5'5 women, around 140 pounds, how much are you eating?

I'm 5'4" and currently 155 lbs. I have lost 10 lbs since 1st Jan averaging about 1350 per day as well as doing some exercise each day... I know the calories are low but that is what I need to do to lose, if I eat back even half my exercise cals I put on weight! C'est la vie...

I'm 5'5" 140 lbs, and I eat 1300 a day +500 because I am currently breastfeeding, and usually about +200 extra from my Fitbit. So overall about 2000. When I am no longer breastfeeding, it will probably fluctuate between 1400-1800/day. Edited to say I am 26 years old.. I will probably need to eat less to maintain as I get older.

I'm very short, 5feet and weigh 138lbs (I feel like a beach whale btw). I want to get to at least 117ish but I'll be happy at 120. My lowest weight ever has been 119 and I got criticized for looking too thin. I don't care, I want to look and feel that way again. I try to stay at 1200 calories a day. I've just started walking 3 miles uphill on my treadmill every day so I'm hoping to drop at least 10 pounds by the summer.

^^ I'm lying. I am always this impatient.

annemie1124 wrote: »

I'm 5'6 and 155lbs and find it difficult to stay under 1200 calories. I aim for 1300 calories and eat most of my exercise calories too.

Why do you want to stay under 1200? I'd starve!

It's really interesting reading this thread, however it's proved to me what I always thought, ie. that despite the fact we are all a similar height and weight, we lose, gain and maintain be eating different amounts and by doing different activities.

In my case I'm highly sedentary and I've been able to confirm this by use of a pedometer over the past couple of weeks. I do exercise daily for around 60 minutes or more sometimes, but that doesn't help me to generate large enough calorie burns.

I also have a very low TDEE based on being so sedentary, so I can only eat 1500 calories to maintain my weight maximum, and that figure may even be a little too high.

This means that in order to lose weight I have to eat significantly less to be able to lose, and this is why it's necessary for me to work out daily so I can actually eat a little more (ie. 1300 calories per day as opposed to 1000 per day which I would only be able to lose on if I didn't exercise).

It's a shame for me and it's great that others can eat so much more, but on the other hand I find it keeps my eating in check, as I know if I had the possibility to eat more calories I'd start eating unhealthily again, just because I could get away with it! The fact I can't eat so much means I am not so tempted to eat a lot of high calorie/high sugar or fatty foods because they have a much larger calorie content compared to veggies, lean meat/fish and other healthier alternatives.

I'm 5'4" and started at 140 back in September. I've lost 15 pounds so now at 125 with 5 more to go. I usually eat in 1270 range, don't eat my 280-350 exercise calories back. If I get hungry, I will eat 100 extra until hunger goes away, but that happens maybe once a week. Very sedentary other than some walking/running maybe 3-5 times a week if weather cooperates. If I remember to do it, some free weight arm stuff. My TDEE to maintain with no exercise is 1470s. This checks out with my fitness tracker too. I am not a fitness beast like I thought, I guess! LOL.

Even though I was flat uncomfortable eating so much, I did experiment with eating more for 2 months in Nov-Dec, about 1480-1670 calories and began gaining. I'm not here to gain, but it was good to see real life personal TDEE for me. Now I'm back to the 1270 calories, sometimes eating more if I'm hungry from exercise- only losing half a pound a week on average so not getting crazy with the weight loss. I've also taken the additional step of having blood work done before I started and also recently, and all is well. One reason I did it was to check my protein and vitamin levels, since I don't like meat. I'm nearly 46 years old and I haven't been this weight since early 30s! I was 115 pounds during my 20s.

Everyone seems different in their calorie needs, age, hormones, etc. so if you are hungry, experiment with upping the calories. I also find giving alcohol the boot helps tremendously.

JAT74 wrote: »

It's a shame for me and it's great that others can eat so much more, but on the other hand I find it keeps my eating in check, as I know if I had the possibility to eat more calories I'd start eating unhealthily again, just because I could get away with it! The fact I can't eat so much means I am not so tempted to eat a lot of high calorie/high sugar or fatty foods because they have a much larger calorie content compared to veggies, lean meat/fish and other healthier alternatives.

Sounds like we are twins!

I'm 5'5 and I eat about 1500-1800 calories per day, it typically depends on whether I'm highly active that day. I also allow myself treats here and there. I started in July 2014 at 141lbs. It's taken about 6 months for me to gain some lean muscle and lose about 10lbs. I believe in moderation and flexible dieting. I track all of my macros to make sure that I hit at least 130 grams of protein per day. I'm still trying to lose about 3-4 more pounds.

I love my fitbit and try to get in about 18,000-20,000 steps per day.

I'm 46 yr old, 5'6", 147lb and I eat 1925 calories (w/o eating back exercise). Since I'm already at a healthy weight, I'm just trying to lose between 1/4-1/2 lb a week and a 15% deficit from my TDEE is perfect for that.