Fellow petite peeps under 5ft

Yes I try and eat between 12- 1500 depending on how active I've been, do not go very low, you will not lose weight that way.

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It's rather depressing, actually. At 4'9", age 55, MFP has given me 1200 calories for a weight loss of .3 pounds per week (not even a pound!).

I'm 4'10 and MFP put me at 1200 but by the stats you all are giving maybe I should move it up? I put it at 1300 for this last week.

4'10", 120 lb. set to 1240 net for 0.5lb/wk loss per MFP.

I've lost 17 since mid/late feb eating 1200/day usually...took a month off tracking while doing low carb and maintained but no further loss. Back to tracking diligently. I try to ride my exercise bike for an hour per day and sometimes eat into those calories but not everyday...only if I'm especially hungry. I don't feel super deprived and usually have calories for a treat each day. Feel free to look at my food log although it's nothing special. I also like 1200isplenty on Reddit for food ideas. I'm 135 and have 25lbs to go to get to my goal of 110 and for the first time in my life I feel like I have the tools to actually get to my goal:)

I'm 4'11" and eat between 1800 and 2000 calories a day.

@circusmamasarah do you add your activity into MFP and eat a portion of those calories? If you're really active you can certainly eat more than 1200...I think most, even short, women can lose on 1200 even if mostly sedentary (although it's slower loss for us shorter ladies;)

5'0 and it seems like my maintenance caloric intake is around 1500. But to lose weight it is about 1200. Makes sense because you need to have at least a deficit of 500 each week to lose a considerable amount of weight. If I ate 1500 I would not have a deficit even if I worked out. At 1200 I would be eating what my body needs and would burn extra calories from the 1200. Not great probably when it comes to total caloric intake but as a short girl losing the extra weight is hard while still eating enough. And really, I eat whatever a few times during the week so the 1200 is only for a few days anyway. I notice I consume 1300 on average.

I teach pole dancing and I find it very hard to figure that out myself. I can't figure out how many calories I burn during a class I teach or during the time I train by myself. Fitbit barely counts my aerial time except sometimes it says I climbed stairs. Then I am 5'1" and weigh 139 pounds and I look slightly overweight but have put on a very noticeable amount of muscle so I am not even sure what I should weigh. I set my goal at 130 pounds and I will go from there. I refuse to lose any muscle so I can look more feminine I would rather be able to pull myself up the pole using only my arms.

5'1 1/2" (every quarter inch counts). My TDEE is 1440. To lose .5 lb week I eat 1200 --right not not eating all exercise calories back but if I have some to eat and i'm hungry, or out to dinner, or whatever I'll do it

My goal is to lose _+ 5 lbs of fat but add muscle and add in more exercise to raise maintenance to 1500/day.

I used to lament that being short meant that every pound showed and that losing weight was hard as there's far less calorie cushion. On the other hand, a 5 to 7 lb weight loss on a shortie looks like a 20 lbs weight loss on someone 5'8" so there's a bright side .

I'm 5ft and I'm having 1350 cals a day for 0.5lbs weight loss a week. I've still have about 20lbs to reach my goal. I imagine I may have to drop to 1200 at some point.