5`2/5`3 women success stories?

Hi! I just started!!

I am 5'3 and currently weight 149lbs. My goal (for now) is 110.

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Hello everyone
I am 5'3" and 52 years old. I started January 20th of this year (2015) and have taken off 39.5 pounds so far. My first goal was 138 but when I got there I found that my belly was still pudgy so I'm going down now to new goal of 128. I am only 5.5 pounds away from that and I can tell I will probably have to lose more to be happy with my tummy because I want it to be flat. But, I'm not changing the goal number again until I get there. I currently lift every other day and try to do at least 2 hours of cardio per week at the gym. I have been doing cardio since March and lifting since May. I try to eat at a deficit to 1200 or so calories a day but I don't weigh so I know I'm not perfectly accurate and most likely eating too much. Hopefully I will be satisfied with my body soon because I would really love to start maintenance soon. Good luck to you all!

well to start off i am 5'2.5 and i started losing weight about 3 years ago. At my heaviest i was 218lbs (in high school) i started my weight loss journey by walking 4.0miles a day. i barely did any diets, i guess i just slowley started eating less because of the exercise. i did however stop drinking sodas and juice. after about a year i got down to 180lbs. then i joined the gym and did an hour on the treadmill and half hour on the eliptical. i did this for about 8 months and i went down to 150lbs. during the winter of this year i was unemployed and couldnt afford the gym anymore , so i had alot of time on my hands. i ended up gaining 10lbs, so i am currently at 160lbs. I am trying to eat less this time around and avoid junk food, which i love. i am also trying to walk more after work. even though i'm a dental assistant and i stand all day, but thats not enough, i still need to be more active to lose weight. my goal for now is 130lbs.

I've enjoyed reading these posts! I'm quite new here! Only just 5'2 and now 124lbs lost 3lbs the last couple of weeks, trying to count calories and on 1340. I would like to get down to 120, I don't remember the last time I was that weight! I have a 4 year old and I'm not doing any real exercise during these summer holidays! Feel free to add x

nataliewalters5851 wrote: »

5'2" here too! I started at my heaviest at about 160lbs and am down 40lbs to 120lbs in 10 months. I'm focusing on losing 10 more pounds and building muscle but I feel like my life has completely changed. I was so depressed before and now I feel great and comfortable in my own skin. I absolutely agree that lifting is important as well as cardio. Cardio can help you be in a calorie deficit and help speed up your metabolism but the weight training is what will really help reshape your body so you have lean muscle not just "skinny fat". Here are some before and afters of me.

Great Job. I love your arms.
I started body pump classes this May and feel more confident.

nataliewalters5851 wrote: »

5'2" here too! I started at my heaviest at about 160lbs and am down 40lbs to 120lbs in 10 months. I'm focusing on losing 10 more pounds and building muscle but I feel like my life has completely changed. I was so depressed before and now I feel great and comfortable in my own skin. I absolutely agree that lifting is important as well as cardio. Cardio can help you be in a calorie deficit and help speed up your metabolism but the weight training is what will really help reshape your body so you have lean muscle not just "skinny fat". Here are some before and afters of me.

Truly a great job. I like how both cardio and weight training worked for you.

Hi there. Not a success story yet, but you guys are inspiring. I am 5'2 and 155lbs. Started my journey with MFP today and added exercise. My goal right now is to get down to my prebaby weight of 135. Add me!! Need a team

5'2" 165 lbs- I started at 180 lbs--then stopped in March & and today restarting. Goal is to be around 125 LBS--so I have a ways to go.