5’1 and under ladies!

[Anonymous]

I find if I eat a breakfast with protein and a low fat greek yogurt between lunch and dinner I don't snack after dinner. I think that has helped me with losing/maintaining weight. - signed petite 40 something woman

[Anonymous]

I'm 4'11 and weigh 126lbs. I fast from 7pm to 10am, walk 3.5 miles 5 days a week and am hoping to get down to 120lbs.

[Anonymous]

five feet, 115lbs. will be 40 this month.

it comes down to two things:
what I eat and
that i move

but what i eat matters more. my body prefers whole, unprocessed foods. healthy, real fats. no seed oils. lots of water. no alcohol. eg: shop on the perimeter of the grocery store, no packaged foods, lots of leafy greens, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes,
Water water water
Exercise
OP make sure those 1200 calories are good ones. Real food. Stay away from things like Lean Cusine or meal prep kits.

Yes cut the sugar and processed foods out. No room for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s). But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short! When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot. It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life. I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all.

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up. Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs.

This is true. I'm just about 5', and 118lbs. I can wear a size 4 pants but it needs stretch in the belly, but part of that is due to the excess skin from having two large babies on my tiny frame. I think I could create another human being with my excess skin.

That belly fat though is the last to go for me. I have always carried any weight on my belly, even when I was 97lbs, I had a pooch. I fit into a size 0, but the waist would be a bit too snug, so I'd get a size 2, but it would be kinda big around my butt. I still have that problem.

[Anonymous]

I eat portions that are better for my height. Until I was 30 I didn’t really think about how I always had the same amount of food on my plate as everyone else. And that my body didn’t need as much as someone who was 5’5” or 5’10”.

I started paying attention to what they are more, and kinda trimmed things by eyeballing it. It worked to stop gaining. Then I had to reduce more to lose weight, that sucked. And I had to use a calorie logging app. But it was temporary until I was at the weight I wanted.

I stopped working out after kids and only restarted a year ago. Now I walk and bike when the temp is right, and started do home fitness cardio and strength classes from the fiton app (free) when I don’t want to go outside. So that also helps, but I’m really only burning about 150-250 from exercise, depending on what and how long. It’s mostly for strength training at this point anyway (in my forties).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s). But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short! When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot. It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life. I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all.

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up. Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs.

This is true. I'm just about 5', and 118lbs. I can wear a size 4 pants but it needs stretch in the belly, but part of that is due to the excess skin from having two large babies on my tiny frame. I think I could create another human being with my excess skin.

That belly fat though is the last to go for me. I have always carried any weight on my belly, even when I was 97lbs, I had a pooch. I fit into a size 0, but the waist would be a bit too snug, so I'd get a size 2, but it would be kinda big around my butt. I still have that problem.

Well hello friend. My hips, ass, legs are a size 2/4, my waist is a 6 on a great day, 8 on a normal day. 5’0” apple shaped anyway, plus 2 kids… now I’m at 113. I was at 100 for a bit a couple years ago and my waist was still 29. The summers are fine with yoga waists. Winter clothes are more uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s). But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short! When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot. It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life. I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all.

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up. Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs.

Meh, not everyone with a lot of subcutaneous fat has a lot of visceral fat. Mine is almost all subcutaneous. I have a family member who has literal abs but tons of visceral fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s). But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short! When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot. It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life. I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all.

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up. Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs.

Meh, not everyone with a lot of subcutaneous fat has a lot of visceral fat. Mine is almost all subcutaneous. I have a family member who has literal abs but tons of visceral fat.

Did you get a CT scan or MRI?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow- I hate you all (not really, just envious of those that have it so easy). I'm 5'0 exactly and am sitting at 136-137 at age 45 (3 babies, the last 2 in my late 30s -early 40s). But I don't consider myself overweight. I'm not skinny, I'm not fat. I'm just - average. Most my weight is in my stomach, butt, and hips. My arms and boobs look great, and most people think I'm 10 years younger than I am.

I don't eat horrible, but I also like my chocolate. And have a wine, beer, or cocktail a couple times per week. I don't really have any interest in restricting down to 1200 calories daily or limiting what I eat. Life is short! When I do track, I average between 1500-1800 calories per day.

I have never, ever been skinny, even as a child. As an adult, the skinniest I ever got was 118, and I was majorly depressed, not eating a lot, and working out and running a lot. It wasn't a healthy weight for me, and I'd take a few extra pounds over the constant depression and exhaustion. Now I might go for a 3-mile walk, or lift weights, but nothing consistent. Maybe when the kids are older. Right now I prioritize sleep over working out.

Having 2 of my kids in my late 30s and early 40s was the biggest driver of my weight today. Prior to that, I weighed around 125. Even though I only gained about 25 lbs with each pregnancy, it was way harder to lose the baby weight than it was with my first when I was 25. When I was 25, the baby weight, plus an additional 10, just melted off post pregnancy. After my second I lost all the baby weight except about 7 lbs, so ended up sitting around 132, and then obviously with my last even though I lost 20 lbs post pregnancy, I still ended up settling another 4-5 lbs higher yet, at 135-137. Then I had a parent with a terminal diagnosis, and between that, young kids, and a busy FT job, something had to give a little and I learned to accept my new weight. Now it's just about learning how to play to my strengths with what I wear and how to camouflage the parts I may not love about my body.

It is what it is I suppose. Life is short. I've never beat myself up about my weight over the years, even though if you went by weight alone you might think I'm overweight, and it's never stopped me from achieving goals in my life. I have a great spouse, kids, my dream home, an interesting job, friends, and have been fortunate to have extensively traveled over the years. Being skinny is not a be all end all.

You come in here and post that you hate everyone here who doesn’t have to work at it, say you don’t consider yourself overweight, go in that people thing you’re ten years younger than you are, and how you don’t beat yourself up. Why did you even post? You can just hit the back button.

People trying to lose likely do look overweight, or, at least at 5’0 they have a hard time finding pants that fit their waist, etc., don’t feel healthy, and want to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease. At your BMI, someone who carries weight in their stomach should work to lose weight - it’s an actual health issue to have so much fat in your midsection, as likely you have too much visceral fat around your organs.

Meh, not everyone with a lot of subcutaneous fat has a lot of visceral fat. Mine is almost all subcutaneous. I have a family member who has literal abs but tons of visceral fat.

Did you get a CT scan or MRI?

Yes. It’s unfortunate because I look much fatter/bigger than my BMI reflects and I’m very squishy, but at least it’s healthier I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you really losing weight eating 1200 calories a day? Goal weight is 115.
49 years old. Scale is only going up.
I’m tracking but nothing. I think I need to eat closer to 1000 calories a day?

No. I weight train. When I’m aiming to tighten things up, it’s at least 1500 calories.