5'5" Club! People with Similar Goals Working Together!

If you're 5 feet and 5 inches tall (or within 1-2 inches of it) feel free to talk here! Think of it like an interactive journal.

Let us know who you are, a few simple statistics, share what you eat, your goal weight, your story.

Come here whenever you need to vent, want support, need someone to talk to, need advice, etc.

There is no limit to the number of people who can come here, no specific way you must introduce yourself, nothing is set in stone. Come here when you can, share as much as you want and most importantly, be comfortable!

There is an optional weigh-in date so you can get some encouragement. Friday! Weigh-in however you want! Scale, inches, clothing size, etc! However you keep track of your weight loss is the best one to use.

im not weighing in this week, i know im pms-ing and that will bum me out to see more pounds on there....so, next week i promise! but i am doing well keeping on my gym dates and cardio activities. I am still on the fence about upping my calories from 1250-1300 up to 1500 which seems to be the advice i get.... any suggestions? i am... female 36 5'5" and weigh 159 last time checked.

whizzle - it depends i think.  i do 1200 to 1250 daily and i go upto 1500-1700 one day a week (not on purpose but b/c i have some family dinner or something come up so i try to fit it in).  with dietitian and trainer i stopped responding to 1400 cals as i came down to the low 120s.  1200 cals seems to be working for me and im losing at a reasonable rate.  but then again i eat less b/c i weight less which may be a different case for u. 1400 was perfect for me at 149 so it may work very well for u.

at 159, I'd definitely up the calories to 1400-1500 and more when you include exercise.  I'm doing 1500-1700 at 170. 

Whizzle,that all sounds like good advice but if you are anything like me it is hard to lose with my cals up into the 1500's. I try to keep them around 1400 or most of the time below depending on my work that day. I lose weight steadier at the lower end of the cals. Just make sure you have enough for energy. If you find that you are getting tired and have no energy up your cals for a couple days and give your body some energy. today, which was a different kind of day. I had around 2000 cals but I pushed mowed for 3.5 hours and ran after kids,cleaned house etc. Over half the cals I ate I worked off, that seems to work well for me. Everyone is different so what ever your body responds to it responds to. I have to change things up every so often to keep losing. Just do what ever you feel comfortable with.

i'm 5'6 which is close enough and i am trying to get down to 115, and then depending on how i feel about that 110, currently at 125

(I have a very small frame and weighed 110 for years until i got lazy gained 15 lbs and have been losing and regaining the same 5 pounds for a few years)

I am weighing in today. I was at 158 this morning, up 2 from my low but retaining water so hopefully next week will be better. Good luck to everyone today. Hope this weekend goes well for all of you.

Name: Tricia

Age: 31

Height: 5' 4"

Weight Lost: 24 pounds

Current Weight: 128 pounds

Goal Weight: 115 pound

I was tiered of felling bad about myself all the time. I was tiered of eating unhealthy. I was tired of feeling fat. I was tired of feeling physically ill, due to the unhealthy diet. And, I was just tired all the time.

I ended up getting sick because of Vitamin D toxicity. I was ill for about 1 months, and could hardly eat anything. So, I decided that the little I did put into my body has to be healthy then. So, that is what changed my eating habits. I lost 12 pounds in 1 month, by not trying. By the time I felt better, I was eating only healthy food, that I ended up loving. Now, this doesn't mean that I don't eat some junk food once in a while. Because, I do. There is nothing that I can't eat. I don't limit myself. On a Friday night, for example, if I want to eat a 1/2 of a large bag of Sour Cream n' Onion Ruffle Chips, I will. And I don't feel guilty. I deserve it, for eating so healthy all the time.

I wish I could say that it was all motivation, but it wasn't. The 12 pounds I lost, due to getting sick became my motivation to get going. The way it began we very unhealthy, but not anymore. Now, I lost 12 pounds on my own by exercising and eating lost and lost of fruits and vegetables. I haven't felt this healthy since High School.

Happy Friday everyone! Enjoy the long memorial day weekend if you get to!

I moved in my boyfriend and I's sick cat today and... I've been so busy trying to get him settled and force-feed him that I haven't eaten much today or had a chance to weigh myself. What I did eat though wasn't the best. Huge bowl of cereal when I came home from getting him, after he crawled under my desk in my bedroom and made it clear he wasn't coming out for a bit. Then I had frozen Chinese food (microwave) and some peanut butter chocolate ice cream a little bit ago. My stress level is way high what with wondering if I can't get him to the vet tomorrow or th next day, will he did or have to be put down?

I wish animals were different enough from humans that they never got sick. He's been sick since I started taking care of him (1.5 years ago) and my boyfriend and I are pretty sure if I hadn't fallen so in love with him (because how many cats let you hold them like a baby and rub their tummies without biting or scratching?) he probably would have died already from malnutrition and that was when he'd willingly eat anything you gave him.

Sorry for venting... I'm just so stressed out. Good luck on the weight-loss/toning/loss of inches/etc guys!

I woke up this morning and Kitty was eating... a very little but he was still eating! YAY! So that bit of stress is gone, and I got a car yesterday so I have a bit more mobility in getting places more than 5 miles away (I don't mind walking to the grocery store which is roughly 4 miles one way). So there's a lot of stress just lifted but I've still been emotional eating and feeling pretty grumpy. It might have to do with my homework piling and not being able to see or talk to my boyfriend... but those are things I need to get over and I need to eat better.

Come on guys! Don't stop posting here! Let's keep helping each other out!

Made some deliciously healthy waffles today, flax seed and soy protein in them. Egg replacement powder and vitasoy milk in it instead of the obvious counterparts. I drove a lot today which is not something I'm used to and it really can be draining. I still managed to ride bikes when i got to my house though. I haven't ridden since I broke my arm years ago. Got the bikes out of the garage today and jumped right back on, when around the block a couple of times and I couldn't believe how tired I was. Now I need to work on homework...

I hope everyone's enjoying their weekend!

Hi, I was busy most of the weekend.   I hung out with my husband a lot and tried out a new club.  Club as in group of people to hang out with on Fridays.  Saturday was buy more stuff for the house and clean/fix stuff.  Today was getting my son home and unpacked and trying to catch up with CC.  I didn't keep track of my evening calories Friday and Saturday.  I hope i didn't blow it.  I think I did alright. 

Friday I had dinner at an Arab restaurant with this club.  I couldn't possibly classify what I ate.  It was "kabob" but looked more like a large gyro on a plate of rice with a few steamed veggies.  I also had "loubeia" which was a cold green bean salad in a tomato base.  Good stuff.  Saturday I went to a nice restaurant because I knew I could get a Bar entree and glass of wine for about $15.  I ordered the salmon cakes (on baby greens) and glass of Sauvignon Blanc.  then after deciding to order the "cheese crisp" to go, I had that a couple of hours later with the chicken patty from a Burger King sandwich (small).  I had lots of beer too. 

Weigh in for me is Tuesday and I'm not sure if I will make it because of my son's summer vacation.  I will see if I can take him to the place  I go. 

Good Morning to everyone. First I'd like to say that I'm new to this forum. I'm 5'4 , 36 years old and my Current Weight is 163 and my Goal Weight is 130. When I started dieting almost 3 weeks ago I was at 173.

To give you a little history about myself I have never really had a weight problem until I moved to Italy about 2 years ago. Before I lived in Turkey and Mexico and when I was in those countries all together for 4 years 3 years in mexico and 1 year in turkey I stayed at the weight 125/130. Moving to italy and all the pasta I gain weight very quickly.

Currently Im on a 1200 calorie diet and I exercise and go trekking and I'm losing about 3 pounds a week which is great. Currentlly I'm pmsing and I tend to gain a lot of water so I'm not going to bum myself out and weight myself. I feel all the excess water in my stomach and I'm just drinking more water to flush it out or if anyone has any ideas how to get rid of excess water from your cycle..

I think I'll wait until saturday or sunday to weight myself and post here. I noticed that friday is weight but with my cycle I'll be at least 3 to 5 pounds more due to all the water I gain..

I'd love to have a diet buddy to help encourge each other :)

 

Tonnie 

 

 

 

Original Post by kishmish:


veganmamma - i was just wondering what is implied when one says 'premenopausal' - r there any effects since u havent hit menopause yet?

 

Kishmish:  its not the best website but I'm a bit rushed today and it was the first one that seemed reasonably accurate and that is: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-premenopause. htm  I think you call it perimenopause in US.  My GP has said she wants to consider hormone therapy but I am going to try alternative remedies first.

Buhri113: "inches coming off but pounds staying the same".  Its a pain in the rear because I think I've become conditioned to seeing the weighing scales as being the measure of progress! 

Anyway on a general note - sorry I haven't posted for a while (a week) - I battle with depression and I tend to stop posting when that happens. 

Speak to you soon.

 

hey all, it was a wet rainy weekend here in Calgary. I participated in the Relay for Life for the Canadian Cancer Society on Friday night. It is a 7pm-7am walk for cancer research. I decided to wear a pedometer this year to see how far I ended up walking. I did bail out a bit early this year (5:30am) as I was freezing from the rain. However, my pedometer was marking just over 36000 steps. I was content with that. :)

I did eat a lot at the event. One of my team members brought homemade chocolate macaroons, and I am a sucker for coconut. So at 4am, with little awareness for what I was doing, I scarffed down about 10 of them. Oh well, I walked a ton that night, so I am not too worried about it.

Was suppose to paddle last night, however the city shut down the reservior due to all the rain. So, I will not be paddling until wednesday now. I will be planning to get to the gym or go for a run tonight instead, after my dentist appointment.

Plus, I am very excited, I ordered my digital scales last week. I should be receiving them next week sometime!! Yeah, I can finally toss the old crappy scales I currently own!!

Have a great week all!!

Hey everyone, this is my first time posting and I'm glad I found such an active buddy/support system!

I'm 5'4, and currently weight 129, down from 146 in March. I'm hoping to reach my goal of 125 by the middle of June (or earlier!) and up my fitness once I finish final exams. I'm hoping to start running at least 4 days a week after exams end.

This weekend was a combination of good and bad for me. It was good that I didn't go out and party and so saved at least 1000 calories of alcohol for the weekend. The bad news is that I only went running once, sat on my butt studying almost all day, and ate junk that includes pizza, icecream and peanut butter. I keep telling myself that its better than the drinking would have been, but it's still a bummer.

so pissed off today.  my weight is fluctuating up the wazoo.  i went off track 3 days this week but its not like i went over even my maintenance calories and my weight shot up and is not going down.... does this mean if i eat even somewhat normal ill gain all my weight back?  wtf....!!! i even exercised 5 days this week averaging 350-550 cals burned each day. 
im on the line b/w becoming soo discouraged and super motivated...if that makes any sense at all...and throughout today i waver on each side..

Veganmamma, I think we've all been conditioned that way. If the pounds aren't moving something must be wrong... yeah right. I'm trying not to focus on my weight so much but just how I'm feeling every day and especially when I exercise (considering how quickly bike riding kicked my butt yesterday I need to work out more!).

On the depression, I know what you mean. I have this thing with not liking counselors because they don't feel like real people to me... so I talked to my psychology teacher, when he still worked there (retired) and he pushed my towards becoming more healthy and doing more social things as a start, if I wouldn't go see a counselor. When I first started if I got depressed I didn't touch this site or count calories or anything... But... it kind of started making me feel better. Not completely, I get sad all the time but, it's not as bad as it once was. Talking to people here and in other communities helped out a lot especially since while I talk a lot at work and school... I have a hard time making long-term friends. 3 months is the cut off because that's when the quarter ends it seems.

Mish- Macaroons... are those kind of powdery... melt in your mouth things? Hey, tell us how you like the new scales! I'm thinking about getting one.

Jackie- Tell yourself that peanut butter has good fat and so it's not that bad. Heh... Just don't stress yourself out! Stress helps nothing.

Kish- It makes sense. It's really weird though when becoming so discouraged is what makes you super motivated... figure that out.

Anywho... I'm glad everyone did not just disappear you were just gone for the weekend. I've had a group before and it just ended one day because no one was talking anymore, so with this one I am determined not to let that happen. Even if it means talking to myself

Have good day guys!

Hey  jackiezeem, what have you been doing to lose the weight? I have been stuck in my 140's for years, and Ihave not been able to lose it. I try to restrict my calories to about 1600 a day as I am quite active, and still no budge. What have you done to drop the weight?

buhri113 -  they were not very powdery.... more so oats and coconut coated in chocolate... so yum!!! I will definitely update on my new scales when they arrive.

kishmish - I can totally relate, all last week I was sitting at about 148-150 every time I jumped on the scales, and I was not doing that bad with my eating/exercise. However finally yesterday the scales dropped back down to 145, which is more normal for me. Don't stress too much... (I know it is hard not to stress when we are all working so hard at it!!)

 

okay when im stressed i bake.  i tried some new recipes and i found this online. 
if anyone is pmsing i have found the best chocolate fix on the planet.
10 muffins, 145 cals per muffin, 2.5 grams fat




Ingredients 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce 2/3 cup sugar 2/3 tsp vanilla 1 1/3 egg 7/8 cup flour 1/4 cup baking cocoa 1/3 tsp salt 1 1/3 ripe banana, mashed 1/3 cup reduced fat sour cream 1/3 cup semi sweet chocolate chips 1 tsp baking powder
Directions

1. mix the applesauce, sugar and vanilla together
   
   
2. add eggs and mix
   
   
3. mix the dry ingredients
   
   
4. add bananas and sour cream
   
   
5. add chocolate chips
   
   
6. bake 350 for 1 hour if poured in greased loaf pan, or approx 20 minutes if in muffin tins

Kishmish, the muffine recipe looks good. I will have to give them a try sometime. The weekend has not been too bad for me food wise. I ate more than I normaly do but I worked more too. I pushed mowed lawn for about 6.5 hours between Friday and Saturday, nothing yesturday but did a lot of walking around today. I was actually at 155 Saturday morning (before my period started). That gives me 10 pounds to my goal weight and 97 pounds lost. Hopefully it will be back in a couple days.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.