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Weight Loss Through Mediterranean Diet
As a petite, something that is really important to understand is that it takes time to lose weight. For Rose*, she lost a total of 18kg over a period of three years through a combination of boxing training, trail running, HIIT and the CICO method. It was weight loss through a Mediterranean diet, with lots…
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60lb Weight Loss for 5’1 Petite
In today’s inspirational weight loss story about how a 5’1 petite lady had a whopping 60lb weight loss (that’s around 27kg) in two years. Weight loss, no matter how you do it, requires discipline, determination and an ability to see that the short-term pain will bring long-term results. There are lots of places on the…
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PCOS weight loss. How calorie control and exercised reversed PCOS symptoms.
Most of the time, weight loss is only focussed on the number on the scale. And sometimes, whether it goes up or down, determines how you might be feeling that day. That’s why I love the concept of ‘non-scale-victories’ (NSV). Things like being able to do the button up on your jeans or a colleague…
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Petite weight loss stories: A stunning transformation with just a 22lb / 10kg loss!
This is the story to show you the power of petite! Losing just 22lb / 10kg, has reduced her waist from 29 inches (74cm) to a tiny 24.5 inches (62cm)! Her torso has lengthened and she looks absolutely incredible.
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Petite weight loss stories: 46lb / 21kg lost in just 15 months
One of the great things about being (relatively) short, is the incredible impact that losing 21kg made to Reddit user, u/LavenderDolly. As you will find with most of these stories, losing weight as a short person requires a serious amount of discipline because our bodies don’t need as much energy as a tall person.
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What exactly does petite mean?
I have always struggled with using the word ‘petite’ to describe myself. Feeling ashamed if someone used that word to describe me, because clearly, being overweight, I was not petite. I always thought that it meant that you were both short and thin. I haven’t been at a ‘normal’ BMI for 20 years now, so…