I'm 5'2 any shorter women success stories? SHARE ;)

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CiciPorcayo
CiciPorcayo Posts: 381 Member
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So I am 5'2 and just started MFP.. Any success stories of women who are a little shorter then um 5'5 ? I haven't seen many shorter women success stories and I would love inspiration.! Or new moms, or moms in general.
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  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
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    5'1.5" here, lost 36lb so far, looking to lose 2 more for my short goal, 5 more after that.. Stick with your MFP schedule and learn to enjoy exercise, and you'll do just fine. Good luck! :smile:
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
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    Well....I am 5'2, but had a lot more weight to lose than you do! You can read my profile for the rundown on how I gained my weight, lost it and gained it again...I have lost 40 pounds since I joined MFP and have really learned a lot about eating proper portions, etc. Feel free to add me! I still have about 15 pounds until i get to my goal!
  • fit4evaR
    fit4evaR Posts: 9 Member
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    Hi I'm half an inch taller, 50 yo mom of two teenagers and started a weight routine three times a week and recording my food everyday last may. I've lost 18 lbs and two clothes sizes!! It works for us too! I thought it was too late for me...
  • CiciPorcayo
    CiciPorcayo Posts: 381 Member
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    How did you guys do it, was it really hard. I use to be really skinny before my kids and now I find I am in a body that I just wasn't meant to have. I wanna re find that body again :) that small shirts small jean girl
  • sunkisses
    sunkisses Posts: 2,365 Member
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    Wasn't hard for me. I decided I was going to change, not just for a little while to lose weight and then revert to my old ways. I would never do that to myself again.

    I started by walking my kids to school (that meant 2 miles a day M-F). I didn't start and think, "I'm going to lose weight this way." I had no concept of how to lose weight because I was athletic as a kid and slim as a teenager. I never had to worry about it until my 20s.

    After 2 weeks of walking I had way more energy, and I thought "I exercise. So I should be losing weight." (Told you, no concept.) Coincidentally, a Fitness magazine appeared and it explained creating a calorie deficit, and how many to stop eating in order to lose 1 lb a week. I had no idea how much I ate until then. Once I knew, it was easy to figure out where to cut out the calories. Fast food was the first to be eliminated, then soda (empty calories - I can think of a lot more decadent things to consume for 170). Then I had to cut out sugar entirely because it made it too difficult to fight cravings. I liked walking so much, I decided to do it every day.

    So, it was not difficult for me. I just didn't know how to do it before. Now I do. Easy peasy, man.
  • RachStevens06
    RachStevens06 Posts: 10 Member
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    Read your bio, you sound like me, except I was a little older when I had my kids but still the same.
    I'm 5'3''. For me, I was tired of being heavy. I felt frumpy and didn't feel like the 24 year old I actually was.
    I started slowly, by cutting out the junk. Then watching portions.
    The big thing I want to remind you of is that having children changes you forever. You may never get back to your high school shape because your not in high school anymore. You have 2 kids, I can guarantee your body isn't the same.
    Just make realistic expectations. you'll get back down but it may look different than before.
  • CiciPorcayo
    CiciPorcayo Posts: 381 Member
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    Read your bio, you sound like me, except I was a little older when I had my kids but still the same.
    I'm 5'3''. For me, I was tired of being heavy. I felt frumpy and didn't feel like the 24 year old I actually was.
    I started slowly, by cutting out the junk. Then watching portions.
    The big thing I want to remind you of is that having children changes you forever. You may never get back to your high school shape because your not in high school anymore. You have 2 kids, I can guarantee your body isn't the same.
    Just make realistic expectations. you'll get back down but it may look different than before.

    I know :) I know I will never see a size 1 again or that little itty bitty waste but I know I can rock a size 4-6 and look good. It is possible. It has to be !
  • WWH_AJ
    WWH_AJ Posts: 419 Member
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    I'm 5'2-5'3 and have lost 43 pounds since the summer :) I gave no "human" children so my 9 fur babies can't contribute to the weight gain lol. I kept staring at pics from my senior prom in '07 and wanted to be like that again. I still have 28 lbs left to lose. My ultimate goal weight is 135. I've never been that skinny my adult life, so it will be a joy to get as close as I can to that goal!
  • hummingbird71
    hummingbird71 Posts: 298 Member
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    I am 5'3" (on a good day) and a mom of 2 boys! Oldest 15, youngest 11- I have lost 28 lbs so far! I need to loose about 100 lbs, for me and even though I am holding my own right now thru December, come Jan I WILL get that scale to lower those numbers! I have not be at the weight I am not for YEARS AND YEARS. I am just now getting around to loosing that "baby fat" lol... Good luck!
  • momtimesone
    momtimesone Posts: 85 Member
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    5'2 here started at 256 and now I am down to 205 with a final goal weight of 135. Walking,walking and more walking is what I do. Feel free to friend me and take a look at some of my pictures. I have seen others who weigh what I weigh now and they get down to there goal weight but have yet to see that many that have started at the same weight as me.
  • 30yummum05
    30yummum05 Posts: 2 Member
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    Hi ,
    I m only 5 ft!! :) trying to lose my baby fat. Got 3months old baby & 2 yr old toddler. It's really hard to find time for exercise. I m on 1200kcal diet. So far losing about 1lb/wk on avg. Lost around 10lbs so far !!
    Good luck mommies:))

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  • stanvoodoo
    stanvoodoo Posts: 1,023 Member
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    Close, I'm 5'3" and have done very well!!!

    Down 150 pounds in 14 months!

    Life is so much better!!!
  • 30yummum05
    30yummum05 Posts: 2 Member
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    Hi ,
    I m only 5 ft!! :) trying to lose my baby fat. Got 3months old baby & 2 yr old toddler. It's really hard to find time for exercise. I m on 1200kcal diet. So far losing about 1lb/wk on avg. Lost around 10lbs so far !!

    Good luck to all Mommies:)

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  • Angel1029
    Angel1029 Posts: 459
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    I'm 5'1 and lost over 20 pounds! I started by cleaning up my diet and ten working out regularly. Changed up my workouts and made it more intense as my fitness level changed.
  • woja9640
    woja9640 Posts: 450 Member
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    I am 29 and 4ft 6in tall. I started my weight loss journey in Feb. of this year and since then have lost a total of 46 lbs from my highest weight of 174.

    I am now 126.5 lbs and am loving it!

    Especially since I have not been this weight since junior high.

    For recipes, tips and more about my journey check out my blog at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/woja9640.
  • jlewis2896
    jlewis2896 Posts: 763 Member
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    I'm 5'1.5" and a mom of three, I started on this site three years ago when I stopped nursing my daughter. I lost 32lbs. relatively easily -- over just a few months.

    Since then I've hit a plateau and reset my ticker and now I'm having a harder time starting to lose again!! So thanks for posting this, I needed to see some success stories as well. :)
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
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    I'm 5'3" have lost a total of 52lbs this year. I'd like to lose another 28lbs.
  • driaxx
    driaxx Posts: 314 Member
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    I'm 5"2, weighed 114lb and lost 20lb in around 4 months thanks to MFP.

    I did it with regular running and basically eating healthier while still having the foods I loved in moderation.

    Here's a before and after:
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  • amoffatt
    amoffatt Posts: 674 Member
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    I'm 4'11 and have learned 5 pounds of weight on a small frame looks like 15...so... it almost seems harder to get that weight off and I have dound success by staying active and when the scale doesnt move but the clothes get smaller, that is a win and try not to get like me and frustrated. Good luck!
  • Mybabie
    Mybabie Posts: 239
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    Hi I am 5 ft 2.5 in, I have lost 37.4lbs sinse I have started. Start weight 234 current weight 195.6, ultimate weight 140 or so. Check out my profile on my mini goals. Feel free to add me.:smile:

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