Calling all 5'3" and 150 ish lb ladies

StEt0417

I'm 5'1, 145 and I eat 1200-1300 calories.

lisahow

Hi there,

I joined this site on Monday and already love it....I am 5'3.5" (the half is so important) start weight 147lbs, goal weight 119lbs! Lost it before but allowed it to creep back! After putting in my details was told 1200 cals was my daily allowance...sounded fine but when I enter my daily exercise it has taken it up to 1600 to 1800, which I feel is quite high too....but will give it a go! Any tips/help would be greatly appreciated.

scagneti

I'm not sure why the doctor would recommend 1800 calories. You can do all kinds of tests online for BMR and most use 1800 to maintain weight, unless you're super active.

I go by 1200, but I eat back my exercise calories and usually go over a tiny bit. If I go over, I stay between 1300-1400 though so that's 1 1/2 lbs per week I should lose.

debbyrae3

I'm 5'3-5'4 and started at 163, currently 155. My goal is to get to 130. It budgets me for 1200 calories.

a1schwei

i stumbled upon this thread and i think i fit in! i am 5'3.5" and i am currently about 127-128lbs...my highest weight was about 151 at the end of my freshman year of college...i managed to get into the low 140s and then gain and lose the same 5 lbs for the next 5 years or so...i started mfp at 143 last february eating about 1500 calories a day...i pretty much maintained for a few months (intentionally and unintentionally at the same time) and now i want to lose 3-5 more lbs (goal of 123-124) hopefully by my wedding april 2nd...right now my goals are to lose 0.7lbs/week at 1370 without exercise calories...i try to burn at least 150-200 per day so i can EAT them i struggle with the fact that the smaller i get, the less food i can eat haha

chelsiburnett

I am so excited to see everyone about my height and there weight loss goals and accomplishments!!! This is really encouraging!!!

Cando055

Jenn, looks like you've started a group! Glad you are okay with 5'4", because I went to the OB/GYN today and was told that I AM 5'4" (my GP told me I was 5'3"). The inch only mattered because I was worried about bone loss. So I'm happy here.

Not so good with challenges or names either. Anyone else?

chocolate0802

Maybe I'm the smallest with 5"1 and 110. Can I join you guys ?... MFP set my daily intake 1200 but normally it's around 900. My GW is 88-90 by March .

StephanieBFree

I am 5'2 and 140 lbs. My goal is to get down to 120 lbs. My caloric setting is at 1200 calories which I find is not enough for me. I make sure I exercise so I can add the extra calories to my day. I find that if I eat about 1400 calories at day I feel good. Anything less I feel like I am starving myself.

I am a mother of twins and work full-time so I am looking for all the motivation I can find to keep myself active and focused on my weight loss goal. Please feel free to add me as a friend for motivation.

Stephanie

Barneystinson

5'0" - 133 lbs. as of this morning. Weight is up "thanks" to TOM.

1500-2400 calories per day, depending on my activity level. I'm pretty active despite my desk job. I fuel up with about 2400 calories one day per week after my long run (9-10 miles), and usually stick at an average 1750 for every other day of the week. I was eating a bit less than that before, but now I've added P90X workouts in addition to 3 runs per week, soooo...I need fuel, and quite a bit of it. I also hike, climb, and explore on the weekends, which can burn a crapload of calories as well. I also cycle carbs. I stay low 5-6 days per week (usually < 80g), then will have a "carb up" day the other remaining days - (120-150g). Works pretty well.

My goal weight is 120-123ish. I hit a plateau for a couple months, and Christmastime eating packed on 2 pounds, but I think adding P90X should help me bust through it.

Jennplus2

Welcome to the new folks! I asked my 5 year old to help with our group name and she told me "I'll think on it" :laugh: funny little girl sounds just like mommy!
Glad a few more gals have found us, and of course your all welcome!

My weigh in went fab! here are my numbers...

1/3..........160.4
1/6..........157.6
1/14........154.1

yay, almost back down to my pre-holiday weight! For those just joining I posted this while at 150, but life (and FAT) happens! I have been trying to fight off the same 10 lbs for over a year now. Going up a bit down a bit, but 2011 is THE year! I really want to see my goal weight. I can't even remember being 130! I think I was in middle school and I didn't weigh or pay attention then so I couldn't even tell you for sure. But I do know that during 10th grade I wore my prom dress and was busting out of it, and today that same dress is WAY to big. So my best guess is that I was around 165 during high school. I would love to be at my goal by may, and that means dropping 24.1 lbs or a bit over 6 lbs per month. I feel that is a lot for me but my mom always told me reach for the stars! Hope you all have a great long weekend!

Keep thinking about how we can challenge each other and support each other! :flowerforyou: Any ideas are more than welcomed

onehicchic

I'm 5'2 and 155, my daily calorie in take is 1200. I have to say I feel like I am starving to death

amysambora

Had a pretty good week this week! I feel like it was my first 'proper' week since the holiday season. I tried to get back on track quickly but there was just so much going on, then it was my TOM...finally this week I was able to get back to clean eating and for the first time in a month the scale has gone DOWN! From 62.4kg to 61.8kg. Really motivated to keep going now! I wanna see 60kg by Valentine's Day!

potluck965

I'm 5'2 and 155, my daily calorie in take is 1200. I have to say I feel like I am starving to death

Yeah, get used to it. I started right about where you are and thought it would kill me for quite a while. I was hungry and miserable, even during the night.

But, keep it up and it should work. It did for me

WindmillSong

I'm 5'3", and would love to be 150, lol! Seriously though, I'm about 169-highest was 175. I'd like to get down to 140 at first, and work from there. I am also a SAHM, to 4 kiddos-so finding time to myself is often hard, but I know it's a necessity. I'm pretty new here, but would love to be a part of a "group"

Kcham817

I'm 5'3 and 159 lbs. I used to be heavier at almost 170 lbs. My goal is get down to 140 lbs. MFP set me at 1200 calories, I changed it to 1400 which I rarely get to with my eating and exercise. Good luck to everyone!

brandygburke

WHen I started two weeks ago I was 5'4 and 163.8. Today I'm still 5;4 (duh) but 153.6 pounds -so I'm close to your size. I'm allowed 1200 but I usually only hit 1200 once or twice a week, the rest of the week I fluctuate between 900 and 1050 or so - I try to eat a few more here and a few less there so my body doesn't get used to any certain amt of calories each day. Weekends suck for me though.

Icandothis2011

I'm 5"2.5", damn right I'm counting that half inch, and 143. I want to get down to 125. I'm trying to lose half a pound a week and with three workouts a week I eat 1500. I'm increasing my workout time to 4-5 times a week however.

good luck to all!

txchic_73

Hi. I am 5'2" & 140.2 lbs. I am allowed 1200 calories per day according to MFP. When I eat close to this I have found I am losing a little weight. I have lost 3.4 lbs in 2 weeks. SO that is a start. I have a sedentary job so that makes it harder. I am trying to incorporate more exercise into my daily activities in order to try to move things along more rapidly and to get healthier. I would like my arms to tone up some along with my thighs, and this gut I have going on. LOL Feel free to add me as a friend.

Jennplus2

This weekend I did great on my walking goal! I walked Saturday, Sunday, and Monday! However, I didn't do so hot on my eating. But not in the way you might expect. I didn't eat enough! My goal is to eat 1500+ exercise calories (I learned the hard way 1200 isn't the way to go **Not judging, but if you want my 2 cents let me know and I will explain my thinking**) on Saturday I only ate 1064 (-608 exercise=456 calories) Sunday I ate 823 (-784exercise=39) 39 calories to fuel my body all day?!?!?! :noway: Plus my burned calories are an under estimate I'm sure because like many of you, I am chasing young kids around all day and don't account for that. Oh man, not good ladies, not good! I have had a migraine headache for the last 4 days and I read on WebMD today that loss of appetite often occurs with a migraine. Well, today my goal is to eat, eat, eat! I am hoping to go over on calories to make up for my two days of starving my body. I just wasn't feeling hungry but felt like I needed to get my exercise still, weekends are typically hard for me to stay under calories so I think I was in the frame of mind that I should save calories and exercise to not go over, but then I felt like crap and didn't want to eat. I guess that was not the best plan. Well, now I know.

Hope you all have a nice Tuesday!

Cando055

Jenn, I would like to know your thoughts on eating all your calories, plus exercise calories.

Jennplus2

Jenn, I would like to know your thoughts on eating all your calories, plus exercise calories.

Hopefully no one will take offence because I am only trying to help, but I made the mistake for many months of eating far to few calories. I lost at the beginning (first 20 lbs came off a pound at a time fairly regularly) but then my weight loss stalled for many months and it was very frustrating. MFP had me set at 1200 calories a day for a 1 lbs loss per week and I was really losing more like .3 per week if any at all. I would feel starved and crave all kinds of bad foods. After being “so good” keeping at 1200 per day for a few weeks with little to no loss I would binge and eat a few extra 100 calories one day. Every time I would eat a little more like that (healthy calories by the way, not a snickers bar) my body would hold onto the food and store it as fat. *so again, healthy food at 1200 for weeks, then an extra piece of lean chicken for dinner and I would show a gain on the scale*
I did this for a long time. Losing a bit, then re-gaining. Down a bit, then back up losing the same 5 lbs just to gain it back again.
Now that I eat more like 1500+ all (or at least half if I am not hungry for all) my exercise calories (now MFP is set to a half pound loss per week) I lose more like 1-3 lbs per week. It was hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that if I eat more I will lose more, but I found that to be true. I know I sure wish someone would of told me sooner that I was not eating enough. That would have saved me a lot of time and frustration as well as the feeling of being starved for months.

I will not be offended if you do not take my advice. I understand it is your journey and you must do what you feel good about. I just know that I am eating 1500+ my exercise calories and am losing more now than I ever did eating only 1200. I truly believe that I was putting my body into starvation mode eating that low. Now I feel so much better, I have more energy, and I am even more patient with my kids.

Just my 2 cents, I am not a Doctor but I hope my past experience helps you.
:flowerforyou:

jade_85

hey all im 5"4 and a half i weigh 155 at moment. im looking to get down to 140. my mfp calorie allowance is 1200 a day. im a carer with mentally ill elderly people so im forever running around lol and i excersise 3-4 times a week if im not to shattered. im on day 19 and ive lost about 5 lbs so far but quite a few inches, i think where ive gained muscle the weight loss is not so great but as long as i can see a difference on my hips its all good this website is amazing it helps keep me motivated and so does reading all ur posts pls feel free to add me as a friend its great to hear from ppl similar heights n weights hope ur all having a fantastic week
jade xxx

mjb123

I am 5"4' and weigh 147. I eat 1500 a day but I work out a lot.

Lisabrownnc

Hi everyone. I'm 5'3 (well, almost) and weighed 144 on Monday. My MFP calorie is 1200 also, but doesn't include exercise calories. I was told by some nutritionists (not on this board) that I needed to "net" 1200 calories - to not go below that. I work out every day and get between 300-400 calories each day for that. I entered into MFP that my goal weight was 120 at 1 lb a week. The system says I'm targeted to .8 lbs weight loss a week so we'll see. The first couple of days I had trouble going past the 1200 calories (not wanting to eat the exercise calories), but now after talking to the nutritionists and reading all these posts, I'm going to try to stick to 1400-ish a day (and make sure I exercise). I'm also 46 years old, so not sure if age factors into anything when the system tracks it.

Jennplus2

Just pop 'n in to say hello. How is everyone doing on their goals? I am doing great on my walking so I am adding in a yoga DVD next week!

jade_85

hey jen doing ok having a good week been doing my davina dvd which i love hope ur week is going well and u enjoy ur yoga dvd xx

Cando055

My scale is moving this week, after no loss last week. My goal is to be under 150 by Valentine's Day.

Jennplus2

Great job on the loss Cando55! 150 by Valentine's is a great goal.

I forget what everyone weighs...
Should we do a Friday weigh in? If you want to post your numbers go for it, and I'll start.

12/17......150.6
(vaca for two weeks to visit my sister and didn't weigh or count calories)
1/3..........160.2
1/6..........157.6
1/14........154.1
1/21........153.0

losergirl30lbs

Just joined...I am 5"3 and weigh in today @ 150lbs..my goal is to lose a total of 30lbs. I began my weightloss two weeks ago, and I have lost 5lbs so far. I have been eating on avaerage between 1100 and 1300 calories per day, and I do not excercise very much. I am in a biggest loser contest at work too. This is helping to keep me motivated too! Good luck to everyone!