5'4 women :)

kittybabexo

So i just really curious to know if other woman are consuming the same amount of calories as me or less and if i can maybe eat less calories of perhaps i need to eat more.Just want to make sure i'm doing this correctly and also people say to subtract 30% of my TDEE to lose weight? is that correct and if so do i have the correct numbers?

So here's my info

18 yrs old | 5'4 | 132 lbs

BMR: 1439
TDEE: 2230
Daily Calorie goal: 1784

keem88

my goal for maintanance on this site is around 1630, i eat well below that though. sounds like a good amount that you have going on, i too am 5'4"

Fitness_withsarah

Hi ! I am 5'4 (and a little bit) and I usually aim for around 1600 - 1800. I workout a lot so it is for weightloss not maintence. I weight basically the same as you as well ! How active are you ? It sounds like your calorie intake is pretty good

Sarah

kittybabexo

Hi ! I am 5'4 (and a little bit) and I usually aim for around 1600 - 1800. I workout a lot so it is for weightloss not maintence. I weight basically the same as you as well ! How active are you ? It sounds like your calorie intake is pretty good

Sarah

I sometimes work out twice a day like i go for a run in the morning (60 mins) and then do 30 day shred (20 mins) or Tae Bo (60 mins) some times i just run and do 15 mins of stationary bike and take a day or sometimes two to rest my muscles So i guess i am quite active.. Yeah i dont want to maintain i want to lose weight

Im just really wondering if i should eat less calories to make it more effective

Fitness_withsarah

You sound like you do a lot of working out ! Definetly don't eat less. When you get the last bit of weight it's most effective to EAT your workout calories (but also keeping a deficit) or else you'll go into starvation mode. It's best to keep losing between .5. - 1 pound a week ! Do you do any strength training ?? You should definitely add some into rev up results.

Meg_78

I'm 4'5.5" and 110lbs

My TDEE is approx 2240..and I eat around 1900-2000 + exercise calories to maintain, so it works out about the same. I'm a gainer /maintainer, but start loosing on anything below 1900, and could personally not eat lower than 1600 cause I lose too fast. I try to work out 4-5 days a week. I think you sound like you are eating at a good amount for your gaol. You don't want to lose to fast, it's better to go slow and steady.

sarah44254

above 1500 and below maintenance is my goal. i've read more suggestions for -20%TDEE than 30% but i'd guess either way will get you the loss you want.

i'm losing weight really, really, incredibly slowly because i eat at maintenance most of the time. i lost 25lbs in 6 months last year eating 1500ish daily

kittybabexo

i actually do have weights in my house.. its a bit old machine thing but its still good but i havent done any really. Actually i was planning to start today but i woke up really sore and tired so i decided to take the day

kittybabexo

I'm 4'5.5" and 110lbs

My TDEE is approx 2240..and I eat around 1900-2000 + exercise calories to maintain, so it works out about the same. I'm a gainer /maintainer, but start loosing on anything below 1900, and could personally not eat lower than 1600 cause I lose too fast. I try to work out 4-5 days a week. I think you sound like you are eating at a good amount for your gaol. You don't want to lose to fast, it's better to go slow and steady.

I also try to work out 4-5 days a week for about an hour i actually lost 6 pounds eating very low calories but then after reading that some people tent to lose really fast but then get stuck and gain it back i got super scared and decided that i needed to change my calorie intake because it wasnt healthy for me and i didnt want to gain weight instead of losing and also didnt want to lose muscle and be "skinny fat"

TwistedFun

im 5'4 and i try and eat 1500 a day. i was undereating alot but started getting weak and tired so i upped to 1500. sometimes i go under (its a habit) but i mostly stick to it. my tdee is 1947 and bmr is 1420.

since i workout its still an undereat, but i have to slowly go up so i don't shock my system

keem88

So i just really curious to know if other woman are consuming the same amount of calories as me or less and if i can maybe eat less calories of perhaps i need to eat more.Just want to make sure i'm doing this correctly and also people say to subtract 30% of my TDEE to lose weight? is that correct and if so do i have the correct numbers?

So here's my info

18 yrs old | 5'4 | 132 lbs

BMR: 1439
TDEE: 2230
Daily Calorie goal: 1784

forgot to put before, generally women should eat around 300-500 under their tdee to lose, so i think your numbers are fine, especially if you are active, want to make sure you are getting enough

kittybabexo

So i just really curious to know if other woman are consuming the same amount of calories as me or less and if i can maybe eat less calories of perhaps i need to eat more.Just want to make sure i'm doing this correctly and also people say to subtract 30% of my TDEE to lose weight? is that correct and if so do i have the correct numbers?

So here's my info

18 yrs old | 5'4 | 132 lbs

BMR: 1439
TDEE: 2230
Daily Calorie goal: 1784

forgot to put before, generally women should eat around 300-500 under their tdee to lose, so i think your numbers are fine, especially if you are active, want to make sure you are getting enough

Oh! well thats good then! i'm not doing so bad after all I really want to lose weight the healthy way and also tone so everything is in place when i started i was eating so little calories and i did lose weight but after reading post etc i realized that it was really unhealthy and that there was a chance i was losing muscle and not fat and it should be the other way around.

amberlykay1014

Hello! I'm 5'4" too and my body fat is around 23.9%. I'm currently eating around 1700-1800 cals/day and my TDEE is around 2200, I believe.