5'2 LADIES

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  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    well you certainly seem to be losing the weight! you look really great! keep it up
    im not as concerned about the weight, it's more that I'd like to feel comfortable in my body and I went to the doctor a few weeks ago and she said my % body fat is high so I need to build muscle i guess...
    Start weight lifting, fastest way to lose body fat!...eat more at least 1600 calories before exercise
    good luck!...
  • littlemili
    littlemili Posts: 625 Member
    If you're 5'2 and eating 1200 net calories per day, you can expect to lose less than 1 lb per week.
    I completely agree from my experience, I eat 900-1000 net daily, but a lot of people seem to get angry about that here!

    I'm 5'1", started at 141 now 133. I am aiming for 115 although I know it might be hard to get right down to that. I have been much skinnier than that before through an ED so I know obviously I am capable of losing weight...but as to whether I can do it through my own choice and while still eating proper regular meals I am unsure.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    yup..thats pretty much where i was..i wasnt losing..the 1200 cal thing is a myth btw.

    so..what i did..was i lifted for 40 mins and did cardio for 50 mins EVERY day. i took a fat burner called lipo 6 black hers. i didnt eat back my cals..my cal limit was 1300..just because i didnt want to feel starved and binge (which is the reason behind the 1200 cal myth).

    i just bumped up my workouts, and really really watched what i ate..i got down to 117. but now i'm bulking so i'm eating 1900-2000 cals a day to build muscle. ps i'm 119-120 now..i've gained about 2 lbs of muscle in the past 3 months. which is normal. but to build muscle you need to eat above your maint. cals.
  • bonjour24
    bonjour24 Posts: 1,119 Member
    i'm 5ft2, and i've got a looong way to go! 115lbs seems so incredibly light to me. but as long as you feel good and healthy. but i understand that weights will help you to sculpt what you already have.
  • petithamu
    petithamu Posts: 582 Member
    I'm 5'2 and I started at 159.6 and currently 135.8 (as of this morning!). My goal is 115...I don't think that's too low for my height...that's actually average I thought? I would also suggest weight lifting. You need to change up your routine because your body is probably used to the cardio now. Throw in a good 30 - 40 minutes of strengthening into your weekly routine. You'll shed weight and look toned!

    Good luck!
  • tshahady
    tshahady Posts: 84 Member
    Hey - another 5'2 lady here! My CW is 142 - goal weight is 125. I am very active and workout at least 5 days a week. I would suggest a bootcamp workout and also, switching up your cardio every week. My trainer says to switch up your workouts - very important. Also, not sure what your diet is like but what works for me is eating every 3 hours - lots and lots of protein, low sugar and carbs. I have fallen off the wagon a bit as I am recovering from surgery but am very anxious to get back into the gym! Would like to hit 125 but not sure if that's easily maintainable. I was 115 my senior year in high school and in my early 20's.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    5' 2", started at 159, first goal was to get to 140 and re-assess. I did that and have now set goal to 135. I think I'd be happy to stay in the range of 9 1/2-10 stone (133-140 lbs).
  • KPstartingover
    KPstartingover Posts: 268 Member
    You all have more than convinced me about the strength part of my workouts. I vow to get serious about building muscle!!!!!!

    My initial goal is still 135, but I will also reassess WHEN (not if) I get there. I have a medium sized frame, and I have been comfortable at 135 in the past (it puts my BMI inside the healthy range). When I was in college I was down below 110 (and got there not in a healthy way) - I absolutely could not maintain that. I'm a lot older now, and really don't care about the number. I have 1/2 closet full of size 6 clothes that I want to be able to wear again.

    I'm not having any problem staying at 1200 cal - but I often don't eat back my exercise calories. After lurking on other boards, I think I'm supposed to be eating more. I tend to eat more calories through between-meal healthy snacks rather than actual sit-down meal time. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
  • dailyorange
    dailyorange Posts: 128
    Hi! I'm around 5'2-5'3 and currently weigh around 111-112. I don't necessarily have a set workout. I try to lift 3x a week, run 3x week and have been doing JM's 30DS on and off. I think it's important to have strength training and I admit I sometimes don't as much as I should. I really want to change my body composition, rather than focus on the numbers. I was so focused on numbers, but when I reached a certain weight, I didn't like the way I looked. That's when I stepped up the lifting. I bought a book called "New Rules of Lifting for Women" about a year ago and follow some of the workouts. It's pretty useful with planned workouts so i don't have to try to make one up myself. I would check it out if you have time =)
  • Kat120285
    Kat120285 Posts: 1,599 Member
    You all have more than convinced me about the strength part of my workouts. I vow to get serious about building muscle!!!!!!

    My initial goal is still 135, but I will also reassess WHEN (not if) I get there. I have a medium sized frame, and I have been comfortable at 135 in the past (it puts my BMI inside the healthy range). When I was in college I was down below 110 (and got there not in a healthy way) - I absolutely could not maintain that. I'm a lot older now, and really don't care about the number. I have 1/2 closet full of size 6 clothes that I want to be able to wear again.

    I'm not having any problem staying at 1200 cal - but I often don't eat back my exercise calories. After lurking on other boards, I think I'm supposed to be eating more. I tend to eat more calories through between-meal healthy snacks rather than actual sit-down meal time. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

    Muscle is definitely key. I've been doing P90X for over a year now, just started up another round on Monday. Even after all this time, I still get sore and it still produces more and better results. I've got a very small frame so anything above 115 really shows on me =\. I normally don't focus on the scale but I wasn't even losing inches before and I wanted to see the muscle I had worked so hard to build. They're definitely popping more now and I know once I start building more from lifting heavier and heavier that the scale will most likely move up again and I'm fine with that. As long as my body is small and tight then the number on the scale can be whatever. I won't go back to having the number on the scale be super low but not have a nice hard body. I love having people ask me what I do for a work out because they see how toned my arms are, and it's not from lifting light weights. For me, it's go heavy or go home haha.
  • SSawney
    SSawney Posts: 69 Member
    Hello everyone I am new to the site started last thursday. I am 5'2 and I weigh about 153 pounds i will weigh myself tomorrow morning to see if I have lost any weight since I started the site. My goal weight is 125 I am taking 1 day at a time I work out about 5-6 times a week and sometimes 7 depends on my mood. I have signed up at my gym for their contest of who is the best loser and I pray that helps rev me in the right direction in weight loss. I hope we can all help each other on this long journey to a healthier us.
  • zumba_gal
    zumba_gal Posts: 63 Member
    i know sooner r later u hit a point where it is hard to lose.. just keep up what ur doing and maybe push yourself harder. and change something up alittle.. feel free to add me!
  • jen_bersabal
    jen_bersabal Posts: 45
    I'm another 5'2"-er and my situation is very similar...at my heaviest I have been 132 and right now I am at 127. My goal for the moment is to pare down to 120. I have started myself on an egg fast today to see if that will help me out even more. Feel free to add me as a friend.
  • mirnag89
    mirnag89 Posts: 5 Member
    hey another 5'2 girl!! and not trying to lose weight just shape up ;) feel free to add me...
  • rlwinton
    rlwinton Posts: 101
    Hi girls : ) Another 5ft 2 here! I'm 130 right now...my lowest last year was 118 but the weight was lost infortunately the wrong way (very stressful unhealthly relationship I was gettting out of). Of course since then I've put the weight back on. I would love to be in the "teens" but I'm good with 120!

    Feel free to add me : ) I'm semi-new here, been lurkin for while ; )

    I've also been changing my eating and switching some things out of my diet...trying to eat "clean". All I can say is that eating clean (I would say I'm about 85% clean eating) for the last couple weeks has left me feeling great! I'm scared to get on the scale but I feel good!

    Another thing I swear by is my heart rate monitor to make sure I stay within the right "zones" to burn fat NOT muscle!

    You said you're eating clean - how did that result? Did you see weight loss? Do you track your calories?
  • llujan88
    llujan88 Posts: 9 Member
    I'm 5'2" and am 117 (small frame). Although I'm now concentrating more on losing body fat so that my belly can tighten up. I have been slightly increasing my calories. I'm now at 1400 and usually eat back my exercise calories so that puts me at about 1600-1900. Some days I'm hungrier than others...I just listen to my body though. And I'm not as diligent about my food on the weekends. I weight lift 2x a week and do spin class 2x and usually run or hike 1x a week. My body is defnitely toning up. I'm loving the results so much that I'm going to start weight training 3x a week and I'm thinking of switching to kickboxing 2x a week (may also increase my calories as well). I'm a strong believer in switching things up to shock your body. I may do the kickboxing for a few months and then switch to another form of cardio.

    I do have to say that I started out at 123 and was super flabby. Just had a baby 10 months ago and stopped nursing 3 months ago. When I got serious at the begining of March about watching what I ate and worked out consistently, I have lost 6 pounds very slowly (about 1/2 lb/week). I still feel like I have a long way to go to be fully toned. But I can't say enough about how weight lifting has changed my body. And it's only been 2.5 months.
  • mruszaj
    mruszaj Posts: 105 Member
    Hi :) I'm 5'2 and i started my weight at 121, which was my highest. I work out at least 6 times a week, and i do HIIT and crossfit training, I also do weight lifting. I really believe cardio is not enough..instead of doing an hour on the eliptical, your hour would be better spent doing HIIT cardio. For example: sprints or jump roping for 1 minute, jump squats x 20 , jump lunges x 30 , butterfly crunches x 30.. then rest for 5 minutes...and repeat all over again for 3 rounds. That is what my personal trainer has made me do, and i went from 121 to 116 in a few weeks!

    Before i had a 27 inch waist, 11 inch arms, 21.5 inch thighs 21% body fat ... when i completed my training, i lost 5 lbs, i have a 25 inch waist, 10 inch arms, 20.9 inch thighs and 19% body fat ! I lost inches !!

    My trainer always tells me, you can't just stay on the elliptical or treadmill for an hour. You have to have your heart racing and do alot of HIIT or cross fit. Look it up, they have such great websites for that stuff!

    I'm still continuing my fitness journey, but it was hard for me to get out of the 120s as well! But if i can do it , you can do it!

    Message me or add me :)
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