5' ladies what's your daily caloric intake?

manicautumn

I've gone from 148lbs to 119lbs. I lost the first ~12 without counting calories and then lost another ~12 at 1500 a day. Recently I've bumped it up to about 1800 and I've been walking a lot more.

I'm 5'0.

ruby_red_rose

5'2''. Lost almost 60lbs cycling calories between 1450 and 1800. I am about 15 lbs from my goal weight.

mcaila

5'2 and generally I net anywhere between 800-1200/day- so far I've lost about 20 lbs over the course of 2.5 months. I have my current limit set at 800 but I probably eat more than that since I don't always measure out my food. For the most part I'm pretty sedentary - only exercise is walking my dog 1 to 3.5 miles/day and I work a part-time job as a barista which keeps me on my feet. Overall it works for me and I feel fine - my biggest struggle is trying to ignore my cravings for sweets and chocolate.

nomorebingesgirl2014

4ft 11

aethre

5'1, started at 1200, changed it to 1435 and frequently going over. Scales didn't shift a pound when I was doing 1200 but seems to be starting to shift now.

There's a theory that if you drop your calories too low, you automatically burn less calories in your general activities throughout the day... I don't mean 'starvation mode' but just minor behavioral things like fidgeting less and sitting down more. Your body is designed to make the best possible use of the energy given. I subscribe to this theory... I seemed to be getting far less 'incidental' housework done at 1200!

PlumpKitten

I'm 5'1". I maintain at 1600 net, and lose weight at 1200 net.
I "eat back" my calories, even though I do realize that those counts are not 100% accurate. It's still a good motivation for me to exercise.
I am moderately active. I have an office job. However, I have 2 young kids and no car, so I do alot of walking / chasing!

cattitude123

I'm 5' .05" cant even claim 5'1..my daily is 1340..hooray for exercise calories!