5'2" ladies, What is your calorie goal?
JeSuisPrest
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I just recently upped my calorie goal once again! And now I'm curious about other woman my height....
I'm 44 yrs old, 5'2", weighed in this morning at 121 with a goal of 115.
My new calorie goal is 1705, what is your calorie goal?
I'm 44 yrs old, 5'2", weighed in this morning at 121 with a goal of 115.
My new calorie goal is 1705, what is your calorie goal?
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I am 5'2" and fluctuate between 111-119 more on the up side recently while doing NROL4W. My goal is 110 as weight but mainly less in body fat instead of the scale. My cal goal is 1645 which is a 15% cut of my TDEE. IF I calculated my activity right.0
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I'm 5'2", currently 125lbs and eating around 1900 (maintenance is around 2100)...
I'm not really too concerned w/my scale weight, I can't imagine that I'd drop below 118, which is where I started my last "bulk" phase. I'm currently cutting, now, but already back in my size 2s, so idk how long I'll continue to cut.....
~Kiki0 -
I am 5'2 and weigh 197.
I am eating 1600 plus my exercise calories, plus 300 for breastfeeding.0 -
I am 5" 1 1/2", does that count?! just starting out again and my calorie goal went from 1380 last Wednesday when I weighed in at 193lb to 1420 this Saturday when I dropped 2lbs to 191lb. I have checked the lose 1 lb a week on the settings so I know I am where I should be. I double checked this! I am new to this concept of eating more to weigh less. I will be honest it freaks me out but I know that the other way was not working so I "have nothing to lose" LOL!
I am also a wee bit older than you young ones so that also concerns me. I was quite active but let that slide for the past two months. Kick me now! I was doing strength/cardio boot camp twice a week, loved it but can't get there due to scheduling conflicts with work vs sleep vs boot camp.
Anyway I am determined to get this under control, my mission this week is to get my eating in order, tracking and water. I am also going to try and get some walking in. I do use the stairs at work when I can (patting myself on the back!) And I will get my butt back into the gym. Baby steps. :blushing:0 -
I'm 5'3", 41 yrs old and 168 lbs. Goal weight is 125. I lost 10 lbs before MFP but have only been able to lose 2 - 3 lbs (bounces up and down) since joining MFP in March. I started at the 1200 MFP recommended with no success. So I'm at 1944 right now, but I haven't consistently netted that for any period of time. I have to work on that first before I can measure success. I think the only saving grace is that I've been doing a 90-day strength/core/cardio routine for the last 45 days and so I'm losing inches even though the scale seems almost stuck. I'm down from a snug size 14 to a snug to loose size 10.0
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I'm 5'2, 21 yo and I used to eat between 1300-1500 calories but I started doing jm 30 day shred three weeks ago and eating few calories some days and haven't lost much weight since then. I started reading mfp forums last week and thanks to this group decided to up my calories to 1630.
It's 500 calorie deficit from my tde 0 -
1300 at the moment!0
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Hi im 5'2, 37 y/old, weight 110lbs at mo. and am currently eating 1800/1900, just started last week. Obviously I put on a few lbs, but will keep at it and see how it goes. i lift 3 x and interval train 3 x0
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I'm 54 yrs. old and at 5'2, I weigh in at 150. I upped my calories 2 weeks ago to 1765 which is my TDEE - 15%. I lift weights 4 days a week and eat 1765 on my rest days too. The scale is stuck, but the inches are moving and I have more energy.0
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I just upped my calories late last week to 1750. I'm hoping this will give me what I need to see the scale move in the right direction.
I'm 5'2 and 169 lbs. I lift on M, W, F and I also do intervals on the elliptical or now I'm running since its nice out. I do that at least 3-4x a week as well. The scale has not budged. I'm hoping that this will help me some.0 -
Just wanted to add since I've upped my calorie goal, I am now at 119 lbs!! 4lbs to goal!!0
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Nice!! How awesome is that?
Congrats girl, almost there....0 -
Im new to upping calories, but the 1200/day has me tired and yawning all day, cranky and not even wanting to work out when I get home from work. If I'm doing the math correctly...
BMR is 1617
TDEE is 1954
1954 minus 15% deficit is 1660 calories/day.
I'm 5'2 1/2, 29 yrs old and 185lbs.0 -
I am 5'2" and weigh 167. I am taking in between 1500 and 1800 a day but net less. I walk a lot every day and lift 2-3 times a week.0
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I'm 5'1 1/2", want to lose about 7-10# more and am aiming for 1900. I am lifting heavy 2x a week and walking in between. I was running too, but it was too much with the lifting. I just got a BodyMedia Fit, so it's been interesting to see my calorie deficits...0
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Age 51
Ht: 5'0"
Wt: 200
Cals: 1900
I'm 3 weeks in to EM2WL~ I am staying OFF the scale and NOT measuring until 4-6 weeks in!
Feel wonderful, more energy, less hair loss in the shower, overall feeling of well-being!!
Who woulda thunk my old enemy would become my new best friend??0 -
5'2 1/2 27 yo 131. I eat around 1820 cal looking to be able to maintain around this weight and get leaner0
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bump....0
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5'2", 24 years old, currently 169lbs. My cut is 1,700-1,800's right now. I give myself a little leeway because sometimes I workout a bit more than other times, but I try not to go over 1,900 total. This is working really well for me so far, I'm finally losing weight quickly since I've changed to this and watching my macros!0
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Great thread; I've been wondering the same thing. I'm 5'2 and I weigh around 74kg (163 lbs). Bear in mind I haven't weighed myself in two months, BUT I have lost inches since being on MFP. So that's progress, right?
I currently eat around 1600 and about 2/3 or all of my exercise calories. MFP tells me I'm losing at a slow rate of .7lb/week. That's fine with me. I feel stronger, healthier, and happier. There are days when I do worry about 1600 being too much because my body looks the same or even slightly bigger. I know to expect fluctuations, but it's frustrating.0 -
I am 5'3, 23 and 130lbs. I am aiming for 1750-1850 calories a day.0
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I'm forever playing around with my calorie goal and goal weight too for that matter. Up until my son's high school graduation over Memorial Day weekend I was at 119 lbs. Then I gave myself permission to eat whatever I wanted that weekend and soon went up to 125. I went back to MFP's way of setting a calorie goal and fluctuate between 121-125 ever since. So I am going back to EM2LW's way. So my TDEE is 1955 and a 15% cut is 1670. So now 1670 is my new goal.0
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28yo
5'3"
CW: 143
GW: 125-130
current intake: 1850 (approx TDEE 2150-15%)0 -
I'm 5'2.5" (that half inch is VERY important...LOL!!). I'm currently 188, goal weight is 145.
I have a BMF so I go by that for my TDEE minus cut. My average TDEE is 2600-2700 so with cut I usually eat between 2000-2100. I'm aiming for a consistent weight loss of .5 to 1 pound a week.
Ooops, forgot to add my age....43!0 -
I am 5'2" and fluctuate between 111-119 more on the up side recently while doing NROL4W. My goal is 110 as weight but mainly less in body fat instead of the scale. My cal goal is 1645 which is a 15% cut of my TDEE. IF I calculated my activity right.
I'm similar to this. I'm 5'2 and have quite a heavy workout routine. I'm doing my own P90X/Insanity doubles hybrid. Right now, I'm aiming for about 1600/day. I know I need to up it, but I'm still getting comfortable with this and taking it a little bit at a time. I'm trying to lose, though I would like to gain muscle. I've lost a half inch around my waist and hips though!
Oh, and I'm 31.0 -
Oh wow now Im freaked out!! I'm 5.2.5 and 33 and im just upped my cut to 2150! Which I think is bigger than all your TDEE's. I'm sure this is my average kcal burnon fit bit -250 kcal perday as cut....
Eeeeeeek!
Oh I'm 124 but have gone up to 126 today... Fingers crossed it water0 -
I'm 5'2", 38 and about 151 lbs. I'm eating around 1650 right now which about TDEE-15% for light activity (it's actually 1657 but not having and even number bugged me lol). This is my first full week with EMTWL so I'll see how this goes and see if I should up calories more. I'm doing my second round of Supreme 90 which is a combo of cardio/weights that averages 30 min a day 6 days a week.0
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I am 4'10.5" and just went up to 2000. I have been plateaued for months. I spent a couple weeks at 1200 per day back in Feb, then found out my BMR was 1260 and went to that plus exercise cals, then went to 1600 without exercise cals as long as I netted BMR, then 1800 without exercise cals and netting at least BMR, and now try 2000. I don't know how accurate my burn counts are but most of my burn comes from running which I randomly take my heart rate then calculate using a calculator that takes into account age and weight and heart rate then I subtract my resting heart rate. I feel this part of my burn must be reasonably accurate. I shoot for burning 3500 cals per week and usually make it or at least get very close.
Recently I tried to figure out how much I was eating when I was maintaining this weight. From what I could figure I was ranging between a low of 1800 and a high of 3000. I maintained this weight for about 15 years. I actually think the 5 lbs I gained then lost was more due to swelling from surgery in December. Over the last few years I really didn't exercise much so that was just from a few hours of walking per week and daily stuff.
I am 46 yo and currently weight 125 with goal being somewhere around 115 or 120. I'm pretty muscular and less than that I look a little sickly. I'm more interested in building muscle and losing the little bit of belly roll I have left. I don't expect to lose much per week but wish I'd lose something. I haven't even managed a pound a month since about March.0 -
I'm 5'3 and 132. I eat around 2100 for TDEE and my cut is around 1850 with moderate to high amounts of exercise. Have been cutting since doing a reset about a month ago but just started lifting heavy. RAVENOUS since starting the lifting, despite intaking huge amounts of protein so instead of dealing with the hunger, have decided to do a week of maintenance. Figure it will probably move more inches anyway when I cut again.
My goal is not the scale at all, it's the measurements. I don't think the scale has moved much at all since upping cals, but I can definitely see fat loss when I look in the mirror and in my clothes. I'm hoping to actually put on a bit more "weight", as such, but get smaller. If I put on a bit more muscle, I can eat more! Haha
Ultimate goal is to look lean and muscular and look like I'm around the 125 mark, but realistically will probably weigh more than that. Never in my life would I have ever thought I would want to put on "weight".
I love EM2WL!!!0 -
I am 5' 1", 26 years old, CW: 135, GW: 125. According to my BMF my TDEE is about 2700 cals/day so I eat no less than 2000 cals/day!0
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