Ladies 5'3 or under! How much do you eat???
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I am 5'2. When I started out I ate 1200 calories, but as my exercise regimen intensified I bumped up to 1500. I don't usually eat my calories back, unless I have a big burn day. I am currently doing Insanity 6 days a week, along with zumba and running once or twice a week. When I combine workouts in a day, I burn big calories, like 1200-1400, so I have to eat some of those back to have energy. As long as I eat right and exercise I lose weight consistently, about 1.5 lb loss per week. when I start getting off track with my eating is when I gain or remain the same.0
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I'm almost 5'3, 149lbs, and breastfeeding. I can only lose with 1500-2000 cal, depending on activity level that day and how often my son nurses. I plateaued for a season when I was sticking to my MFP number, but when I started looking at it as a minimum, my weight started going down again. That and making sure I was only eating whole foods and eating plenty of protein and meeting my nutritional needs (taking vitamins). I don't log my foods here anymore now that I've figured out what works for me (I'm a student with 4 kids, no time).
I'm not a huge fan of weight loss for birthdays or weddings. I'm more of a fan of learning how to live and eat healthy. Birthday diets aren't going to stick and are usually fueled by vanity.0 -
Hi. Im 5, 3 and I eat 2100 calories daily. I have 2 kids and my TDEE is about 2800-3000. Depends on your activity level.0
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I am 5' 3" and current at 128. I started out at 1,200 calories like many others too...but as I started to exercise more and build more muscle I needed more fuel. I have my goal set for 1,500 - but some days I do go over that. I try to come in at 300- 500 calorie deficit daily...so it all depends on activity. On days I run 5 miles and lift I of course eat more than on days I sit around the house and do nothing. Find a balance - but don't look at 1,200 calories like a magic number. It is different for everyone.
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I'm 5"2.5 and eat between 1700-1900 on exercise days depending on how hard I worked out and 1400 on non-exercise days. I exercise pretty hard, lifting heavy weights and very high intensity cardio, 1hr sessions 3-4 times a week. Other than my exercise, I don't live a very active lifestyle - bus to Uni, bus back home, walk to work (5 mins away) and walk back and I'm on my *kitten*/cleaning the house the rest of the time.0
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Almost 5'2, I eat about 2000 a day cutting :flowerforyou:0
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This is all very interesting to me to see how different everyone is. I'm 5'2 and started at 153. I got down to 135 on 1400 calories but then hit a plateau. I took a few months and now trying to back on it. I'm at 139 now on 1400 calories. Hopefully I can lose some weight. I would like to be at 130 by the end of the year. My next goal would be 120 by summertime.
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I'm 5'2 and 125 pounds. I eat between 1440 and 2000 calories depending on how much I workout. I've lost about 20 pounds this way and am working towards losing another 10 to 15 more pounds. It's a slower weight loss, but it's a lot easier to sustain. I tried doing the 1200 calories net when I first started here and it didn't work for me. I just plateaued until I upped my calories.0
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I'm 5'2" n i weigh 143lbs. And as of now i just have 1200 calories or less sumtyms because i dont exercise much. Once i increase the workout time i will increase the calories too0
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I'm 5 foot and 1.75 inches tall, I weigh 146lbs. I work out doing 30 mins of cardio and 30 mins of strength training 4-6 days a week. I started at eating 1200 calories a day and eating back exercise calories. Now I eat between 1500-1800 depending on my exercise level.0
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I'm 5ft 1. 39 years old. I work in an office behind a desk. I ate 1200 calories until I lost the 20 pound goal. Then I calculated my TDEE using iifym. com.
It calculates my TDEE as 1324 so I eat around 1300.
I don't know which is better but the calculator for IIFYM is different from scoobys workshop. A whole lot less.0 -
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I'm 5'3 and currently weigh 156 pounds. I am supposed to eat 1400 on days I don't exercise to lose at my desired rate but i exercise every day and usually end up eating closer to 1900 calories a day. I've lost 33 pounds overall and the last 15 have come in the past 2 months eating this way. I did 1200 for about 3 weeks in January when I first started but then decided I couldn't sustain that much of a deficit. I was too grumpy lol.0
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I am 4'10ish and it depends on the day but between 1900 and 2150. It took me a long time to figure out something that work.
I do mostly cardio and some strength.0 -
5'3''. anywhere between 1,300-1,500. I have lost 20lbs0
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Im 5 3 and i eat about 16000
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