantly get the "don't go below 1200 message" & not sure what a good target net calorie intake is for when your natural BMR is low due to height.0 -
I'm 4'11, 135lbs to 114lbs, 35 inch waist to 27 inch and took 4 months
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I am 4'11 and 37 y/o. I started at 160 lbs. possibly a little more. I am now 121.6 lbs as of my last weigh in. I started Jan 30 2013. I cant believe Im posting these before pics but here goes lol.
I am due to be in a wedding this coming March....
Me in my dress on Nov 2012, before losing ANY weight (I hate this picture) in a size 16/18
Me in my dress when I bought it in a size 12 in June 2013 at 138 lbs
Me in my now TOO BIG dress that needs to be altered! This was taken about 2 wks ago- I now wear a size 6/8 jeans. The dress will need to be altered down to a bridal size 10 (im guessing).
Me buying size 6 jeans!
Those jeans are WAY to big!!! You probably are smaller than that Great job! 0 -
I'm just shy of 5" tall. I was always athletic and muscular in high school and generally weighed about 125 (which is overweight according to the BMI charts). I got married and had a baby and by the time I was 28, I weighed in at 169lbs. It was the heaviest (non-preg) I had ever been but what bothered me the most was how terribly uncomfortable I was all the time. I was wearing my husbands large t-shirts and going up in jean sizes. I was wearing an 11/12 at the time.
On 7/13/13, I started dieting. I already ran 3x a week and had been running for months but my weight hadn't gone down at all. It really is 90% what you eat! I started out at 1350 cals a day and I did eat back my exercise cals. I lost 10lb the first month and decided then to weigh only once a month. s time went on, I lowered my calorie intake to 1240 a day and only eat 1/2 of my exercise calories back. As of this morning (12/11/13), I weigh 140.8. I now am in a size 6 jeans. I run 10-15 miles a week and my running times have really improved. I still have at least 20lbs to lose but I'm thankful that I'm over half way there! 5 months in and 28.2lbs down. Hoping to be at my goal of 117lbs by my birthday in late April.0 -
So inspired after reading this thread! I'm 5ft and just getting started! Thanks to those who shared their success stories!!0
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'm 5' 1
Before Stats: 9-4-13
Weight: 133 (It was 137 for a while but I just started counting the day I started getting serious)
Waist: 30.5
Hips: 39
During Stats: 12-1-13
Weight: 116
Waist: 26
Hips: 36
YOU can do this! If you have a bad day or week don't dwell on it! Make today a new day!
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I'm 5'0. I've lost about 115 lbs. It's been nearly 4 years since I started, but it took me about a year and a half to lose 100 lbs. Since then, I've mostly been working on getting stronger and figuring out a way to eat that I can live with forever. These days, I lift really heavy, I walk a lot on rest days, I eat at a deficit, and I'm slooooowly losing fat.
Here's a before pic:
Some during/afters (more in my profile):
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but what bothered me the most was how terribly uncomfortable I was all the time.
This is exactly me. My friends didn't understand why I wanted to lose weight, and weren't especially interested/supportive, because I didn't LOOK that bad. But I tried explaining to them how frustrating it was to have a mental sense of how much space I took up, versus what was happening in reality.
For instance, I'd be reading in bed and try to reach for something, and actually couldn't reach it because my stomach was preventing me from bending that far. Or going to slide into a tight space and having my hips scrape, when I felt like I could have slipped through no problem.
The worst was when photos would pop up on Facebook, and my shirt would be tucked in around my belly rolls, even though I was sitting up straight...no thank you!0 -
I'm 5'0 and I've lost about 50 so far, still a work in progress. Started at 191, now at 140. Was at 130 but gain some back. Add me if you'd like 0
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Wow! These posts are so incredibly inspiring.
I'm 5'2 (on a good day) and weigh about 135 right now, it's the highest I've ever been. I'm 20 and in college so I have trouble finding the right foods to eat (and to not stress eat!), and just joined MFP to help me keep track and get motivated. I'd love to lose 20 pounds, but that's a very far off goal right now!0 -
You're all so inspiring!!
I'm 5'1" and currently just under 200 lbs. I started at 220 and actually got down to 186 until I regretfully took a "little break" and now I'm struggling for motivation and energy to get off my butt and not snack when I'm hungry in the evenings. 0 -
I feel your pain. Just about 2 years ago I was 120 pounds and jumped up to almost 179 (and no, I don't have any kids... pathetic, I know)
right now I'm 171, which is still wayyy over what I need to be considering I'm 5' 3", but I'm progressing. It's so difficult to resist the temptations that I'm constantly surrounded by!
Keep your chin up! I'm sure you need the support just as badly as I do, so feel free to add me :]0 -
I am 4'11 and 37 y/o. I started at 160 lbs. possibly a little more. I am now 121.6 lbs as of my last weigh in. I started Jan 30 2013. I cant believe Im posting these before pics but here goes lol.
I am due to be in a wedding this coming March....
Me in my dress on Nov 2012, before losing ANY weight (I hate this picture) in a size 16/18
Me in my dress when I bought it in a size 12 in June 2013 at 138 lbs
Me in my now TOO BIG dress that needs to be altered! This was taken about 2 wks ago- I now wear a size 6/8 jeans. The dress will need to be altered down to a bridal size 10 (im guessing).
Me buying size 6 jeans!
Those jeans are WAY to big!!! You probably are smaller than that Great job!
Thank you. I think those may have actually been the 8s I was trying on as well. I bought the 6s in that brand and put those 8s back 0 -
I'm 5'2" so not sure if that counts
My pictures are on my profile 0 -
Hi All, I've just been reading this thread & wonder how many calories & net calories you've all been sticking too?
I lost the bulk of my weight using the TDEE-20% method. Using that method (and exercising about 3-4x a week for 30 min a day) I was eating up to 1400-1500 cal per day.
Now that I have less than 10 lbs left to lose I switched back to the MFP method and am eating back my exercise calories, my base target is 1300 calories and then I eat back the majority of what I ear through exercise. Usually that ends up being an additional 250-300 calories. Sometimes it is more, like yesterday I earned about 430 calories thru exercise but I always make sure that my net is over 1200 at the end of the day.
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Before, not even my heaviest which was 187.
now at 138. 0 -
It took around 6 months to lose 26 pounds. I'm actually 4'11 , **so close**. In the beginning it was alright, then half way through it was hell mode especially when i didn't see any progress. I had to constantly make sure i was eating right and get my workouts in there, and if i ever missed it i'd feel horrible. But after i learned to stop obsessing with it. There are definitely times when you just want to give up and you feel very frustrated, but it really takes time and patience to actually see how far you've come.
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I am 5"1 and started at around 183. My whole life I have struggled with losing weight. I have never been over 150 lbs. 2012 was a rough year and I gained 30 lbs. I have maintained that weight throughout 2013. I really want to lose around 60 lbs and look forward to 2014! Would some support to go through this journey with!!0
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