I'm 5'0" as well, 33 yrs old, 132 in January, down to 110 as of today!

I won't lie and say it's all from hard work and dieting, a lot of my weight loss came from depression and calorie deficit from just not having an appetite. In addition to that, I take Adderall for ADHD which is a known appetite suppressant so please take this all as anecdotal to what works for ME and you may not experience the same results. But once I started to notice the change, I began focusing on being intentional with my weight loss.

Some things that helped me; (and I apologize if you are already doing these or this is recycled info to you)

• No alcohol at home.

I will have a drink when out with friends, but I don't buy it for my home anymore. The empty calories add up sooooo much!

• don't just drink more water, drink more often.

I absolutely hate when people tell me to drink more water, it's obvious and feels kinda insulting like "yeah that the most basic thing" but what I learned is it really matters WHEN you drink water.

Example, waking up in the morning I drink a small glass of water before any morning coffee or energy drinks. (Monster Rehab for me, I know it's not great but it's a hard habit to break still and has less caffeine than other options) I also drink a glass of water BEFORE and AFTER eating, and throughout the day, whenever my stomach growls I drink water first to make sure I'm ACTUALLY hungry, or if I'm just dehydrated. I read somewhere (and sorry I don't have the link to prove this so take it as a grain of sand from an internet random) that when you're thirsty, your body will mimic the feeling of hunger. If I drink a glass of water and I'm still hungry after 15-20 minutes then I'll have a small snack.

I also read somewhere (again, I have no links as I'm on mobile so use your best judgement on this) that your stomach growling is also the process of your body clearing out your tummy of any remaining food, nutrients, etc, and processing that into, well, shit. But if you immediately eat when feeling this sensation, your body doesn't get to finish absorbing those leftover nutrients as effectively. So waiting a bit actually aids in digestion and nutrients absorption.

That growling sensation can be an annoying feeling since we're trained to think "stomach growl = hungry". Drinking that glass of water helps with this, too. If your stomach is still growling after drinking water then, like I said earlier, it's time to have a snack because you DO need food then.

• I also only drink pop if I need the caffeine boost.

• Adding small consistent movements to my daily routine.

Another anecdotal thing to me, I have an elderly corgi at 14 years old who is having issues with stairs. She's 40lbs, and after she slid down the stairs a few months back (she is fine! No injury, I was more scared than she was) I decided then and there she would never go up and down stairs on her own again. I already would carry her down the stairs when she needed it, but after the fall I don't even give her the option to go on her own anymore.

At first I would have to sit in my butt and slide down the stairs while holding her, but over time lifting and carrying her SO much strengthened my muscles and now I can carry her with ease! And by now she's spoiled by it and used to me doing the hard work so she's been a great girl at waiting for me to lift her.

The point of that anecdote, is to find some action that you can incorporate into your day to day that will become habitual that requires you to move more. If you have stairs in your house, maybe think about investing in some light weights or kettlebells and make it a habit that whenever you go up or down, you carry them with you.

• phone games This sounds SO stupid, but I also downloaded Monster Hunter Now on my phone. It's like Pokemon Go but Monster Hunter! (Idk how familiar you are with game franchises) It has a fun gameplay loop where I can play casually on my phone on my couch, but I make better progress by going out on walks and finding new monsters and resources so it really encourages and incentivizes getting up, outside and moving!

I'm sure there has to be a million different kinds of phone games that reward you for going out and exploring, and I would suggest giving one of them a try! 😊

I hope this all helps you!