5ft ladies, what is your calorie number?

4'11 here and I take in 1500 calories when I'm sedentary. Feel free to add me.

hi have a few suggestions, i'm 5.1 and average between 12 to 14 a day and am losing weight w/minimal exercise. generally have 3 egg whites w/spices and a bit of veggies for brekkie, snack mid-am usually 2 yogurts [1 greek/1 no fat] lunch usually 5-6 oz of lean protein with a low glycemic veggie, snack in the afternoon is either a boiled egg or a few slices of lean, low fat cold cuts. dinner generally 2 servings of fish with some kind of veggies to accompany it. if i'm peckish in the evening i have a cup of no sodium chicken broth or if i'm hungrier at dinner i will add a package of shiratake noodles or make myself some cauliflower rice. [to make the "rice" grate the cauliflower [1 head], add 1 cup diced onions and diced celery with spices [i add garlic, basil and sundried tomatoes]. saute it all in 3 tbsp olive oil [usually get 2-3 svgs out of it and so will freeze 2 for future use. For me personally, I discovered I was famished and not losing weight because I wasn't eating hardly any fat. The only fat i was getting was in things like salad dressings. You can do it, don't give up. I was on a plateau for 3 weeks even though i was doing "everything right" but my body has adjusted and the needle is going down again.
Please let us know how you're doing [are u tracking your foods? maybe you are eating too many carbs and salt daily so that you are retaining water - just a thought

I'm 5'2 and according to scooby by working out 3-5 hours a week I can eat 1800 calories a day and lose 0.4lbs a week.

That is working for me

5'2" 132lb want to loose 15 lbs. Just started a week ago with 1200 calories a day. Three workouts a week for 30 minutes. With a goal of 1 lb a week.

I'm 5'2" I am eating between 1600-2000 calories a day.

I'm 5'1" and have 1320, but usually get a little less than that, it's just how my meals work out. I pay a lot of attention to my macros, though. I aim to get about 100 grams of net carbs (I eat a lot of fiber) and 100 grams of protein a day. I've lost 14 pounds over the last 2 months.

shelbykring wrote: »

I'm a medical assistant and weight loss coach at a weight loss clinic. I don't only preach it I have been through it. I'm 5'2 and have lost 60lbs and maintained it for 2 years now. I started at 187 and I'm at 127 now. the biggest trick to hitting those lower calorie goals is to eat the right foods that keep you full longer. You want to stay away from carbs and push a lot of protein. It takes much longer for our bodies to digest (and store unburned) protein than it does carbs, therefore keeping you full for longer. Try and focus more on those numbers and it should help. Any of my patients your size I would suggest under 100g of carbs a day and anywhere between 65-80 g of protein a day, which is a lot of protein so drinking protein shakes can help ALOT. Feel free to add me if you want. Good luck to you!

Hi Shelby~ I have a question. I'm just finishing up my first real week back on task after a difficult year. I found previously that carbs and fat were my two biggest food issues, so I'm really trying to concentrate on my macros.... But am finding my calories remain under 1000, and I'm full

I am 5' and currently 146 # I consume between 1100-1200. I am losing between 1 to 1.5 # a week.

My calorie goal ( set to custom after TDEE calculation) is 1690 calories. Sometimes i eat my exercise calories back and sometimes i dont. I am 5ft and 138 lbs right now.

I am just shy of 5 ft. I have manually adjusted my calories up to 1250 (from 1200). I net between 1200-1250 after exercise each day.

dlucio1 wrote: »

1200 calories is way too little for me, I am starving with this amount, but am only 5ft. I feel that I am the only person in the whole world that can't do this. I weigh 167lbs and am suppose to eat this amount to lose weight. I feel like a total failure. Thats why I can't do this counting calories.

Hi, I'm 5'2.5" - I'm 65 years old, and have set MFP for 1245 calories to lose .4lbs per week now because I'm close to my goal range of 130ish or lower for a healthy BMI. I've lost 40 pounds so far in a little over a year here on MFP. My starting weight was 179 and I'm at 139 right now. I was losing about 1.5 to 2 pounds per month. I figure slow and steady is better for me because of my age and worried about loose skin, etc.

I am set for sedentary and eat back most of my exercise calories (within 100 to 200 cals). So far it's been working for me. When eating back the exercise calories I'm averaging anywhere from 1,400 to almost 2,000 cals on exercise days. On my off days I stick to around 1,245ish, since I wear a pedometer I count all the calories burned from walking around all day which gives me some extra calories to eat back so I'm usually never eating only 1,245 cals.

I exercise 4 times per week lifting weights in a Body Pump class at my gym and some cardio (low impact) after the weight class 3 times per week and wear a heart rate monitor to estimate by calorie burn. I don't really like exercising but at my age I have to; I'm trying to stay healthly, ugh.

MFP does work the best for me -- and I've been on every diet there is (I'm a lifetime Weight Watchers member, haha.) Counting calories was my breakthrough so maybe if you adjust your MFP numbers you can find your best fit to count the cals and do some exercise. Wishing you the best. . .

5'4" 1.5 lb week to lose each. MFP has me at 1460 but it is too high. Moderate deficit for me to lose is 1100. I am at the pesky 10 lbs left to loose.