Short girls (5'4" and under) with a significant amount of weight to lose! (40+)

Hey everyone,

I'm 5'0" and I currently weigh 175. I know there is another short girls thread, but most of them seem to already weigh 120.

So anyway, I need some big time motivation. Weekly weigh ins, advice, encouragement, etc....and I'm betting that some of you out there could do the same.

So how about it?

owie my body is hurting today from my weight session.  And I am suppose to lift again today don't know how I will survive.  I am feeling muscles I didn't know I had so I guess it is doing it's job but dam....

Good for you lynners I know the christmas goodies and tempation hanging around, last night I was rummiging through the cupboard looking desperatly for something sweet luckily all the sweets are gone, I settled from a mixture of nuts rasins and coconut seemed to take away my craving <of course in moderation

linz seeing numbers go down on the tape measure is very satisfying,I do alittle YES when i see the number smaller then the last time:)

Mrs Mao dont beat yourself up you lost almost 2lbs in one week that is a great accomplishment. 

Off to find some coffee and get on with the day

Nanette

Hey Guys i was just wondering... what exactly is NROLFW? im doing couch 2 5k  on week 7 can i do that too? do you like it? good results???

 

thanks!!

Sarah

12/03: 206.3

01/08: 202

slow going. but hey it's still going... and that's loss over the holidays... woop woop for anything.. lol

Hi Suki,

NROLFW is the acronym for a book called New Rules of Lifting for Women and yes, you can do it with C25K. The book recommends some sort of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) on days that you don't lift, so you can easily work it into your running schedule.

hi sukihasabob I am on week 9 of couch to 5k and I am alternating my days of weight training with the running.  Just started one day under my belt of the nrolfw so i dont know about results, just soreness lol

 

NAnette

I too am 5 foot nothing. I have created my nickname to my girl friends 9most of whom are tall), "Teapot." Why? Cause' I'm short and stout!   My curent wieght is 164. I'm having trouble not eating enough.

It has come to my attention, I consume too FEW calories a day according to the Calorie Target profile. I am not on any special diet. I eat what I have been eating for awhile. In fact, I have added more snacks (fruit). I am only hungry  late at night 10 or 11 pm and I think that's only because I recently stopped drinking and my body is craving the wine I used to drink. My goal is 1400 cal a day. I consume around 900-950. Even with the three glasses of wine (yeah three a day, I was over doing it) that's barely 1400. But I'm still 34 lbs over weight! I work out 5-6 times a week for 45 min. to an hour. I have been doing this since the begining of November. I have lost a grand total of...8 lbs. Should I eat more? And if so, what? I'm not a picky eater, but because of my job can only have a quick snack here and there (fresh fruit, snack bar, veggies, etc.) What can I eat that will give me the extra 500 calories that's healthy. Any suggestions?

I'm 5'3" and weighed in at 190 this morning which is actually down :(  So I figure I have about 60 to lose.  I don't want to get all the way down to 120 or 125, I've always been curvy and don't like how I looked at 125, which is where I was in high school.  I'm aiming for somewhere between 1200 and 1400 calories a day but am only getting 800-1000 so we'll see how it goes.  Nice to meet y'all.

I'm 5'2" and weigh about 190 right now. In 2005 I lost about 40 lbs, I was at 150 and a size 5. couldn't complain. Kept it off for over a year until an injury left me unable to participate in any physical activity. I was really active at the time, so it was not surprising the pounds came on quickly, even though I wasn't eating much I was immobile for the most part. By the time the school started in late August, I gained thirty pounds in the course of two months. My weight has fluctuated between 182-199 since then.

Besides wanting to be healthy (I have had high cholesterol since I was eleven years old, except the year I weighed 150) I have a very important goal set for myself. I want to be an Army officer and participate in ROTC at my university. But they will not give me a uniform until I make the weight standard, which is 136. However, I am already towards the end of my sophomore year and time is running out.

Its something I want so badly, but its been very difficult over the last year to try to achieve it. Its no ones fault but my own, and I won't make excuses.

I am using Calorie Count for its food journal, and discovered the forums.

 

I know I can do this. & i'm glad I found a group of shorties like myself =P who don't weigh less than 120.

Woot finished my 9 weeks of couch to 5k now on to the big guns progress to 8K.  <dance around the room>

v_avila are you sore from your first day of NROLFW or am I just a wimp :)  Switching my running days as it conflicting with my weight days.  Do you take any days off from exercising?

Nanette

Morning Ladies! I'm so happy, I finally found the perfect workout cd! I did 30 minutes on the eliptical....I was nearing my cool down and I wasn't sweating as much as I would have liked, but I had to get ready for work. So I started my cool down and I was sweating buckets! lol

I weighed myself this morning and I'm down to 159.2...but I dunno if I should log it. Do you guys log your weight outside of our Wednesday weigh ins?

I went over my calories yesterday, and I'm not happy about it! My mom made these steak tenderloins for dinner, so I had one of those with a salad. I got hungry a little later, so I looked at the nutritional information and was like "170 calories for a steak? Yeah I have room for another" WRONG! I was looking at the grams, not the calories :( It was like 330 calories a steak and i ate TWO! geez. I shoulda just had an apple lol

Hello all!

I couldn't weight in Wednesday so here I am now.

12/31: 176.4

Today: 176.6

So I'm up two ounces...big deal! Probably because I haven't been "regular" (a problem that has plagued me forever).

I have not been logging calories which I know is the worst idea ever...but I havn't been gaining. Also, I've been doing more sleeping than going to the gym...so I need to get that going again.

Welcome to all the newbies and keep it up!

PS: Nanette: that phrase you say sticks with me. I hear myself saying it all the time when I am facing temptation! Thanks :)

I've been stressed to the max the past couple days and have been binging pretty much uncontrollably at night time. I was up until 3 am last night because I couldn't sleep, and was eating triscuits and chocolate the whole time ( I failed in throwing out the chocolate. I was busy and never got around to it and what do you know, they were sitting right beside me). Today is a new day! I need to shovel the driveway and burn off some steam.

Today is a new day lynners,  my husband hides all his treats away in really dumb places where i always find.  Even in the heat of the momment you have to do alot of self talk, why the hell am  I about to put this in my mouth, I found myself putting chocolate in my mouth then kicking myself and ended up spiting it out, belive me it wasnt easy.  Again I keep telling my self nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. And btw do you know how many calories snow shovelling burns an hour, the numbers are very high and I am sure with your weather you have been doing lots of shovelling.  So hang in there you can do this we all can :)

Nanette

Yay! I am SO glad I found this thread. I'm tired of reading posts like "I'm 5'8" and 130 lbs, why am I not losing?" I wish!

Anyways - I'm 30 yrs. old, single and no kids,  5'4" and right now I'm at 180. My doctor said 145 is a healthy goal for me, but if - I MEAN WHEN - I get there I want to reevaluate and see if I can/need to go lower.

As for the last few posts - I can be a sometimes binger. I don't even think about it! It's like I black out, and find myself rooting around in the kitchen looking for something - for what? I don't even know!

Luckily my kitchen just doesn't have anything all that interesting to eat. I DO treat myself to a 50 calorie square of dark chocolate w/chili (Lindt) each evening. But I eat it SLOW and enjoy it. It is the mindless eating that will get me in trouble! And that chocolate is way too precious to me to binge on (I only keep one bar in the house at a time, so the thought that if I eat it all means there will be no chocolate tomorrow keeps me to ONE square).

So, hi! Mind if I jump in?

Original Post by pbear123:

v_avila are you sore from your first day of NROLFW or am I just a wimp :)  Switching my running days as it conflicting with my weight days.  Do you take any days off from exercising?

Nanette

Hey Nanette! Yes, I was sore but not to the point of not being able to walk, which is how I felt when I did it the first time back in October. I would like to think that I am in better physical condition than I was then but it very well could be that I didn't put enough effort into it! LOL Also, I swim on days I don't lift which I think helps keeps my muscles from getting too stiff.

 

I unfortunately did not do my NROL workout (B) yesterday because I hosted a party at home and simply ran out of time but I still worked my little hiney off! I wore my HRM from the moment I started prepping at noon until midnight and boy was I surprised by the results! After logging food and activities for the day, I had the biggest deficit I've had since I started counting calories, close to 1300calories! I didn't mean for it to turn out that way but I was just moving so much... anyway, I went swimming today again and will do my other NROL workout tomorrow for sure!

welcome msjlsimpson, mamasitax2, bellasegreta and losgan78!

Losgan78, we have very similar stats! I am 32, 5'4 and currently weigh 145lbs.. I started at 175lbs at the end of June 2008 and have so far lost 30lbs. I am still trying to lose just a bit more but at this point it's not so much about the weight anymore but abour losing some fat and putting on some gorgeous muscles! You WILL get there.. it's a matter of perseverance and understanding that we need to change our eating habits and make this a lifestyle not just a 'diet'.

Zhodes, I log my weight everyday but I don't obsess about the fluctuations because they are very common and very normal. I like being able to tell how my body reacts to certain foods, water consumption, etc. I can also tell that my body begins to retain water just before I get my period and through the first few days as well.. then everything goes back to normal and after a week I experience a good drop of about 2 - 3 lbs.. so, long story short, do what feels comfortable for you.. if you like weighing yourself every day, then do so, but keep in mind the normal fluctuations and don't let them get to you..

 

The boyfriend and I have an appointment on Wednesday to check out a gym and quite probably get a membership. I'm pretty excited for it. It's been a long time since I've worked out at a gym seriously and I miss it. I think I need to feel my muscles burning to get more motivated!

 

so we're half way to weigh in day and I have been doing well with eating. Under my calorie counts each day. My struggles have been with lunch because I am in transit between clients at that time and it's hard to eat in the car (not to mention not that enjoyable). I also struggle with exercising. I can't seem to find the time in the day - I work half-time, am doing my masters as well as doing an internship and have a 2 year old. Honestly by the end of the day, I feel like my whole day was a work out but I know I need to do more cardio. When do you guys fit it in with everything else you have to do? What ideas do you have for "quick" exercise? I have started doing the typical stuff like taking the stairs etc... but that's it.

Happy Sunday ladies just did my next running pod-cast ugh add 2min and the buckets are pouring. On to 5k to 8k pod-casts my next goal to accomplish as I do have a 8k run scheduled for May3rd first actual run eep!

New_2_Me in regards to exercises I took a look at my life and decided to be alitle selfish and take at least 1hr a day to me, if the vacuuming didn't get done I don't beat myself up over it, where as I don't have a small 2 year old to watch as my youngest is 14, and the people that are around you in your household have to know what you are trying to do for yourself.   I know that the weather isn't the best probably to take the stroller out and go for even a 20min a walk daily,  that is how I started out by taking the dog for a walk slowly the walks got longer as I had allot more energy to go further.  Even if you can pick up a exercises DVD to do 3x a week when the little one is down for the night. 

Lynners good luck on getting the gym membership keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well for you :) It is nice that your boyfriend is supporting you on this and going with you.  My husband is doing weights at home with me the same time as me keeps me on task

V I have been alittle stiff from the workouts but I am running still on my off days, Have my third lifting sessions done.  My hubby was scolding me about my push ups I just cant do a push up seems my arms are just like way to weak, I was reading the book maybe I will try to do one of the different angled ones till I am physical stronger to lift myself up and down doing even a woman's push up bleh lol ah well trial and error.

How is everyone else hanging in there this week, Mrs Mao your silent are you still out there

 

Nanette

Hey girls!

I've been totally frustrated as I've done all my scheduled workouts and been below my calories...and I was up 2 lbs this morning. I know, it's probably water or something, but it's still irritating!

Today I will be over my calories as my team is in the playoffs and I made a feast for game day. Actually, I did it all low calorie (low fat cheese, low fat sour cream, etc) but it still adds up. Plus, since my family is all Pittsburgh natives while I am a San Diego native, this game is the rivalry so whenever a team scores, the person who is cheering for the opposite team has to take a shot. So far I've had to do 2....and I know that alcohol is a lot of empty calories. I'm chalking this up to a cheat day (even though by rule, I don't usually have those).

Anyway, I love the idea of the couch to 5K thing...I may look into that!

Alright lovely ladies, I'll see you all in a day or two. For now, it's back to the game. :-) Hope you all have a fabulously healthy week!

Hey!

I just had a somewhat discouraging conversation with my mom. She asked me if I wanted anything from the grocery store, and I said no. She's noticed that I've been eating better and I'm not grazing as much as I used to, so her response was "You're not becoming anorexic or skinny, are you?". I just left the room. I couldn't believe she said it the way she did. I didn't feel like justifying my decision to live a healthier life to her. I haven't been in the greatest mood today cuz my iPod was either lost or stolen while I was at work today :( So that was the last thing I needed today.

Aside from all that, I think I've done really well this weekend. I went out for lunch yesterday with a friend, and all I had was an appetizer order of sweet potato fries (LOVE those things). I ate the whole plate....they were delicious, and not entirely terrible for me lol The strange thing is that I couldn't believe how much it filled me up. I was full from about 2pm until 8pm. I looked at my calories for the day around 8 and was NOWHERE near my minimum. I was so mad lol What was I going to eat at 8pm to make up almost 400 calories and not make me full. I ended up finding some cashews and decided 1/4 cup for 320 calories would have to do. Another weird thing about the sweet potato fries is how sick I felt that night. My stomach was not happy with my food decision. No fried foods for 1 week and that one thing threw my stomach in a tizzy.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Hey pbear:  Yes, I'm still here.  I was feeling crappy yesterday.  My stomach was really bothering me.  I think I had or still have a little bit of a virus.  I hope to be feeling better enough tomorrow to get back in the swing of things.  Thanks for thinking of me.  Not sure how weigh in will be, but I'll keep plugging away.