5 foot 2 and under ladies how many calories

I'm 44, 5'2.5" and trending at just over 135lbs on a smaller size medium frame. I use a Fitbit Charge HR to track my activity and try to get at least15K steps a day through walking (although bunions and what I suspect is osteoarthritis is making that harder.) I don't lift but do bodyweight exercises. Not religiously, though. Need to get better about that.

I think that I seem to maintain this weight at 1400 cals net, but a) I only went into maintenance in January, and b) haven't been super great at either the reverse dieting or the tight logging. So my data may be suspect. Also, I lost a ton of muscle so I think that affects my maintenance cals a bit. (Scale says I am 28%bf,and I believe it's not far off.) That's another reason for me to do better about my bodyweight exercises.

I am 4'11 170 lbs and eat less than 1000 a day. I walk over 10,000 steps + walk dogs 3-6 days week for 1 hr. I also do HIIT for 30 min 5 days a week. I am having trouble losing weight. It seems this pattern is only making me maintain. Any suggestions?

5' - 114 lbs. - 22 years old - consistently losing body fat and building muscle mass at 1,400 calories per day (I do 30-minutes of cardio + an hour of heavy lifting daily)

smuratoreihop wrote: »

I am 4'11 170 lbs and eat less than 1000 a day. I walk over 10,000 steps + walk dogs 3-6 days week for 1 hr. I also do HIIT for 30 min 5 days a week. I am having trouble losing weight. It seems this pattern is only making me maintain. Any suggestions?

You said you log everything you eat, but are you weighing your food with a food scale? At your current weight and activity level, you should be able to eat more and still lose weight, even being petite. If you are not losing, you are likely eating more than you think.

Your questions seem to indicate you think that your metabolism has slowed and you are holding onto weight, ie "starvation mode". That doesn't exist, not the way you are describing, so you need to focus on the accuracy of measuring your calorie intake.

First, thank you for your reply's. I will be even more diligent with weighing and logging. For petite people like us should the Macro breakdown be different ie less carbs, more protein etc? Should I not walk as much and maybe up my HIIT workouts? I have just been stuck at this weight with going up and down a pound.

Eh, I'm slightly underweight and I eat far more than 1200 calories. No issues maintaining on about 1600-1700 and just being active. So probably those that are maintaining that low at higher weights aren't logging very accurately.

I'm 5'1.5'' and 44 yrs old. I currently weigh 116lbs. I've been in and around this weight most of my life and brought it back down again after each child.

I maintain if I exercise. If I don't, my weight slowly creeps up therefore exercise is key whether it is a walk or something far more vigorous! My daily intake is about 1450-1600 unless I need to lose a little when I'll drop it back to 1200. I exercise 6 days a week, usually cardio with some endurance and strength training thrown in.

I've kept a close eye on my weight since I was young because all my aunts and uncles were 30 stone+. My generation of the family are all really cautious and I'm pretty tough on myself when I can see bad habits creeping back.

At the end of the day, I also think it does depend on what you actually eat. 1450 calories of rubbish compared to 1450 healthy food with a little naughtiness can make a huge difference. I would also caution against maintaining at anything below 1200. It absolutely does depend on your frame etc but I chop and change both the food I eat and my exercise programme constantly. I find my body becomes used to things very easily so it becomes less effective.

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gemmatallent wrote: »

I'm a bit surprised some say they maintain on 1200 as well. That's the lowest it will take you for weight loss so seems a bit of it would give you that to maintain x

Exactly. Even to lose, 1200 is often lower than necessary.

Yep considering even little old ladies BMR would be around 1100 so for anyone younger it's more...
At 46 mine is around 1300 (last time I checked), that's if I was in a coma so anyone thinking they maintain on 1200, well there's something wrong...

(My TDEE is between 2100-2300)

Ruth, my BMR is below 1000... and as you know I am a little old lady
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@Gisel2015 and a very lovely 'little old lady' you are

I'm curious if those saying they maintain at 1200 cals are talking about their net calorie setting, if they are weighing their food and if they've tried testing to see if that's accurate by eating a little more consistently and monitoring impact on weight? That seems low for a TDEE even if petite.[/quote]

Agreed. I think the range you see in people's reported maintenance is not only due to differences in activity level/body composition, but also logging habits and accuracy. For example, I know petite women who are convinced that they can only lose weight at 1000-1200 calories when in reality they would likely lose at a higher calorie goal if they tighten up their logging, remain consistent, and perhaps most importantly, be patient! The same goes for maintenance. That isn't to say people who reported a lower calorie goal don't in fact burn fewer calories than someone with a higher goal, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are also the folks who log loosely (weekends?), or don't record "nibbles."

5'3 (I'm just an inch over!) 138 lbs maintain on 1870/day but because of exercise I eat 2000-2500 3 or 4 days a week. I'm still getting a deficit most days cause deep down I really want to be 135