5’-5’3” girl success stories before & after
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Hello, thanks for starting this discussion. I am 5'2" and currently 183, down from 203. It really is a struggle. I have to be really strict with food. I am open to any tips anyone may have. I try to eat 1200 calories per day but I find that when I exercise a lot I get really hungry. My theory is that it is all about calories, but I need quality and "clean" foods. I am following a book called "Always Hungry" by Dr. Ludwig. I like his ideas because he promotes healthy and balanced eating, cutting carbs. I have to eat way less than the book starting point advice. My daily goals are approximately: carbs<100g, fat = 50g, protein = 100g. I exercise six days a week and I am still trying to tune my exercise habits. Dori
Have you tried focusing on your protein? I did that and it really changed things for me. I'm 5'3" started around 198 and I'm down to 175 right now...I have a goal of 155-160. I also didn't start my calorie goal so strict. I gave myself 1800 calories and when I was able to consistently stay below that without too much trouble I slowly reduced my calorie intake. I recently changed it to 1600. I normally take anywhere between 1200-1500 depending on the day. I work out 5 days a week so I am hungrier some days. I also give myself one cheat day a week. Typically it's on my weigh day. But those things have helped me and this is the first time I'm seeing major success since I've been married.
Do you eat your exercise calories back?2 -
Thank you for posting everyone!
SO INSPIRING!!!!!
I'm 5'1 and at my heaviest recently was 194, down 13 to 181. My goal weight is 120 with a good amount of muscle and much less fat. I know it will be quite a journey, and I'm glad there are so many other petite women like myself who are working toward their goals. Inspiring each other and sharing tips.
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Me too!
Whoops! This was a response to someone else's. I'm still getting used to this forum. New here! Really looking forward to sharing and inspiring with each other. 3 -
Hello beautiful short females.
I am 63 y.o female mom of 2 adult children and a barnyard full of 2 and 4 legged non human children.
Until I had my kids I did not struggle with my weight at 34 because I was so active and ate well. I am a retired ICU RN of 30+ years and had daily reminders of WHY nutrition and daily excersize over and above your normal activity is so important
After the birth of my son at 38 y.o I COULD not loose weight. Mostly due to mindset and tired all the time with a new born and a 18 month old daughter. I had all the equipment weights, kettlebells, treadmill road and mountain bikes, horses dogs and a garden full of healthy veg fresh eggs, milk and just could NOT get started and maintain any kind of consistancy. I also DO have severe and limiting osteoarthritis likely due to being extremely athletic prior to my kids being born.
I am now 63, when I became pregnant with my daughter at 35 i was 5' tall and 126# I gained a lot of weight with my pregnancy at delivery was 162# but lost it with in 6 months Kirsten weighed 9# at delivery. I became pregnant again with my son and again gained a lot of weight with Chris and at delivery I weighed 168" Chris weighed 9.2#. I luckely did not have complications with either preg. no blood pressure or blood sugar complication and both delivered by c section due to their size.
I have been battling my errant body and metabolizm since then. I continued to eat well just not good portion control. I could not workout because when 1 was awake the other was napping. No help from my husband to speak of, Now with menopause I struggle with sleep, arthritis and finances.
Depression set in complicating matters with poor choices and empty calories.
I hope to retire this year. My now 26 y.o. daughter and I have joined PF and regularly work out 3 days a week. strength training with kettlebells and TRX we also walk the dogs and I garden several hours a week. Until I retire in September I am still working 40 hours a week.
I am excited to continue this journey. I want my fitness and flexability to improve as much as possible so I can maintain my independence and live my life on my terms, Eat healthy and remain active to enjoy life with my family and animals.
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WoW!! You look amazing! Who cares what the world says as long as you feel good about where you are and what you have accomplished, that is what is most important. I wish my daughter could see your success. She is about 5'1 and she needs this motivation. Here's to the short girls kickin it!!6
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5.1 this end - love this app. Doing my best friend's fitness - Gym Haugh - keep going everyone :-)
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amchaudhrymfp wrote: »I'm 4'11.75". My current weight is 168... My goal is 120. I wonder if 110 is possible. I guess it's my fantasy weight rather than my goal weight I'm glad to find this thread. Losing weight has always been hard for me. Hoping to do it this time sloooowly and gradually.
Hope this helps...here's my 2 year and 8 month journey:
SW: 147.4 GW: 115 UGW: 110 CW: 109.2
Overall Loss from Nov 2017 to July 2020: 38.2 lbs
Shirt Size: XL to XS
Bra: 36DD to 32D
Jean Size: 14 to 4
Progress Pics: https://imgur.com/a/A0oSl79
Weight Graph: imgur.com/a/yTedqZn
What's next? Maintenance, muscle gain and toning my stomach.
Dear Syreina your transformation is absolutely mind blowing. May I know what you used to eat in a day? Did you track Macros strictly? Had you any cheat meals/ cheat days? or How was it when you used to cheat???
How could you stayed so determined to shred all this weight off?
@amchaudhrymfp I'm sorry it took me so long to reply. I'm 31. I did not track my macros strictly but I tried not to overdo too often, i.e. having 80g of fat for more than 2 days in a row. I'd do my best to eat 1200 cals but honestly, it ended up being 1150 to 1800 weekly calorie averages. Those days of 1800 may of been cheat days.
Yes, I definitely have cheat meals and the rare cheat day. My cheat meal would be fast food once or twice a week (usually dinner) but I would stick to kid meal sizes. At Whataburger, I'd have a Whataburger Jr, small fries, no drink. At an Italian restaurant, I'd eat half of a chicken alfredo serving and take the other half home. For pizza, I would even try to have less slices than I would typically eat. Korean BBQ: more veggies, leaner beef, few slices pork belly, small serving of rice. Fried chicken tenders? 2 pieces instead of 3 or 4. FYI fast food burger restaurants will give you small fries if the meal comes with medium. The downside being they will charge you for a medium size.
I just could not completely cut out: fast food, ice cream (single dip instead of double dip sundae), chips (weigh my serving), etc. I tried and it only worked for a very short while so I moderate. I can't eat "clean" but I can attempt to add more fruits/veggies/lean proteins to the meals.
My proteins include: greek yogurt (almost daily), ground turkey, lean beef, lean pork, veggie breakfast sausage, black bean patties, turkey breakfast sausage, chicken breast, tilapia, salmon, shrimp and occasionally protein powder.
In maintenance now, 108-113, I'm trying to figure out what this looks like. I'll admit that I have eaten more than I have burned and I've gained a few lbs - 114.8 today but I know what I need to do. Tracking my calories last week, I had an average of 1800 cals and I gained 1.5 lbs over the week. Also, I exercised very little last week. Daily evening walks really help me keep the weight off so my husband and I are trying to get back to it.
My willpower to be at a weight that I am happy with kept me going. The fact that I lost the weight once before (2012) kept me going. I had 3 months where I was losing/gaining the same 2 lbs but I stuck with it and eventually saw a 3 lb loss. My husband has joined me in the walks, workouts, attempting to increase our daily activity and I am ever so grateful for him. Overall, I attribute my success to calorie tracking, being more active daily, and adding strength training workouts.8 -
Brittgreen. I just love that you are in the exact same clothes. That really helps "seeing" the obvious weight loss. Congratulations. You look great!1
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Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for the wonderful inspiration! You all are amazing! I am 62 years young, and 5'0" and weight right now at 197. I have lost 6 pounds so far since being on MVP in 3 weeks. I am so excited! I had lost over 20 pounds on a low sodium diet when I had a congestive heart failure attack in November. And then my weight stalled. Now I eat more protein, drink lots of water and getting at least 10,000 steps in a day. We all got this! Way to go everyone! The pics show my highest weight, with my husband, right before I had my congestive heart failure attack, and the weight I am now. I am so glad to be here!
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Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for the wonderful inspiration! You all are amazing! I am 62 years young, and 5'0" and weight right now at 197. I have lost 6 pounds so far since being on MVP in 3 weeks. I am so excited! I had lost over 20 pounds on a low sodium diet when I had a congestive heart failure attack in November. And then my weight stalled. Now I eat more protein, drink lots of water and getting at least 10,000 steps in a day. We all got this! Way to go everyone! The pics show my highest weight, with my husband, right before I had my congestive heart failure attack, and the weight I am now. I am so glad to be here!
Keep up the good work, you too got this! Best of luck!
I don't know you IRL, but I'm glad you're here too, taking care of your health.
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I'm 57 yo, highest weight was 178, cw 157, gw 120. I'm eating Keto woe and am more successful now than ever before. I recommend it for everyone.3
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Great job @LisaGCone! And thank you so much @GummiMundi! You are awesome! Here's to a great Wednesday! 3
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I'm 5'2 and went from 178 (my heaviest) to 155 over 4 months during quarantine. My goal weight is in the 130s, or maybe 125 if I can push myself.
I wish I'd taken progress pics.
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beautyonthebeach83 wrote: »I am on MFP to drop an unfortunate 20 lbs I’ve gained over the past 3 years or so. (Well, it was 43 but I’m down 23 since getting back on MFP.) I stopped working out after motherhood and did a lot of take out, plus stress, life etc. I just didn’t make myself a priority. 🤦🏻♀️ BUT I have an old transformation to share to motivate myself and it’s helpful for me to know that I’ve done it before and can do it again. I dropped 90 lbs in 2004. I actually found that I didn’t like being that tiny (100 lbs) because I lost my curves, and I love my curves! So I put on some weight again and then just toned it up. I’m 5 ft tall. In this last after pic in the white/red dress I’m actually 130 lbs, but I had muscle and curves. THAT is my goal size/weight. 😊
I’m 4’11” and 165 pounds. I haven’t been exercising, but have not lost weight with 1200 cals. Should I take in 1000 cals? How many calories have you been taking in and what forms of exercise, if any, do you engage in? How long did it take to lose 40 pounds (my goal)?
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Wow! You all are so amazingly inspiring! Thank you for sharing your journey.
I'm 44 and been on MFP since 2012 on and off. Started my real journey Jan 2020. I always thought I was 5'1" and then realized I had been living a lie!
So, I'm 5'.0". Started at 145.8 lbs, CW is 111.4 lbs and GW: 110 lbs or whatever feels good. Went from size 8-10 pants to size 2 and Med/Large to x-small in tops. Started with Keto in January just for 30days so I could get rid of the sugar dependency. Moved on the IF 8:16 and that has helped a lot. I have never been a breakfast person. I prefer eating breakfast for lunch and/or dinner. Did a round of p90x and now on to FocusT25. Loving the little definition slowly starting to pop. Working on increasing my protein. Can't wait to be where I feel good about sharing a before and current. Thank you all for sharing. You all are wonderful!6 -
beautyonthebeach83 wrote: »I am on MFP to drop an unfortunate 20 lbs I’ve gained over the past 3 years or so. (Well, it was 43 but I’m down 23 since getting back on MFP.) I stopped working out after motherhood and did a lot of take out, plus stress, life etc. I just didn’t make myself a priority. 🤦🏻♀️ BUT I have an old transformation to share to motivate myself and it’s helpful for me to know that I’ve done it before and can do it again. I dropped 90 lbs in 2004. I actually found that I didn’t like being that tiny (100 lbs) because I lost my curves, and I love my curves! So I put on some weight again and then just toned it up. I’m 5 ft tall. In this last after pic in the white/red dress I’m actually 130 lbs, but I had muscle and curves. THAT is my goal size/weight. 😊
I’m 4’11” and 165 pounds. I haven’t been exercising, but have not lost weight with 1200 cals. Should I take in 1000 cals? How many calories have you been taking in and what forms of exercise, if any, do you engage in? How long did it take to lose 40 pounds (my goal)?
The minimum a sedentary female should be eating is 1200 calories a day.
Are you using a food scale and logging everything that you eat?
40 lbs healthy weight loss would be 1 lb a week til you reach 20 lbs to lose then drop your weight loss to .5 lbs a week.2 -
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kate_owens wrote: »
Hey everyone. Firstly, you all are doing an amazing job!
I am 5'1" so tiny 😊
My story - in the left hand picture I'm probably around 140lbs at a guess but I didnt start my journey til I was 135lbs.
On the right hand picture, that I took yesterday, I am 108lbs. Currently I am in maintenance and have been recomping since last October when I hit my GW of 112lbs.
When I was losing I ate 1200-1300 calories and didn't pay much attention to macros. Nor did I follow any kind of structured workout routine.
These days my maintenance calories are 1460 at rest, but I lift progressively 4x a week and walk around 5 miles a day so usually get to eat around 1600-1700. Currently in the best shape of my life and only want to get better 😊
Amazing!! How long did it take you?
Hey - sorry for the late reply, I took a break from mfp! It took 18 months to get to goal weight and then 7 months of recomp to get to the point I was in the more recent picture1 -
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@tacolover10231989 I’ll attach a BMI calculator, you will see 140lbs is in the “normal” range for someone who is 5’3.
@brittgreenlikethecolor88 - you’re killing it! Great job on all your hard work.
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm6 -
5 foot 3 here and started on 168 last November. My body didn't physically feel good. (even sitting down). Now I'm 158 and feel so much better already, AND I enjoy exercise😊
Oh, and I'll need new sportsbras soon because these are getting loose!
My goal is 134.10 -
If you go below 1200 you risk losing muscle rather than fat. Hence why it recommends you have 1200 calories a day minimum.3
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I met my UGW in Aug 2020. I was able to maintain my weight between 110 to 115 for about 3 months. Since November my weight has increased to 125 lbs. I'm feeling so-so about the weight gain. I haven't been tracking. I don't want to track for now so I'm trying to find other ways to lose weight with mindful eating, walking, drinking enough water and starting up strength training again when the weather gets warmer.
I'm quite ecstatic about strength training because I was beginning to see arm/leg muscle gains in December.
I've discovered that I did not like the way my face looked under 115 lbs, too thin. Now, my focus is to reach 120 lbs and attempt to maintain between 115 to 120.
All in all, despite my gains in the past months, progress is still progress. Keep going everyone. ✌️
I'm 32 and 5 ft.
Dec 2018 at 145 lbs vs Dec 2020 at 121 lbs --- 2 Year Difference21 -
Hello! This is amazing! I am mid-success story also. At my heaviest, I was 227 lbs, and I am maintaining 165 ish. It's a tough journey, and my goal is 145 ish, but it's sooooo worth it. You can do it! Keep it up!
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This is such a great group of shorties! Glad to see you all on here. I find it so difficult to see differences when you're just under 5'1. I started logging my food on 1/4/21. Starting weight was 165.8 (highest ever). I saw myself in a picture with friends and couldn't recognize who I was. I'm back out of the 160's as of today at 159.2. Using 1200 calories as the upper limit and eating very clean. Have had a mostly dry January which I know is where most of my calories come in so I'm sure that's been a big help. I exercise 5-6 days a week and usually burn around 400 calories there. I also take a walk after dinner to make sure I get at least 8,500 steps in a day. I'd like to be back in the 130's. My build is muscular and I enjoy weight lifting so I don't see myself in the 120's. Keep at it ladies!!13
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Ha! Never imagined I would someday consider myself a success story and be posting here.
Standing tall at 5'0" But, I insist I'm 5'.1" LOL, Starting weight: 145.8 (January 2020) Current weight: 105
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Your all encouraging to me who's 54, 5'4" and weigh 283. I bought a NordicTrack Treadmill got it a week ago yesterday. I've been doing 30 minutes each morning and sometimes 20-30 minutes at night. Following a healthy eating plan and drinking a ton of water. I went from 295.8 to my current 283. It's going to be extra hard to lose a total of 150 lbs. I will likely have a ton of loose skin because my stomach is massive. But I'm determined to keep going until I lose the weight.18
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