5'1 Ladies - how many calories do you eat ?

Well I'm 5'2 so...

5'1.5". I eat 1200 calories most days. I've tried higher amounts but wasn't getting the weight loss I wanted. I do some body weight strength training at home and try to get some walking in whenever I can. I don't track or eat back exercise calories, I just consider them a bonus. Some days I eat 1400, but I don't sweat that. Sometimes 1200 feels a little too restrictive and I need a bit of a break.

SW 183 CW 155 GW 125. My diary is open

I'm 5'0" and eating 1,400.

5 and 1.75 inches and I lose fine on 1440. Started at 1200 and lost the first 25 lbs on that but now that I'm a little over 1/3 to goal, and out if the obese category, I've lowered my loss rate to 1 lb per week and increased my activity level so I can have more and still lose fine:) liking this calorie allotment better.

5'2 female 43 yrs 59.4 kg

I want to lose another 2 - 5 kg

I'm eating approx 1950 gross calories per week and losing around 1 kg (2.2 lbs) per month

I'm 5ft1, 42, 134lbs and walk a minimum of 15,000 steps a day and eat anywhere between 1500 and 2000 depending on hunger. My Fitbit tells me I burn over 2000 cals a day and appears to be correct as I average around 1lb a week loss.

5'1 and 110lbs. I eat about 1700 to 1900 per day to lose 0.5 per week as I slowly switch to maintenence in the next few weeks (once I'm under 108lbs).

Then I'll be aiming to eat my TDEE which is around 2150. But I think I'll keep it to 2000 and see how I do, since I like to have a little cushion for inaccuracies in logging and my fitbit.

I'm pretty active. If I were sedentary I'd eat about 1450 to maintain.

5'1" 112 lbs 55 yrs old and I average 1400 calories daily.

I'm 160cm (I believe that's around 5'2) and I eat 1200 daily plus excersize that I don't eat back.

I'm just over 5'1 and I eat 1550 + 80% exercise calories. When I stick to it, I lose consistently and have no problems keeping it off. Right now sitting at about 65 lbs down

I'm 5'1" and when I'm actively trying to lose, I eat around 1200. MFP has me set at 1400 to maintain and that's pretty spot on. I find if I eat over that, I gain. I've been taking a break for January and only trying to maintain, and that's what I've been doing with 1400. I haven't gained, but I haven't lost anything. I am down to my last 8 pounds, trying to get to about 115. All of these numbers take a sedentary activity level into account. I do eat back almost all exersise calories, but that has been zero this month. Spring, where are you?

5'1, 118 lbs, goal 110 by 1/2 lb per week loss. 36 years old.

23% bodyfat ( by tape measure and army calculator, visual estimates, for what its worth)
RMR 1292
TDEE 2154

Over the past few weeks I found that my sweet spot for 1/2 lb/ week loss is around 1600 net calories per day. I get low-moderate intensity exercise at least an hour per day. I log exercise and eat back all my calories.

Once I reach my goal, I'll aim for 1800 net cal for maintenance and see how it goes.

Initially I used the MFP guided setup, which recommended about 1400 net calories. . I was losing faster than I wanted, 1-2 lb/wk even when eating back all my calories. Might sound great on paper but but it made me sluggish and miserable, which was pretty counterproductive when I am trying to learn dance..and be happy.

I found that using bodyfat % and TDEE calculators made a lot more sense, and it was consistent with the data I'd collected on myself the past few months.

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4'11 (and a half) and 103-104lbs. 18% body fat.

I aim for 1050-1200. If I exercise, I eat back at least some of those calories. I take a "cheat day" once a week and will often have a day on 1300-1400 calories and this keep me from burning out on the low cal days. Things move slowly when you are small-- 10 lbs over 6 months for me.

5ft here 94lbs and im pretty much the same but no set cheat day/ meal but i generally eat more on weekends. Im in maintenence now. I swim for an hour and generally dont eat those back unless im snacky and it tends to be 1/2 banana.

I'm 5'2", 32, 144lbs and currently losing at a rate of 1.5lbs/week. I've been using a Fitbit One for six months and it's been pretty accurate about my calorie burn. I burn about 2100 cals/day so for my 1.5lbs/week loss I eat about 1350 cals/day. I'm pretty active (walk 5 miles every day at a good clip).