5'2-5'3 girls!!!!

Age: 36
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight: 120
Current Weight: 116.3
Goal Weight: 120 - 125
Calories: 1460/day
Exercise: I take walks sometime and also have a mini trampoline that I use once in awhile. I would like to start lifting and walking or doing some sort of exercise in the morning before work.

5'7 1/2(Yes the 1/2 counts :laugh: )
SW: 517 pounds(Yes you are reading that right)
CW: 142
GW: 135

My caloric intake varies between 850-1200 daily just for the simple fact I do the low carb/high protein diet. This is what has worked for me and has allowed me to over come obesity. It hasn't been easy but I DID IT!

WOW!!!!!!!! Amazing!!! Such great work!

Well done to everyone too.

Im short and fat and want to weigh 133lbs lol. Currently a lot heavier than that but have lost 21lbs in 8 weeks (lost 5lbs in the first week before joining this wonderful site)

I'm 26 yrs. old 5'3

SW- 161
CW- 146
GW- 135


I eat between 1200-1500 calories and yes I eat most of my exercise calories back.

hii!! i am 5'3 (but may be smaller)
SW: 154
CW: 132
GW: 125 (but i may go lower) my first goal was 135.

i workout 4x a week:
tuesday-running 2 miles more if i can
wednesday-running hills
thursday-elliptical
friday-spinning
i try to switch it up especially since i am a 'new runner' and i have shin splints and all that good stuff!! i usually eat my exercise cals depends if im hungry or not. friend me i love the motivation and having friends with similiar goals!!

40 yrs old 5'3"

SW 184 - 6 1/2 yrs ago
CW 116
UGW 110 but everyone thinks I look too thin at that weight - so maybe not.
Maintaining for the past 6 years - flucuating between 110 and 115 typically.
1200 -1400 calories per day.
Terrible at exercising!

I'm a 5'3 28 year old mom of a very active 7 year old.

SW: 150
CW: 148.6
GW: 122-128

MFP put me at 1220 calories and most days I take in between that and 1350. I have a hard time eating back ALL of my exercise calories so some days I do and some days I don't.

I do whatever I can fit into my day-Turbo Fire, zumba, kettlebells, spin and heavy lifting. When it's all said and done, I try to do 4-5 days cardio and 2-3 days lifting.

How long has it taken you to reach your weight loss?

5'2". 41 years old.

SW (in November 2010): 130+
GW: 120 (hit goal in May 2011)
CW: 109.6 (when I started following Primal Blueprint I had another 7lbs come off me in 6 weeks. Since then it's been amazing even though I've had some ups and downs with sugar.) When I removed grains and legumes and milk from my diet my belly went away for the first time. And I backed off the exercise some (Primal Blueprint Fitness). I maintained my muscle mass. Turned out the carbs weren't so good for me.

I don't count calories. I keep my carbs at around 30g or less. I try to get around 90g of protein - this is about how much LBM I have. I try to get AT LEAST 100g of fat a day and most of that is saturated fat - I don't touch polyunsaturated fats like you find in corn, canola, safflower, veggies, soybean oils, etc. I get my fat throught animal meat, pastured butter, coconut oil and canned coconut milk, and occasional nuts and seeds. I do sporadic exercise but I'm reading a book called Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe. I will be lifting heavy barbells. I stay far away from anything processed (I'm about 80% though - I do "let go" every so often) or packaged. I prefer food, not edible foodlike substances or Frankenfoods.

I have to eat protein/fat like crazy just to maintain. That's why I'm getting into very heavy weight. Hoping to gain some more LBM.

Hi everyone! My name is Mallory. Today is my 29th birthday so I decided I need to make a change and stick to it. I don't want to spend my 30s as fat and miserable as I spent my 20s and teens.

Height: 5'2.8 (let's just say 5'3)
SW: 197
GW: 150

I know my goal probably seems kind of high for someone this height but I have been 150 and I loved my body how it was. I was shorter at the time and was mostly muscle (thanks, marching band!) so I imagine 150 will be a little leaner on me at this height.

My main issue is that I can diet really well but not exercise, or exercise and eat like an idiot. I need for these things to go together. My husband weighed 258lbs when he moved to America (he's English) and as of yesterday weighed 198. He's also nearly 9 years younger than me, not to mention male, so I know it's normal for it to fall off of him faster but I feel really left behind and honestly a little butthurt about it. But I need to take control of this.

Sorry for the ramble I'm really looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Men lose fat easier than women because the fat stores on women are important - we're the ones who produce offspring. Interesting that women tend to store fat genetically on their hips, buttocks, thighs and breasts - where the reproductive organs/glands are - protection. If you have a belly that's from the "healthy" high-carb diet that gets pushed on us Americans (and others).

Body composition is roughly 80% diet and the other 20% is a combo of genetics/exercise.

What do we do to work up an appetite? Get up and move around. Exercise makes you hungry. You expend energy and your body will want to consume energy. (Yet we are told to starve ourselves and suffer through hunger and do huge amounts of chronic cardio and suffer through pain to lose weight. It goes against the way the body works). Our fat storage is regulated by hormones - just like every other animal out there. You screw with one hormone and it affects them all (the hormones being screwed with are leptin and insulin).

Age: 25
5'2"ish

Highest weight:125lbs
CW: 110lbs
GW: 110ish, with 15% bf

I was eating 1200 + excersise calories when I was still trying to reach goal wieght. Now that I am at goal I have switched over to maintence calories which is about 1,620...still trying to figure out how maintence will work for me and what of my excersise calories I should eat back.

I workout 5-6 days a week a mix of cardio and weights.

Hi there

Age: 24
Height: 5'3"
Heaviest Weight: 180
SW: 165
CW: 147
UGW: 130

I do an hour of Cardio and half an hour of yoga five times a week. On average, I burn 300-700 calories a day. I eat 1200+ calories (yes I eat my exercise calories). I eat a Vegan diet, eat clean, lots of fruits and veggies, tons of soy protein. Drink TONS of water (at least 10 glasses a day). So far so good.

age-44
5'2"
Heaviest non-pregnancy weight 168
SW 162
CW 124
GW 120
UGW 115

I eat anywhere from 1500-1700 calories a day. When I exercise more I eat more. And yes, I eat my exercise calories. This is a lifestyle change. I will not starve myself nor deny myself anything I really want. Everything in moderation. I truly never thought I'd ever wear a size 2!!!

Such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing this. I might need to take a look at your diary to get some inspiration!

Age: 24
Height: 5'2" 1/2
Starting weight: 155
Current weight: 132
Goal Weight: 120-125

Calories: 1200 per day+500 for breastfeeding.
Exercise: 30 minutes of cardio (running) 4-5x per week. Just finished Jillian Michaels 30 day shred & am now moving on to ripped in 30!

hey i was wanted to see how your progress is and what ur goals are.... also how many calories you intake and if and how you work out

age 22
5'2..not sure of my build. It seems like it's between petite and medium.

sw 158.6
cw 149.2
gw 130 ish for now, until I see how that looks on my body

**** Between 1390 and 1500 calories, I try to stay on the low side though. And I eat my exercise calories sometimes, but not every time.

Right now, I work out about twice a week. They are 1 hour sessions with a personal trainer. It's circuit strength training. I love it, but I need to start doing cardio on my off days.

Ladies....please remember to eat up to your calorie goal. Staying under the goal is counterproductive!!! Here's a spreadsheet I used to calculate my calorie goal. http://interzone.kicks-*kitten*.net/Calculating_calories.xls My biggest regret was eating at 1200 calories...all did was stall my weight loss. When you eat, you fuel the body and it raises your metabolism!!

^^^This!!!


Height: 5' 2"
Age: 28
Starting weight: 180
Current weight: 159
Goal weight: 140?? (Just want to have muscle definition.. don't care as much about my actual weight anymore)

I have my goal set at 1,650 cals a day, and I always eat back my exercise cals. I am currently doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution, which is 30 min/day, 6 days a week (started week 2 yesterday). Ladies, we need to FUEL our bodies for this journey!! It is not a quick fix. It is a lifestyle change. That means stick with something you can do the rest of your life!

Blessings to you all on your journey!