Shorties - anyone under 5'3"??

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  • springfling
    springfling Posts: 6
    Looks like there are a lot of shorties out there! I'm 5' 1 1/2 " tall. The least I weighed was 105. I was 20 then. Now at age 51 I am looking at getting to 130 and then going from there. For my age and being medium boned that is within range for me but I think I'd like to be a bit less. Age and bone structure matter. Have you done the wrist test? Take your middle finger and thumb and wrap it around your wrist at the smallest place. If your fingers touch without any space left you are medium boned. If you can't touch fingers together you are larger boned and small boned if you have room left after touching fingers together. Not sure how accurate this is but it appears to be helpful.
  • redhead91
    redhead91 Posts: 251
    I'm 5'2" - 5'3" and I'm aiming for 140, but I have to say my UGW is 130. We'll see ;)
  • Blushing_prin_cess
    Blushing_prin_cess Posts: 14
    Im 5ft 1.5in. They say I should weigh 116lbs. When I left high school I weighed 165 and I was in top shape. I was a swimmer. I am looking for a goal of 180. I think 15 pounds from my high school weight is good. I am not looking to be skinny or bone thin. If I weighed 116 I would look absolutely horrible in my own eyes. I want curves! I am 35 pounds from my goal I originally started out at 280. I have come a long way. And dont plan on letting a general weight classify me.
  • mumma2boyz
    mumma2boyz Posts: 109 Member
    Do any of you feel weird talking to other women (say at work-i'm participating in a biggest loser comp started last week) about your weight loss and goals? I feel like some people think im crazy amd would die to be my size. What they don't realize is at 150lbs before; I felt gross...I have worked hard to be here, but I still feel guilty when im standing around with women around 200.
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
    I'm 5'2 and my goal weight is 115 . .. I'm about 5lbs away as of my last weigh in which was last Friday. Hopefully tomorrow I will be a pound or so closer! :D
  • stacygeorge
    stacygeorge Posts: 11
    I am 5' 2 and currently at 123.0. My goal is 120. I love to be around 115 but am starving there. Go with what feels good and health to you.
  • t1981
    t1981 Posts: 54 Member
    I'm 5'1" and hoping to get to about 130, and after that I'll see if I want to lose another 5-10 pounds. I don't really want to get below 120- I like my curves :)
  • brooke_g0501
    brooke_g0501 Posts: 66 Member
    Im 5'2 & I'm 110 right now, & my goal is 103-105!
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    I know what you mean and just because I am not obese doesn't mean I feel good about being slightly overweight.
    And it is ALOT harder to lose the weight when you aren't really overweight but working out hard and frustrating to
    not see any progress.
  • SandyKG
    SandyKG Posts: 4
    I am 4'11"........I am currently at 195 and I'm trying to get down to around 120 - 125. Will see how I feel after that as to whether I try to go any lower.
  • melham
    melham Posts: 233 Member
    5'1", 37 and currently 104. Looking to get to 103 or well less than 20% body fat. I was chubby at 115. Sorry, I mean no offense, but that's what my body showed at that weight, chub. I held at 120+ for a long time and was chubby plus five. Hated. It. Now? LOVE. IT!!!
  • mumma2boyz
    mumma2boyz Posts: 109 Member
    If I continue on my journey as I have been, I will have lost 20 pounds in 90 days. I never saw myself here in 3 months. I could barely go up stairs without being winded. I don't know what size I am; but my size 9's are super baggy. Not quite ready to invest in the new wardrobe but surely looking forward to it. I feel so strong.
  • remaho80
    remaho80 Posts: 126 Member
    I'm just under 5'3" and my goal weight is 115-120. I think I'm pretty capable of reaching that weight. I was always around 120-125 about 5-6 years ago and I rarely worked out or watched what I ate. I'm 31 years old and I feel like as soon as I hit 30 my metabolism came to a screeching halt! I've also had 2 kids within those 5-6 years.
  • Rockin33
    Rockin33 Posts: 58
    I'm 5'3'' and I decided on 120lbs as my goal weight because when I was 135lbs without trying some 6 years ago I was still trying to lose weight. Ha, what I'd do to have that be my starting point! Lol! 135lbs will be a celebration for sure!
  • OliveLucas
    OliveLucas Posts: 84
    I know what you mean and just because I am not obese doesn't mean I feel good about being slightly overweight.
    And it is ALOT harder to lose the weight when you aren't really overweight but working out hard and frustrating to
    not see any progress.

    I'm so so so with you‼

    I have small bone structure, put on extra 15~20 lb is still very easy to hide, so when I tell others I wanna loss weight, they think I'm crazy. They don't understand those extra weight really hurts... hurts my back, hurts my knees, hurts my selfesteem... it just make me tired and lazy.
  • elvb
    elvb Posts: 423 Member
    LOL some of you are making me feel lazy about my "goal weight" choice.

    I was always small with a figure until I had children....when I got pregnant with my first I weighed 117. After having her 12 years ago, I haven't seen anything under 140. I thought I looked good at around 150 before I got pregnant again. Three kids later, I'll be happy to get CLOSE to the high point of my BMI at 128!! I'm not sure how I'll look under 120, so I won't think about it until I get to 128. lol
  • becca0211
    becca0211 Posts: 250 Member
    I'm between 5'2"-3" (its been a long time since I got measured, lol). My goal weight is 120.
  • alifer
    alifer Posts: 387 Member
    I'm 5'1" I am shooting for the higher end of the range because I have a large build and in my 40's. I may readjust once I get closer to goal.
  • B3Streeter
    B3Streeter Posts: 292 Member
    I'm 5'2 and my GW is 110lb. I started at 124 and its taken me about 3 1/2 weeks to reach 119lbs. 9 to go, but Im not sure if this is too low for me because I do want to gain a lot of muscle and I know muscle weighs more than fat. I guess my weight isn't really as important to me as how I look in the mirror to myself. I have 60days left of p90x so I am just going to see where that takes me!
  • LivLaUGhLuV
    LivLaUGhLuV Posts: 1
    I am 5'2 and my goal is 110lbs..ill see when i get there if i want to stop..
  • alifer
    alifer Posts: 387 Member
    Somewhere between 130-135
  • wises5
    wises5 Posts: 53
    I am 4 foot 9.5 my goal weight 105, i hope I am happy there. Three more pounds and I will be there =D
  • Beebs33
    Beebs33 Posts: 262
    I'm 5'2" and my goal weight is 125. But I haven't lost in a while and I'm looking really fit. I am 10 lbs from my goal.
  • 3aBadkids
    3aBadkids Posts: 78
    I'm 5'1" and currently at 108lbs. I was at 112lbs back in January when I started P90X. It took 60 days for the scale to budge...was very frustrating but I kept going. My goal weight is 100-105lbs. Currently doing Turbo Fire and will start round 2 of P90X next week.
  • junebug523
    junebug523 Posts: 196
    5'2" here. Currently 139, shooting for 125. My biggest real goal is to get below 137, when I'll (finally!) be at a healthy BMI. From that point on, it's vanity. I have a medium frame, so I think somewhere in the 120-130 range is just fine.
  • kapana
    kapana Posts: 7
    I am 5'0 and I am shooting for 100lbs, that was my weight pre baby...10 years ago (can't use that as an excuse anymore) I have been on the site a little over 10 days and only lost 1 lb, so 84 more to go, I have a long road ahead of me at this rate... Good Luck to all!!!!
  • michelec64
    michelec64 Posts: 120 Member
    I'm 4'11" and shooting for 145 (for now). Once I hit that goal I will likely bump it back to 135, but that will be it. My "ideal" BMI would put me at around 100 pounds but even back when I was at a decent weight if I went under 130 I started looking like a skeleton with boobs.
  • jenomaha
    jenomaha Posts: 631 Member
    I am 4'11.5 (yes the 1/2 inch counts :) I just reached the top end of my goal range 107-112. I was at my lowest last year of 103 and that was just sickly looking on me. I like my curves, muscles and most definitely my bootay :blushing: My main goal is my bodyfat and abs (I"ve had 2 c-sections). So whatever weight that may be, it doesn't matter to me.

    Good luck to everyone on their journey!
  • psychohope
    psychohope Posts: 92
    i'm 5'2 and according to the BMI scale I should be between 112 and 126 pounds but my DR reckons about 130 will be about right, ive big hips and shoulders so going too low will make me look ill
  • hoyagirl03
    hoyagirl03 Posts: 220 Member
    I'm 5'1 (and a half!) and I've always been more on the muscular side, so I'll always weigh a little more than the average person. I just don't want to LOOK like I weigh that much. :-) While I know I need to lose AT LEAST a good 5-8 pounds, I figure after that point (I'll be at the 124-126 range), I'll just start going by what I look like and what my clothes fit like rather than the scale. I think 120 would be the lowest I'd probably go-- but, again, I'll have to see what it feels like. :-) But I know I'll look way better then than now! :-)
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