Under 5'5" Shorties UNITE!

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  • turbogirl4christ
    turbogirl4christ Posts: 177
    I'm 5'2" also a shorty!!! Sign me up :tongue:
  • jymalfonzo
    jymalfonzo Posts: 37
    5'2 1/4" here. Yes the 1/4 matters. I'm about 170lbs right now and because I'm overweight I have to go with a larger size wedding dress which means cutting off about 2 feet of dress. thats like $100 worth of dress!
  • Sammybunny711
    Sammybunny711 Posts: 92 Member
    Hmmm. Let's redefine the challenge: An hour of activity a day that CAN be broken into smaller increments of exercise (ex: 15 minutes of walking plus thirty minutes of cardio later, + 15 minutes of some other exercise etc.) Does that make sense? How about that? It of course can be any exercise you like so long as it is either strength training, cardio work, or stretching. :o)
  • ellehcar83
    ellehcar83 Posts: 13
    5'3 & 1/2 :) here and like many of you need to shed some weight, I'm trying to lose about 40 pounds. I could use the support and motivation too so if anyone wants to add me, please do :)
  • chelseelovesyou
    chelseelovesyou Posts: 109 Member
    I'm 5'2 and I'm currently down 35 pounds. I started MFP at 196 ( I was over 200 at my heaviest) and I'm down to 161. I don't have any children, but I think I could blame all the weight gain on partying and bad food in college. Since I started MFP I've been able to make better decisions when in the dining halls at school. I think I'm trying to get down to 140, because I have hips and thighs but we will see how I feel in the next few pounds. Really, I could care less about the number as long as I am tone and comfortable. Add me if you want some support form a fellow shortie!

    Good Luck to everyone! Happy fitness!!
  • shug458
    shug458 Posts: 99
    I am soooo in - keeping searching for others my size - I'm 4'11" 124 - 125 lbs - I'd like to lose another 10 lbs. soooooooooo i just lost 4 lbs and WHAT A DIFFERENCE i see and feel - little bit of weight for little people is HUGE!!!!!!
  • ShawnaMama
    ShawnaMama Posts: 105 Member
    Hmmm. Let's redefine the challenge: An hour of activity a day that CAN be broken into smaller increments of exercise (ex: 15 minutes of walking plus thirty minutes of cardio later, + 15 minutes of some other exercise etc.) Does that make sense? How about that? It of course can be any exercise you like so long as it is either strength training, cardio work, or stretching. :o)

    I'm up for it!
  • janna674
    janna674 Posts: 410 Member
    i am 5 foot tall...have lost 20 lbs and need to lose at least another 10...being our size is tough ...will take any advice on losing! i also have never been this weight since college...i always hovered in 145-150 range..i should weigh 126. I did lose alot on Weight Watchers once and got down to 136 before my daughter, a few years before she was born...now with the baby weight and that is finally gone...all i need to do is lose that last 10 lbs and i will be the slimmest ever in my whole life! The good news is I never liked exercise, now i do it every day...in some way...walking on my lunch has been my saving grace and am convinced it has toned my body somehow!
  • JenUB
    JenUB Posts: 84
    5'3-3/4" I have 20- 30 lbs to lose.
  • devenwarvel
    devenwarvel Posts: 26 Member
    Is anyone else dealing with both shortness and disproportionate top-heaviness? As a 32D, I feel like my weight loss doesn't really change my looks very dramatically. Busty women always seem to look heavier to me.

    Ugh...5 even and at 32DD. I always feel heavier than smaller busted women! Even when I lost weight I still look down and look like I am huge.
    I am almost at my goal weight (started at 140 before I joined this site), but those last few pounds are getting hard to get off! I need ALL the motivation I can get!
  • dailyorange
    dailyorange Posts: 128
    Hi! I'm 5'2 and almost at my maintenance weight so it can be done for us shorties! Just hard work and determination =)
  • ashleyinthestars
    ashleyinthestars Posts: 107 Member
    I'm 5'4, I'll be 29 on Saturday, and I started this quest 2.5 years ago at 330.8 lbs. Currently, I'm 215.6 and would love to lose another 60-70 lbs or so :bigsmile:
  • nrvo
    nrvo Posts: 473 Member
    I love this link! It's so hard to lose weight since we already eat less than normal-heighted people. My problem is that I have an athletic 6' husband, and I forget that I can't eat the same junk as him. Instead of measuring out my portions, I would just compare them to his.....even half of the amount he was eating was too much for me!
  • cawood2
    cawood2 Posts: 177 Member
    5'2" and a half here. Yes, I'll keep that half inch, thankyouverymuch!

    15 pounds down, about 10-15 to go.

    Who else has trouble buying jeans? I HATE buying jeans. My thighs and butt are bigger (size-wise) than my waist, and then on top of that I'm short, so nothing ever fits right :(

    OOH Me too my bottom half is bigger than the top half. I have a hard time buying jeans cuz my butt is so big there is a gap in the waist. I don't like that at all!! All the pants tend to be too long fo rme too. Or the jeans are tight from my thinghs to the knees then they loosen after that.

    Same here... I'm a shade under 5'4, and have the same tight jeans from thigh to knee. But I always have had big legs, even when I wasn't carrying so much weight. I've lost 9 so far, have another 80-90 to go to get to 140. Can I join??
  • kleavitt1992
    kleavitt1992 Posts: 592 Member
    hi , im 5 foot and all middle! LOL need to lose 25 -30 pds and diabetic!

    def understand the all in the middle its the diabetes im insulin resistant myself lol 5ft 3 sw:182 cw:143 gw:125 still all middle though....
  • NoWeighJose74
    NoWeighJose74 Posts: 581 Member
    Woohoo representin' the short guys!

    5'4" here, although during my most recent physical, the nurse said I was 5'3 1/2" *cry*

    Current goal is to lose about 20lbs which would get me to 170. From there I'll re-evaluate. Back in 2007 I had gotten as high as 256. At 5'4", it was certainly no bueno.

    Lowest I've been is about 150, but that was 15 years ago in my Navy days.

    So uhh, I'm the only guy here? >.> <.<
  • alrd69
    alrd69 Posts: 4 Member
    Ok.... shortie it is 5 even... Never had weight issues until i turned 40...
    I should be at 110, so need to loose 15...
    Honestly, excersice whenever I feel like it... but will do abs every day (about 100)
  • jenomaha
    jenomaha Posts: 631 Member
    4'11.5 (every bit counts :blushing:) I'm within my maintenance range (107-112, cw 110) but am concentrating on my bodyfat composition and trying to reveal some abs.

    I don't have any issues exercising, I just have a healthy appetite and love food :love: lol!

    Good luck to everyone!
  • jessalice66
    jessalice66 Posts: 47 Member
    im 5ft 1" and loosing hope that i'll ever make a difference with my diet! i'm trying to loose over 10lb... add me please :):) xx
  • flausa
    flausa Posts: 534 Member
    I'm 5'4, I'll be 29 on Saturday, and I started this quest 2.5 years ago at 330.8 lbs. Currently, I'm 215.6 and would love to lose another 60-70 lbs or so :bigsmile:

    That is fabulously done! I definitely admire your commitment and your beautiful smile.

    I'm 5'4" and a 36 year old stay at home mum of 2 little ones. When I started MFP in January I was 217, and I'm now in the 170s. I've not set a firm goal weight, because this is the lightest I've been in my adult life, so I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be. I'm hoping to get a check-up with my doc soon and get his input (I also have thyroid issues and want to make sure I'm on track with my meds).

    Because I've been obese for sooooo long, I never thought I could lose weight, and I'm surprising myself just now. Looking forward to getting fit with all the other shorties!! And feel free to friend me if you want additional pokes and prods from a fellow shorty.
  • Tiggermummy
    Tiggermummy Posts: 312 Member
    Hello everyone,

    I am 5' 4" on a good day ans have been since the day I started secondary school.
    I have short legs, so every pair of trousers I buy I need to get turned up.

    I am top heavy so my body blends into my assets!
    I have just had a NSV with a new bra for the first time ever in a smaller size back and cup - usually I go bigger as the makers had brought out a cup size closer to what I actually was.
    I am now a 36JJ (:blushing: ) with underwires that sit where they are supposed to, heres to another part of the journey.
  • QueenofCups
    QueenofCups Posts: 365 Member
    I'm 5'4, I'll be 29 on Saturday, and I started this quest 2.5 years ago at 330.8 lbs. Currently, I'm 215.6 and would love to lose another 60-70 lbs or so :bigsmile:

    That is fabulously done! I definitely admire your commitment and your beautiful smile.

    I'm 5'4" and a 36 year old stay at home mum of 2 little ones. When I started MFP in January I was 217, and I'm now in the 170s. I've not set a firm goal weight, because this is the lightest I've been in my adult life, so I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be. I'm hoping to get a check-up with my doc soon and get his input (I also have thyroid issues and want to make sure I'm on track with my meds).

    Because I've been obese for sooooo long, I never thought I could lose weight, and I'm surprising myself just now. Looking forward to getting fit with all the other shorties!! And feel free to friend me if you want additional pokes and prods from a fellow shorty.

    Oh my gosh, I was so shocked by the similarities in our stories. Good job on all your hard work!
  • Sammybunny711
    Sammybunny711 Posts: 92 Member
    I can't remember if I posted my goals in the initial post when I created the thread, so HERE they are!

    CW: 145ish
    GW: 117-125 (I like having a range I feel comfortable with :-)

    I work out five days a week using cardio dvd three days and strength training two days. In addition to that, I walk 10,000 steps a day and I do martial arts (hapkido) one to two times a week. Saturdays I still wear my pedometer, but I don't workokut in addition to that. On Sundays, I REST.

    Foodwise--I follow the No S diet which is No Snacks, No Sweets, No Seconds except on days that start with "S" (i.e. Saturdays, Sundays, and "Special" Days). I also eat whole grains in place of white flour stuff most of the time and I try to get vegetables, fruit, and yogurt in every day.

    Good luck to all of you! Thanks for helping to make this threat successful!

    P.S.--I don't have a scale, so I have to sneak and weigh in at my in-laws' house. My husband doesn't want me to have a scale in our house because he doesn't want me to focus on numbers all the time but how I feel about myself (he's a sweetie). So! Next time I get to weigh at his parents' house, I'll update my weight loss. :o)
  • Meag83
    Meag83 Posts: 43 Member
    bump
  • masys59
    masys59 Posts: 1 Member
    Just discovered MFP last week and it has been very helpful. I'm 5'3 and 52 years old and the weight has found a comfy place around my middle and thighs. Being on the shorter side does make it harder for our good results too show, unfortunately when the weight creeps up it shows up immediately-not fair! It's nice to share with all of you out there.
  • Stephinow
    Stephinow Posts: 273
    Hmmm. Let's redefine the challenge: An hour of activity a day that CAN be broken into smaller increments of exercise (ex: 15 minutes of walking plus thirty minutes of cardio later, + 15 minutes of some other exercise etc.) Does that make sense? How about that? It of course can be any exercise you like so long as it is either strength training, cardio work, or stretching. :o)

    Sounds good!
  • bcl003
    bcl003 Posts: 331 Member
    Let Me In!! So 5'2 here, ok you win I am really 5'1.5'' but I always round up! :embarassed: Anyway I way around 155 now and my goal weight is 125, 120 just seems so far away!! I know that losing 5lbs has made an incredible difference in the way things are fitting now, but it seems to come back so easy :sad: Hopefully we can all find something that gets us to our goal weights, I have never struggled with my weight before and man this sucks...:ohwell:
  • Curry0724
    Curry0724 Posts: 51 Member
    Ahh, I am so happy this group exists :) I am 5'3" and currently weigh 156.8 pounds. I gained quite a bit within this past year, so I am doing my best to drop that weight and get beyond my previous weight too! But goodness, I am glad to know that other shorties work and work and barely see any results! I carry the majority of my weight in the butt, hips, thighs region and it is such a pain to try and get rid of it, I am glad we have a little support group here :)
  • bcl003
    bcl003 Posts: 331 Member
    I love this link! It's so hard to lose weight since we already eat less than normal-heighted people. My problem is that I have an athletic 6' husband, and I forget that I can't eat the same junk as him. Instead of measuring out my portions, I would just compare them to his.....even half of the amount he was eating was too much for me!

    Me too!!! My husband is 6'1" and he is an auto tech and has a completely athletic body!! Boo him cause I want to eat all the foods he eats but he just burns so much so quickly he stays really skinny and toned and I just pack on the pounds....
  • iSteakers
    iSteakers Posts: 45
    I'm 5'1! I love being short, but would rather not be the short and chubby one! Still have a lot of weight to lose though!
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