fit and fun sized - those under 5'4" - January 2012

Hi Everyone who has joined since I posted.

I am also doing the 30 Day Shred, on level 1 day 3 today.

Congrats to all who have already lost a lot of weight. You all are inspirational for all of us.

Feel free to add me as a friend so we can do this together.

Hi everyone. I'd love to join this group. I'm 5'2 1/2" and I turned 50 this year. I joined MFP last March and it is the reason I was able to take off almost 19 pounds this past year. I have another 10 I'd like to lose. Sad thing is, I could have done it by now. I went on vacation in July and got off track. I've used pretty much every excuse to avoid exercise since then. Some have been valid, an injured knee, depression (remember, I turned 50 this year, and realized I actually do look it - blech!). Others excuses have just been excuses, too busy, too tired, don't like the change of ownership at the gym.
My husband and I are planning to go on a cruise this year and I have a nephew getting married. I really want the pounds gone so I can feel I look my best. I know I feel better when I exercise, mentally and physically. I'm looking forward to the daily challenges.

Jeannie, I completely agree - soooo glad 2011 has come to a close, it was an awful year for me in so many areas! Hugs to you as I know yours was even more difficult year but appreciate your leadership in keeping the thread alive!

Hello to all the new posters, this is an excellent collection of ladies I'm 5'2-1/2 on a good day (5'2" on most) and just weeks away from my 31st bday.

Well, 2011 was full of challenges for me - I started the year in the low 150s, watched my weight grow to HW 160 as I took solace in food while watching my relationship unravel :brokenheart: Facing the inevitable, I finally left him in Aug and have been fairly successful in my weight loss these past 5 months - almost 20 lbs gone :bigsmile:

I am happy to be ringing in the new year at 140 lbs - I still have about 10 more to lose, however, and these last 10 are proving quite difficult so I expect it will take the better part of the year to work them off. My goal is 130 but I'm less concerned about #s as long as I get to a point where I feel & look good and hope to have few "dunk" tests this year to monitor my body fat losses.

I am an avid runner - mostly half marathons but I also mix in some longer trail races or 10ks. Losing some weight has definitely helped my running times improve :drinker: Unfortunately I've had to take a bit of a break from running to work on a hip injury, however trying to swim/bike/yoga until I can get back into running.

2012 goals:
- improve strength (unsuccessful attempt at 30 Day Shred this year - it killed my knees!)
- beat 2 hr time goal in Half Marathon, hopefully finish my weight loss in 2012 so that I can try for a 50k in 2013!
- bring my body fat below 25%
- devote more time/energy to my friendships - a tough lesson learned this past year when I discovered the "real" friends
- continue to find alternate coping strategies which DON'T include emotional eating
- help my mom find the motivation to improve her own weight :flowerforyou: I love her dearly but I learned some very disfunctional eating habits and poor body image issues from her

Hello everyone! I'm 5'0" and I'm 51 and I'm going thru menopause so it's really getting hard for me. I've lost a total of 30 lbs in 2011 and I yo yo up and down 3 lbs here and there but I have been able to maintain the full 30 lbs. I still need to lose 30 lbs more to be "normal" size for my height! I exercise a lot and try to eat healthy but don't always succeed in that catagory.

So yes, I'm in for 2012! I'm aiming for a healthy weight at least by the beginning of Summer

Good luck to all of us.

What a great blog! I really enjoyed reading this, and it encouraged me. I am 5'3", so I need to lose more weight to look better. I know you all know what I mean when I say that. I lost 20 pounds with Weight Watchers years ago, and I got down to a size 6. I am now a size 10, and yes even though I have had two children (my youngest is almost 19 months old) in the past four years, I need to get down to at least an 8. I have been logging in to MFP for 120 days in a row! I have lost 10 pounds so far, but want to lose 20 more. I need to! I want to! "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!" Philppians 4:13

Jen

I'm 4'11 &ready to get fit!

Hi all,

I'm right at 5'2 looking to get down to 135lbs. I almost made it until I had a situation around time and I fell off. Looking to get back and I still need a little motivation.

BOOK MARK

I'm 5'2 and I need fitness buddies. I don't have much to lose, only 15-20 pounds but my clothes don't fit and i can't afford new ones. I hate shopping anyway, so it's me being stubborn too. I am really good about my cardio, but I need motivation to tone. I really need friends. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes run in my family so I really need to keep on top of myself. I lost my determination when my mom died 3 years ago. I hope some of you will friend me and help me be accountable. I have logged every day for the last 3 days. :happy:

I want in!!! i'm 5 foot!!

Hello Fun Sizers

I found this topic and new I fit in immediately LOL I'm 5'2" and 143. Heaviest I've been and I feel soooo uncomfortable, I'm going to get my self in gear and make that ticker move (in the right direction) My mother and sister have just joined MFP also and hopefully we can get some results. I have joined the YMCA, enjoy the Precor machine but I must admit I joined 2 months ago and have only gone 4 times... Uh oh, bad start LOL I plan on getting back on track, 3 years ago I was 120 and went to the Y 3 days a week with a lot of activities at home inbetween. The heavier I get, the less energy I have and the less I do with my kids, my husband and for myself. Darn it... I'm ready to do this!!!

I hope to meet others and be held accountable and maybe challenged!

Good Luck to everyone... Cheers!!!

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I used to be 5' 4", but gravity ha not been my friend in any respects lol! I'm determined and working hard to being even more healthy this year - more fresh fruit and veggies, more exercise, and respecting myself. I do have a wonderful hubby and we are working together!

I'm new this year to mfp and plan on making the best out of this new year I'm 5-1 and the weight really shows I want to lose at least 25lbs before July so that I can go on vac and do more with my Kids this year and help r support would be great

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: My heart rate monitor came today.......I wore it for a few hours just to get an idea of my heart rate doing ordinary things......then I wore it for a 25 minute walk with the dogs to find out what my heart rate was while walking them. I won't be using the HRM the way a lot of people do, but I'm loving the information I'm getting from it already.......I love gadgets and this one is no exception. I'm really glad I asked for a lot of opinions and did a lot of thinking before I got it. I'm in no danger of my heart rate going too high, LOL l:laugh: but I think it will help me add some more exertion to my workouts and ordinary activities. I've read about research that show that people who carry pedometers walk more steps than people who don't ........I think it might be true that people who wear HRMs exercise more vigorously and burn more calories than people who don't.

:bigsmile: tonight i got to make sure that I could use the heart rate monitor at the same time that I was using my phone/mp3 player with the bluetooth and they all work together so tomorrow morning I can really "suit up and show up" with all my gadgets :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: