GIRLS UNDER 5' 4" with less than 30 lbs to loose!

Hello Everyone,
I'm 5' 1" and about between 140 and 138 right now (I don't have a scale, just estimating at the moment). I want to lose at least 20 and get down to 120lbs. If possible I would love to get down to 115. I feel that because I'm so short even the smallest bit of weight does not look good on me. I've also been told the heavier you are the more weight you lose at first, so because I only need to lose 20 and I'm already at 140, it's going to be harder for me than someone around, say, 200lbs. I've been doing the 30 day shred for about 17 days now, I might not have lost anything, but I certainly feel stronger:happy:

We have identical stats, add me! What have you been doing other than the 30 day shred? (workout/food wise)

What is everyone's calorie intake? And do you eat your exercise calories?

I started eating mine two weeks ago and gained 2 pounds

I started eating mine 2 weeks ago also , and still no change :sad:

What does eating your excerise calories mean? is that a good or bad thing?

I think i will go back to a 1400-1500 calorie diet (the way I used to eat). I was losing before, albeit very slowly. Since I started eating my exercise calories, I gained back the pounds I had lost.

Have you been measuring yourself? The scale may go up as you lose little amounts of inches. I lost two off my hips and my weight stayed the same.

mine is 1200 calories . actually it should be 1224. but I strive for 1200 with workouts excluded.

I'm 5'3" and would like to lose about 30 pounds, i'm at 163 now starting from 170

I'll be in this group too. Just joined MFP not long ago.
I'm 5'2" and wanted to lose another 10-15 lbs. But seems like i'm not making much progress at this moment

What process have you done so far? Have you working out a lot? Let us know if you need any help.

I'm like 5'3 and looking to lose 20... I've got the 30 Day Shred coming in the mail!!! I have a "healthy range" BMI, but I have like an inch of fat on my stomach... Is there anyone else like this? :P Lol.

What is everyone's calorie intake? And do you eat your exercise calories?

I started eating mine two weeks ago and gained 2 pounds

My calories are set to 1310 to lose 1 lb. a week. I do eat back most of my exercise calories, although on really big exercise days I usually have a 300 or so deficit. I am an athlete who has maintained the same weight (about 127 lbs.) with the exception of pregnancies for the majority of my adult life.

Just as a note, I gained a sudden 10 lbs. in April 2010, and for a WHOLE YEAR I ate appx. 1200 calories (via WW old plan of 18-22 points per day) and none of my exercise cals. back. I just went up and down 3 lbs. for the whole darn year. This past May I was so irritated and frustrated and started eating everything in sight, so I put on another 5 and got up to 142.something.

I have finally realized that I NEED to eat my exercise calories. I guess I have been starving myself and had no idea. There are days I burn over 1000 calories and I was only eating about 1200. Now that I am eating my exercise calories, I have lost 9 pounds. It is slowing though. I do have low body fat (about 19% because I work out), but I am trying to drop this last 6 and it is stubborn, stubborn. I am convinced, however, that I cannot lose weight without eating those exercise calories. So hard to understand why, but once I read the explanations on MFP, the lightbulb finally went on and I am losing.

blessings.

I'd love to join in with you girls.
I'm 5'3", started at 158, I'm a little under 154 now.... I am hoping to get down to 130 again.

I am repeating almost exactly the scenario I went through a couple of years ago. My second child was 18 months, I buckled down and calorie counted and started working out and got down to 127 in about 3 months and felt AMAZING. A few days later, I found out I was now carrying baby #3 Now baby #3 is 21 months old and I'm back at it. I hope it's as easy and rewarding as last time!

I'd love to join in with you girls.
I'm 5'3", started at 158, I'm a little under 154 now.... I am hoping to get down to 130 again.

I am repeating almost exactly the scenario I went through a couple of years ago. My second child was 18 months, I buckled down and calorie counted and started working out and got down to 127 in about 3 months and felt AMAZING. A few days later, I found out I was now carrying baby #3 Now baby #3 is 21 months old and I'm back at it. I hope it's as easy and rewarding as last time!

Been there done that. This time was so different for me though. I tried to do the same thing when my youngest turned about a year, I think, and things weren't coming off like before. I was completely distressed. Then while at my son's karate class, another mom pulled me into her kung fu class and I LOVED what they did. That was two years ago and I still cannot wrap my head around the results, simply because exercise in my past was mostly cardio and light weights, exercise videos and walking/jogging. Kung fu has so much more calisthenic type stuff using your own body weight that I have built a lot of quad and glute muscles. My body looks so different, but I just cannot get rid of the belly to my satisfaction.

I'll be in this group too. Just joined MFP not long ago.
I'm 5'2" and wanted to lose another 10-15 lbs. But seems like i'm not making much progress at this moment

What process have you done so far? Have you working out a lot? Let us know if you need any help.

Call me newbie. I just learn that under taking calories daily (ie 1200 calories for me) will put my body to starvation mode and slow down the metabolism, which leads to harder to loss weight :embarassed:

Now i'm trying to get back on track with the calories, and continue my hot yoga and walking

Okay well now that I'm tracking calories, exercising, drinking tons of water, etc... basically doing everything right... why am I gaining weight? Is this normal at the beginning? It's very discouraging. I weighed less when I wasn't behaving with everything.

yes, if you are a brand new exerciser, there is often a brief period when the scale goes up. It is hard to accept (not fair!). It should change in a few weeks and as you keep at it, you will see your measurements and clothing size get smaller even if the scale is not moving. I have a friend--we are the same height and wear the same size clothes but I weigh about 14 lbs. more than she does because I work out 6 days and she does not work out at all. I have 19% body fat and she has about 23%. Trust, you will look better fit at a higher weight than you will if you are unfit at a lower weight.

Also, my friend starves herself to stay at 119. She is always hungry so she drinks tons of coffee and smokes I eat about 2000 calories a day and I feel pretty good about my 133. Working out is a beautiful thing!

that's me on the right with my 119-pound friend:





As we get older, the difference between being fit and unfit becomes more and more apparent and important. You are smart to get going now--it will make your life so much easier, and you will look and feel younger than your years.
Keep on! blessings!

Okay well now that I'm tracking calories, exercising, drinking tons of water, etc... basically doing everything right... why am I gaining weight? Is this normal at the beginning? It's very discouraging. I weighed less when I wasn't behaving with everything.

yes, if you are a brand new exerciser, there is often a brief period when the scale goes up. It is hard to accept (not fair!). It should change in a few weeks and as you keep at it, you will see your measurements and clothing size get smaller even if the scale is not moving. I have a friend--we are the same height and wear the same size clothes but I weigh about 14 lbs. more than she does because I work out 6 days and she does not work out at all. I have 19% body fat and she has about 23%. Trust, you will look better fit at a higher weight than you will if you are unfit at a lower weight.

Also, my friend starves herself to stay at 119. She is always hungry so she drinks tons of coffee and smokes I eat about 2000 calories a day and I feel pretty good about my 133. Working out is a beautiful thing!

that's me on the right with my 119-pound friend:





As we get older, the difference between being fit and unfit becomes more and more apparent and important. You are smart to get going now--it will make your life so much easier, and you will look and feel younger than your years.
Keep on! blessings!

You really are gorgeous! And you make 43 look amazing!! We should all be so lucky : ) I was like your friend once. I smoked and barely ate, drank a lot of coffee, but my weight was good but not healthy. I hated smoking, so I quit many years ago. My body went through a huge change, I gained weight, of course. And eventually got it down again. I really didn't care about gaining weight so much, I was SO happy and proud that I quit.

Okay, I'm happy to stick with it, and won't let the scale deter me from any success I might have in a few weeks from now. Thanks for the encouragement!! I did take measurements at first, so I'll be sure to keep up with that. I'm doing the 30 day shred, I'm on Day 5. So we'll see.

Thanks again! Glad to know this is normal at first!

Can I join? I'm 5'3" and my first goal is 25 pounds. Once I get there I will see how I feel. I just wanna be a comfortable size 7/8.