5ft 3 results.. please share!

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  • Jayme813
    Jayme813 Posts: 45 Member
    You all look great! Im 5'3" and around 155... I started at 167, but I want to get down to a fit (as opposed to skinny) 130. You all are giving me hope! I know its not going to happen overnight, but it can get discouraging sometimes. This is exactly what I needed :flowerforyou:
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  • ShifuYaku
    ShifuYaku Posts: 504 Member
    Let's see... I have a couple old pics....

    I never really liked this picture of myself in 2010, but my boyfriend is amazing. (probably around my high weight, 215)
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    And here's another... me with Uzbek flag (2011)! Wow... (probably around 200, I'm not sure)
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    And now, as you can also see in my profile pic, this is me currently (189 lb):
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    That's all for now! :)
  • juliebeannn
    juliebeannn Posts: 428 Member
    trying to figure out how to post pics. eek.
  • I'm 5' 3" and started at like 150. My goal is 125-130 ish. I know that I'm a size 5 at 130 and and I'm fairly muscular so I don't think i'd go lower than 125 unless I get there and still feel fat.
  • megs2003
    megs2003 Posts: 90
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  • Lula16
    Lula16 Posts: 628 Member
    <==== I'm 5'3"- profile picture I was 155 lbs and the current picture i'm at 135 lbs. My goal is 125.
  • aodc909297
    aodc909297 Posts: 86 Member
    You look fantastic as is! I am 5'3" tall and currently weigh 124 (from 151). I have a 22 year old daughter who is also 5'3" and her normal weight was around 118 pounds and she looked very healthy and very fit. For some reason, she decided she needed to lose weight and got down to about 105 pounds. At 105, she thought she looked great but to us on the outside, her skin was pale, she developed dark circles under her eyes, her veins in her arms, hands and even forehead all became pronounced and you could clearly see the blue color of those veins, she looked "hollow" and "skeletal". It's interesting that just a few pounds can totally change your appearance from healthy to sickly but I watched it happen with my own child. She has since realized that she was too thin and is back to about 117 and looks fantastic.

    As for me, I am at a point now with my weight where I'm starting to see some of the same effects of my weight loss as I did with my daughter (dark circles, etc). My focus is changing to toning, not so much losing more pounds. At 124 pounds (5' 3") I look healthy. After all this hard work, the last thing I want is for people to look at me and think my weight loss is due to illness ... I want them to look at me and think my weight loss is due to changing to a healthier lifestyle.

    Be flexible on your goal weight. Listen to other MFP's and listen to their concerns. It's how you look to others, to yourself and how you feel physically that matters. I think you look beautiful where you are now. I would do as other MFP's have suggested and re-evaluate your goal weight. Consider focusing on toning rather than focusing on the scale. These are just my personal opinions and recommendations. Remember, this is your journey ... not mine and not anyone else's. You control your body's destiny. And, I'll say it again... I think you look fabulous right now and I commend you on your success thus far!
  • aejspohr
    aejspohr Posts: 2
    I'm 5'3" and 124 lbs, 23% body fat. I'm wondering how you calculated your goal weight? Is it based on a specific body fat %? I would be more concerned with getting to a body fat goal than a weight. For instance, if I was 19% bodyfat, I'd look very lean but I would still weigh 119 lbs.

    I would look ill at 105 lbs, not to mention how hard that would be. I have vacillated between 124-120 lbs for a year, trying to break below that level would require hours of strength training and a super clean diet, 7 days a week. I like to socialise and eat out once in a while, and I can only go to the gym 4 days/week, so it is not realistic that I will ever get below 120 lbs without more time to train and more commitment to eat clean.

    One of my MFP friends is a figure competitor, she is 5'2" and when she was onstage competing, her weight was 112 lbs and 12% bodyfat. And she spent 2-3 hours a day working out to get in this shape!

    Here's a photo of me at around 122 lbs:

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    I think this is a wise and informed reply. I'm the same height as you and even as a teenager (marathon runner and swimmer) my lowest was 115 lbs. I know it's hard but try not to fixate on a number on the scale and see where clean eating a regular exercise takes you.
  • RainbowBrite86
    RainbowBrite86 Posts: 245 Member
    436 lbs (black dress)
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    173 lbs

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  • Oh my..!!:O Your legs!! you look really thin!! i'm 5ft3 and 112 pounds, and my legs are fatter than that, so confuzzled!! ;'( lol but great work!!:DDD
  • msprouse8
    msprouse8 Posts: 85 Member
    I am 5'3" and started at 155. I'm currently at 142. My mini goal is 134 (my marriage weight). My DREAM goal is 125. Not sure if I'll ever make the 125. As it is, people do not believe I started out as 155 and at 142 they can't believe I weigh that much. I have always been "sporty". I have played basketball, volleyball and softball. I have a lot of muscle in my legs so therefore I do not think I will ever get down past the 125 mark and look healthy and not "ill". I've been told my weight now and BMI is still "overweight" but some would argue that with me. It has a lot to do with what you feel comfortable with. I'm happier now than I was at 155 of course and I look thinner. Anything else now to me is a plus and a step in the right direction. Do I think I need to be 129 to be at a "healthy" weight? NO. I think I look and feel "healthy" now. :o) So don't let someone who doesn't know you, your body and your situation tell you what your healthy weight is...it has a lot to do with you and how you feel about your weight. :o)
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I'm 5'3 started out at 250lbs lost 70lbs gained 25.5lbs back and restarted at 205.5lbs I'm currently 131lbs

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  • 0001900
    0001900 Posts: 16
    I'm 5'3 and 100lbs. I think every body is built differently. For me, 100lbs is an easy weight to maintain. I eat 5 meals a day and I never feel hungry. And those meals aren't usually salads (sorry, but I think salads can really zap the joy out of life). I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, sure, but I don't think of myself as on a 'diet.' I eat dessert from time to time and drink moderately. I eat pasta and cheese in moderation. In general, I would say that I eat 'like a normal person.'

    100lbs for my height is clearly on the underweight category of the BMI scale; however, that doesn't bother me at all--nor am I any less healthy for it. BMI is not an accurate measure of physical fitness or health--and it's certainly never been an accurate predictor for my ethnicity. I exercise and lift weights. The fact that I'm not five or ten pounds heavier is not, in my mind, evidence that I'm incapable of performing exercises or that I'm starving myself (after all, isn't that the general definition of 'not fit'--someone who doesn't eat or exercise properly?). In my mind, as long as I'm choosing to eat healthy foods and challenging myself physically, then the number on the scale doesn't matter. I don't think I would care if I was 95lbs, as long as it didn't get in the way of me eating well and being active. It's discouraging to hear people criticize weight while disregarding the possibility that a person can be perfectly healthy, net 1400-1500 calories, train hard, but just happen to be less than 105lbs. After all, this is supposed to be a site that reinforces and rewards healthy habits--NOT weights or shapes or sizes that we happen to idealize.
  • tetyana_k
    tetyana_k Posts: 5
    Hi I am between 5ft 3 and 5ft 4 I started at 155lbs and now down to 128lbs and still working on it. I want to be around 120-125lbs
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  • cristeberga
    cristeberga Posts: 251 Member
    I am VERY short - 4ft 11 - I am currently 105 and I would say that 105 for you may be too little. You look great! Keep up the good work!
  • Impy84
    Impy84 Posts: 430
    5ft 2 inches. I started this year out at 201. down to 165. Headed to 120 maybe 115
    sorry no pics.
  • Michellereducf
    Michellereducf Posts: 168 Member
    I'm 5'3" and my heaviest 153. I'm down 2 lbs in a week just by counting calories and stepping up exercise. I'm going to try and get back down to 125 by Christmas. That's a pound a week. Good luck to you!
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    I'm 5'3, started at 170. Ended up changing my goal 100 times, lol. I'm at 125ish right now.
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
    Hi I am between 5ft 3 and 5ft 4 I started at 155lbs and now down to 128lbs and still working on it. I want to be around 120-125lbs
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    Daaaang. You look 100x better than me! Go you!
  • silverwolf24601
    silverwolf24601 Posts: 8 Member
    I agree. At 5'4, when I weighed 115 pounds people said I looked like a skeleton. That, in my opinion, isn't healthy or desirable. I am now aiming for anywhere between 125 and 130. Letting myself not exercise the way I used to for years caught up with me and having a child totally changed my metabolism, so I must get back on the wagon again.. I'm looking for toned leaned muscles and a strong body that still retains the curves. You look fabulous now. Keep toning and your weight may not change but your shape definitely will.
  • BaDaSsBrUnEtTe
    BaDaSsBrUnEtTe Posts: 518 Member
    i am 5'3 started out at 125lbs, currently 118lbs my goal is between 105-110lbs

    you look great!
  • kiwigal41
    kiwigal41 Posts: 1,059
    i'm 5'3" and i started out at 172.....i'm now down to 134 and my goal is 125......i'm finding the last 10 pounds very stubborn to lose but i'm not giving up.....exercising 6 days a week at home with brazil butt lift and Wii Sports Active and walking......i agree with the other people who say that now it's time to build muscle and tone the muscles that you do have......don't give up....it will come!!!!!:)
  • jamies76
    jamies76 Posts: 30 Member
    Everybody looks wonderful!

    I'm 5ft 3in and fairly small-framed. Even at 104 lbs (in high school and college) I always had a big butt and wide hips, although very little muscle tone. Right now I'm down to 170lbs from 175.5 lbs. My goal is 115-125 OR my healthiest look with muscle tone. I'll always be curvy and I'm cool with that, although it would be nice if just a *little* of that weight shifted to my boobs! (A-cup) I like to use Jillian Michaels as a goal--she's 5ft 3in and about 115 lbs.
  • cmm7303
    cmm7303 Posts: 423 Member
    Hey! So I started in January at 208.

    This is then:
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    My best comparison shot is this:
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    But I really look like this now:
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    That's at about 175.

    Goal is 160, so I'm getting close.
  • 5'4" and 120lbs. Remember, muscle weighs more than fat. I let go of my "lower weight" goals :)

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  • Kenzieb07
    Kenzieb07 Posts: 207 Member
    I'm 5'3 (and a half!) and my goal is 118.. I want to be fit =)

    I started at 136 (before the "before" picture below where I was 132) and am at 125 now and really happy with the results... definitely looking forward to losing the last 7lbs and toning up! Here are my pictures:

    February 2012:
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    June 2012:
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    Hi,

    I started my journey at 165lbs+ (not sure of the exact figure but I think it was around that if not more)

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    I am now almost half way at 136lbs

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    My goal is 105lbs but I want to see other people's results.. pics of people with a similar starting weight and people my height (5ft 3) that are close to my goal.. between 105lbs and 110lbs.

    Thanks!!
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
    I know I'm excluded from this thread because I'm of the taller type, but I just wanted to jump in and say that you ladies are looking great. Keep up all your hard work!
  • xPaprika
    xPaprika Posts: 22
    I'm 5'3" and my starting weight was about 125lbs- I kept a pretty vague goal weight of 105-115lbs. I'm maintaining at about 107lbs right now and just working on toning up. I have a fairly small frame, so I think I'd really have to be under 100 to look skeletal or really lose my 'curves.'

    I'm pretty happy with my body right now and that is such a new experience for me- Cheers to everyone else's goals! : )
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