4'10" and eats 2000 calories a day?! Eeegads. :-) PICS!

Wow......You have a lovely little figure!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done!!

You look gorgeous, thanks for being a good voice of reason around here...us short people don't have to starve ourselves!!!!!!

What I do works for me. It may not work for everyone, but I just can't see myself living off of less than 1200 calories a day and running the way I do. I eat anywhere from 1600 to 2500 calories a day depending on my workout. Mostly, I run (about 50 miles a week), do P90x, strength train, and mountain bike.

Just because you're petite doesn't mean you have to eat like a little person. wink

You can eat more because you work out more. You sound as if you're very active and you're young. You probably spend a fair amount of time exercising, which is fine because you enjoy it and have the time. A short, petite woman who is sedentary or lightly active and who isn't in her 20s might not be able to eat as much as you do. it's not a contest. Everyone should do what's best for her.

Just an fyi, I am soon to be 45 and eat as much, maybe more than she does. And yes, I am also very active and do not eat crap food. I fuel my body the way it is supposed to be fueled. I have no idea why you made the its not a contest statement but it is responsible, to eat and move your body that is.

Thank you for this. I wanted to respond along the lines of "why do you feel the need to piss all over her hard work?", but you said it much better.

That's ridiculous. I'm not pissing over her hard work. The fact is, her example is unusual. Most 4'10" women cannot eat 2000 calories a day and lose weight. It's also a form of bragging that is irritating -- I CAN EAT WHATEVER I WANT! How very nice for her. it's not typical.

Wow! Somebody sounds jealous.

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You look awesome!!!

Well now don't you just look hot.....
And even though I am not a Cowboys fan, you still look pretty damn good in that outfit.

Congrats on all your hard work!!!!:drinker: :drinker:

What I do works for me. It may not work for everyone, but I just can't see myself living off of less than 1200 calories a day and running the way I do. I eat anywhere from 1600 to 2500 calories a day depending on my workout. Mostly, I run (about 50 miles a week), do P90x, strength train, and mountain bike.

Just because you're petite doesn't mean you have to eat like a little person. wink

You can eat more because you work out more. You sound as if you're very active and you're young. You probably spend a fair amount of time exercising, which is fine because you enjoy it and have the time. A short, petite woman who is sedentary or lightly active and who isn't in her 20s might not be able to eat as much as you do. it's not a contest. Everyone should do what's best for her.

Just an fyi, I am soon to be 45 and eat as much, maybe more than she does. And yes, I am also very active and do not eat crap food. I fuel my body the way it is supposed to be fueled. I have no idea why you made the its not a contest statement but it is responsible, to eat and move your body that is.

Thank you for this. I wanted to respond along the lines of "why do you feel the need to piss all over her hard work?", but you said it much better.

That's ridiculous. I'm not pissing over her hard work. The fact is, her example is unusual. Most 4'10" women cannot eat 2000 calories a day and lose weight. It's also a form of bragging that is irritating -- I CAN EAT WHATEVER I WANT! How very nice for her. it's not typical.

Oh. It's you. So very sad that you have to attack success to feel better about yourself. So sad. Here's a flower. :flowerforyou:

Wow! You look incredible! Congrats.

GREAT job!!! Congrats & thanks for sharing!!!
Running gave you those legs?? Count me in...

you look awesome

Total hottie!!!! You are so rockin' that Dallas Cowboys costume girl!!! Congratulations!!! :happy: Oh yeah, almost forgot....5'3" 142lb's, and I eat 1,700-2,000+ and lose 1lb/week, (when I'm being good).

Astounding transformation! Congrats!

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Great job, Thank you so much for sharing your story. You look amazing!!!

For those naysayers who say the OP is some sort of weird exception -- please read carefully.
She's only netting about 1,000 calories a day. She's doing that by eating 2,000 and burning 1,000 through running.
So she's not exceptional at all -- except in the amount of effort she's willing to put in.

Almost all of us would lose weight at 1,000 calories net a day over time.
And the small number of us who are as petite as she is -- I'm only 5'1" myself -- would either lose or stay at maintence if we were already quite thin.
Almost all of us would lose weight on a healthy, relatively calorie-rich diet -- if we offset it with an hour of daily running.

BTW -- you look great!