Shorties (5'3 and under) where do you gain your weight?

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  • aliwhalen
    aliwhalen Posts: 150 Member
    Tummy, but I also have diastasis, so it looks big even when I'm thin. I've always had it, also before kids.
  • fitmommy2012
    fitmommy2012 Posts: 451 Member
    I am 5'2 and a half. My upper half...mostly my stomach area, but I also have problems with back bulge around my bra area as well as flabby arms! :ohwell: My legs always stay fit and toned though...but tummy weight is SO SO hard to lose! Ugh! Especially after you have been pregnant!!
  • dewsmom78
    dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
    I am 5'3 and apple shaped, so I gain in my back, tummy, and hips.
  • whitehydrangeas
    whitehydrangeas Posts: 3 Member
    I first got weight on my tummy and my boobs, but I think it just varies by the person. I have tall friends who gain weight all over and look fine because there's more height for it to distribute.
  • iRun_Butterfly
    iRun_Butterfly Posts: 483 Member
    5'3" here, belly, butt, hips, thigh are where I hold on to it, boobs were the first things to disappear :-(
  • theflamingpopsicle
    theflamingpopsicle Posts: 71 Member
    I'm 5'2" and my weight seems to spread out pretty evenly. I get it on my arms, face, stomach, back, hips, thighs, and butt, but because it's spread out, it doesn't look pronounced and people rarely believe me when I tell them my weight. Hoping it'll disappear evenly too as I lose weight. :laugh: :tongue:
  • jam34jam
    jam34jam Posts: 8 Member
    I’m 4’ 9” and I think I’m top heavy. I’m heavier near my tummy, upper arms, and bust. At a healthy weight I seemed to be broad shouldered. I wish I was an hourglass, but I’m learning to embrace my shape. I hope I don’t lose too much in the bust area =)
  • Allup2Me78
    Allup2Me78 Posts: 589 Member
    I am 4 10'. Boobs, thighs/legs, butt & tummy! lol I am all kinds of jacked up! ! I don't mind the butt but or the boobs. ;)
  • WickedPineapple
    WickedPineapple Posts: 698 Member
    As some other people have said, I think it's dependent on your shape. I'm 5'1" and an hourglass/muscular (a bit naturally bulky for my height), so it goes everywhere. The first place I noticed fat loss was my upper back. I've never had much of a belly overhang, which is nice. However, now that I've lost weight I'm a medium top (34D or DD), size 6 bottom, but plus-sized legs (seriously, I went to get thigh highs...) and thick arms too. I'm resigned to my thick limbs. :smile:
  • Fitasticme
    Fitasticme Posts: 44 Member
    I definitely gain the weight in my stomach. It's horrible because the abs is the area I'm most obsessed with toning too probably because it's where the fat always seems to go. I think everyone is different and it depends on different factors where the weight is gained. I have a sort of boyish figure and am not curvy.
  • Geloza
    Geloza Posts: 315 Member
    5'3".... All goes to my core: waist & hips. NOT good.

    BUT when I lose it, I am one of the lucky ones who have an hour glass shape so I'll take it! :bigsmile:
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    THIGHS. Oh, how I hated my thighs, growing up! There's a little pocket of fat that hangs out right under each butt cheek, and on the inside of each thigh. Damn genetics. Thanks, Mom. :ohwell:
  • Verdenal
    Verdenal Posts: 625 Member
    5' 2". Butt and hips. I've always been pear-shaped, but the older I get the worse it gets: hormonal changes affect body fat distribution. As I can't be super active because of injuries, the only way I can control it is to watch my calorie intake.

    According to my scale, my visceral fat is low, so that's a small comfort.
  • LiveLoveLift67
    LiveLoveLift67 Posts: 895 Member
    My biggest problem area and where i carry most of my weight is my belly and thighs
  • leomom72
    leomom72 Posts: 1,797 Member
    mine is belly and thighs..its so horrid and gross looking..:sad:
  • MyHealthiestYears23
    MyHealthiestYears23 Posts: 14
    5'0 and it all goes to my thighs first and then stomach
  • xDawnsgrace
    xDawnsgrace Posts: 436
    i gain in my tummy and then my boobs. Pretty evenly, actually.
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    My thighs, my tummy/hip area is the last.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Stomach because of insulin resistance

    Also my thighs, butt, and boobs (went from a 30/32 A to a 38 DD/E) :embarassed: :noway:
  • aliciamogren
    aliciamogren Posts: 2
    i'm 5'3" long legged but short waisted. Almost all of my weight goes directly to my stomach.
  • jbuc07
    jbuc07 Posts: 914 Member
    4'11" And it's all my stomach! Ok, I got some lower body issues, but my stomach constantly looks pregnant. And after 4 kids, it ain't getting better. :(
  • jenniwad
    jenniwad Posts: 1
    My butt!
  • slimjenny21
    slimjenny21 Posts: 78 Member
    FACE, love handles and thighs! And it's the smallest weigh gain that triggers it!
  • TiffieLand
    TiffieLand Posts: 159
    For me, the fat distribute pretty evenly. Face+arms+legs+stomach+hands+etc
  • jan3h
    jan3h Posts: 55 Member
    All over. I'm an hourglass :-) even after losing 50-odd pounds I still have a generous coating, but there's more round my bum and thighs these days. Still want to lose another 13lb!! I'm really lucky that core exercises have a flattening effect on my stomach though!!
  • HellOfALifeKAT
    HellOfALifeKAT Posts: 1 Member
    Im the exact same as you! if I had a tummy tuck/ lipo all my problems would disappear! lol
  • PRlisaNY
    PRlisaNY Posts: 46 Member
    I think it has more to do with your body shape (I am an hourglass).

    I have read things lik ethis: http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/weight-loss/weight-loss-different-women-body-shapes

    Since I am an hourglass, my midsection stays fairly small but I gain in my upper arms and my thighs/butt
  • PRlisaNY
    PRlisaNY Posts: 46 Member
    I agree with this 100% I also have the hourglass shape and it all goes to my thighs/butt and upper arms, now for my husband he is a cone shape it all goes to the stomach and upper body no legs, no thighs, no butt lol.
  • marsgirlly
    marsgirlly Posts: 71 Member
    5'1" and hourglass shaped. It goes to my face right away, and then my hips and butt. I know I really need to start paying more attention when it goes for the tummy.
  • jennyhoon
    jennyhoon Posts: 138 Member
    5ft 2 here

    Thigh, big butt and stomach (43" at hips and 36" at waist) :grumble:

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