Petite & confused!

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  • fityese
    fityese Posts: 18 Member
    Hello! MFP is a real jerk when it comes to assigning calories. I don't believe one word it says. It says I will gain weight on my current calories of about 1600-1700, but it's not true, I haven't gained a pound. I am 4' 11" so I know the challenges of being petite when it comes to diet. I think we should eat less than taller people but not 1200 calories.

    Use these calculators to calculate your TDEE:

    http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

    This one gave me 2157 calories.

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    This one gave me 2034 calories.

    http://www.fatsecret.com/Default.aspx?pa=rdic

    This one gave me 2200 calories.

    I know they all come out to a slight different TEE. What I did is add them up and divide them by 3 to get the TEE I use.

    2157 + 2034 + 2200 = 6391/3 = 2130 calories

    I want to lose weight so I subtract 500 calories.

    That leaves me with 2130 - 500 = 1630 calories

    Here's another calorie calculator, for good measure.

    http://www.womenshealthandfitness.com.au/energy-counter

    Best of luck (=
  • Gkfrkv
    Gkfrkv Posts: 120
    I can totally relate. I'm 22 and 5'2 aswell, I sit on my bum at work all day and my TDEE is around 1,650-1,850, depending on how active I am.

    It is possible to lose the weight without exercise. I wouldn't recomment it though because your body will lose a fair amount of muscle aswell as fat. Strength training and eating enough protein will help you minimize muscle loss while eating under maintenance. Cardio will help you burn some calories so you can eat more.

    Anyhow, you said you maintained with 1,400 cals aswell as with 1,500. Have you been consistent with any calorie goal so far?

    Not really! I tried 1,200 and I got down to 134lbs within about 4 weeks. Then I fell off the wagon and gained it all back, to 140lbs again. But I gained it back within about 2 weeks and the idea of it coming back so fast as scary, so I tried around 1400-1500 with the intention to exercise and not eat the calories back, but I never bothered with the workouts so now I'm just maintaining at this number of cals and I'm still an unhappy 140lbs. :smile:

    I think I need to get up off my *kitten*.

    I went on a 1200 *diet* for the first two weeks, then I increased my calories by about 200. Now I go entirely by activiry level.
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member


    Thanks for the advice! Ugh you look PERFECT :love:

    Haha, I would'nt say that but thanks :) I used to eat a 1200 calorie diet and do 2-3 hours of cardio a day....all it got me was tired and run down. Lifting and eating well has changed my life
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    Also you like fitmama training, so you must be on the right track :) X
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    Are you using a digital food scale to accurately weigh all the food and drink you consume? Are you logging everything? If you are not doing both, then you likely are underestimating how much you actually eat.
  • OatFloats
    OatFloats Posts: 119
    Are you using a digital food scale to accurately weigh all the food and drink you consume? Are you logging everything? If you are not doing both, then you likely are underestimating how much you actually eat.

    I agree. I was appalled to find out this morning that I was drinking 1/2 a cup of milk in my morning coffee instead of the estimated 1/4 cup.

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