Short Women from about 4'9-5'2...Calorie Intake??
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EXACT same as me!!!I'm 5'0 and I eat 1200-1300 calories. I exercise around 30-60 min per day and I do not eat back my exercise calories. I have a desk job where I'm on my butt all day so I'm very scared to eat back any exercise calories I get!0
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Hi, I am 5'1 and I spoke to a friend of mine a while back..she has a degree in this field and working toward more.She set me on a 1700 calorie a day and burn at least 500 calories a day and NOT EAT back the calories.I have did this and it has worked well for me.I was on a 1200 calorie a day a few weeks back and burning around 300 calories..I stayed the same weight for awhile and I was getting fustrated,,When I changed , just in 4 days I started losing weight again..I wish you the best...0
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Thanks for all the wonderful info!!0
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EXACT same as me!!!I'm 5'0 and I eat 1200-1300 calories. I exercise around 30-60 min per day and I do not eat back my exercise calories. I have a desk job where I'm on my butt all day so I'm very scared to eat back any exercise calories I get!
Me too.
I'm 5'0 and I eat 1200-1300 calories. I exercise around 30-min per day and I do not eat back my exercise calories. I upped my calories last year to 1500 after reading so many 1200 calorie posts, and I gained back a lot of weight.0 -
I'm 4'10" and currently trying to eat between 1300-1600 cals per day. I'm thinking I might up it because I exercise daily. I'm currently trying to train for a triathlon in October so while I think I should eat a little bit more, I'm kinda of scared to eat any more than that. Also, I don't normally eat back my work out calories. I do Pilates 4x a week ~50 mins each session, HIIT training 2-3x a week ~1 hr per session, triathlon training 5x a week ~1 hr-1.5 hrs per session, Lifting on a four day split ~30 mins per session, 1 rest day per week.
For reference I work at a desk job, but still find that I might not be as active as I could be0 -
Hi, 5'1" here, eat 800 - 950 calories a day depending on how hungry I am.0
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I am 5'2 1/2. I eat about 1700 calories a day and losing on average about a pound a week. I started at 139 lbs., currently at 122 and aiming for 110 as final goal weight. I walk a couple miles every day and do a Jillian Michaels dvd daily (between 30-50 min, depending on which dvd i do). Planning to start weight training very soon :-)0
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I'm 5' 1.5". My TDEE is 1468. I eat anywhere from 800 to 1000 calories a day. I haven't started an exercise program yet and work at a desk all day so not much going on physically to justify any more calories than that.
ETA: I do 20/4 intermittent fasting so I get to eat all those calories in one evening meal. During the day, I drink black coffee and water only.0 -
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Hi, I am 5'1 and I spoke to a friend of mine a while back..she has a degree in this field and working toward more.She set me on a 1700 calorie a day and burn at least 500 calories a day and NOT EAT back the calories.I have did this and it has worked well for me.I was on a 1200 calorie a day a few weeks back and burning around 300 calories..I stayed the same weight for awhile and I was getting fustrated,,When I changed , just in 4 days I started losing weight again..I wish you the best...
Thanks for the tip, I will try this as I am on 1200 and been stuck for a while.0 -
My base is set at 1342 and then I eat back about 1/2 of my exercise calories so I've been averaging out just over 1500. I exercise 6 days a week for 45 minute to an hour most days. I'll admit I have not found the perfect formula yet and am working on upping my protein and watching the carbs. I am 5'1 1/2.0
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I'm 4'11 and I have maybe 15-20 pounds that I WANT to lose--I could conceivably lose 10 pounds and be "fine" but I don't really like my body at anything over 115 pounds (personal preference for ME, not a judgment of others' goals).
That being said, my current calorie target is as follows:
~1500-1600 when doing a 30 minute intense workout (T25)
~1600-1700 when doing a morning walk plus my 30 minute workout (1 hour total)
~1700-1800 when doing a morning run plus my 30 minute workout (1 hour total)
Aside from workouts I usually walk 15-40 minutes a day to/from campus. That's about it.
I'm injured right now but when I start strength training again I'll likely be eating 1800+ every day.0 -
5'2"...I eat at BMR, and right now that's about 1611.
You do NOT have to eat less to lose weight just because you're short. Promise.1 -
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5'2"...I eat at BMR, and right now that's about 1611.
You do NOT have to eat less to lose weight just because you're short. Promise.
It depends on your metabolism, age, and activity level, as well as how quickly you want to lose weight. There is no one answer for everyone.0 -
Hey yeah I'm small too, either 4'9 or 4'11 depending on which leg and I eat around 700 calories. I don't really do any cardio because I have severe asthma. I feel fine eating that much but I'm worried I'm not losing any weight. I haven't weighed myself since I started this lower calorie diet but I hope I see some results.0
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5'2 15-1600 cals, workout 120min per day0
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I am 5'2" on a good day, weigh 190.4 as of today (which would take my ticker down another couple of pounds I think) and I eat 1500-1600 calories regardless of exercise. I am not super active, I'm a stay-home mom with older kids, so not chasing any toddlers around. I hit the gym 6 days/week, C25K alternating with walking. Sometimes I throw in a yoga DVD. I understand why some short women feel the need to eat 1200 calories, I disagree but I get it. However, anything below that is just unnecessary.0
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I am 41 and 5ft1. I usually eat 1200 plus exercise cals and my daily goal for exercise is 400 cals which means I can eat 1600 but I don't always do that but I think it works out in the end as I sometimes eat out. I am going to be away for 4 days and then back a day and then away another 6 days so I am trying out 1100 plus exercise right now which is very easy because I am also burning 500+ cals a day at the moment. Other weeks I have eaten 1300 or 1400 + exercise and I think it is ok to change it up and vary things. My progress has been pretty good, I have lost at least 14lbs in 12 weeks I say at least because it is my ovulation week and I usually retain a pound or two so may be a bit higher.0
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