5ft 2 tdee calories ?

Mandy72M wrote: »

Is anyone eating 1600-1800 calories a day n losing weight which includes exercise? Iv just used the tdee calculator n this is what it came out with but it seems too many calories? I do exercise at high intensity during the week. Is this realistic for my height I’m currently 9st looking to get to 8st.

That's about what my 5'2" wife eats to lose about 1 Lb per week. She typically runs 45-60 minutes 5x per week and lifts 1x per week and is generally lightly active on top of that.

I’m also 5ft 2 and lose at 1,600 cals per day. I’m a lot more than 9st though, so I’m averaging a loss of about 1kg per week (about 2lb). I average about 10,000 steps per day but currently don’t do a lot of exercise outside of that.

im 5'1 , and around 1600 is maintenance for me. So, if youre getting a lot of exercise, it seems quite likely thats correct.

I'm almost 5'4 and 123.5, losing on 1600-1800. And I *kitten* up my metabolism with an eating disorder. So if it works for me, I'm pretty sure it will work for you. When you don't binge, it's surprising how much you can eat.

I’m 5’1” and I need to eat less than 1,200 to lose and get in at least 15,000 steps a day

I’m 5’2” and lost from 208 to 158 on 2000 - 2400 net a day, which worked out to 3-5 pounds a month (I’m working on my last 25 at 1800-ish). Most people dramatically underestimate their portions, which gives them a really skewed sense of how much they can eat to lose weight. Plus, it’s really hard to stick to very low calorie diets, so people might toss in a cheat day or meal that can cancel out more than you expect if you aren’t careful. Buy a food scale, spend some time being really, really meticulous about measuring and it will open your eyes. Good luck - you can do this, and you don’t have to starve while doing it - you just have to be patient and consistent.

I'm 5'2, I get about 12-15k steps per day, 3 days of cardio and weight lifting 2 days a week. I eat about 1500-1700 a day and have been losing a little over 1lb a week (averaged) for the last month

sgreer29 wrote: »

I’m 5’1” and I need to eat less than 1,200 to lose and get in at least 15,000 steps a day

How accurate is your logging, are you weighing your food with a food scale? Have you dieted with extremely low calories in the past, or for long periods of time? Have you done a diet break or refeed? How much weight are you trying to lose and what rate of loss are you seeing at those calories and activity level?

I'm 5'1 & I eat 1800 for maintenance, no exercise (but my job is slightly active ).. so I'm sure if you workout 1600 would be a great deficit

My TDEE on very active days is 3000 calories (24 mins/250 calorie stairmaster + 26 mins/250 calorie bike + 2 miles/250 calorie incline power walk)
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Running errands, parking further away, taking the stairs adds on 300-400 active calories

I find my appetite is higher in proportion on active days (or if I undereat too much, it's higher the next day) so my deficit is usually 600-700 calories on active days which is 2300-2400 calories.

However, less active in general days, I burn 500 calories at the gym and sit around a lot more the rest of the day, burning 2400-2650 TDEE, eating 1900-2200.

If I skip the gym and take a full rest day which happens 2-3x/month, I burn 1700-2000 maybe running 1 errand but otherwise on my couch to "recharge" and I generally eat around tdee.

I'm not losing fast (2 lbs/mo) but I'm staying consistent and weigh most foods, cook at home. Unavoidable happy hours and social outings for my career set me back sometimes but I'm not going to miss out on life because I'm dieting...been there done that.

I also have been working with my endo to get my thyroid levels up to a normal range. I used to lose much easier than I did before my thyroid tanked a few years ago.