Calories for short women ...

Untilproud11

Hello just curious how many calories shorties ( I'm 5'1) eat ...
Im stuck at my last 10 lbs and can't work out due to injury, if I eat around 1500 cals I don't lose if i go down to 1350ish im too hungry , and I've tried in between too ...
Just having trouble to find the right number for me

5'1
SW 185lbs
CW 135lbs
GW 125lbs
Eating 1330cals to lose .5lb/week (not working)
Been stuck for 3 months
Log accurately/use scale

Tips are welcome too

amandawog

Perhaps try changing just one thing....be it more water, or just one day a week of 500cal as in intermittent fasting. You've lost so much, well done!

amandawog

MFP gives me a daily goal of only 1200cals and I'm the same height as you are. I find I need something to distract me from the fact I'm not eating much I just started filling a jug to put in the fridge with cucumber and mint so that I have SOMETHING I can sip away on with a little bit of fresh flavour.

leslturn8

Try counting macros instead of calories. Im 5'3, 207lb and Im eating 1742 and losing regularly.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

leslturn8 wrote: »

Try counting macros instead of calories. Im 5'3, 207lb and Im eating 1742 and losing regularly.

The op would gain weight if she did that.

Have you played around with fat, protein and fibre macros for satiety,?

jenilla1

If you are stuck in one spot for 3 months (not going up or down) you aren't in a deficit. You are in maintenance.

Untilproud11

jenilla1 wrote: »

If you are stuck in one spot for 3 months (not going up or down) you aren't in a deficit. You are in maintenance.

And thats the problem...when I go any under 1400 cals i just get so hungry and can't finish a week successfully, it eventually makes me binge

l911jnt

Following...

l911jnt

I am probably telling you something you have already done since you lost that much weight but if you go to 1200 cals fill in the meals that you are most hungry with onions, bell peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, green beans and stuff like that that you can eat alot of that has little calories. I am on 1200 and I have to do that to make it work. You probably have already tried that but I thought it was worth mentioning.

youdoyou2016

I'm a little above 5', lost 110 lbs so far and have about 10 more to go.

I barely lose at 1200 so am mostly a little under that. I don't exercise bc of an injury, so am losing only through calorie deficit. Eating protein in the morning makes a huge difference for me hunger-wise later in the day. You may want to play around with your macros.

The thing that helped me, and I appreciate this is not easy and might not even be that popular, but here goes: at some point I decided to ignore the hunger. I also got stuck at a certain weight for months and it became obvious that if I wanted my weight to go down I'd have to lower my number of calories. Hunger is just a sensation, and I decided to stop paying it much attention. After a few days, I stopped being hungry at that new, lower calorie allotment. For me, I just sort of toughed it out for a bit and fewer calories became my new normal and I'm not hungry now. It's just how I eat now.

WW1984

Ok, here's a little bit of info & history regarding my weight loss/lifestyle journey.

Age: 46
Height: 4'11"
Start Weight: 146 lbs since 9/17/2016
Current Weight: 116 lbs
Ultimate Weight: 105 lbs

What "I" did (& still do) to lose the weight:

1) Ate cleaner (grilled salmon, fish, fruits, nuts, & LOTS OF VEGGIES...which consumed more than half of my dinner plate).

2) Watched portions!

3) Consumed lots of WATER. Stay away from sugary drinks!!!

4) Intermittent fasting.

5) No exercise.

I lost another 20 lbs from 11/28/2016 thru 2/20/2017.

I need to lose 10 more lbs to shed the remaining fat around my [still] problematic areas such as my stomach, back and thighs.

GottaBurnEmAll

You say you can't work out, but can you walk? I'm also 5'1" and I lose weight eating at 1500 because I have a high TDEE from doing a lot of walking. You don't even need to walk briskly. I weigh 115 now and want to get to 110.

It will take a while for you to see results from this, but start adding more movement to your day. The idea here is to raise your energy expenditure. Pace while you're talking on the phone. Get up every hour and walk for 5 minutes. Add a short 15 minute walk each day.

Start from there and build up if you can and see if that helps.

RunningMom1038

What kind of injury is it? Depending on the injury, there may be some kind of workout you can do.

I'm 5'2" and am set on 1450 calories right now. Losses don't come as regularly now, but they are still coming, so I'm not going to go any lower. I am within 10 pounds of my goal weight.

BeaUtiful_1413

I'm 4,11" it told me to eat 1500 calories but I wasn't losing anything and so I went to 1350 and I was super hungry then I started drinking lots of water and tea and more protein and just looking on Internet and Pinterest for more filling foods. I am now eating around 1240 calories but I also exercise 4-5days a week for 30-60minutes making it where I can still eat 1500-1600 calories a day sometimes and still lose weight. Just keep trying. Don't starve yourself. Try eating small snacks in between meals to keep you satisfied until you big meals. Eventually you'll see what works and what doesn't. But exercising helps cause then you burn calories and you can chose to eat those calories back or not but if you do you still eat more like normal and still lose weight

BeaUtiful_1413

Forgot to say the only exercise I do is walk/jogging so the lady above me is right. It's exercise and you can do it

tallulah81

Could be the quality of the food you're consuming... when you get down to the last ten pounds your diet has to be 95% on point! Absolutely no processed and limit dairy... due to sugar...

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

tallulah81 wrote: »

Could be the quality of the food you're consuming... when you get down to the last ten pounds your diet has to be 95% on point! Absolutely no processed and limit dairy... due to sugar...

None of that is true. It is purely down to calories.

shadow2soul

tallulah81 wrote: »

Could be the quality of the food you're consuming... when you get down to the last ten pounds your diet has to be 95% on point! Absolutely no processed and limit dairy... due to sugar...

:noway:

TavistockToad

tallulah81 wrote: »

Could be the quality of the food you're consuming... when you get down to the last ten pounds your diet has to be 95% on point! Absolutely no processed and limit dairy... due to sugar...

Nope

Untilproud11

Thx to u all
I barely drink water so i will try to start a change by drinking more and more water
We'll see if it helps
I really appreciate all the tips

SierraFatToSkinny

Not sure the water will help burn calories....

What about walking? You mention an injury, may I ask if walking is possible?

If you can't do that, then maybe swimming? Even those who are partially paralyzed have found benefits with swimming.