5'4 Ladies reached or almost to their goal?

I am 5'4" and started out weighing 151. I am now down to 130.8 lbs. I lost this 20 lbs over just over two months. While I initially was not eating back my exercise calories, I have started to eat some of them back as I need the energy. I'm currently training for a marathon again...so Sunday I did a 10 mile run. I'm trying to get down to an initial goal of 125 lbs. I know that at my absolute fittest when I was 17 and training hardcore, I was 117 lbs. So realistically I do not expect to get any lower than 120.

If you are experiencing a plateau, I would suggest eating back some of your exercise calories since your metabolism is probably slowing down.

As for your goal for 115lbs at a height of 5'4", I think it's ambitious to say the least. See how you feel at 120...because anything less than that may not be healthy. Of course, I don't know what your frame is like.

I am just under 5'4 and currently weight 153. My goal is 145 but would love to lose more. Since January I have lost 32 lbs. I joined a "Biggest Loser" challenge twice and am about to sign up again. Hopefully this challenge will bring me to my goal! Since January I have been making better food choices; incorporating more protein into my diet during the day and have been walking on a daily basis. Knowing that I will be weighed in weekly is incentive for me to stay on course and possibly being the "Biggest Loser" is a bonus! The first time around I came in 2nd place and won $165.00. I lost weight, inches and gained money!!!

I'm 5'4 and my current weight is 166 and so far I have lost 19 lbs. I want to get down to 140. I personally don't think anything under 130 is healthy for someone who is 5'4 unless you have a large frame. I do zumba 4 days a week, and work out at the gym twice a day doing weight training, treadmill, elliptical, and stair stepper. feel free to add me!

i'm 5'4" and my current weight is 124, started out at about 133 (this time round) and have only 5lbs left to go as my goal weight is 119, although ideally i will probably want to go a little lower than that, maybe 117 just so that i have some room to manouvre if i put on a few pounds at some point (like christmas or birthdays etc) i have lost the most recent 5lbs in three weeks by upping my workout intensity, eating back about 90% of my exercise calories and being active to some extent every single day (bar one due to TOM) I am hoping i have actually lost a little more weight than the scales say as it is my TOM this week and whilst i used to always put on weight that week, it seems i have even managed to loose a little (1.2lbs this week) so perhaps i have lost even more?? (wishful thinking i know, shame i will be without scales to find out by the time its ended as i go on holiday to a remote part of the italian alps tomorrow morning)

good luck to you, i know that the last 10-15lbs can be the most stubborn to loose, but as long as you dont give up and remember from week to week that the important thing is that you are loosing or at least havent gained (real weight, not water weight/fluctuations etc) then you are on track to reach your goal, it just might take a little longer than you might have hoped for.

oh, and one last thing i do, is as i am a petite girl naturally, i just have a belly that makes me look preggers all the time, i have a NET calories goal of 1100 as i found 1200 too high for me to shift weight.

:-)

I am 5'4" and currently at 146...my goal is 140. I have been at this for two years and have lost 112 pounds. I would like to reach 135 but I am currently exercising 5 days a week and am very active much of my time. I have plateaued twice and am thinking it might be time to increase my calories to lose the last 5 or 10 pounds. But either way, I am happy with my success so if I never reach the magic 135 or even 140, I'll take 146 any day over my starting weight of 258. Good Luck to everyone and remember itss you who decides where you're happy..not a chart or scale.

I'm 5'4.5" and I started at 170 in January of 2010. I'm now at about 123-125, and just under 18% body fat. I hope to lose a few more, but I'm more concerned with BF % than scale weight at this point. I'd like to lose another 2% BF since I still have some stubborn areas that are a little pudgy. After that, I actually want to put on a few pounds of muscle and get the really ripped look I like.

My exercise routine is weightlifting 5 days a week. I hit the weights hard and it helps a lot. I also do some cardio like Tabata training or elliptical or stair stepper every day, but it's not my focus - the weights are.

Mt diet is pretty clean, and I found this to be key in getting those last 10 pounds off. You have to be really disciplined with your nutrition and you have to be patient. When you're already pretty lean and close to your goal, your body just can't handle big calorie deficits. So you actually have to eat a little more to lose at our weight. Sounds crazy, but it's true. You probably don't want a deficit of more than 500 calories, and you have to eat your exercise cals or you'll grind to a halt fast.

Good luck!

I started in June at 133, now 125. I am focusing on strength building and thinking about switching to maintenance.

Am 5 ft 3.5 (5ft 4 on a good day haha!)

I put on a lot of weight in the last two years as I was always between 126 and 133 most of my adult life. When I was 18/19 I was 115 and I looked to thin- for ME as I am a medium build with curves.

Since May I have lost almost 14lb so am now 130ish but I still have 4lb to go before I reach my current goal which is to be 126 in time for a holiday to Sardina in Sept.

I have found MFP to be a HUGE help in motivating me, two or three of my good friends are also on here and we encourage each other- in fact my best mate & I have pretty much lost 14lb over the same time scale which is brilliant. I have also "met" some very encouraging people on here too with similar goals which has been really motivating too.

There have only been a couple of weeks where I haven't lost a pound or half a pound since I started - for example this week where I ate out ALOT, drank alcohol 4 nights of the week and generally went way over! But the good news is I didn't put on!

I ate about 1400 cals at the start, then 1280, then 1350 for a while but I have just dropped back to 1200- crazy I know but it's just to get the last few pounds off after my week of indulgence. I do work out at least 4 times a week sometimes more- doing cardio (swim/run/spin) and body pump for strength. My body needs loads more work but that's something that will hopefully come over time. My aim when I come back from my holiday will be to maintain at 125/126 and concentrate on toning.

Hope that helps - sorry to waffle a bit! x

I am 5'4 and weigh 152 my goal is 130-135 I am ahving a very hard time getting the scale to move!!