Losing at Maintenance & TDEE Calories

svel713

I joined MFP when I got a fitness wearable that could sync up with it. I'm already at maintenance so I figured I could use it to watch my macros. But even in maintenance, I was losing very slowly.

Now that I have numbers to look at, I've noticed I've been netting average around 1500-1550 cals a day. I do eat back some exercise calories, but I tend to naturally stay around there. So I'm at a deficit daily. No wonder I haven't stopped losing!

I went back to a TDEE calculator and set my age and activity level but played around with weight. I finally matched my appetite's maintenance calories to a weight of around 97-99lbs (44-45kg). I'm at a height of about 5' 2.5" (158cm). Underweight for my height according to MFP Is 102lbs or lower (46.2kg). I also have a small frame, since I wear size 4 (US) children's shoes [4 AUS, 3 UK, 21.5 Japan] and have fallen into size XS shirts.

Thing is, I have been hearing BMI is wrong, and too forgiving for shorter people. So I'm wondering if its actually my healthy but low end weight.

Am I going to have health issues if I hover around 99lbs (45kg)? Is it really odd to have a lower appetite than normal? My only worry is having massive medical bills because my weight would be too low.

RosieRose7673

svel713 wrote: »

I joined MFP when I got a fitness wearable that could sync up with it. I'm already at maintenance so I figured I could use it to watch my macros. But even in maintenance, I was losing very slowly.

Now that I have numbers to look at, I've noticed I've been netting average around 1500-1550 cals a day. I do eat back some exercise calories, but I tend to naturally stay around there. So I'm at a deficit daily. No wonder I haven't stopped losing!

I went back to a TDEE calculator and set my age and activity level but played around with weight. I finally matched my appetite's maintenance calories to a weight of around 97-99lbs (44-45kg). I'm at a height of about 5' 2.5" (158cm). Underweight for my height according to MFP Is 102lbs or lower (46.2kg). I also have a small frame, since I wear size 4 (US) children's shoes [4 AUS, 3 UK, 21.5 Japan] and have fallen into size XS shirts.

Thing is, I have been hearing BMI is wrong, and too forgiving for shorter people. So I'm wondering if its actually my healthy but low end weight.

Am I going to have health issues if I hover around 99lbs (45kg)? Is it really odd to have a lower appetite than normal? My only worry is having massive medical bills because my weight would be too low.

I mean, honestly, it really depends on your body type. I feel like that weight may be too low for your height but I don't know your body type. I think for a majority of people, that may be too light.

However, my step sister is my height (5'5) and weighs 105ish. She's a string bean. Just an extremely small bone structure. She looks "normal" I guess you can say. None of her bones stick out or anything. I wish I could post a picture of her but that's really creepy! Lol! I just think she's a strange anomaly.

I weigh 130 and look emaciated when I dip below that. It just really depends.

Be honest with yourself. You want to be healthy. If you feel that you have a super small bone structure, then it may be okay. But I think it's unlikely for the majority.

WA_mama2

Instead of worrying about matching your weight to your appetite level (1500s), add in some calories with healthy fats to maintain your current weight. Nuts don't take a lot to add up to quite a few calories.