5`2/5`3 women success stories?
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Started January 2017 at 145. My goal is to be back to my ideal weight of 120 by December 2017. Slow and steady...because I have no desire to deprive myself. I just want to cut out enough excess calories to lose an average of 2 pounds a month. So here we are six months down the road and I'm right on track. Down to 132 and by the end of July I'll be back into my size 8 jeans. By December, they will be loose on me again.
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Okay you might be my twin! Except I'm just starting. Was at 250 at beginning of June and now I'm about 12-13 lbs down. What have you been doing, I want your results! Exercise and diet, just diet? Calories? Btw, congrats!!Purplekat921 wrote: »I'm 5'3 and 1/2.... Close. Lol
I guess I let myself go more than you gals. I started my journey at the end of October at 254. Now I'm 194. 60 lost so far. My goal weight is 139 for now. So, 55ish more to go.
Add me please
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I'm 5'2" and started in December/January at 155 and was very casual about logging/exercising. I got down to 146 on June 12th and then I got serious about logging/getting my exercise in daily.. I'm currently down to 139-141 (fluctuating, but slowly going lower). My goal is 128.. so I'm not too far off, but it's slow going now. I'll get there eventually.4
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I'm 32 years old and 5'2. The "before" in the purple shirt is on my honeymoon in 2009; I think I was around 180 pounds. There are 8 years, two pregnancies, a lot of life, and about 50 pounds lost between that photo and the "after", taken this week at around 130 pounds. With concentrated yet patient effort, and a few breaks along the way, I lost the 50 pounds in about 10 months.
Keep at it, ya'll! Just keep at it!
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In 2012 I weighed 387 lbs. This morning I weighed 152.8. My icon shows about 150 lbs of that loss (320's to 170's). Determination, drive, and perseverance will get you there. (I'm 5'2.5")24
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brookielaw wrote: »In 2012 I weighed 387 lbs. This morning I weighed 152.8. My icon shows about 150 lbs of that loss (320's to 170's). Determination, drive, and perseverance will get you there. (I'm 5'2.5")
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Hello I did it :-) :-)
Stopped alcohol and eating after 5pm
Heaviest 10.3 and lightest 7.1
Height 5'3
Now I'm 7.6 and can see the old eating habits are creeping back so here for a short while to nip it in the bud! :-)13 -
I'm 5'2" I'm celebrating my progress so far. I eat anything I enjoy that's satisfying as long as I eat between 1200-1500 calories and watch my salt intake. My deficit stayed between 400-500. Since I like to eat my goal was and still is to lose 0.5-1lb per week. For exercise all I do is brisk walking, more than 12,000 steps daily. I'm looking at my charts and I didn't realize I was walking half a million steps per month. Also i noticed I have more snacks in my pantry now that I'm losing weight than I did when I was gaining
CO/CI works, it's science! My relationship with food has improved significantly. Food was never the enemy. I don't have to go to the gym to exercise. This means no more excuses not to exercise. I can exercise in my house or walk outside.
14 more pounds to my first goal hopefully before Halloween and my last 10 pounds before December 1st.
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Looking great all of you success stories! Thank you for sharing. Hopefully one day I will share too. xoxo4
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MrsPinterest34 wrote: »
First, congrats on the weight loss - amazing feat!
Just wondering what step counter app you use. I love that it allows you to see how many steps per month! I walk a lot and this would be a great motivator!
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MrsPinterest34 wrote: »
First, congrats on the weight loss - amazing feat!
Just wondering what step counter app you use. I love that it allows you to see how many steps per month! I walk a lot and this would be a great motivator!
Thanks!
Thanks. That's the Garmin Connect app for Garmin fitness watches.
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Tattooedmom44 wrote: »
I'm 5"3'. The first picture is 9 years ago. I didn't exercise at all. Currently I'm 50 years old. Approximately 1 year ago I became hooked on weight lifting, and discovered red hair dye and tattoos, lol. I'm currently 110 pounds. It hasn't been easy, but I'm in the best shape of my life.
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Bump up time.2
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5"3' started at 151 in January 2017 and now I'm 128, my goal weight is 115-110. I maintained 130 for months and just started getting back into losing 5
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@littleladykins - great job! That’s close to where I started and first goal is 130. What daily calorie total were you at to get from 151 to 130? Also, did you work out and eat your calories back? Good luck on achieving your ultimate goal! You got this! 2
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It fluctuated! But I tried to stay around 1200, and I don't eat back calories I burn. I worked out some, mostly yoga and occasionally running. I find that if I workout too much the scale doesn't budge. And thank you, you too!!2
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Bumpty bump up for newbies2
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It took over a year, but I'm down 50 lbs from ~170 to 120 lbs at 5'3". Thanks MFP!!
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What an inspiring thread! You are all amazing! I’m 5’2.5”, started at 173 in Jan ‘18. Currently at 157 with a goal of 140-145.7
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For reference, I'm 5'3'' with a SW: ~163lbs (July 2017)
My original GW was 130lbs which I hit in March of this year. I've since decided to move it more towards 125lbs. I've hit 125lbs a few times, but I'm not quite ready to go into maintenance mode just yet.
I've lost several times before using MFP, but pregnancy weight gain has always been a problem for me. I have 3 kids, and always end up over 200lbs when I walk into the hospital in labor.
I initially started a couch to 5k program on my phone. It was hard. I hated it. There were times that I wanted to quit because running was hard. I wanted to quit because I'm not a runner. I wanted to quit because I thought I was going to re-injure a pulled muscle. I wanted to quit because I thought that I had screwed up my knee. I listened to my body and took it easy when I needed to. I was able to get through it. I've been fortunate enough to be able to continue running. I typically run 20 miles a week (5 miles a day, 4 days a week) on my treadmill.
Running isn't solely how I lost weight, but the exercise and doing something physical helped jump start my progress. It was a catalyst. It's also nice to have the flexibility to eat more calories on the days that I run. (I'm typically more hungry on my rest days though. Go figure!)
The key to my success? I began logging all of my food and activity through MFP and Map My Run. I will always swear by CICO. A calorie deficit is a deficit, and I lose weight each time I stick with this method.
TL;DR: CICO
Here are some before and after pics:
Anyone is welcome to add me as a friend.
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Good morning!!
5'3(1/2) here!! I started going to the gym on 2/14/17 @228lbs. I was doing mostly cardio and lost about 9lbs in the first 50 days. The summer came around and I wasn't as consistent with the gym and was definitely not watching my caloric intake. In October I switched my routine to gym in the a.m. This way I have no excuse of not going in the afternoon because I am either too tired or have other things going on. It took me a while to get used to getting up early, but I actually love it!!
My goal is somewhere between 140-160...depending on how I feel when I get there, and depending on how my body changes with cardio /weights. I really have an issue with my belly...it's in a B shape(?). I am hoping that sort out with more weight loss.
The last few months have looked something like this:
July 2017-217.8lbs
August 2017-218.6lbs
October 2017- 224.8lbs
November 2017- 216.4lbs
December 2017 213.6lbs
January 2018- 211.2lbs
February 2018- 212lbs
March 2018- 206lbs
Currently sitting at 199lbs, but the official weight will be taken on 4/1/18
I started back on MFP 40-some odd days ago...so I think the weight loss will continue. I had given myself a goal to come down to 180lbs by the end of the year, but at this rate, I think I will get there much quicker.
Any help, thought, ideas, recommended workouts, etc will be greatly appreciated!! Being short has it's benefits (5in heels anyone?) but being overweight being so low to the ground isn't one of them!!
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@Everyonelies I have similar stats to you. I spent most of last year bouncing around 200-210 pounds. I got back into exercise last year after 6 months off due to injury but just couldn’t get going food wise so the weight didn’t budge. I have 8 weeks until a 13km race which my goal is to run the entire thing. I’ve reached a point in my fitness where I am not going to improve unless I get some weight off. So I am going a little more aggressive for the next 7 weeks. 190 would be good as I’ve done the race previously at that weight. We have a beach holiday in Oct so I would like to be at my initial goal weight of 165 by then. Atm I feel 140-150 would look good on me as a goal weight but I guess I’ll see when I get there, I plan on getting a BF scan to help me determine my ultimate goal weight. I am trying to increase my strength training atm to help with body composition as mostly I do cardio atm , finding it hard to fit in all in though. Once my race is over in June, I’ll swap my running focus to strength focus for a few months.3
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Okay you might be my twin! Except I'm just starting. Was at 250 at beginning of June and now I'm about 12-13 lbs down. What have you been doing, I want your results! Exercise and diet, just diet? Calories? Btw, congrats!!Purplekat921 wrote: »I'm 5'3 and 1/2.... Close. Lol
I guess I let myself go more than you gals. I started my journey at the end of October at 254. Now I'm 194. 60 lost so far. My goal weight is 139 for now. So, 55ish more to go.
Add me please
Just wanted to quickly update! I can’t believe I stumbled on this thread, so my last post I was around 240lbs, I’m now down to 165 I’ve never been this consistent with anything but I’m determined. I still stay around 1200 calories as I’ve done pretty much the past 9 months. Anyone reading this... you can do it. I have days where I indulge a little, but as long as you stick to it, it will come off.
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30kgin2017 wrote: »@Everyonelies I have similar stats to you. I spent most of last year bouncing around 200-210 pounds. I got back into exercise last year after 6 months off due to injury but just couldn’t get going food wise so the weight didn’t budge. I have 8 weeks until a 13km race which my goal is to run the entire thing. I’ve reached a point in my fitness where I am not going to improve unless I get some weight off. So I am going a little more aggressive for the next 7 weeks. 190 would be good as I’ve done the race previously at that weight. We have a beach holiday in Oct so I would like to be at my initial goal weight of 165 by then. Atm I feel 140-150 would look good on me as a goal weight but I guess I’ll see when I get there, I plan on getting a BF scan to help me determine my ultimate goal weight. I am trying to increase my strength training atm to help with body composition as mostly I do cardio atm , finding it hard to fit in all in though. Once my race is over in June, I’ll swap my running focus to strength focus for a few months.
@30kgin2017 that is awesome!! I weighed myself on Sunday....down to 197! Finally out of the 200's. I am going to go visit my parents in Mexico in July, and I hope to be down to 190 by then. Goal for 2018 was to be down to 180, at this rate, I may even be lower!!. I have been sick for the last 2 weeks, so the only working out I have been doing is walking on the treadmill at the gym. There is a Hot Chocolate 15k race here in October. I am not a runner, but I sooooo badly want to do that race because the medal is...a chocolate bar!! #Ilovechocolate
I figure if I can get myself to run a few miles, I should be ok lol. I do love strength training, nothing major, but I love the soreness you feel the next day. It makes me feel accomplished!
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Everyonelies wrote: »30kgin2017 wrote: »@Everyonelies I have similar stats to you. I spent most of last year bouncing around 200-210 pounds. I got back into exercise last year after 6 months off due to injury but just couldn’t get going food wise so the weight didn’t budge. I have 8 weeks until a 13km race which my goal is to run the entire thing. I’ve reached a point in my fitness where I am not going to improve unless I get some weight off. So I am going a little more aggressive for the next 7 weeks. 190 would be good as I’ve done the race previously at that weight. We have a beach holiday in Oct so I would like to be at my initial goal weight of 165 by then. Atm I feel 140-150 would look good on me as a goal weight but I guess I’ll see when I get there, I plan on getting a BF scan to help me determine my ultimate goal weight. I am trying to increase my strength training atm to help with body composition as mostly I do cardio atm , finding it hard to fit in all in though. Once my race is over in June, I’ll swap my running focus to strength focus for a few months.
@30kgin2017 that is awesome!! I weighed myself on Sunday....down to 197! Finally out of the 200's. I am going to go visit my parents in Mexico in July, and I hope to be down to 190 by then. Goal for 2018 was to be down to 180, at this rate, I may even be lower!!. I have been sick for the last 2 weeks, so the only working out I have been doing is walking on the treadmill at the gym. There is a Hot Chocolate 15k race here in October. I am not a runner, but I sooooo badly want to do that race because the medal is...a chocolate bar!! #Ilovechocolate
I figure if I can get myself to run a few miles, I should be ok lol. I do love strength training, nothing major, but I love the soreness you feel the next day. It makes me feel accomplished!
Keep up the good work, we will get there!
Go for it!! I’m pretty sure I’ve run for a chocolate bar at some point in my life:)
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Hey all! I’m just slightly under 5’3
HW: 146
CW: 139
My long term goal is probably 120 and toned:
I haven’t gotten any before and after pics yet, but I did take some embarrassing ones of me trying to fit into the swimming suit and jeans I want to get into! I will be sharing them when I have a redeeming photo to go along with it!9 -
Wow! These pics are so inspiring. Im 5'2 as well and lost about 20lbs, highest being 175lb. Im not at my goal weight which is 136lb. Feel free to add me if any one is the same boat 5
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I’m 5”3, lost 30 lbs in the last 4 months and have another 30 to go to reach my goal weight. Pray for me lol8
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Fine, I will share my progress so far.
5'3"
I have a ways to go yet but only getting closer to my goal.25
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