Short and Fat

I'm 5'4" and still over 200 lbs. I feel your pain!

4'11" ... I know all about the challenges of the, erm, undertall. Feel free to add me and I'll do my best to help. I went from 145 to 120 last year, put 15 lbs back on again and have the struggle all over again.

I'm 5ft even and I was at 240 lbs! Now I'm at 175lbs and I still am fat.


I just started my journey again after many setbacks! I would love some support from you guys!

I too am 5'2 inches and weight around 170. I want to get back to 130 or 135, weights I felt good at. I just started MFP yesterday so, I am looking for some friends that have similar stories and goals. Please add me and we can give support to each other. I am really hoping to stay dedicated and write everything down that I put in my mouth. I have set a goal of exercising 4 times/week too.

Hi everyone!! I'm 5'1 and currently at 165. I started my second time around journey in June and so far have gone from 191 to 165. I don't know what my ultimate goal is but currently my mini goal is 160. Feel free to add me, I love to help motivate and give support!

You can do it! I'm 5'2 and I started off at 210. I'm under 150 now. It's possible and SO rewarding.

*Don't let occasional gains and plateaus get you down. It happens and you'll get past it!
*Drink lots of water. Lots and lots and lots. It's good for weight loss and makes your skin look amazing!
*Cook for yourself as much as possible.
*Make good/healthy choices on what you eat when you're out or at a catered event, and limit cheat foods while there (who can say no to sharing someone's birthday cake? That would be like not wishing them a good birthday )
*Get moving. Every little bit of exercise is worth it, even if it's only 10 or 15 minutes. I started out by straightening up my house every day. If you have cable, check out the OnDemand selections for fitness. YouTube is great too!
*Read nutrition labels. Really read them. Just by looking at that, you can determine if the calories/fat/carbs/sugar/etc. are worth the serving size. Like, is that 1/4 cup of Ben and Jerry's worth the 400 calories and 20 grams of fat. They also tell you if what you're eating is as 'natural' as you think it is.

I wish you and all the posters much luck on weight loss! I know it's so hard to do and being short hinders your progress but with some effort, you'll be reaping the rewards of skinniness!

I'm in the same boat. 5'3" and currently at 240ish. I had lost 48 pound when I started this journey two years ago. But in celebrating that 48 pound loss, I got pregnant I'm still 15 lbs above that pre-pregnancy/48 pound loss weight. Ideally would like to be around 175. But I'll be happy at as long as I am healthy (I had developed Peri-Partum Cardiomyopothy with the pregnancy and my son was born a month early because of it).

Here's to a new leg of the journey!

You can do this I started off at 5'3 and just shy of 190... I know how scary the numbers can be when we're lil shorties! But it IS doable!

Feel free to add me too

Cheering for you! Sounds like you're headed in the right direction now. I'm just starting also, and hope that with a big network of friends here on the site it'll be easier to support each other and stay on track.

I'm also a shorty (5'3) with lots to lose lol. I've added you, and anyone else feel free to add me too! We have a long road ahead of us, but we can do it together! :flowerforyou:

You can add me I am 4'11 and 274 (my new number) I am here like you for support and to support. We can do this together

Me me! I'm 5'2" on a good day. SW 262, CW 238.....really long way to go. But we're all in this together.

I'm short, fat, and almost 50. When I started, 82 days ago, I weighed 220 pounds. 81 days later, I weigh 194 pounds. I still have about 65 pounds to go, but it can be done.

My biggest challenge is making time to work out.

My best success is having acknowledged that I am not dieting. I am changing my relationship with food for the rest of my life. I will always have to watch my portions and make mindful choices.

That said, I have splurge days. Filet mignon at Ruth's Chris, with dessert. No problem. Once every three months or so. (Which is about how long it takes to save up for dinner there, too!)

I have my treats - at the end of the day, if I'm high on available calories, I eat ice cream (a small portion) for dessert. If I'm low on available calories, a serving of fruit.

I drink whole fat milk.

I don't have as many carbs/grains as I used to, but I'm not following a low carb plan. I'm not following *any* plan. I'm eating the foods which happen to be healthy and that I *do* like, and being aware of what's in the less healthy food and making it a one-off every few weeks.

Since my primary binge trigger is to deny myself a food, nothing is off limits.

Emma

I'm 5'3".....44 years old....started on mfp in January 2012 at 172lb....got all the way down to 118lb but then started lifting in June 2013 and the weight has gone back up to 136lb....looking to get back to 120lb....feel free to add me....:)

5'1...and that's stretching...lol.. I started out at 211 pounds and now am at 136ish..give or take +/- 3 on any given day...YOU CAN DO IT. Stay focused and don't give up.