my fellow 5.2 ft friends

lin7604
lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
what are your maintenance cals? I am just wondering what others my height maintain at?
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  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    I am a little taller @ 5'5" and MFP has me maintaining at about 1500 calories without exercise. It seems about right.
  • barloski
    barloski Posts: 9
    In my 30s and early 40s it was around 1500-1600 for me. I was quite active. Didn't do regular exercise (workouts) beyond walking everywhere and just being naturally energetic (swimming, diving, horse riding). My metabolism has slowed now and I'm rather inactive.
  • Gingerspice45
    Gingerspice45 Posts: 137 Member
    I would guess my maintenance is between 1400 to 1600 calories. I am very sedentary. I am 5'2.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    thx. i was doing 16-1700 but doing either t25 or clx.. I feel like i have gained, well i know i have 4 lbs but it looks like more... even a co worker today said my butt is bigger,lol... so i have dropped to 1370 for now ( which i am having a heard time staying at) till i get the weight back off and then try to find a happy medium i guess. I am going to order p90x3 and not sure how my cals will be affected with that...
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    You look very fit, are you sure it's not muscle? And bigger glutes are awesome!
  • lilred806
    lilred806 Posts: 195 Member
    I am 5'3 and losing a pound a week at 1500. I eat my exercise calories back. Of course I am 30 pounds overweight.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    You look very fit, are you sure it's not muscle? And bigger glutes are awesome!

    oh no it's not muscle. I did clx and got great results from that and then did t25. i was a lot leaner. I didn't gain sizes or weight really till i went on vacation for almost 2 weeks over new years. Came back last wed night.....I am trying to lose those 4 lbs now but i just got TOM so i know it's a losing battle till that is done. I have more lower belly fat and love handles that i didn't have before and my obliques are fading.... I stopped logging back in sept to give myself a mental break and i know i was eating more at maintenance...but i didn't think it would actually change my body composition that much since weight and size is the same, but it has :(
  • BobbieInCA
    BobbieInCA Posts: 102 Member
    1470 calories, but I'm pretty active at least 4-5 times a week. If I go over, or use too many of the calories I burn, I can still gain...slower metabolism, I guess. I keep it between 116-118 lbs.
  • Mellyajc
    Mellyajc Posts: 142 Member
    Roughly 1500 I would guess. Back before I started weight loss, that seemed to be my baseline intake before I started restricting. Right now I'm trying to lose on a 1200 cal plan that supposedly will have me lose .7 per week.
  • emjaycazz
    emjaycazz Posts: 330 Member
    I just switched to TDEE last week and am maintaining at 1650 (includes exercise calories). I am 5'1" and 100 lbs. I am looking to increase that incrementally over time.
  • healthybodyhealthylife
    healthybodyhealthylife Posts: 189 Member
    I am 5"2.5, unemployed and a student who goes in to University 3-4 times a week. I work out quite intensely about 6 hours a week. My TDEE is around 2200 and I am currently working my way up to eating that much (working my way up slowly after being in a deficit for quite a while)
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    My TDEE is between 2400-2800. Just depends on how active I am. I am 5'3" and 119 pounds.
  • strongerthanexcuses406
    strongerthanexcuses406 Posts: 1 Member
    I am new to this. I am doing 1200 per day and not sticking to it at all. Maybe I need to up my calories? I tend to do really well all day when I am at work, and then eat double what I have left in calories when home at night. UGGGGGG!!!!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    My TDEE is between 2400-2800. Just depends on how active I am. I am 5'3" and 119 pounds.

    omg no way, i wish i could eat even 1900-2000 cals and stay slim!
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    I am new to this. I am doing 1200 per day and not sticking to it at all. Maybe I need to up my calories? I tend to do really well all day when I am at work, and then eat double what I have left in calories when home at night. UGGGGGG!!!!

    That is my prob too 100%. i can eat great all day and stay with what i planned to but once i get home... ugh...
  • wdschmitt
    wdschmitt Posts: 2 Member
    5"2 and just started doing 1200 calories a day! I have a desk job also, so I started turbofire on Monday! I am wanting to lose 15 pounds total and tone!
  • rachellebeseman
    rachellebeseman Posts: 1
    find your maintenance calories by adding or subtracting in your case 200cal's daily after assessing in 1-2 weeks until you find your formula...200 cal's daily is the general "fitness" guidelines for adjusting cals...sounds like you are already doing that:-)

    also, the more muscle you have the more food you get:-) lift heavy!!!
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    My TDEE is between 2400-2800. Just depends on how active I am. I am 5'3" and 119 pounds.

    omg no way, i wish i could eat even 1900-2000 cals and stay slim!

    Yes way! Keep in mind I frequently get 30000 steps Monday-Friday. And that doesn't include my running and weight training. Lots of activity means lots of tasty noms!
  • healthybodyhealthylife
    healthybodyhealthylife Posts: 189 Member
    My TDEE is between 2400-2800. Just depends on how active I am. I am 5'3" and 119 pounds.

    omg no way, i wish i could eat even 1900-2000 cals and stay slim!

    Yes way! Keep in mind I frequently get 30000 steps Monday-Friday. And that doesn't include my running and weight training. Lots of activity means lots of tasty noms!

    Out of curiosity, how do you get that many steps in? :)
  • emmckinney45
    emmckinney45 Posts: 1
    Wow! I do the exact same thing: do good during the day, maintaining a good calorie progression towards my total caloric intake (on this site, which I just started today, it is 1200, but on another site, it's 2000), then, at night - BAM!!! I feel like I am literally STARVING, then I kind of binge out! I have bought more healthy snacks, such as carrots and granola bars, and trying to drink more water, but I sometimes feel I need something more filling before I go to bed! And although I love the Smart Ones brand meals, I feel like I am hungry within an hour of eating them. It is just nice (?) to know that someone is going through the same thing I am. We are gonna have to do better! :) We can do it!
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Based on my weight loss rate, I'll maintain at 1600 cals. I'm 5'3" and sedentary.

    I'm just about to start a new lifting program, though, so that number should be increasing shortly.
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    I have mine set at 1200-- I find if I go much higher than that I gain weight. I eat back exercise calories, though. I also don't log on weekends and could be eating more then, although I doubt it.
  • pps7
    pps7 Posts: 46
    Probably for me it's 1500-1600 total (not NET) plus a cheat day of around 2000-2400.
  • happyhaunt
    happyhaunt Posts: 180 Member
    Mine is just over 1500 I think.
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
    My TDEE is between 2400-2800. Just depends on how active I am. I am 5'3" and 119 pounds.

    omg no way, i wish i could eat even 1900-2000 cals and stay slim!

    Yes way! Keep in mind I frequently get 30000 steps Monday-Friday. And that doesn't include my running and weight training. Lots of activity means lots of tasty noms!

    Out of curiosity, how do you get that many steps in? :)

    Sole caregiver at a large infant and toddler school (me plus 6 infants and toddlers). I chase them all day (8am-6pm) around the center and then at naptime I am required to circle the room keeping an eye on their breathing and skin color. Then when I get home I often am still unable to settle so I end up pacing in the living room. I am pretty much on my feet from 530am-8pm with maybe an hour of sitting for meals and daycare activities.
  • 1exercisefreak
    1exercisefreak Posts: 75 Member
    5'2 and 1 am having 1200 calories but when I exercise I give myself extra.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I'm just barely 5'3, 37 years old, moderately active (4-5 times a week in the gym) and weigh 111. Maintenance is 1900. When I'm trying to drop a couple pounds (from overindulging over the holidays) I go for 1400+ exercise and I will lose a pound a week that way.
  • Shannonthompson73
    Shannonthompson73 Posts: 105 Member
    I am almost 5 2, 40 years old, and 115 pounds.

    My maintenance calories with just daily activity are 1510 a day. I like to eat more than that so I budget for 4 days a week at the gym at 450 calorie workouts. I aim for 1785 calories a day.
  • reggie7727
    reggie7727 Posts: 29 Member
    Wow! I do the exact same thing: do good during the day, maintaining a good calorie progression towards my total caloric intake (on this site, which I just started today, it is 1200, but on another site, it's 2000), then, at night - BAM!!! I feel like I am literally STARVING, then I kind of binge out! I have bought more healthy snacks, such as carrots and granola bars, and trying to drink more water, but I sometimes feel I need something more filling before I go to bed! And although I love the Smart Ones brand meals, I feel like I am hungry within an hour of eating them. It is just nice (?) to know that someone is going through the same thing I am. We are gonna have to do better! :) We can do it!
    Be carefull. Granola bars are full of fat and calories. Try fruit.
  • Cirsium
    Cirsium Posts: 41 Member
    Wow! I do the exact same thing: do good during the day, maintaining a good calorie progression towards my total caloric intake (on this site, which I just started today, it is 1200, but on another site, it's 2000), then, at night - BAM!!! I feel like I am literally STARVING, then I kind of binge out! I have bought more healthy snacks, such as carrots and granola bars, and trying to drink more water, but I sometimes feel I need something more filling before I go to bed! And although I love the Smart Ones brand meals, I feel like I am hungry within an hour of eating them. It is just nice (?) to know that someone is going through the same thing I am. We are gonna have to do better! :) We can do it!
    Be carefull. Granola bars are full of fat and calories. Try fruit.

    OMG this! i am on a diet because of granola! I had no idea and was practically living off it when I was unwell, and wondered why I got fat. Bloody granola!

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