r/PetiteFitness

ok i’m kinda losing my mind over this so i’m just gonna ask real people 😅

i know you can’t spot reduce fat, and i know the basics (calorie deficit, etc). but i feel like my lower belly is ALWAYS the last thing to change and it’s honestly messing with my head.

i work out, i eat pretty “clean” most of the time, but i’m busy and i can’t be doing 90 min gym sessions or tracking every single crumb forever. and then when you hit the “last 10 lbs” stage it gets even worse… scale stalls, waist stalls, and everything online contradicts everything else.

also social media makes it feel like you’re supposed to have a flat stomach 24/7 which… yeah. i’m trying not to spiral lol. and i don’t wanna lose my curves just to have a flatter stomach either.

so i’m asking women who’ve actually been there:

• what was the thing that finally made it click for you?
• was it a food change, steps, lifting, sleep/stress, cutting liquid calories, whatever?
• what did you do when you plateau’d for like 2+ weeks?
• did you count calories or did you use some simpler system?

not looking for supplement talk. just real life stuff that worked.

i’ll read every comment, thank you 🙏

I’m just curious honestly if being in shape while having a sedentary job is possible or how difficult it would be

Ya’ll, I thought it was never going to happen, but it finally did this morning!😅

I’m 5’3”, 25F, started a calorie deficit about a month and a half ago at 147lbs. I steadily lost about a pound per week until I hit 144.2lbs and then proceeded to plateau for three weeks!

Granted, one of those weeks I was traveling for work, not eating the best, and was definitely going over my deficit most days of that week. But I still felt soooo discouraged seeing the exact same number … 144.2 … pop up for three weeks in a row. Seeing no movement on the scale whatsoever made me feel like I was going crazy, and I was damn near in tears last week with frustration, but continued to be consistent.

I woke up this morning absolutely dreading my weigh-in, thinking I was probably going to see the stupid number 144.2 yet again … but this morning I was 143.4! It really isn’t that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things, but holy heck it feels good to finally see a different, lower number on the scale and I just needed to share. 😅Onward! Feeling proud that I didn’t throw in the towel despite the frustration.

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I’m 5’4, lower 140s, and now can wear size 4-6 in regular brands / 26 in pants, and all of my goal/aspirational clothing are oversized! I really never thought I would be below a size 8, and at my highest, I hovered around a 14.

I know I should be happy but I still carry so much fat! My upper arms are flabby still, my legs are muscular but still flabby too, and my stomach fat is more than two handfuls and hangs when I plank, yet my boobs are now exactly a handful each :(

How is it possible that I’m finally “small” but still feel such a long way from being not fat? My lower stomach still overhangs/potrudes a good 2 inches when standing straight and cannot wear a low waist bikini!

I am just feeling defeated and upset and I’m still not happy with how I look despite being at a size I thought unobtainable! I also realize that if I lose the flab that I dislike, I would likely go down in size again and being a size 2 or 0 feels unimaginable.

I do Solidcore around 3 times a week which has kept me pretty muscular during my weight loss journey according to SECA scans, but I still feel all the fat I carry.

How hard is it to get through this home stretch? Any tips to cope? :,(

I'm a single mom. I lost my job a few months ago and I just got a new job thats farther and pays less (this economy sucks).

I live in a small apartment. Theres not really room for a workout station but I can fit some weights in the corners of the living room. Any tips to help a girl out during hard times? Are there must haves I should get? What i have so far are 10 and 12 lb dumbells and resistance bands.

Tbf I don’t mean completely stop eating of course
I’m asking more of… how to lock in to a deficit?

For reference:
26F
150 lbs
5’4
Struggle with POTS (dizziness, fatigue, low BP, fast HR, etc) and long term Lyme symptoms that make me more tired than normal - on top of POTS - and causes tons of headaches/migraines

I feel like in order to get through my day of school, work, and strength training 4x a week I don’t know how my body can handle any less calories that I’m at (2k cals a day). But unfortunately I’ve just gained weight and need to be in at least a small deficit to lose some fat for my muscle to finally show through

I’ve been aiming for 1850-1900 cals a day recently to see what happens but I keep going to 2k again bc that extra 100-150 cals really does push me to be able to do all I need to do. Except on bad flare days ofc

Does it get easier? What are some tips to help stick to the deficit even if you feel like garbage everyday?

thank you in advance

note: please do not read this and avoid creatine, its totally worth trying out! majority of people respond very well to it

i took 5g creatine for 7 months and while i did feel stronger, it made me retain water in a negative way. however, i didn't realize creatine was the culprit until i went on vacation and stopped taking it. i didn't restart creatine immediately, and at the end of my creatine-less 6 weeks i felt INCREDIBLY snatched and realized i was suddenly down 3 pants sizes and my face stopped being puffy in the mornings. when i restarted creatine, i noticed quite a bit of bloating, and by week 4 of restarting i was back to my original pants size. its been 2 weeks since i stopped and im gradually losing all that water retention again.

anyway i might restart again at 3g if im looking to do a light bulk, but otherwise its so much more motivating to lose all the water retention and actually see the results come in each week. i wish i didn't have to choose one or the other!!

After the first two weeks of graduating from dumbbells, I failed my first set today (supposed to be 4 x 8 at 43 lbs, only managed 8, 5, 7, 7 at 43 lbs). On strength level, this still puts me only in the novice category (5 ft, 115 lbs).

I'm curious what progression looked like for everyone here? When did you stop being able to add 5 lbs per week? My 1.25 lb change plates arrived in the mail today, but I had still hoped I'd be able to progress to higher numbers before going down to 2.5 lb weekly increments. Not sure if i should stick things out and just rest longer or take longer between reps and white knuckle it out. Or if this is around the level i can expect gains to slow. My eventual goal is being able to bench press and shoulder press my body weight.

Over the last three years, I (30f, 5'0", 135lbs) would go to the gym 3-4 times per week, primarily focused on weight training, core and walking on an incline. Back in June, I decided to spice up my routine, and picked up some recreational sports 2 times per week, joined a walking club once per week (usually about 2-3 hours of walking) and reduced my gym time to 1-2 times per week. I still do walks on my "rest" days for an hour.

The sports we play during outdoor recreational are mostly volleyball, soccer, flag football and basketball which, admittedly, have been ROUGH on my joints (cardio has been the real wakeup call lol). Lately though, I've struggled to get myself to the gym. I can't seem to stick to my gym routine. I will go once per week, but going twice feels damn near impossible. I feel physically exhausted, I'm always limping the next day after the games, so it's almost as if I have no strength to even lift anything at the gym.

The guilt is so real. I'm starting to wonder if my body just isn't used to doing this much physical activity with sports which could explain why I feel absolutely drained, or do I just need to kick myself in the butt and get motivated again?

I'm 5'4 (163cm) and around 123 Ibs (55.6 kg). If I eat 1200 calories daily will I actually loose any weight ? My bmr is a little over 1300 calories per day and i walk 10k steps per day

Hello all, I’m turning 30 in 6 weeks time. I gained weight over the years due to binge eating and since end of June, I have been eating 1,300 calories with no exercise except 6-7K steps and have reduced binge eating. I haven’t binged in a while now and I am proud of that.

I started at 81KG and I am now 78, 5’3, this week scales between 78-79.80. I have been going to the gym twice now this week.

I have social anxiety so I really hope I stick it out. My plan is 4 days strength training and 4 days cardio. By cardio, I am doing like 30 mins of incline walk at 7-8%. My only full rest day is a Friday.

I assume I’d have to up my calorie intake. My maintenance is 1,700. I calculated based on sedentary based on the information that it’s hard to calculate calories burned during exercise.

I have body dysmorphia and I feel ashamed for taking so long to even start working on myself so I have this unreasonable fear that if I up my calories, I’ll just gain the weight.

Thank you all.

I'm 20yr old girl, height-150cm, weight- 63kg. So right now I'm really stressed with my placements. I wanna workout but also at the same time I'm stressed so at the end i just feed myself food. Tbh it makes me feel good. I'm worried abt my weight.

I had lost some weight and if I lose just 2-3 kg i look soo different. So tbh I just wanna look healthy and fit.

I tried gym, zumba, walking but ntg never sticks to me. I enjoy dancing but yeah I'm not consistent with it. Ik my problem but I'm not having that courage to fix it. Shd I put it as I'm lazy.

Please give me some advice. I wanna wake up early,like my dad goes for walk daily(5:20am) it's the best time, I did go with him few times but yeah it's hard to wake up early. Evening walk i don't like. So please give me advice like which or wt type of workout i shd do to lose weight