5`2/5`3 women success stories?
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5'1" here - I've been on and off MFP for a long time now. Mostly off as my recent weight gain has shown me. I feel like I'm ready to be real now and love reading this thread - so much more relatable than my 5'8" friends. Feel free to add2
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I want to ask you all a question. How do we know our body frame? The finger around the wrist says small and measurements says medium. I am 5'2.75 and the measurements was 6". My scale says I am 47.5% BF. When I was 185 lbs, I had a sitting thigh gap. Lol. I am 202.6, down from 215. I am trying ro figure what BF I should work for and what GW I should actually have.
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Dangerrosive wrote: »Hi I am 5'2" and 174 lbs I would love to be 130-120 lbs again. I started to gain weight around age 25 Im 31 now and 186 has been my heaviest. What kind of diet did you go on to lose the weight?
I am 5'2", I started at 250 (heaviest in my life!) with a goal right now of 150 and we will see from there. I have recently lost 22 lb (starting Feb 1 this year) I have been just logging my food, weighing/measuring almost everything. I eat 1400-1700 cal a day, sedentary/office work. I workout/exercise 5x a week with toning included. I am happy and comfortable with what I am doing. I account for "treats", off meals, etc and LOG IT ALL. I have had my ups and downs (which you will) No specific diet at all. I just keep moving forward.
I would suggest measuring from the start. You may feel the "oh I'm not doing that! that will make me feel like S#&T!" well, I did and it has been a savior to me. You WILL NOT regret it. I had a MAJOR stall in my weight loss and started to get VERY discouraged. So I re-measured and come to find out I had lost 6 inches total off my body!! It was all I needed to keep the wind in my sails.
Seeing all of your posts and accomplishments definitely helps me to keep moving and to know I CAN GET THERE!! Thank you all for sharing!
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I want to ask you all a question. How do we know our body frame? The finger around the wrist says small and measurements says medium. I am 5'2.75 and the measurements was 6". My scale says I am 47.5% BF. When I was 185 lbs, I had a sitting thigh gap. Lol. I am 202.6, down from 215. I am trying ro figure what BF I should work for and what GW I should actually have.
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retirehappy wrote: »I want to ask you all a question. How do we know our body frame? The finger around the wrist says small and measurements says medium. I am 5'2.75 and the measurements was 6". My scale says I am 47.5% BF. When I was 185 lbs, I had a sitting thigh gap. Lol. I am 202.6, down from 215. I am trying ro figure what BF I should work for and what GW I should actually have.
TIA
Try this method
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17182.htm
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5'1" here. SW is 220 and CW us 212. GW is 130. I had a baby 10 months ago and have a 4 year old that take up a lot if time lol love this post though2
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Dangerrosive wrote: »Hi I am 5'2" and 174 lbs I would love to be 130-120 lbs again. I started to gain weight around age 25 Im 31 now and 186 has been my heaviest. What kind of diet did you go on to lose the weight?
I'm 5' 1 1/2"- 54 years old. My heaviest was 186- I am now 146. I started working on losing weight last June and lost 28 pounds between then and November. I slacked off a little over the holidays. Then got serious again in February. I started back to the gym and kept track of calories- I eat around 1500 a day. THEN, I discovered yoga. I started doing yoga probably in February at the gym (one day a week). Then I started doing it at home and fell in love with it, and started going to a yoga studio. I do yoga almost every day- I lost 10 pounds from the beginning of March to the beginning of May. And this is just with doing yoga and no other exercise. People really started noticing within the past month that I have lost weight.
I still want to lose around 25 pounds. I would like to add walking in, if I can find the time!!
Oh, I don't "go on a diet". I merely make healthier choices in what I eat, drink mainly water (I cut out pop last July- have only had maybe 2 or 3 since then) and just track my calories. It needs to be a lifestyle change- which yoga really helps with, because yoga is more of a mindset and becomes a way of life.9 -
Yoga involves a lot of body weight strength training. I always look and feel better when I do it often. But sometimes life gets in the way and I stop. But I always return to it. I'm down again and I do it about 3x a week currently. I do one body flex class. Recently I have been getting comments from people who haven't seen me for a while "You are looking thin, what are you doing?"
I started doing yoga when I was 18, I am now 67, the only times I have been over weight is when I didn't do it. I think I am finally learning my lesson. Lots of people think it is only for the young, but hatha yoga is good for everyone. As you age you may not be able to do all you did in your teens/20s, but you can do a lot for your body if you just keep at it you'll gain more flexiblity, better balance, and gain muscle, etc.6 -
5ft 3 56lb down 28lb to go for target25
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Newbie here. 5'2, 30yrs.
Started at my highest in April.
SW 149.3
CW 125.6
GW 105-110
I've switched to a low carb diet, do yoga, walk at least 10.000 steps daily, run 3mi 2-3x a week and do some arm and chest exercises with weights at home. Goal for this year is to run 10K in under 70min.10 -
I am 5'3". I started at 140.3lbs and I am now at 122.5 lbs. I still have 7.5 lbs to lose to reach my goal of 115 lbs. Calorie restriction and walking two hours at a time three to five days a week has done it for me. I have been eating 1000 calories a day for 104 days. I think I will watch my calories for the rest of my life!8
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Hi!! I started MFP in late September of 2014...I started out at the heaviest I've ever been for my 5'1 frame which was 135 and have lost almost 35 lbs! Last time I weighed myself a week or so ago I weighed in at 101.2. I started the first few months by low carb diet and no exercise which dropped the first 15 lbs no problem! Then, after the New Year I wanted to start working out so I had to incorporate carbs back into my diet so I just switched to a low calorie diet of 1200-1400 calories a day along with stairmaster and strength training. I could've lost this weight a lot faster if I hadn't had so many relaxed cheat meals and days but I'm glad that it came off at a slower pace rather than too much at a time! I then started running in March and became addicted to it! I'm training for my first half marathon right now So that definately has helped with the weight loss as well. Now, it's a great way to eat extra calories every day! And it makes me feel great! This really has become a complete lifestyle change and I feel so much better ever day. Good luck!! The pics are all out of order but the picture of me in the yellow tank is at my heaviest at 135 or so.
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cheethnico wrote: »5ft 3 56lb down 28lb to go for target
Great progress. Big differences already.3 -
Not a huge success yet by any means but progress nonetheless. Currently stuck at 133lbs, but going to work my butt off to get to my GW.
29/F/5ft3. SW: 152lbs CW: 133lbs GW: 125lbs
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5'2", and I've lost about 12lbs since I started tracking regularly about 4 months ago, although I've been slacking lately. Last summer I was close to 250, but discovered I had a medical issue and with medication, healthier eating and getting active again I lost about 20lbs. So, since late last summer I've lost 32lbs, and know if I keep up tracking I'll continue to do better and better. Still have about 100lbs to lose, but I'm proud of what I've been able accomplish so far.
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