5'2 shorties

ermanilabiol wrote: »

Is anybody eating 1200 cal/day here?

I'm betting a lot of us shorties are on 1200 cal/day. I am, for one. Right now, I'm leisurely planning my menu for the day, and will start breakfast as soon as I finish cuddling two out of four cats who are keeping me trapped on the couch (I love Sundays!).

When I actually get moving, it'll be vitamins, coffee with almond milk, Fiber One cereal and a Saturn peach. That'll wind up at around 250 calories, with a good push toward fiber and potassium. I have leftover chicken parm with pasta from yesterday. I overdid things on the salt side yesterday, with my sister - we had a fun day (on top of the chicken parm dinner, McDonald's for lunch - VERY bad!), and I was prepared for gaining a few ounces this morning, which I did (up from 111.9 to 112.7), so the parm will be a small portion, skipping the pasta, eating only the chicken/cheese. And I know I want some coconut flavored Yoplait Greek yogurt, so that's in there. Now I'm up to around 600 calories, and I know I need to build up on protein, so I've got plenty of room and plenty of choice. And I know I want to take it easy on salt because of yesterday's overload. I'm betting I'll settle on a bean combination salad, but we'll see where I end up.

So that's one way to fiddle around with 1200 cal/day, and try to stay healthy and satisfied within it.

My base is 1200, but I am eating back at least part of my exercise cals at this point, and on weekends I have a treat meal. Trying to keep my weekly averaged cals to under 1500/day. Some weeks I do better than others. I think, though, as I get closer to goal weight I will have to get closer to 1200 spot on. (Am 170 with 50lbs left to lose. Have lost 90 so far.)

whatatime2befit wrote: »

"CoachJen71 wrote:

(Am 170 with 50lbs left to lose. Have lost 90 so far.)

Wow kudos to you. Awesome loss.

I'm on 1200 a day as well, and eat back some exercise calories most days

Thank you! You look amazing. Are you at goal yet? If not, it looks close.

benzieboxx wrote: »

For the longest time I thought I was 5'2" and then I went in for a physical and I'm actually 5'1"
Anyway.. I joined weight watchers a long time ago and weighed in at almost 200lbs. That much weight on a small frame just doesn't look good and it isn't healthy. I've lost about 25lbs and am now looking to lose about 40 more. It seems really daunting but I know I'll get there at a nice slow and steady pace. I'm not sure what clicked this time around but I am extremely motivated to lose the rest of this weight.

This made me smile- same thing happened to me. I always thought I was closer to 5'3" but apparently I'm 5'2.5" -

Anyway! I started at 197 last October, didn't really get on the food tracking bandwagon until mid January of this year. Since then I have lost 25 lbs down to a weight of 171. I began with some Zumba classes, and then started a moving challenge of attempting to get 2,015 miles by walking/running/elliptical in the year 2015. I trained for and ran my first 10k over Memorial Weekend. I now am reading the book "The New Rules of Weight Lifting for Women" and can't wait to start a lifting program. I did a few programs on bodybuilding.com and it's amazing the inches that come off with weights! Here are my progress photos from March in the fitness gear. The wedding photo versus the orange shirt is last August versus this June 2015!

L0vAnj wrote: »

For anyone who was above 200lbs and went under 200 what was some complications you had to deal with like was it hard or easy at first, did u exercise?

I was 197, and I lost 50 lbs by cutting everything I ate in half, and walking a 15 minute mile every morning. And I followed the principles of the zone diet, which is great at keeping you not hungry. That really worked for me. It was great to see the lbs literally fall off. I recently let my weight creep back up, so I'm back on the wagon. Good luck to you!

I'm a shortie too at 5'0. I started counting calories and exercising in January and have lost 32 lbs so far. I still need to lose at least another 20 lbs and then I'll reevaluate from there. I'm on 1200 calories a day but I eat back some of my exercise calories. I do a lot of cardio such as volleyball, hiking and just started running. I also do some weight lifting 2-3x per week. Here's some before and during facial pics.

Before:


Currently:

(The first two pics I had lost about 22 lbs and the 3rd pic I've lost 32lbs)

Btw please feel free to add me as a friend! I know we can all reach our goals with some positive support! (*^_^*)

ermanilabiol wrote: »

Is anybody eating 1200 cal/day here?

I am @ermanilabiol

I'm 5'4", but I think of myself as a shortie, so I hope it's OK to be in this group . I used to weigh 105, but I gained 35 pounds in 5 years due to an array of health issues and, also, quite frankly, giving up a little (and giving in a lot)! I'm older now would like to get down to 115 and stay there.

Everyone looks amazing!!! Keep up the good work!

I'm 5'1
Went from 148 to 112.5
My goal weight is 100 pounds.
With clean eating and exercise 5 times a week, it took me three months to lose 30 pounds.