5'2" Ladies who have gone from 140-115lbs

Hey this sounds like me! I am 5'1" and working at going from 139 to 115. I am currently at 130 and on my way! Running, group fitness classes and eating right are my friends right now.
Keep it up everyone! Shorties rock! :P

I'm 5'1"-5'2" depending on who measures it lol. I stated 114 days ago at 147.5 lbs. Today I crossed down to 129.5 with 120 being my original goal, now thinking i can make it to 115 to be solid in the middle of the recommended range of 108-125. I am mom to a disabled almost 5 year old and a 2 year old so I dont have a lot of time to myself. Ever. I do not have a gym membership. I have done a lot of 30 day challenges i have found on pintrest that are body weight only, and throw in some zumba or tae bo videos i get free from you tube when i have 30 minutes to actually do it.

The biggest way i dropped weight at the start was i stopped drinking soda. I was drinking almost a 2 lt a day and now i maybe have a 20oz if i am out somewhere or we got food. I log food like crazy, I dont eat back the cals i burned off. I am looking into getting a heart rate monitor and now i am aiming for more toning and fitness. I think the diet changes and just resisting cleaning my kids plate or eating a donut because i got them one has been the biggest thing for me so far. The weight loss has definitely been slower the past 30 days.

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I'm 5'2.5" (and yes that half inch counts!). Started at 130 lbs on March 11, and just hit 114 yesterday, June 3. I'm a runner, but training for marathons made no difference in my weight up until the point I decided I needed to clean up my food. Cut out virtually all the junk, and measured EVERYTHING. I have my macro percentages set for 55% carbs, 25% protein and 20% fat, and I have to say, hitting the protein numbers is the most challenging for me. My current setting is 1300 calories per day. I try not to eat my exercise, but I find it almost unavoidable. I usually finish out my day around 1550, which is well below my bonus from exercise (6 days per week; that one rest day is always a killer!).

I don't eat meat, and I avoid dairy and soy (for various health reasons). I eat egg whites and wild salmon almost everyday, plus a protein shake, in order to get the numbers to jive. I also stay vigilant about the other nutrient numbers, specifically sugar, which is tough, because three pieces of fruit and I've blown my allotment for the day. Virtually no pasta (though whole wheat when I do have it), and I prefer brown rice actually anyway. So not only have I lost a significant amount of weight eating clean and real foods like this, I've gotten lean, which was my goal in terms of running. I'm currently only one pound away from my goal.

And yes, I'll have a beer or glass of wine with dinner most days of the week.

Feel free to friend me, my diary is viewable to my friends here. Good luck all!

That's me.

I'm 5'1 and went from 141 to 110.

The single item that made the BIGGEST difference for me was buying a food scale. Turns out, I am absolutely terrible at estimating portions. I got stuck at 130 for a long time, and the food scale helped me tremendously.

I did a ton of walking + the 30 day shred at first. I switched to a pilates/ballet type workout + walking for the last 15 pounds, and now I'm lifting to drop my body fat percentage.

Consistency, and being honest with yourself about calories is the best and only way to go.

EDIT: running every day is a big no-no for new runners. It should really only be a couple days a week when you're starting out.

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I'm 5'1", started at 139 and am currently at 108-110. Before I started weighing and measuring my food, I was convinced that I was eating healthy. Turns out, that "1200" I thought I was eating was more like 1800-2000...I had to train myself to be diligent about adding things like oil, butter, mayo, etc.

On top of that, I ran a lot, but also WALKED everywhere. Those walking calories add up, let me tell you.

I hear you with the "1200" calorie mis-interpretation! I can't believe how bad I am when I do not actually log, and I think I am doing fine! Turns out I am just very delusional as to what I am consuming calorie-wise. I couldn't believe how much weight I put on in one month when I started a new job and was getting my breakfast from Dunkin Donuts and eating lunch out as well! I was disgusted when I looked-up how many calories I was actually consuming, when I thought I wasn't being that bad! Even with adding my working-out schedule! It was crazy how in one month I went from 152 to 156/7 again! Pathetic... There went all my hard work of trying to shred for a bridesmaid's dress and vacation... Now I'll just be lucky to slim down enough to maybe wear a bare midriff outfit for Lolla in August...

Here I was thinking I was in this boat alone.

I am 5' on the dot. Right now I weigh in at 143 but my goal is to get down to 115. I used to be around 120 and was happy at that weight, under-toned but happy.

So, my plan is to tone up and slim down!

Curious to know at what rate everyone has chosen to lose their weight. I have it set for a half pound per week, which is the most conservative option. I wonder if that makes a difference in how quickly we actually progress.

It does in the long run, for two reasons.

1) If you don't have much fat to lose, a large deficit is a recipe for losing muscle mass. An adequate protein intake and strength training can help with that.

2) Adherence. It's a matter of personal preference. I prefer a slight deficit so I don't even feel like I'm dieting and I have plenty of energy, but some people are discouraged by slow progress and prefer to lose weight a bit faster. Anyway, if you're already at a healthy BMI and you want to get leaner, a 0.5-1lb/week loss is ideal.

wow that is great! What types of excercise do you do? I am also 5'3" and at 191.2. Want to be down around 128.

I'm close to this story, so I'll chime in. I'm 5'3" and I started at 137lbs. My first goal was 118 and then my ultimate goal became 105. It took me just over 10 weeks to get to 118 and it ultimately took 21 weeks for me to get to 105lbs (a loss of 32lbs). I did this by jogging 5k and doing a few minutes of strength/core training 5 days a week as well as netting 1200 cals a day.

I'm currently in maintenance mode (and have been since 2/10, so over 16 weeks). I weigh 102 at the moment and I net 1460 cals a day. I'm still jogging 5k/training 5 days a week. And, yes, by 'net' I mean I eat my exercise calories back on top of the 1460/day. Hope that helps! Keep up the good work and you'll get there OP!

I'm not quite at 115 (119 currently) and I started at 137, but I am 5'2! I ate around 1400 for most of it and lost steadily when combined with bodyweight training and a lot of walking. At my current weight, I'm finding it a lot harder to lose so I've dropped my calories to around 1280. I can't say if it's working or not by the scale, I'll check again at the end of this month. My upper half is definitely getting smaller, though.