Petite people Calories

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  • dangerousdashie
    dangerousdashie Posts: 119 Member
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    Almost 5’1. I’m 80 lbs lean mass (that’s not my weight) so very small framed. According to the macro calculators I had to eat between 926-1086 calories before exercise to lose weight and that worked for me. I ate back 73-80% of exercise calories. So I ended up eating between 1000-1350 calories most days. Lost 12 lbs and went from 29% bf to about 20% in 5 months.

    Now I’m trying to find my maintenance calories. According to the macro calculators it’s somewhere around 1250 before exercise. Wish it was higher! We’ll see.
  • kcarey081013
    kcarey081013 Posts: 4 Member
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    5"5 I'm like 128 I think. I'm trying to put weight back on. I want to be 160. So if anyone has any ideas
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,485 Member
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    kcarey081013 wrote: »
    5"5 I'm like 128 I think. I'm trying to put weight back on. I want to be 160. So if anyone has any ideas

    Set MFP up to eat at a 0.5lbs a week gain and start lifting so your gain isn't all fat.

    Eat back your exercise calories.

    Eat the foods you like, just in bigger portions.

    Cheers, h.
    If you start your own post you will get better feed back than you will get in this thread which is focused on petite women and their calorie intake.

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