Any short women who lost weight eating 1500 cals a day?

fat2thingirl

Hi all, I'm a short, obese woman (5'1, 206lbs) who is trying to lose weight. I am aiming for 1500 calories a day, starting today, because to me that seems like a very reasonable amount of food for me to lose weight on. But I'd love to hear from other short women who've lost weight on around 1500 calories a day, if you wouldn't mind sharing.
Thanks for any replies, it's much appreciated, ya girl could use some motivation haha

elmusho1989

5'3 here. The last time I did this I lost at 1460. I set it to lightly active because I was working on my feet at the time.

LisaGetsMoving

5'4" getting 1400 - 1500 and losing 1 to 1.5 per week, depending on how much I walk.

Crazybeautyiful

5’3- 1400-1500 - has worked well before- just started again 2/12 I’m 20# from goal

skinnyrev2b

5'3 - sedentary according to MFP, so calories were set to 1260 for a 1lb/week loss. I typically 'earn' 800 exercise calories (mostly by walking 7 miles or so a day) and so eat around 1800 a day. I'm loosing at the expected rate.

susanlee53

5'4" exercise almost every day(as I have forever), singles or doubles tennis or downhill skiing (walking 2 miles or gardening 4-5 hrs in summer) My target intake is 1300-1500 cal/day, and < 1300 net calories/day. This is definitely enough food. I achieve this goal 90% + of the time.

I'm losing about 1 lb every 10 days or 2 weeks. Been doing this religiously for just about a year. it's a slow slog, with many plateaus. I've decided I'm not in any hurry; sooner or later I break through the plateau. so it's all ok. This caloric intake is ultimately supposed to maintain at 140-145 lbs. I started out with the endpoint in mind, so I should not have weight gain after I'm done "dieting".

I'm surprised the weight loss is as slow as it is, since just about everything about my physical health is "normal". But I've decided not to beat myself up about it. My only "hurry" is to wear an outfit this March for spring skiing that I have not worn since 1988. so it's a little bit of a hurry, but really unimportant to anyone.

goal06082021

I'm 5'3" and losing around a pound per week on an average of 2600 cal per day, and I have an office job...I do exercise daily, but I'm not an Olympic athlete or anything, my exercise calorie burn is probably under 250 per day.

frees1spirit

@goal06082021

That's sounds great!
Did you do a reset?

Spirit

goal06082021

@frees1spirit I'm not sure what you mean by "reset," I just started logging my food again about 3 months ago. I haven't done anything special, not paying any attention to macros, just logging honestly and trying to move as much as having a desk job and weighing 250+ lbs will let me.

DezYaoified

5’3” 1380 at sedentary with a Fitbit adjustment. Normally I’m in the 1400 range. I am losing at a slower rate but I don’t think that’s a bad thing for me. I’ve gone from a US size 22 to size 16 in 25 pounds. I just finally hit below 200 pounds. Last time I fit into a size 16 I was around 180.
1st pic is 2021- 199 pounds size 16
2nd pic is 2017- 180(ish) pounds size 16 (14 if they were a lose fit)

DancingMoosie

I started at 1350 and lost so quickly I had to bump up to 1600 and then was recommended 1800 by an ER doc because I was having bradycardia and low BP(and still losing). I still lost weight at 1800. I'm very active. 5'3"

chiddss

I'm very similar starting at 210 lbs and aiming for 1500kcal per day. I'm also trying to move as much as possible due to working a very sedentary office job!

daniwilford

I am 5'2" and sedentary and over 200 lbs. When I walked 3-5 miles a day and ate at 1500 I lost at about 2lbs a week. Then at about 180 I began to lose at a slower rate. The more you lose the slower it will go.

callsitlikeiseeit

im 5'1 and lose on 1500. slowly, but a loss. i recently cut it back to 1400.

I workout 3-5 times per week, generally.