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Before and after 5'1-5'5 women!! all you shorties out there, this is your place!

JaydenLindsey420
Posts: 39 Member
I'm looking for some motivation for women who are more on the short side. I am currently 5'3 and have lost 17 pounds, but i wanted to see how everyone else looks at their before and current weight for some comparison! Feel free to drop some pics ladies.
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This will not be true for everyone but i'm five-one and the less i weigh the better i feel. Higher weights lead to knee pain and hip agony, so best weight for me is 120 to 125.
I'm a bit above that now and boy do i feel it...but look ok and not overweight to ppl who look at me.0 -
I'm 5'3' and I dont have a before and after but am excited to see everyone elses. Someday when I have my after I'll post a B/A!
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BUMP to remind myself to post tonight!0
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Here are some of my before and afters, taken a year apart. I'm 5'3 too and lost 30lb initially going from 11st 1lb to 8st 13lb, I've settled at a maintenance weight of between 9st 2lb and 9st 5lb which allows me to eat like a normal person, nothing is off limits. It's all about balance. I've been maintaining for almost 2 years now.
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These may come out huge, sorry in advance I barely figured out to upload them. My weight in the first picture taken outside of Graceland in Memphis,TN taken 8/2012 I was surprisingly nowhere near my highest, which was 350, in that picture I believe I weighed between 305-315 lbs.? In the second picture taken a few days ago, I was in the very late 220's (I am currently 229.2 and recently began recovering from a 20+ lb. regain) at 5'5. Before this site I had been in the 300's since early 2006, before that I'd went on a starvation diet lost 60 lbs. that I didn't maintain and went from 321.8 to around 260 in 2005. Thanks to MFP these past couple of years are the first time I've registered at under 250 as an adult, I am super thankful to this site & the participants!<3
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Congratulations to both of you, you look fantastic! I'm still early in the process but I hope to have a nice before & after like you guys do! Yeah for shorties!0
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I used to weight 255 and am 170 at this moment u do end up with lose skin but lifting light weights has helped alot and lunges and squats just keep it up dont get discouraged for some lose skin be happy0
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Looking fantastic everyone! I have never posted photos but I'll try....
Down 70# as of today! 5' 2" as short as I am I still need to lose about 30 more....sounds much less daunting than 100!
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I don't yet have before and afters but I'm 5'3", started on Sept 1/15 at 240 lbs and as of today I'm at 180 lbs, on my way to my first goal of 140 lbs. No special tricks. I just stay under calories every day and am currently only doing Focus T25 for exercise.
Just be consistent and patient. It works!0 -
Hi All, I am only 4"11' and at my heaviest I topped the scale at 196.5, then I discovered running and I dropped down to 138, which I was pretty happy with. Then I got sick of running, depression set in and I sabotaged myself and got back up to 181 - lost 10 pounds and stayed at 171 for 15 years, then in January I found Dietbet.com and now with the help of walking/running and eating right I weigh 156.8. My goal is 130. Even though I am short, I am very curvy and not a tiny frame so 130 will work me
Good luck everyone.
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Hello! I have been fighting with my weight since I was a teen. I am 5'5 ish and my heaviest is 260. After a brake up of a 7 year relationship I got down to 193. Then I met the love of my life and after 3 short years we have both gained. About 7 weeks ago at the dr i weighed 255. I said that was it there was no way I was going back to being 260, so with the help of my family dr I began my Journey. it is 7 weeks now since that weight of 255 and I weigh in today at 235!! I am 20lbs lighter!!!! My first goal is to get under 200 witch I am hoping to do by my birthday June 9th(the big 27woo hoo). I have other small goals but my big big goal is to be healthy. Lord knows I may get breast cancer one day (since it runs in my family) and hopefully my blood pressure will be one less thing to worry about.0
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Amazing job ladies! Very impressive. keep up the great work0
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This photo is a one year difference. 3/17/2015 (before) & 3/17/2016 (after) I'm 5'5. My highest weight was 254. I am now 189. This is the 2nd time I have gained and lost and this time I plan to keep it off. The up and down weight differences has done a number on my body, so stay motivated to keep it off.
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I still have about 50 lbs. to lose, but the first 30 lbs. lost has made a big difference. The first image, I was about 190 lbs. The second, I weighed 161 lbs. I am 5'2". I have gained back 5 lbs. over the last few months since the second image. Winter has not been kind, but I'm back at it now. I hope to stay steady and get this 50 lbs. or so off by mid to late next year. We'll see how it goes.
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This was last April and now..but I was about 15 lbs heavier when I began.
I started in Nov 2014..and have been going since. I do strength-training mixed with HIIT. I eat my weight in protein and watch my carb intake.
I'm 5'1 and 120. You ladies can do it!!0 -
pandora721 wrote: »
I'm 5'1 and 120. You ladies can do it!!
Wow. Your photos are a perfect example of how a muscular body can look so much smaller than a fatty body of less weight. You look way smaller than I do and I weigh a good 15lbs less. Of course, you have boobs too.I've been hitting the weights, so hope to have similar results soon!
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@mom23mangos thank-you! I wear a 0-2 and before when I was around 116 I was in a 4-6..so it makes a huge difference. Plus, I love the perks of a stronger bod. Haha being kind with the boobs..they are holding on for dear life -- such troopers!
Good luck on your journey with lifting! Feel free to add me if you like. Love seeing women get into it..it's my therapy!0 -
You ladies are doing great! You inspired me to put up my progress pics. I'm kind of embarrassed to do so as I have a long way to go and I have been embarrassed of myself for a long time. However... I am finally starting to see a little progress which is motivating. So here goes nothing ....
Woot woot u go girl! I know how u feel about being ashamed, I have been since puberty. But u know what? U look greatu have made a lot of progress and I know I don't really know u but I am truly proud that some one with my same thought process has done so good and that u shared ur pics with us. Thank you
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pandora721 wrote: »@mom23mangos thank-you! I wear a 0-2 and before when I was around 116 I was in a 4-6..so it makes a huge difference. Plus, I love the perks of a stronger bod. Haha being kind with the boobs..they are holding on for dear life -- such troopers!
Good luck on your journey with lifting! Feel free to add me if you like. Love seeing women get into it..it's my therapy!
Lol love your comment . I can't wait till I can actually look at the scale again and it says I'm 140 lbs . I feel so drained from the past few days and cutting back calories . But I have to stay strong and motivated especially because I want to be at least 150 before my wedding in Novemberof this year.0 -
Me in college. I'm 30 now but this is a good example of how I held my weight all through my 20's. I'm 5'4" and my weight fluctuated between 160-180.
Me at my slimmest- about 128-130
I'm 142 at the moment but I ran a bulk to gain weight/muscle on purpose. I actually don't want to be as slim as I was above.1 -
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I'm 5'4.5"
In the current pictures my weight is trending at 122.3 lbs.
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I'm 35 and 4'10"
Sw: 175
Cw: 121 (in pic 125 I think. But hey! Those 4 lb make a difference now) new pic not until April 1.
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How do I join a community group ?? Great job ladies!0
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Oh sorry I'm 1 inch too short!0
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I'm 5'3.5" and reached my heaviest this past August. I've lost another 10 lbs. since the January picture on the right. I had lost lost 15 lbs from my heaviest of 200 lbs. in the middle picture, and have lost 51.8 lbs. total since August 30th.
This picture is from the week I started my journey.
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