To think being short is mostly rubbish!

I'm exactly 5 foot & I love it! Size 3 shoes too. There are no disadvantages to me at all!

About the only thing that helped me was walking miles and miles every day. I don't have the time or the energy to do that at the moment and like you the weight just goes straight to my stomach.

Fellow 5 footer here so very much feel your pain!

It may have already been said as I haven't read the full thread but the height of showers! The last time I moved into a place the shower was set up for a 6 foot + person on a fixed holder so I couldn't move it. It's rubbish being so short. For me the worst things are not being able to reach the floor for most chairs and work desks being too high which causes arm and shoulder pain!

Has anyone found a solution to being a 'healthy' weight that doesn't require a tiny amount of calories? I'm 8st3, but I really need to be around 7 pounds lighter (every extra pound is on my stomach) but I'm not losing and can't see how I can cut my calories any more.

How many calories do any of you eat to be at a weight you are happy with? Any top tips?

My pet peeves are:

• I organise my home so everything is within reach (sometimes on tippy toes) then someone comes over my house and puts things out of reach high up on a shelf, or opens a top window wide so I can't reach the handle
• Other people pointing out how short I am and making a big deal about it

Being 5'4/5'6 is ideal as a woman.

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5 foot and half an inch. I really like being short , which is good because I can’t do anything about it! 😀 I think you just have to embrace the things you can’t change. My best friend is 4 foot 11 and always gets comments about her height which is very offended by. I have obviously had comments about my height too, but it has never bothered me

Love being short. It actually feels like the world is designed more for us than for tall people. I can fit into beds that aren't mine, I don't bump my head on low ceilings or doorways, I fit into aeroplane seats. DP is 6'4" and I don't especially envy him when we go on holiday. Being able to reach the top shelf isn't that important in comparison.

Buying clothes can suck sometimes but on the other hand I've saved a fortune over the years because my dream top or dress is too big for me.

Not being able to see at gigs is annoying but I've become adept at getting good sightlines, plus I became more of a clubber anyway where looking at the DJ is completely unimportant.

I do sometimes dream of being able to wear a trenchcoat without looking like I've fallen into a tent, and I fantasise occasionally about being a six-foot Amazonian goddess. I never understand those women who are petrified of being taller or bigger than their partners, it always looks so powerful and impressive to me. On the whole though I'm happy with my size!

Fancy hotel baths being too big, talk about first world problems.

Haha this is absolutely me in most cars, it's a struggle!

I'm 156cm (about 5ft1) and the dangly legs thing on public transport/aeroplanes annoys me, makes me fidgety and grumpy. Ditto people leaning on the poles on the tube/buses! Climbing onto barstools is another indignity, feels like that scene from Lord of the Rings "it comes in pints!"

Also that petite sections are so frilly and froufy, akin to the toddler section with all the bows, florals and ruffles. I prefer a more minimalist style that seems reserved for taller ladies (best friend - woman - is 6ft!).. I long for Cos!

Yes, I use one of those padded seatbelt adjusters from Halfords, designed for children shorter people, which does the job. Thankfully it's in the standard Halfords orange and black colours, so not kiddy looking.

Im the same op 4"11 but i love it.

To all the shorties complaining about seat belts cutting into their necks- I had the same complaint until I started using really soft and padded seatbelt covers! Might be listed as seatbelt pads some places. They are a game changer for me! No more painful edge of seatbelt digging into my neck since I got them.

4'11" and a 1/2 here (very important half!) Pros and Cons I think. When I started driving needed a cushion but so much easier now with seats pumping up and movable steering wheels. Don't find clothes too much of a problem...found a trusted alterations shop if i need it ! Love buying my trainers cheaper ! Find people are helpful in shops if I can't reach...can still turn on a bit of cute even at my age ! Do sometimes feel a bit 'invisable' in large groups or busy areas and some people think they are hilarious with their 'jokes' ! X

"I can lie down in most bath tubs"

Our own bath at home is the short version of the model, simply because the standard version wouldn't have fitted in our rather small bathroom. I (5'0") can lie down in that, and happily soak for ages. The problem comes at hotels, where the bath is often too long for me to lie down in without being in danger of slipping under completely. I can only sit in them and hold onto the grab handles for dear life, for fear of drowning. Hardly relaxing!

I'm sorry, but your photo made laugh! 😅 5'0" myself. I think the people who lived in our house before us mustn't have been particularly tall themselves, as they fitted a bathroom wall cupboard with mirrored doors, that I can see myself in, head and shoulders, no problem.

Yeah I know alot of women aged 30s to 60s who are smaller than me. The students we get in work who are 20s are defo not !!

5ft 3 is the average height of a UK woman I believe. I do think the average will change soon though! People are getting taller I'm sure.

It's average height for women in the UK apparently. It's not that short at all.

I get comments at 5 foot 3 so people smaller must really get it. Some people are knobheads though when it comes to other people's looks.

I wouldn't like being that tall either! 🤷‍♀️ 5 foot nothing here, and I agree with much that's been written. I'm early 50s, post menopause, and I've managed to get my weight down to 8 stone, but I have to eat eff all to keep it at that. I also have mobility difficulties - I walk with a stick - so it's not like I can exercise easily.

Due to being so short, I've always been a front row fiend at gigs, since I started going to them, aged thirteen (none of that "no under 14s in the standing area" malarkey in the 80s). I'll queue for hours to get on the front. It also helps to have a barrier or stage to lean on or against when my leg gets particularly tired. Last few gigs have been to see my favourite singer, who's only about 5' 6" himself. 😅 I find there's often a gaggle of us fellow shorties huddled at the front - one gig there was a woman who was only about 4' 9" lingering two or three rows back before the start, until we ushered her to the middle of the very front.

Clothing wise I think I do okay. I tend to wear either tops and leggings or skirts or dresses, either from petite sections, or I'll check what actual the length is then use a tape measure on myself so I know it won't be too long, before I order anything.

Because of my mobility problems I prefer to do most of my shopping online, so shelf reaching isn't an issue for me. I always disliked shopping anyway.

DH is 5' 8", which is plenty tall enough for me; wouldn't want some lanky git sprawling all over the bed, forcing me half off the edge. We both fit quite comfortably in a double bed, although it can get a bit squashed if our whippet decides to join us, but she usually sleeps on her bed underneath the desk in our bedroom.

Needless to say, I always have to use a step ladder to reach stuff in top cupboards in the kitchen.

Of course all three of my kids are taller than me, even though they're only from 5'2" and 5'4" themselves.

I think there are pros and cons to being very short or very tall. But there's eff all you can do about it either way, just gotta get on with it! 🤷‍♀️

Sorry to hear about your dad!

5 foot 3 isn't really that short. There is a big difference between being 4 foot something and 5 foot 3.

I'm 5ft, but sadly don't have the small feet thing - I have stupid size 7 feet which makes me look like I'm auditioning to be a clown if I don't chose my shoes very carefully.

The seatbelt thing is one of my biggest day to day annoyances because unless I can get it to sit between my boobs (depending on bra) then it's trying to strangle me. Driving in my sports bra is impossible...which means awkward changing if I want to run anywhere not within 3 miles of home.

The seat thing is the other big day to day annoyance. Yes I never struggle for leg space, but having your legs dangle for long periods of time is painful. The alternative of perching right on the edge of the seat does no favours for my back either.

Being short sucks. My very tall friend (6ft 2in) and I have utter sympathy for the polar opposite problems that we have. We've joked many a time that if we could share out the difference in our heights life would be far more straightforward!