Short ladies, what's your daily calorie goal?
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I'm 5'1" I'm at 1440 to lose a half pound a week. I'm actually maintaining on this but I do tend to go over on my calories frequently. I am not in the good habits of avoiding those so tasty but not good for you foods.0
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I know I'll get crap from the 'experts' here but I'm 52, 5'3" and can eat a lot for 900 Cals, 40 Carbs, 30 Fibers & 30 Fats. Going through the big 'M' changed ALL of my eating habits and these numbers finally moved the scale. The 1200, 1400 just didn't work for me.... my 2 cents.0
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I know I'll get crap from the 'experts' here but I'm 52, 5'3" and can eat a lot for 900 Cals, 40 Carbs, 30 Fibers & 30 Fats. Going through the big 'M' changed ALL of my eating habits and these numbers finally moved the scale. The 1200, 1400 just didn't work for me.... my 2 cents.
Nor me. I shoot for 1000.0 -
I'm 5'4" high body fat % 40+ 158 lbs (as of last week) 37 years old and set it to 1,200 for sedentary (office job). I usually eat anywhere between 1,000-1,300 calories. I do exercise as much as I can, at least 10,000 steps a day and I lift light weights a few days a week. I bank my exercise calories for a maintenance day on Saturday. So far in September I've lost a total of 7 lbs so the weight is coming off, but no changes in how my clothes fit yet.0
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I'm 5'0, keeping it at 1200 calories plus half my exercise calories (I've been kicking butt at the gym the past month so I normally eat an average of 1500 daily)
I've been steadily losing weight, down 6.5 pounds since joining MFP one month ago. I find that I don't get very hungry on days I work out a lot (this is due to protein load before and after workouts) so 1200 a day is working beautifully for me. I do wish I was taller though.0 -
I'm 5'4. Mfp requires me to eat 1600 cal per day to lose 0.5lb/week. (without exercise)0
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mrsnazario1219 wrote: »So I posted yesterday that I changed my calorie intake to 1350 and eating most of my exercise cals from 1200 and eating very little of my exercise cals. At the beginning of this week to see if I'd actually start losing more weight (5'2, 189lbs).
Well.. I lost 2.2lbs this week! That's the biggest loss I've had since I started almost a month ago. The funny part is that I have it set to lose 1.5lbs. When I had it to lose 2lbs I'd only lose like .5-1lb. I'm so happy that something is finally working!
Awesome!I'm 5'4, 154 lbs and have it set to 1490 calories. I had to adjust it manually, it tried to put me on 1200 a day but I can't go that low, I start getting hangry and I tend to binge eat when I get hangry enough, which is counter productive. I'm steadily losing at the 1450 setting.
This is me! I would rather lose it slow then go on a binge.
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I'm 25, 5'2" and presently 242lbs. MFP suggessted 1200 which I've stuck to for 34 days so far. Have already lost 17lbs from just eating correctly
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I'm 5', I started at 252lbs on mfp I've pretty active with going to the gym 6 days a week taking a weight lifting class and martial arts class twice a week and my 2 year old. My calorie goal is anywhere from 1000-1200 with fasting and day a week. I've lost 17lbs in 6 weeks. I gave a fitbit so it calculates my activities.0
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5'4, 159. 1226 calories for 2 pounds a week. I've lost 48 pounds, 39 of those by counting calories. I don't use MFP's calculator, I use http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=28&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=4&cpound=159&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cactivity=1.55&printit=0&x=52&y=140
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I'm 5ft3 and 64.5kg and age 53. I have been on 1300 cal a day for 8 weeks with a lose of 4 kg. I am a massage therapist and am very active. As from today I have upped my cals to 1500 a day. It will be interesting to see how the loses are now. I feel I haven't been having enough cals over the last. 2 months. I definitely don't want to slow my metobolism down. Hello all from nz0
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MarcyKirkton wrote: »I know I'll get crap from the 'experts' here but I'm 52, 5'3" and can eat a lot for 900 Cals, 40 Carbs, 30 Fibers & 30 Fats. Going through the big 'M' changed ALL of my eating habits and these numbers finally moved the scale. The 1200, 1400 just didn't work for me.... my 2 cents.
Nor me. I shoot for 1000.
Hear hear. I've never been overweight, but menopause, along with injuries that make me less active, has caused the weight to creep up. Even more fat has chosen to settle in places I hate and some new ones too. If I don't do something, I will be overweight. I'm 5'2" and if I told you my weight you might pooh-pooh me. But I don't carry it well. My body fat is also extremely high: over 29%.
Although it requires eating with care, I, too, can eat at 1,000 with little or no hunger. The problem is being disciplined and not giving in to emotional hunger and boredom, which weren't problems for me when I was young. I keep telling myself that I have to develop a different mindset. I will never be able to eat as I once did if I want to remain trim.
A couple of times a year, I go on a very short-term, extreme diet which helps me get on top of things, mentally and physically. I wish I could resolve to give up all added sugar, starchy carbs, and added fats -- I did that once for a couple of years as a self-dare when I was kid -- but today that would take incredible resolve. I've tried a few times and failed.
Would any short women who have to eat at about 1,000 to lose weight be interested in forming a group?
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rugratz2015 wrote: »rugratz2015 wrote: »Whitezombiegirl wrote: »5ft0. Age 39. 98lbs. Between 1000 to 1100 per day without excersise. Looking to lose a couple of pounds.
None of my business but, your weight is already low for your height.
That's a normal bmi for someone of her height. Lower than most people's but normal.
It's not all about the scales
It's also not always about the charts, which represent averages. Some women are classified as underweight on the charts, but are healthy. Until recently, I was one of them. You have to make your own judgments, and no, I am not promoting anorexia.
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Ashtoretet wrote: »5'4, 159. 1226 calories for 2 pounds a week. I've lost 48 pounds, 39 of those by counting calories. I don't use MFP's calculator, I use http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=28&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=4&cpound=159&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cactivity=1.55&printit=0&x=52&y=14
I think that calculator is quite accurate. It gave me 1232 for maintenance while being sedentary and 700-something to lose weight, also while sedentary.
I do walk some, but my activity is irregular, so I always use the lowest activity setting.0 -
Hi, 5'2.5"/66 years old. I have MFP set for 1200 cals plus I eat back most of my exercise cals. I use a Fitbit to monitor calorie burns and I'm averaging 1500 - 2000 cals per day. I never have to actually eat only 1200 and I'd never go below that. I've lost 50 lbs over the last year and a half. I lift weights along with some cardio 3Xs per week and I'm active (walking) on non gym days. I started at 179 and I'm currently at 128; dropped from a US size 16 to a 2/4 Petite (because of the weight lifting).0
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Hello. I'm 5ft 2 and set to loose 2lb a week. I've put my self as inactive because I hate exercise . I want to change that though. ...that's why I've joined MFP. Oh yeah I'm on 1200....finding it hard to stick to that
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Cerdenal;34096977"]MarcyKirkton wrote: »I know I'll get crap from the 'experts' here but I'm 52, 5'3" and can eat a lot for 900 Cals, 40 Carbs, 30 Fibers & 30 Fats. Going through the big 'M' changed ALL of my eating habits and these numbers finally moved the scale. The 1200, 1400 just didn't work for me.... my 2 cents.
Nor me. I shoot for 1000.
Hear hear. I've never been overweight, but menopause, along with injuries that make me less active, has caused the weight to creep up. Even more fat has chosen to settle in places I hate and some new ones too. If I don't do something, I will be overweight. I'm 5'2" and if I told you my weight you might pooh-pooh me. But I don't carry it well. My body fat is also extremely high: over 29%.
Although it requires eating with care, I, too, can eat at 1,000 with little or no hunger. The problem is being disciplined and not giving in to emotional hunger and boredom, which weren't problems for me when I was young. I keep telling myself that I have to develop a different mindset. I will never be able to eat as I once did if I want to remain trim.
A couple of times a year, I go on a very short-term, extreme diet which helps me get on top of things, mentally and physically. I wish I could resolve to give up all added sugar, starchy carbs, and added fats -- I did that once for a couple of years as a self-dare when I was kid -- but today that would take incredible resolve. I've tried a few times and failed.
Would any short women who have to eat at about 1,000 to lose weight be interested in forming a group?
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I dont know about special group other than it would possibly eliminate some of the ruder comments. So far I am able to remind myself that while 25 lbs. is huge to me, it's still short term to many I would have a different strategy if I had more to lose.
My approach is simple: 1000 cals. is actual food and then I throw on my coffee creamer cals. So I can see my other info. This program works fine at 1000 cals.
As for the insistence on weighing food etc, I have concerns for myself. I am obsessive enough as it is. That would make it worse for me. And 2 I must keep in mind that this program is a tool only. My willingness and rigorous honesty about what I am eating and why and accepting that I must commit to regular exercise is central to my success.
Not spreadsheets, not rigid rules, and definitely not focusing on other people and imagining that policing others is remotely positive.
One great benefit of being older is understanding finally that other people are different and that what works for me might not fit someone else. My days of having to be Right are over. It's such a pleasure to know....just share My experience. Let others play guru and learn the hard way that they aren't really helping anyone and it definitely isn't beneficial to themselves.
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Hello. I'm 5ft 2 and set to loose 2lb a week. I've put my self as inactive because I hate exercise . I want to change that though. ...that's why I've joined MFP. Oh yeah I'm on 1200....finding it hard to stick to that xx
Two thoughts:
One reads "I need to exercise; I hate exercise." on MFP a lot. I spent most of my life way too inactive. The reason I became active? I found something I love that involves activity. So, I suggest trying to think of it in terms of "fun ways I could be moving more" not The Dreaded Exercise.
Also, if it's hard to stick to 1200 . . . that "fun thing that involves movement" will buy you more calories to eat every day you do it. That may make it even easier to enjoy it!0 -
I net around 1200, but if I don't log exercise I can go up to between 1500 and 1800. I am pretty active.0
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mrsnazario1219 wrote: »I'm 5'2.. 1350 and eating most, if not all, of my exercise cals. I'm trying this out this weeke to see if I lose. I'll know tomorrow at weigh in. I'm 189lbs and have been finding it impossible to lose. I started with 1200, sedentary to lose 2lbs a week to 1350, sedentary to lose 1lb. It's been an uphill battle.holly_roman wrote: »Hi, first time writing on here. I don't see many (if any) short ppl who weigh as much as me..i am 5'2 and 245lbs(goal is 140-150)..i just started on my weight loss journey. I am restricted to 1200 cals, which is very hard but i am starting to get used to it. Since I am classified as morbidly obese (yes, i know how could i let that happen, trust me it wasn't intentional more like I wasn't paying attention, I married, had children, got a job sitting 9 hours a day and then i stepped on the scale and went WTH! what have I done to myself after putting myself on the back burner for so long) I am set for losing 2lbs a week(or more, under doctors care). It goes something like this 60+ lbs to lose - 2lbs a week, 40lbs to lose-1.5 lbs a week, 20lbs - 1lb a week. any less and you should try for .5 lbs a week. This is just to maintain health and overall muscle. Hope that helps. Good luck on your journey.
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62 yo, 5'1, 100-105 lb, maintenance 1200 sedentary ( sat reading a book all day) 1400-1500 active ( moving more than above).
I started at 130 lb, ate the same as I do now to lose 25-30 lb. It took about a year. The last 10 lb took 6 month as I was so close to maintenance.
I did/do a variety of exercises to retain LBM, and increase cardiovascular health, mobility, flexibility, balance, strength, and posture.
For those women who are doing 1000 cal a day:
Have you worked out yet what your maintenance will be at your goal weight
And if so, have you considered eating to that, instead of eating at such a low calorie level?
Also, as you are eating at such a low calorie level, which could deplete your LBM, are you a) doing anything to preserve your LBM, b) under a doctors supervision?
Although I can't condone a low calorie diet in principle, I can understand how a shorter, older, lighter person has to take a naturally lower metabolic rate into consideration ( mine is about 950).
However if you post your calorie intake in the general forum, to save being flagged, or lambasted by your fellow MFP members, etc, it would behoove you to explain your reasons. That way a 22 yo, 5'6, 160 lb person does not think that 1000 is an acceptable intake for her/ him.
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I am 5ft 1 in and I weigh nearly 225 lbs. I am eating less than 1200 calories a day (at or around that). I have been doing this for 3 weeks plus I have added in some bicycling and riding. Other than some water weight I gained on my holiday I have lost NOTHING in 3 weeks :-(. ... Suggestions anyone ?
Are you weighing your food, and recording everything? It's easy to underestimate if you don't.
Hi Verdenal - I do weigh and record EVERYTHING. Even my tablespoon of salsa on my 1 whole egg, plus 1 egg white for breakfast. I have added in biking for over an hour (5-6 times per week). Nada. I'm going for around 70 grams of protein a day, very little fruit besides some berries I pick up on my bike ride, and the rest veggies (mostly low carb but some potatoes and squash from our garden). Most of my food is organic, and almost nothing is pre-processed (besides the salsa ). ANY help is appreciated, I am going on week 4 with no, no, no change. *sadness* 0 -
More or less the samejanejellyroll wrote: »I'm 5'4 and I maintain a weight of 113 on 1,800-2,000 calories a day (depending on how much exercise I do).
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I am 5ft 1 in and I weigh nearly 225 lbs. I am eating less than 1200 calories a day (at or around that). I have been doing this for 3 weeks plus I have added in some bicycling and riding. Other than some water weight I gained on my holiday I have lost NOTHING in 3 weeks :-(. ... Suggestions anyone ?
Are you weighing your food, and recording everything? It's easy to underestimate if you don't.
Hi Verdenal - I do weigh and record EVERYTHING. Even my tablespoon of salsa on my 1 whole egg, plus 1 egg white for breakfast. I have added in biking for over an hour (5-6 times per week). Nada. I'm going for around 70 grams of protein a day, very little fruit besides some berries I pick up on my bike ride, and the rest veggies (mostly low carb but some potatoes and squash from our garden). Most of my food is organic, and almost nothing is pre-processed (besides the salsa ). ANY help is appreciated, I am going on week 4 with no, no, no change. *sadness*
You might wanted to be tested by the doctor to rule out medical issues. There also is a new theory that it takes more than a 3,500 calorie deficit to lose a pound.
You might consider going on a Protein Sparing Modified Fast just for a week or two. That's a Very Low Calorie Diet: High protein, very low fat, almost zero carbs. It's a hard diet and not for everyone. There's a lot of information in the sidebar, including a link to a calculator, and the people in the forum are pretty helpful.
I wish I had more to suggest. Although it's gotten harder to lose weight as I age, anytime I've tracked my calories, weighed myself daily, and made adjustments when necessary I've lost weight.
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middlehaitch wrote: »62 yo, 5'1, 100-105 lb, maintenance 1200 sedentary ( sat reading a book all day) 1400-1500 active ( moving more than above).
For those women who are doing 1000 cal a day:
Have you worked out yet what your maintenance will be at your goal weight
And if so, have you considered eating to that, instead of eating at such a low calorie level?
No. If I ate my maintenance calories, I would not lose weight. When I'm actively trying to lose weight I eat to create a deficit that will allow me actually to lose weight. I also don't engage in pointless behavior such as "eating back" my calories after exercise. First of all, exercise, while good for you, does not burn that many calories. Second, ordinary estimates of calories burned during exercise are inaccurate. People frequently overestimate their calorie burn.middlehaitch wrote: »
Also, as you are eating at such a low calorie level, which could deplete your LBM, are you a) doing anything to preserve your LBM, b) under a doctors supervision?
Regimes like Protein Sparing Modified Fasts are designed to preserve muscle mass. A doctor's supervision would be ideal, but not everyone has insurance, and insurance probably wouldn't cover the appointments except in the case of an obese person.middlehaitch wrote: »
Although I can't condone a low calorie diet in principle, I can understand how a shorter, older, lighter person has to take a naturally lower metabolic rate into consideration ( mine is about 950).
However if you post your calorie intake in the general forum, to save being flagged, or lambasted by your fellow MFP members, etc, it would behoove you to explain your reasons. That way a 22 yo, 5'6, 160 lb person does not think that 1000 is an acceptable intake for her/ him.
Cheers, h.
That's why I suggested a group. It gets tiring having to repeatedly justify one's caloric requirements to people with more confidence than knowledge.0 -
MarcyKirkton wrote: »
I dont know about special group other than it would possibly eliminate some of the ruder comments. So far I am able to remind myself that while 25 lbs. is huge to me, it's still short term to many I would have a different strategy if I had more to lose.
My approach is simple: 1000 cals. is actual food and then I throw on my coffee creamer cals. So I can see my other info. This program works fine at 1000 cals.
As for the insistence on weighing food etc, I have concerns for myself. I am obsessive enough as it is. That would make it worse for me. And 2 I must keep in mind that this program is a tool only. My willingness and rigorous honesty about what I am eating and why and accepting that I must commit to regular exercise is central to my success.
Not spreadsheets, not rigid rules, and definitely not focusing on other people and imagining that policing others is remotely positive.
One great benefit of being older is understanding finally that other people are different and that what works for me might not fit someone else. My days of having to be Right are over. It's such a pleasure to know....just share My experience. Let others play guru and learn the hard way that they aren't really helping anyone and it definitely isn't beneficial to themselves.
As I just said in another response, a group would be nice because it would make unnecessary having to repeatedly explain one's caloric needs. It would also be nice not to have to worry about seeming to be callous to people who have more weight to lose. To a small, short woman, a gain of 5 pounds is like 10 to someone else.
I understand the point about being obsessive, but when you can eat so few calories you have to keep very careful track of what you're eating. A compromise is to figure out three to five meals with a known calorie count and eat them while losing weight. After reaching maintenance, one could manage by eliminating sugar and unnecessary fats and carbs completely, or more realistically, several times a week. It's also essential to weigh oneself at least once a week, but with a smaller woman, more frequently is better so that adjustments can be made sooner.
As for motivation, I say use whatever it takes and from whatever source. One source I reject is people who are ill-informed about smaller women. There are quite a few of them.
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I am 5'2.75", 53 years old, my starting weight was 237. I have lost to 185.6. I eat 1200 plus half of my exercise calories back. In the beginning I was losing 2 pounds a week almost every week. Now I am losing between 1 and 1.5 pounds a week, eating about the same amount and my loss has not been as consistent week to week as it was when I weighed more.0
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5'1" and my calorie intake is 1500. My goal is to lose 2 lbs per week. Last week, I lost 6lbs. I don't want to lose so many lbs in a week. Depending on this week I will increase it to 1600 or more.0
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Verdinal, thanks for the reply.
You have what works for you worked out, good.
can I just ask you what your maintenance will be when you reach your goal weight?
As I said, my maintenance is between 1200-1400, and I was curious what another petite older woman would maintain on, recognising that we are all different.
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I'm another shorter, older person -- 5'1.5", 56, and 120 lbs. I was eating 1200 + exercise and lost about 6 lbs., but haven't gone below 120 in a long time. I'm eating a base of 1000 now, plus whatever exercise calories my fitbit gives me. I have a pretty low metabolism. After a pretty busy day walking all over campus dragging a roller bag, I've burned only 1398 calories; if I'm totally sedentary (which isn't often), it's closer to 1000. So to create a deficit, I have to eat around 1000, but find it very hard to eat that little. Right now, I'm trying for a recomp, increasing my protein and getting back to strength training to increase lean muscle mass and change my body shape. I've accepted that 120 is probably what I'll weigh for the rest of my life, but still track because at my low metabolism, it doesn't take much to start gaining again. I don't advise eating below 1000 unless you're really small and older or so heavy that a doctor puts you on a VLCD.0
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