Are there any 5'2 or below women eating 1500 a day while losing?

I'm 5'1" and my MFP calories are set to 1410 but with calories from my Fitbit, I regularly average around 1600. I've lost 24 pounds in 26 weeks. (I'm set to 1# per week loss.)

I'm around 5'2" and I lost quite a lot of weight at 1500 calories (gross, not net) or thereabouts. Now I'm closer to goal, 1500 is closer to maintenance. (I'm in my 50s).

Adiemus200 wrote: »

Im 5"1 and I lose on 1500 + exercise calories. But I don't always eat all of my exercise calories, sometimes half. It depends on how hungry I am.

I do the exact same! I've lost at this amount several times, it's an easy number for me to cut to when I need to drop a few pounds for any reason. My maintenance is 1900-2000, so it makes sense. With the right foods, I'm never hungry either. I tend to have the most energy when I lean on the side of lots of protein.

Edit: I'm barely 5'1" btw.

I'm 5'2'' and set my goal for 1,400 a day. But I also do some kind of cardio most days and end up netting around 1,200. I'm steadily losing so I'm sticking with it. I also go by weekly totals rather than just daily, as we all have good days and bad days.

mirrim52 wrote: »

7aneena wrote: »

I find it funny and annoying that when I was on 1200 cals I only lost the first week and stopped for the following 8 weeks, and now that I am eating more I am actually losing weight

I have a theory about this...
My theory is that when one puts themselves on a very restrictive diet, they are more likely to cheat. Even if it is bits and nibbles, or filling that cereal bowl fuller, or estimating low, because we don't want to be "in the red". Those little cheats add up. When we raise our calorie "allowance" to a more manageable goal, we can be honest with ourselves without constantly "failing". So we may be eating less at 1400 calories than we were at 1200, but more honestly logging.

The other option is that the extra calories give you more energy to exercise and exercise harder, therefore burning the difference and net-ing fewer calories.

^^ valid point and definitely how it was with me.

Sweepypie wrote: »

May33338 wrote: »

I've been wondering if people have had success while eating this amount? I feel hungry eating 1200 and if it's possible to lose weight with exercise while eating 1500, I'd definitely like to up my calorie intake.

I am 5ft 05ins and I am on 1490 calories a day. I can't exercise much but I have lost 32lbs in 65 days.

I will be 67 in June. So it's not age! I some exercises every day. I am restricted in my movements as I am disabled.

I'm 5'2 and lose about 0.5 lb/week at 1700 net. I eat closer to 1900-2000 cals/day. I've lost about 30 lbs and am moving to maintenance. My exercise is walking and occasional circuit training video. I use a FitBit and find it to be fairly accurate for my calories burned.

MTDDS18 wrote: »

I'm 5'2 and eating around 1600. I decided to do the TDEE - 20% method and it works better for me.

If it's something you're interested in you can calculate your TDEE at http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

Just remember if you go this route, you don't eat back exercise calories.

Ditto. I'm 5'1" and eating 1450 calories, which is also about TDEE-20% for me. Only I've been at this for 8 months so I have a pretty good version of my actual TDEE, which averages to about 1825 with exercise.

If you're getting a very low calorie goal using the calculators, try working out your actual TDEE since it's likely that you're more active than you think you are. You can do this very simply with the following formula:

Observed TDEE = (([Actual Weight Lost Over Past 30 Days] x 3500) + [Total Gross Calories Consumed Over Past 30 Days]) / 30

Try taking it at a few different start and end dates since it will fluctuate. You should see a range or trend. For instance, here's mine:



It's gone down as I've lost weight, of course, and is now averaging in the high 1700s. I'm trying to lose those stubborn last 5-10 pounds now, at a slow rate of about a half a pound a week.

Sweepypie wrote: »

May33338 wrote: »

I've been wondering if people have had success while eating this amount? I feel hungry eating 1200 and if it's possible to lose weight with exercise while eating 1500, I'd definitely like to up my calorie intake.

I am 5ft 05ins and I am on 1490 calories a day. I can't exercise much but I have lost 32lbs in 65 days.

Amazing. Almost too amazing.

I'm 5'1.5", been in maintenance/recomp mode for 2 months. I find that I'll lose between 0.5 - 1 pound a week on 2000 calories per day.

im 5'2 and eat anywhere from 1200 (rare) to 1800 (ummmm kind of rare) with a median of 1450 (is what my goals are set at, and im usually pretty good at sticking to it) i do exercise (5 days a week an hour a time at the gym) and generally eat back my calories, or at least some of them. i do go over on occasion. life happens.

i started in jan at 250 (maybe more) and was 215 last friday.

no foods are off limits, i eat what i want, just stay in my range