5’-5’3” girl success stories before & after

I’m 5’2, currently 135lbs. I started at 159lbs in late September (my highest, post pregnancy). I’m hoping to get back into my size 4’s, which for me used to be around 119-115lbs (I have a booty).
I still have about 16-20lbs to go but my motivation is high.

I’ve been walking about 30-45 mins all weather permitting days (pushing a heavy stroller).

Good luck to you all! I love seeing and hearing about your journey. Hopefully by August I’ll have a before and after photo to share.

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Before and during...

29lbs to go. I carry all my weight in my middle🙈 It just goes to show on our short bodies a little weight makes a lot of difference.
ETA: I’m 5’1

I swear a little weight loss/gain on my short frame is super noticeable. Your pictures speak a thousand words! What a difference 13 pounds makes us on us shorties!

I am 5'3 @ 163 pounds and will be 50 in May. What a great thread and to see everyone's successes and it's motivating! My real struggle is the tracking, oh how I dislike it but it really is the #1 tool.

I'm only 5'0 and currently 162.4lbs. I started my weight loss journey on March 4, 2021 at 171.8. I packed on 20lbs last year with Covid and menopause. At the beginning of March I said this is enough and decided for once and for all to commit to losing the weight. So far it's been a month and I'm down 9.4lbs. I eat in a calorie deficit and try to walk at least 5,000 steps a day (doesn't seem like a lot but I sit at a computer all day), plus I went from drinking almost no water in a day to 8 cups a day.

My ultimate goal is to get down to 120-125lbs, but short term goal is to lose between 6-8lbs in April.

I started my journey at 179 after having my third baby, after 9 months I reached my goal weight of 115lbs. I have maintained between 115-125 for the last year!

I honestly thought I was the type who couldn't loose weight. I am 5'2", 53 yo, menopausal with high stress levels.

Well, I am loosing weight, finally. I proved myself wrong. First, I learned to deal with stress better (or just get rid of it altogether). Then, after many failed attempts, I kept trying and am now tracking, weighing myself every morning and good old cico. I am loosing weight.

In reality, this weight does not want to be on me. And I do not want it either. That's why it's finally coming off. We are not a good match for each other.

On March 30th, I started yet again on another weight loss journey weighing 160.2. Today is April 12th and I weigh 154.4. Yasss..... good numbers.

This is happening!! 50 something short women can loose weight. Don't give up peeps!

156lbs VS 120lbs 5'3''@ 56 years old. Menopause was a one serious battle and yes Im winning!!!!

I'm 5ft 3 and started in May last year weighing 210lbs, lost 60lbs so far, still want to lose another 24lbs roughly. Very proud of myself! Don't give up, delay dont deny.

This thread has been a really great source of motivation for me- thanks to all those who have posted their journeys! I'm 5'2'' and was at my heaviest in Jan at 145 lbs. I've been working remotely this past year and it really impacted my weight because I wasn't moving as much. I've been laying off alcohol and generally trying to eat in a balanced way, but I think the biggest thing for me was making sure I had some form of exercise daily, whether its a full on workout, yoga, or just a nice walk. I'm down to about 125 lbs and am aiming to loose another 5-7lbs. Some days it doesn't feel like I've lost anything and my motivation wanes, which is when I have to pull up these pictures and remind myself how far I've come!

@shabanabibi1986 Being 5 ft, I'll copy what I wrote previously on this thread here in August 2020:

It took me 2 years and 8 months but I went from 147 to 110 lbs. 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.

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.

So what's changed now? For me, I actually gained some of the weight back and realized that 110 lbs was too low for me. My new aim is 115 to 122 lbs. Today, I'm 126.8 lbs.

I stopped calorie counting for a few months and it caused a gain. I started tracking again in April. Now that the weather is better in Texas, I'll try to walk at least 8k and drinking enough water is still a challenge. I still weigh my food and I'm attempting to swap starchy carbs for processed carbs (i.e. potatoes instead of rice and bread). I'm slowly losing the weight again and I'm seeing small muscle gains using the Fitbod app so I'm happy with slow progress.

Hope this helps!

I thought I was 5'-3", but recently realized I've lost an inch! I've been on a "diet" of some sort since I was 11, as high as 165, as low as 105.

So- I'm 64, 5'-2". In January I was at 148 with high BP. This week weighed in at 129, looking to get to 125 in the next month or so, and then maintain.

I've realized that poor eating habits impact my health whether it's eating too much junk or "starving" myself to reach some mythic number.

My goal now is to eat well and within my calorie range, which is small. My BMR is 1,250, so even to maintain I have to be very careful, and to lose weight I need to be active and diligent.

I've also realized the foods I eat impact my health, so it isn't just CICO, it's quality. I don't digest fats and meats well, so I keep to small quantities of those, and mostly olive oil, eggs, poultry and fish. Cheese was a staple for me; now it's a lightly used condiment. I eat lots of beans, greens and fruit and smaller amounts of whole grains. I avoid packaged and processed foods, which generally have lots of sodium or sugar.

I miss junk food- especially ice cream and chips- but I know that for me, they're a "trigger"; limiting quantities won't work at home. I eat those foods at parties or restaurants where they're not in reach for me "cheat" (which I will).

It's not perfect, but when I stick to this, it works. We small people have a small "margin of error" :-)

Stay healthy, everyone!!