4”11 small framed females

My mom is less than 5 feet too and she is usually around 1200 or even less- but she is an elderly person and not very active.

I'm just over 5 foot and about 103 pounds - I maintain around 16-1700 calories. But I am 53 so don't have the metabolism I used to.

This forum is PERFECT for me. I'm 4'10", currently 98-100 lbs. I've been eating around 1200 calories a day AND exercising and have lost 25 lbs since March. Now I'm afraid to eat more calories because I'm terrified of gaining any weight back. I'm 55 so my metabolism ain't what it used to be either. I burn anywhere between 200-300 calories, 6 days a week, between cardio and weight training. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

tamiloew wrote: »

This forum is PERFECT for me. I'm 4'10", currently 98-100 lbs. I've been eating around 1200 calories a day AND exercising and have lost 25 lbs since March. Now I'm afraid to eat more calories because I'm terrified of gaining any weight back. I'm 55 so my metabolism ain't what it used to be either. I burn anywhere between 200-300 calories, 6 days a week, between cardio and weight training. Any words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

So you've been losing @ 1 lb per month on average? That means you were eating at a 500 calorie deficit, give or take. So theoretically you could eat 500 more cals per day and maintain your current weight.

Having said that, no one logs perfectly or knows their exact exercise burns So if you are approaching maintenance, I would start by adding 100 cals and eat that for a couple of weeks. Then another 100 for 2 or 3 weeks. See what your weight is doing. If you are still losing consistently, add another 100. Lather rinse repeat until you settle into a maintenance range. It's really trial and error! And don't be afraid of gaining a few lbs - you already know you can just tweak your calories a little and drift back down. Also give yourself a "water weight range" of at least a couple of lbs over your goal weight, because your scale weight will never be one set weight, it will drift around. Congrats on your loss!

I am 5'0", just starting maintenance at 125lbs. I'm more average framed than small framed though.

Maintenance for me is around 1900-2000 calories (still trying to nail it down), but I'm also breastfeeding.

I work out lifting moderately heavy weight 3x a week, interval training on days I gym (if I have time) and I'm a primary caregiver to 3 small children, so my days are naturally quite active.

Hi. 5' . I'd lost 25 lbs, went to maintenance and didn't fare so well (my fault). I gained several lbs.so back to counting in at around 1200 to 1300 daily. I like seeing the ranges here for maintenance.

4,11+half, maintain on 1200. Best wishes everyone x