5 ft and under before and after photos

you look great

Wow please share your story of how you got to the 100lb and how long it took - you look fab!

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

I am normally between 115-118 lbs if I don't count calories and do light exercise (run a few miles a few times a week).. this is where my body wants to be naturally, which is not bad...

But in August of 2011, I went on a 3 week vacation with my boyfriend and ended up at 127 because we were eating out every meal and not exercising at all. 10lbs gained is not terrible, but on someone like me with a petite frame, it makes a big difference.

So when I came back from vacation, I joined the gym. I dropped about 5 lbs the first 3 weeks, but I didn't like that it took me 3 weeks to gain 10 and the same amount to only lose 5. So I got serious. This is what I go by, and still do now:

1. 1200 calorie diet (joined MFP)
2. hit the gym about 6 days a week. 4 days spent on cardio; at least 1 hour on the treadmill or elliptical and 2 days on strength training. (I do 2 days cardio, 1 day strength, 1 day rest, then repeat)
3. I cut my carb intake from about 60% to 30%
4. Eat only lean protein.
5. I eat 3 meals a day (~300 cal each -- lean cuisine prepared frozen meals really helps here) and snacked on fruits and veggies for the remaining calories allowed.
6. I cut off my eating at 8pm!
7. I do reward myself with snickers (my favorite candy bar), but only in the fun size.

I followed this a much as I can, I wasn't terribly strict on myself, but once the pounds started coming off, I kept sticking to it more consistently and at the same time it also became much more manageable.

Once I made it to 115 lbs and saw the weight coming off decently, I continued my routine. I run a lot of 5k and 10Ks, with a half-marathon here and there. Weighing less has improved my pace greatly, so it was also a motivation factor for me to keep losing the weight. I made 100 lbs right before Christmas, so it took me about 4 months to lose 27 lbs.

I am very content at this weight, all I have to do now is maintain it.

I hope this will help some of you. And please let me know if it does help, I'd love to hear your success stories too!

Thank you for sharing. I am 5'1 and feeling like this is quite a journey to get to 100lbs. A year ago and several months ago I was 100lbs and it is taking me 8 months and more to reach my goal. I exercise and eat healthy but I go over calories 2 times a week! I will certainly stay focus. You look fabulous! :flowerforyou:

Hey Little Guys & Girls,

Im only 5'0 and have just started my MFP journey, have cuts cals down to 1200 (struggling to get them all most days) and getting to the gym at least five times a week! have taken a before photo so hopefully it wont be too long before I can post my after too!

Good Luck guys x x

Thanks everyone for the nice comments.

I am normally between 115-118 lbs if I don't count calories and do light exercise (run a few miles a few times a week).. this is where my body wants to be naturally, which is not bad...

But in August of 2011, I went on a 3 week vacation with my boyfriend and ended up at 127 because we were eating out every meal and not exercising at all. 10lbs gained is not terrible, but on someone like me with a petite frame, it makes a big difference.

So when I came back from vacation, I joined the gym. I dropped about 5 lbs the first 3 weeks, but I didn't like that it took me 3 weeks to gain 10 and the same amount to only lose 5. So I got serious. This is what I go by, and still do now:

1. 1200 calorie diet (joined MFP)
2. hit the gym about 6 days a week. 4 days spent on cardio; at least 1 hour on the treadmill or elliptical and 2 days on strength training. (I do 2 days cardio, 1 day strength, 1 day rest, then repeat)
3. I cut my carb intake from about 60% to 30%
4. Eat only lean protein.
5. I eat 3 meals a day (~300 cal each -- lean cuisine prepared frozen meals really helps here) and snacked on fruits and veggies for the remaining calories allowed.
6. I cut off my eating at 8pm!
7. I do reward myself with snickers (my favorite candy bar), but only in the fun size.

I followed this a much as I can, I wasn't terribly strict on myself, but once the pounds started coming off, I kept sticking to it more consistently and at the same time it also became much more manageable.

Once I made it to 115 lbs and saw the weight coming off decently, I continued my routine. I run a lot of 5k and 10Ks, with a half-marathon here and there. Weighing less has improved my pace greatly, so it was also a motivation factor for me to keep losing the weight. I made 100 lbs right before Christmas, so it took me about 4 months to lose 27 lbs.

I am very content at this weight, all I have to do now is maintain it.

I hope this will help some of you. And please let me know if it does help, I'd love to hear your success stories too!

LIKE this routine. And CONGRATS on the success!

my journey has taken me over a year so far.... ive lost no weight in 3 months but have toned up and gained a fair bit of muscle

before - 175 pounds

after - 127 pounds

All of you look AMAZING! Congratulations on your loss!

nsaetern-I'm just curious but can you please tell me how many calories it takes for you to maintain 100 lbs? When I was losing I settled in at 110-115 for my maintainence at 5 ft tall, but would love to be lower, but the thought of having to eat less to maintain a weight any lower kept me from actually wanting to lose more lol.

Hey! so I am 5'1" and was hoping for some advice..
I am 20 years old and weigh 115lbs, trying to lose between 10 -15 lbs in the next four months. I do cardio (hiking) 4-5 times per week and I also do some strength training during the week. I am keeping within 1200 cals per day, and eat back my exercise calories, but I am only losing about 0.8lbs per week.
Is this normal? Or are you finding it easier to lose weight faster? Do you eat back your exercise cals?

I heard that its hard to lose weight the lighter you are, but not sure if that's a myth! I want to go at a steady pace, but also want to speed up the process a bit if possible!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated


You are doing fabulous. I am losing anything between .4 or .2, .8 and sometimes nothing, Scale is not freaking moving. There are two days my intake is 1600! I am doing same thing you are doing in terms of exercise and calorie consumption!

Hey! so I am 5'1" and was hoping for some advice..
I am 20 years old and weigh 115lbs, trying to lose between 10 -15 lbs in the next four months. I do cardio (hiking) 4-5 times per week and I also do some strength training during the week. I am keeping within 1200 cals per day, and eat back my exercise calories, but I am only losing about 0.8lbs per week.
Is this normal? Or are you finding it easier to lose weight faster? Do you eat back your exercise cals?

I heard that its hard to lose weight the lighter you are, but not sure if that's a myth! I want to go at a steady pace, but also want to speed up the process a bit if possible!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

I'm also 5'-1" and 24yrs old, currently weigh 125lbs, trying to lose another 10-15lbs. When you only have 10-15lbs to lose, it tends to be slower, and 0.8lb per week or less is normal. I try to eat between 1200 calories and maintainance (1600), and I eat back some of my exercise calories (but not all...I don't trust MFP's estimates). It's taken me ~3 months to lose ~7lbs, but I'm already looking a lot better. It's slow going, but try to stay positive and focus on the overall downward trend and the positive changes to your figure, not just the number on the scale. And don't be afraid to step up the strength training!

Thankyou for this as I am at 128lbs and want to loose about 8 lbs but its going really slow and I was wondering why?

Hey! so I am 5'1" and was hoping for some advice..
I am 20 years old and weigh 115lbs, trying to lose between 10 -15 lbs in the next four months. I do cardio (hiking) 4-5 times per week and I also do some strength training during the week. I am keeping within 1200 cals per day, and eat back my exercise calories, but I am only losing about 0.8lbs per week.
Is this normal? Or are you finding it easier to lose weight faster? Do you eat back your exercise cals?

I heard that its hard to lose weight the lighter you are, but not sure if that's a myth! I want to go at a steady pace, but also want to speed up the process a bit if possible!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

I'm also 5'-1" and 24yrs old, currently weigh 125lbs, trying to lose another 10-15lbs. When you only have 10-15lbs to lose, it tends to be slower, and 0.8lb per week or less is normal. I try to eat between 1200 calories and maintainance (1600), and I eat back some of my exercise calories (but not all...I don't trust MFP's estimates). It's taken me ~3 months to lose ~7lbs, but I'm already looking a lot better. It's slow going, but try to stay positive and focus on the overall downward trend and the positive changes to your figure, not just the number on the scale. And don't be afraid to step up the strength training!

Thankyou for this as I am at 128lbs and want to loose about 8 lbs but its going really slow and I was wondering why?

In my opinion, the closer to your goal the hardert to lose the last 5-8 pounds! You certainly need to have 3 days of cardio and strength training exercise, watch portion control and measure as sometimes I underestimate my calories. I stay between 1100-1200 3-4 days a week and 1600 2-3 days and the scale is moving fairly slow. Once you are consistent with keeping calories 1200 for a week, than scale starts to move in the right direction. Consistency, drinking water and watching and measuring food consumption; helps a great deal!

I am 5 ft
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^^ my before and after pics. Lots of them
sw:195 lbs
cw: 147 lbs
1gw: 135
fgw:115-120 lbs

Okay, so I don't have any body pictures because I never took any when I weighed 183, but if you look at my pictures, you'll see what the difference between a 5'2'' person weighing 183 pounds and a 5'2'' person weighing 105. I know this might sound nonsensical, but to hell with it. Faces count, too.

Faces, arms, buttocks, legs and every body part counts! I can certainly see difference on your face ..

:flowerforyou:

nsaetern-I'm just curious but can you please tell me how many calories it takes for you to maintain 100 lbs? When I was losing I settled in at 110-115 for my maintainence at 5 ft tall, but would love to be lower, but the thought of having to eat less to maintain a weight any lower kept me from actually wanting to lose more lol.

Hi

I am still eating about ~1200 calories daily. I have gotten so used to this caloric number so my body doesn't miss needing more. It is just a matter of me being good with myself and not splurging with empty calories. I have reduced my work out intensity however since I am not trying to lose anymore weight, but rather just working out enough to maintain it.

Thank you for sharing. There are many of us who want to achieve this goal. You are absolutely right, your body adjusts to calorie consumption of 120, I did not exercise as much over a year ago when I was 100 pounds. I forgot how I maintained this weight, great friendly reminder!