I am 5'2 and weigh 133 pounds, is that healthy?

whether you're healthy at 133 pounds depends on you. are your blood pressure and blood sugar normal? your BMI, which is often a useless measurement, is 24.3, so you're at the higher end of a healthy weight for your height but not overweight, if you believe in BMI.

i'm 5' 3 1/2", and when i weighed 135 to 140, i was probably the healthiest i've been in my life due to exercise, food choices, getting enough rest, etc.

there's a lot more to being a happy person than by judging yourself by your appearance, and there's a lot more to being healthy than what you weigh.

jessicaswenson9 wrote:

I don't feel like I look good for my weight and height!
... Any advice? Or any ways for me to feel better about myself and stay confident while I start to lose weight?

Going by BMI, 105 - 130 is a healthy weight range, so you're almost there. 3 lb is normal monthly fluctuation for many women.
- http://www.shapeup.org/bmi/bmi6.pdf

If you don't like the way you feel / look, you could start working on weightlifting to tone muscles (lose inches), combined with eating fewer calories to lose a little weight, and high protein % to maintain muscle while you do it.

Aiming to lose about 5-10 lb will be slow going. Even 1 lb a month would be a victory.
Cardio is the best way to burn calories.

Understand that muscle weighs more than fat (for the same volume) while taking less space (for the same weight), so even if you lose 1 lb of fat & build 1 lb of muscle, seeing no change on the scale, you'll be losing inches - your clothes will fit better and you'll look awesome.

I weighed 142 lbs (I'm also 5'2"), and I did not feel good at all . I'm now down to 114 (started my journey back in May). I can say I feel so much better and don't feel sluggish and uncomfortable. It all depends on how you feel physically and mentally, also a big factor to consider is your from size.

Don't become discouraged! I am also 5'2, and started my journey with MFP on July 28, weighing 130lbs. I felt bad about myself at that weight, so I just decided to stick to my guns and count every single calorie. Since then I have lost 16lbs. I have simply stuck to my daily calories most days (with the exception of a "cheat" day every 10 days or so). For the first month or so, I didn't even exercise (more than I usually do - I am a stay at home mom, so definitely on my feet a lot of the day) and I lost a good amount for my size. After that, I started doing cardio (running/jogging) but only a few times a week. I am 2lbs away from my goal weight, and I feel much better.
You can do it, just make sure to weigh/measure everything that goes into your mouth and you will see results if you stick to your calorie allowance!

Depends on whether or not "healthy" is a code for "Looks good to a certain subset of men" or not.

I was a martial artist in my teens having come from a ballet background. I'd gained a bit of weight, and couldn't make the weight my ballet teacher wanted me to without developing an eating disorder, so I switched activities.

But, after a awhile, I caved in to some pressure from my father to try to take off a few pounds, and I started losing in tournaments. My sensei finally pointed out that no matter what the charts said, about 145 (I'm ~5'2") seemed to be my optimum fighting weight. So I needed to decide if a smaller dress size or martial arts trophies were the important thing to me. That it was okay either way but I that I needed to make a rational decision and stick to it.