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1200 calories for a 5'2" woman is supposedly appropriate but I'm still hungry

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  • anglebear2016
    anglebear2016 Posts: 28 Member
    I will go to the Fitbit group now. Thank you for the info.
  • DanGemmell
    DanGemmell Posts: 6 Member
    1200 calories is appropriate for a woman in a coma. That'd where that number comes from. 1800-2000 calories is actually what your body needs, otherwise you risk not getting all the essential nutrients needed.
  • shadows2424
    shadows2424 Posts: 179 Member
    Im 5'2 and i eat 1500 and lose on that. You probably could stand to eat more. I used to eat 1200 and i did have rapid weightloss, but i need more food this time around so im opting for slower weightloss. But if you're losing weight at 1800 I dont see why you couldn't eat more and settle for a smaller weekly weightloss.
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