Shorties with 20 lbs to lose or less.

Counting calories and eating at a defict does work and yes it will go slowly. You don't have much to lose and if you lose too fast it won't just be fat, but also muscle loss. .5lb / week is a perfectly normal rate of weight loss for someone who has less than 20 lbs to lose.

I feel the pain... I'm 5'3" and i'm stuck in the 140's... I can't seem to break it. I was at 165 pounds and got down to 145 and since then i've been in a struggle loop. And i eventually get mad and stop. (i wont this time!!)

But i'm going into 3weeks now and i'm still stuck... The first week i dropped 5 pounds (140) and in the second week i had a family emergency so... from about Tuesday-Thursday i wasn't watching what i was eating and pretty much "gained" it all back. And i'm starting over, really... this is technically my 17th day, still working out 6x a week and am REALLY starting to get back into the habit of logging all my calories. We'll see if i drop anything..

I'm 5'4", started at 160 and have got down to 131.6 without cutting anything out of my diet. I get a takeaway at least once a week, weigh pretty much all of my food, and walk a fair bit. It's taken about a year so far and I could have done it more quickly if I'd been stricter with my calories, but I love food too much to deprive myself all the time!

I'm 5'3". I started here at the end of June at 139 pounds. By mid-February I was 109 pounds. I'm bulking now, so I'm 112 pounds. I never cut anything out of my diet at all, but I get in at least 10,000 steps per day and exercise for at least 30 minutes almost every day. I eat a large thin crust BBQ chicken pizza at least once a week.

I'm 5" 1' and I'm trying to lose 20-25lbl. I gained after eating out to much and not hitting the gym too often. Anyway, I'm one week into eating better and workouting more. It's a slow process from my past experience I can tell you lose weight.

I'm 5'1 and started at 160. I got down to 133ish last year, but I got sick for a few months and it threw everything off and I went back up to 155. So I restarted everything this January. I'm about 141ish right now. I stick to calorie counting for weight loss, and do pole dancing for fitness. I'm shooting for around 125-128. I lose between .5-1lb a week, which is safe.

Calorie counting is definitely going to give you the results that you want. I do recommend that after you lose about 10-15 pounds you reevaluate your calorie goal b/c it's going to be lower since you don't weigh as much.

Make sure you invest in a digital food scale to make sure that you are actually eating the proper serving size. When you have less to lose, you do have to be more precise with your calorie intake.

I'm right there with you! 5'3, 143. Trying to get down to the low 120's. Just getting into the 20's again will be nice. I'm on week 3 of c25k and also go to boxing class 3-4 times a week. Not planning on giving up any carbs, but most of mine come from fruit. Netting 1,300 calories and macros are 40% carbs, 35% protein, 25% fat. Good luck to all!!

Ignore some of those hunger pangs! Those are just your body telling you that if you don't eat, it will start using your fat storage for energy, which is what you want! I promise you that when you wait through those hunger pangs, they will go way gradually or eventually and not get stronger and stronger, but up to a certain point. Drink water/ 0 calorie tea to hydrate and/or eat fibrous veggies (not starchy) to fill up without adding additional cals when you feel hungry sometimes.

I'm 5'0 started at 142, currently 129, goal is 115-120. Please add me!

I'm 5'1ish and started at 157 now 132-135. I just did calorie counting and some cardio. I started doing some strength training near the end but the majority was lost w diet alone.im trying to get to 125 and it's much much slower now. So it'll come but it takes time for sure. Feel free to add me. I'm also using fitbit so if you want to add me there msg me for my info.

You can do this!!
I'm 4'11", hypothyroid, and 48 years old. I started on MFP at almost 137 lbs and this morning I'm 117. It's taken me almost a year and I'm still not done because I want to lean out more but it's ok because I started this knowing I was making a lifestyle change and not a temporary change.
I eat what I want but try to make choices that will give me the most satiety for the 1200 net calorie allowance I have. I go over usually. I have cheat days once a week, sometimes more but I log everything. Everything. I don't usually prepare the food I'm eating so I look for the entries that have the most calories. I don't drive myself or the people around me crazy questioning what or how much of this and that went into a dish. I drive them crazy enough when they see me food logging.
I don't work out more than 4 times a week. It used to be 3x a week and no longer than 30-40 minutes but my new program recommends 4x and unfortunately about an hour long from warmup to cool down. Since August, I switched from doing various Jillian Michaels dvds to bodyweight training at home and practically no cardio. I would lift if I coulld bring myself to join a gym or have the space at home to have the equipment but for now bodyweight training has done wonders for my figure. Strength training will make you look smaller than your actual weight and help you burn more calories to help you get to your goal.

CICO works. I use a fitbit One to track my daily activity and log on MFP all my food and my intentional bodyweight training only. I eat back all my exercise calories but I only log in half of my time spent since others say that MFP gives overly generous calorie expenditures on activities. My fitbit is synced to MFP. I don't log dancing, pushing a vacuum, yardwork, etc.

As for hunger, eating large volumes of veggies with your meals and snacks helps as does eating more protein and fats. For some people, drinking lots more water also helps.

Good luck and believe you can do this for yourself!

Hi I am also 5' it can be so discouraging I started at 148.8 and am only down to 142.7 in a little over a month, been working out 3 to 5 days a week and eating healthy. Last time I lost weight I didn't work out at all and it seemed to come off faster, just stick with it!! We are building muscle and healthy bodies

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Thanks everyone for their comments.
My trainer allows a cheat meal once a week, yesterday I had one and tried my hardest to make smart choices. I still logged everything and was around 2000 cals for the day, without including my workout with her.

Did you guys have a "cheat" meal once a week? I think this will be my last one because I didn't feel too right mentally after eating it.

I don't do cheat meals, nor do I think of any food as being off limits. I have my calorie goal and I stick to it. I have ice cream and candy and I do not feel any guilt about it.

I'm 5 feet and I'm around 135 I was at my heaviest when I was pregnant 165 then after baby ended up at 145. Started this year at 139.5 . I get so discouraged sometimes because I don't have much time to exercise and whenever I don't eat within 3 hours I get super hungry and eat like there's no tomorrow. So I try to always have a healthy snack with me wherever I go. My goal is to get to 120 so I have exactly 15 pounds to lose and I will see after that