Short/petite people with under 20 to lose-question!

lol. yea i know how that goes. i am short and small as well. i'm 5 foot 2. and always been pretty small. after having kids, i've had about 20 pounds to lose still. and every one around me laughs at me when i tell them i'm dieting. they always say that i'm small enough, why would i want to get smaller. it bugs me. but i can understand why heavier people with more weight to lose would think like that. they probably think i should just be thankful for being how small i already am. but every one is different and has different goals. don't let it bother you. whenever people say something like that, just let it brush off your shoulders, that's what i do. i don't overly care if people say stuff like that any more. i am gonna do what i wanna do. its my life, my body.

I get this as well. At 5'2", 10 pounds is the difference between hour-glass and round (or pear depending where you pack on weight). Add in that we are short and 10 pounds looks like much more. I just ignore them. It does no good to explain or argue the point. Best of luck to you in your remaining weight loss...doesn't it feel great to go down pant sizes?!!:happy:

Even on MFP, I've seen people say, "Why are you here if you are 130 lbs?" (It was never said to me, luckily.) 130 lbs for someone of my height is actually above a 25 BMI.

I get this as well. At 5'2", 10 pounds is the difference between hour-glass and round (or pear depending where you pack on weight). Add in that we are short and 10 pounds looks like much more. I just ignore them. It does no good to explain or argue the point. Best of luck to you in your remaining weight loss...doesn't it feel great to go down pant sizes?!!:happy:

Another short woman told me that a 5 pound gain for us is like a 10 pound gain for a tall person.

It is weird!
People I meet now say why you would you use myfitnesspal, your so skinny!
Because I used to weigh 264 pounds. (now 115)
5 pounds is a size, down or up

Let me come at this from a different angle. Let me start by saying I am 4' 10.5". SW - 186, GW - 115, CW - 120.56.

I work with a lady who is "skinny". When we would go out to eat, she would debate what food was the best to eat and not eat "cake" or very little. I would think to myself, "you are skinny, you can eat what ever you want. Why are you thinking about it?" Part way through my weight-loss journey I had my ah ha moment (light bulb over head)....she is skinny because she thinks about what she eats. You would think that this would be something that everyone would just know, but I've always had it in my head that when I got "skinny" I could eat whatever I wanted. We all know that just is not true. When we get to our goal weights we will still need to eat healthy and exercise.

Keep doing what you are doing and just know that your sister has not had her ah ha moment.

Wow, I've never really thought of it like that. I think you've just made me realise what people are thinking when they judge. Even when I was slightly bigger I knew why (bad food, alcohol, no exercise) so it wasn't really how I lose weight more getting on with it and changing my lifestyle. As you say you assume that everyone just knows this, but they don't.

Your last comment is genius, I just know it will pop into my head next time I get a comment about my healthy eating :happy:

Keep doing what you are doing and just know that your sister has not had her ah ha moment.

Yes i get this. I am 5ft and currently 110lbs though I want to get back to 105lbs as that makes me a size UK 8 and thats the size of most of my clothes, and I just want to feel comfy in my existing clothes and not have to buy new ones. Also- I don't just want to be 'skinny'- i want to be toned and fit and firm, not wobbly.

A comment I get from other people quite often is ' its alright for you skinny girls'- I'm really not sure what is meant by that: that I don't get hungry? That I don't get cravings? That I don't like unhealthy food? That I have superhuman will power or a mega fast metabolism? I'm truly at a loss as to what is meant by this.

I also get people telling me that I don't need to lose any more weight- I agree,-I don't NEED to but I know i look less 'flabby' when i do lose a bit of subcutaneous fat and less bloated in my face and stomach when i watch my carb intake. I also want to get fit and develop a bit of healthy muscle.

Does anyone else find that freinds try to undermine thier weight loss? I had one freind get extreamly angry and upset as i would'nt get drunk on redwine and binge on pizza and ice cream with her when she had a fight with her SO. i was supportive but did'nt want to binge- so i did'nt.

I really recomend the 'Petite Advantage Diet' -not for the diet (which Isn't great imo) but the book is really interresting in relation to how petites differ from 'regular' sixed people, and how we can compensate for this.

I have went from 205 to 144 and I am wanting to lose these last 5lbs and I having the hardest time shakingt it off any suggestions???

I hear this often. You are tiny. Well when I'm 10 or more pounds overweight on the charts then I'm not "tiny". I guess we are small to them because we are short. I never walk up to anyone and say , gee you're so tall. Don't know why they do it to short people. :frown:

No, I'm very lucky. My friends understand that losing a pound is the same for all of us whether you have 10 to lose or 200. I have lost the weight that I wanted to lose but am still working out and logging with my friends that still have some weight left to lose.

I am 5'2 and 147. I started at 158 in January. I have only lost 11 lbs and would love to get down to 125. I am having problems with the last 20 lbs. Don't worry about what others say. You should just listen to your body. If you are eating healthy and working out then your body will let you know when you are at your ideal weight. Good luck to you all on losing. If anyone of you have some tips on knocking off this 20 lbs please send me a message!!!! Thanks and Good luck!

Yeah, I've been asked why I feel the need to get smaller when I'm smaller than other people. None of your business!

A good friend of mine dealt with this as well. She's very petite, gained some weight, and if ever she would comment or say "ugh, I've gained weight" people would automatically retort "OMG shut up you are NOT fat you don't need to diet." Her and I discussed it, and she said "I know I'm not fat! I never said that, I said I gained weight!"

However, my friends are very supportive and even if they think "you look fine!" they don't ever make negative comments about me going to the gym or eating healthy, they are more like "da** you've gone to the gym 5 days in a row, I should probably start going again..."

I COMPLETELY understand this. I'm barely 5'1, and I've put on around 15lbs or so in the past year thanks to me starting to work from home. My sister, mom, and now my father are all overweight by at least 30lbs each, and as much as 80lbs in the case of my mother. I'm trying to break the cycle before I get too far gone, especially since being short makes me hit the 'overweight' range so freaking fast.

I'm trying to 'think healthy' and want to do this, it's difficult to keep that mental push and make the decision when surrounded by 'oh you look fine, honey!" and "you're smaller than me, why do you need to lose weight?" or, even worse, "I started gaining weight at the same age as you, it's normal".

To my family, me being smaller than them equals 'healthy' and perfectly fine, even if I was just 2lbs lighter than any of them. I can't help but wonder if it just makes them feel better to see me being more like them versus being thinner. I know that's a negative way to think, and I don't exactly think they're that way on purpose, but I just get that feeling sometimes.

My dad didn't used to be overweight at all, he was healthy and fit, played basketball and tennis, etc. It took him until nearly age 50 to start putting any noticeable weight on, and I'm proud of him that he fought that battle and stayed in his prime for so long. I want to be like him, effortlessly and naturally fit(he had a great mentality about being active), for as long as possible.

There are so many post about this... Yeah we all get it. It sucks. But, I've learned that they can say/think/feel whatever they want, I'm bettering ME and I don't give a rip about what they have to say about it. :P My best friend/roommate eats fried chicken and french fries EVERY DAY!!! I've tried so many times to get her to eat healthy with me and go to the gym with me, but.... no luck. And when I complain about my mushy stomach she rolls her eyes at me and say oh you shut up blah blah blah so I the last time she said that to me I said "You know, I love you, but I want to be fit and HEALTHY. I'm allowed to complain about my shortcomings just like you complain you 'can't diet b/c you don't like anything but chicken and fries' that's a cop out and you know it." She hasn't said a word to me about me complaining since then... But I'm mean so may not be the best person to take advice from LOL

Great posts, everyone! I am 5'2 1/2" and have the same problem. I need to lose 10-15 pounds to get back down to 115 where I feel best and look best. I have an athletic build with toned legs, but carry the extra weight on my waistline, and a bit on my arms. Every extra pound I gained (even though it's "only" 10) made a difference in how my clothes fit and how I feel. I was afraid when I signed on here for the first time two weeks ago that people would scoff at my 10 pound weight loss goal, but so far everyone has been wonderful! I don't have to worry about the comments I've gotten from some friends such as "Ha! You want to lose 10 pounds. Must be rough!" or "I could drop 10 in my sleep" or "10 pounds is easy" and so on. No, I can't lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, especially not in my sleep. It is a struggle for me. I'm already fit, so I had to make major sacrifices in my diet and increase my workouts to 6 or 7 days a week instead of 4 or 5. It is hard work, period. Don't let people get you down - Keep up the good work everyone!