Ladies 5'3 or under! How much do you eat???

Really it will all depend on you and your body. Sorry, but there is no guarantee that you will lose the weight that you want by the time you want it, just trying to be honest. That being said you really can do a lot for yourself in aiding the process of losing weight to reach your goal. It really is not harder for a short person to lose weight than a tall person, but usually the last 10lbs people tend to have a little bit of trouble with and you only have 12 to go. You can watch your calorie, fat, and carb intake, eat clean, watch what time of the day you eat, and exercise in aiding your body to drop the weight. But please remember that 110lbs is really only a number and healthy is what we really need to work for. If you follow sensibility with your food and exercise then I see no reason for you to not lose the last 12 lbs by November.

Hi..i'm 5 1. I started off eating 1200 and lost abt 30 lbs that way, then i switched it up to 1350 lost another 15 lbs. Currently i'm eating around 1440 a day and i have lost 7 lbs. As I got fitter I noticed I needed to eat a bit more to keep my energy level up. It's working out pretty well for me and I'm hoping to lose the last 30 lbs over the rest of t his year.

Do you think I should eat at 1200 calories a day? I would eat back my exercise calories then

No I honestly think you should probably be around the 1500 to 1600 range you dont need to lose very much weight so you should try to do it slowly. If you lose to fast, odds are you will just gain it back. It has taken me a year to lose 53 lbs.

I'm 5'2" and I eat 2000-2200 for maintenance right now and can actually lose a little at 2000. I couldn't sustain 1200 for more than 3 days with my workouts. Plus, I like to eat food and not be hungry so a slower loss at a higher calorie range is fine for me. I lost most of my weight at 1500-1700 a day. As I got closer to goal I moved up to 1800, still saw a good loss and then got to goal and upped it again. I work out 5-6 days a week, mostly strength training with 3 days heavy lifting and 3 days short cardio (less than 20 min) with higher rep resistance training done in supersets and complexes for interval style cardio kicks. If I'm in the gym for more than 60 min, I've done too much.

I'm 5'2", 44 years old, and have something like 80 more pounds to lose. I generally eat between 1200-1500 calories a day, depending on my activity level and how hungry I am and what I have going on that day. I strength train 30 minutes 3x a week and try to get at least 30 minutes of cardio 6x a week. Doing that I can lose, but if I try to eat more than that I stall out quickly.

I'm 60 yrs old and 4'11". MY RMR is 1240. I cycle daily 8-10 miles. I usually net between 1300-1400 calories on those days. I lift weights 3xs weekly. On the days I cycle and lift weights, I net about 1500 cals.

I can't say much about weight loss that is event driven. Except that it doesn't stay off.

Question for the original poster to think about: is your goal to weigh 110 or is it actually to nudge your body composition toward looking better to your eyes, eg. looking more toned and lean?

I myself am 5'3" and with the height and weights you are talking about, I am guessing that you actually want to look leaner -- in which case the answer is "Eat and lift!" I could be totally wrong. Just putting it out there.....good luck with meeting your goal. When it's that little weight (or that close to body composition goal), good Lord, but it's tough.

I'm 5 2, 140 pounds, and plateaued there at the moment. I was eating 1200 plus eating back my exercise calories, and when I got stuck I upped it to 1500. Same thing. I went off birth control pills recently and my hormones are fluxing, so I think that might be part of it. I do C25K and JMBR as my exercise.

I'm 5'3 149 started at 190. I eat 1700-1900 cals that includes my exercise. I run usually min 9 miles a week and do some work out DVD. ..usually 5 days of exercise. ..been stuck lately due to high levels of stress an looking for a way to lift an tone better. I really need to lose 10 more

I am 5'3" and shoot to eat an average of 1200 a day. I started out at about 117 - I am currently about 111. I'd like to get back to the 107 I was at when I got pregnant (I am a little over seven weeks postpartum now).

For right now I am doing this primarily on diet - I am mostly sedentary and don't "exercise" per se. I do go on hour long hikes a couple times a week and do some walking when the weather cooperates, but because it is irregular, I do not count it towards my activity level.

I don't want to jinx it, but it seems that 1200 is working well for me. We'll see how well these final four pounds come off (and stay off), though.

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

Using that ^ site as a tool, if you NET 1400 calories every day for the next 5 months, you should lose 10 lbs. So always eat that much, and if you exercise, eat back the exercise calories.