[paty]

I'm only 5'0 with about 40 lbs to lose & I was wondering if there were any other petite women out there in the same boat. I think being small makes the weight come off slower - or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better.

Paty

[GrannieJudi]

Paty - I'm 5'1" and down to a size 1 - Hang in there, it will happen eventually. You just have to keep reminding yourself that you didn't put the weight on overnight & it AIN'T gonna come off overnight either...

If I'm looking at your stats correctly I'm thinking that you want to weigh 97 pounds when you're @ goal... You might want to focus on sizes or body fat percentages - I'm only an inch and a half taller than you and I'm not anywhere close to that number weight wise I used to think that I wanted to weigh 110 but when my body fat hit 22% and it got hard to find clothes that fit I gave up on the scale

BTW - it took me close to 2 years to get here, had a few physical set backs but in retrospect I can live w/it..... Now, if I could just quit seeing a "fat person" every time I look in the mirror all would be well....

[sandradee]

Hi, Paty and Granni. I am 5'2" and hoping to get to a max weight of 115. I felt best at 105 but I realize that I am 36 and have had three children so I probably wont ever get my teenage body back. AND THAT IS OK. I would like to be a 3 or 5 though and trim and fit.
So Paty. You have come a very long way. Remember that if you lose slowly your chances of keeping it off are better. I do know how you feel because of being petite myself, we both know that small women carry the weight worse than tall women. But don't lose hope.
You are a beautiful woman and of course you know that your number one priority is staying healthy in order to live and raise your children.
Good luck to you.

[chinaiztoo]

Hi Ladies!!

Jumping in to say that I'm 4'10" (beat that!! ) and have about 80 more lbs. to lose. I have a large bone structure and am pretty solid .... but the fat is still here and is hanging on for dear life. I've currenly lost 41 lbs by following Atkins, taking Phen and exercise. Most people say they can't believe I weigh what I do and I think it may be because I am VERY muscular but - hey .... to be 120 again will be my dream come true!!

Good Luck!

[*Tangelita29*]

Well 5'2 1/2 here and need to loose about 80 more lbs arggggggggggggggg!

I hate being short and round because pants are always too dang long )

Tangela

[dsprtlyseekingme]

5'2.5" Here too. Ppl say I don't look as heavy as I am when I've told them my weight. I think they are just being nice *L*. I'm pretty solid too though. My calves look pretty darned tone. Need help everywhere else though. Been working out for years with some breaks of course in years that I've had my 2 kids. But my youngest is 2 now so it's time to get rid of the buldge again. It's a viscious circle with me! I'm thin - fat - thin - fat - thin - fat *sigh*. It's exhausting! *L*

[EBONY POETESS]

hi i am 5ft2 and was 248 a size 22 yeah big as hell now 200 i am still big
i saw the weight goals for some of you like 115 or 110 in my opinion that is underweight
but thats just me i like a little meat on my bones, just a little my goal weight is 140-150 at 200 i wear a 14/16 if i lose 50 more i will be a 7/8 that is small enough for me plus i weight train so that will sculpt my body to look 130 at 150 good luck my petite sisters

[chiclet]

I do believe that with my height(5'3) I would qualify as petite, but my weight makes me nowhere near that. I'd say today I weigh about 197 and would like to be 120 but if I reach 140 I will be ecstatic! And I think you all are right, cause anytime I've told people how much I weigh, they tell me "you sure don't look that big" I sure hope they're not just being nice!

[candi]

im 5'1 134 pounds now 147 when i started phen 2 weeks ago, my husband tells me im NOT FAT, IM JUST SHORT!! hahahahah i love him, hes 6'1 and a knockout. i want to be 110 or lower so when i stop taking the phen and rebound and gain back some weight i will be ok with it

[mickey1]

Well girlies I am 5'1 and started at 253 I am down to 246. I was tiny through high school and into my 20's no bigger than a 7 and no more than 110 to 115 of course I thought I was huge then GEEZ ! what the hay was I thinking. Now I am just huge and cant wait to be below 200 then keep working at it until I feel like I look like a human being again instead of the Michelin Man.

[Elisabeth]

I'm 5' 2" with a tiny bone structure and had a max weight of 425 and am now at 235 and hoping to see 135-140 before I die! LOL.

Elisabeth

[caparina]

Been a while since i replied here, but I love my shorties. I am 5ft 0in, and have met my goal!!! Actually under it now, but it is all good. Is it harder when you are shorter, yes, ppl don't see our weight. So i got so many you don't need to lose weight comments at work. But when I took in my old fat clothes to giove to them , they were like who's clothes were these? Mine, remember the 1 who didn't need to lose weight. I have worked very hard, still am. i have made new POSITIVE friends, not just convenient 1;s. It has helped me tremendously!!! I feel like I belong and that I deserve to feel this way.
I just wanted to comment you for starting this topic, I started coming here in May looking for support and was basically treated like oh, you weigh 130, i wish I weighted 130!! Yeah, but have you ever seen your top kitchen counter? I stopped posting, and just read now, but i had to reply to you. Find a good support system, ppl who accept you no matter how over weight you are, or aren't. i ahve found that and am forever thankful, sadly enough this was my 1st forum, now the last 1 I check into. i started my first exercise challenge here, and ended up not finishing, oh i finished, and met my goal before challenge was over, but never posted about it, not here anyway.
Wow didn't mean for that to sound like i was bashing, not at all, if anything it hurts me that i have been hurt to the point that I may be missing out on meeting lovely ppl like you because I got ignored.
keep your head up we shorties need to stick together. if I can do it, you can!!!
caparina

[Stayingstrong]

Hi I am 5' 2" and weigh 134 lbs and in a size 6. I love where I am now when I started I weighed in at 165. 30 lbs does not sound like much but on our small frames it is alot! I was in a size 14, and hated my self. I could possibly loose maybie 10 more pounds but I am aiming at 129 and tone up. Since I've met my initial goal weight I am not going to really worry about the scale just how my clothes fits and the mirror. I love seeing that I am building a little muscle and to be able to where those tank tops is too cool. Well off to do more homework......Tammy

[LuckyLynndee]

Hey.. well i know a ton of ya'll have already posted and gave Paty her answers she needs.. but hey i thought i'd put me in here too! hehe.. I'm 5'2 and when i started phen i was 155 , I now weigh 141, and I have 13 more lbs to go before I reach my goal, which is 128. I noticed all the GW's and most of ya have it at a lot less than I. I guess I must have big bones too.. haha.. b/c I know if I were like 120 I wouldn't be looking so hot. But I have never been there (well maybe in junior high) hehe.. I also have big boobs and a butt, and heck i wouldn't want them to completely disapear LOL!! j/k.. no not really.. ya know what I mean? , But what i'm try to say is I think we short chicks are all just built so differenty, and I would think a lot of the time people don't realize your actual weight because of it, but hey thats not so bad is it?