5'4 and 146lbs

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  • ErinS3
    ErinS3 Posts: 3 Member
    I find that using my measurements (rather than what the scale says) is a better way seeing results. According to the scale I haven't lost anything lately, but I'm still loosing inches! I recently dropped another pant size, but according to the scale I'm still at the same weight. I used to also put all my emphesis on the number on the scale, but not anymore. 600 calories a day is not enough. You need to eat more to keep your metabolism up so that your body can burn some of those calories...if that makes sense?
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I'm 5'4" and started at 170 pounds and netted 1,200 per day (ate my exercise calories). When I hit 145 I plateaued for several weeks. I increased my net to 1,700 and almost immediately started losing again. My goal was 140. I currently weigh 138 and am still losing an average of .5 pound per week.

    When you're this close to goal, 2 pounds per week is absolutely not realistic. Slow down, be patient, eat more. You'll get there.
  • DixiedoesMFP
    DixiedoesMFP Posts: 935 Member
    To add to my previous post: I eat 1700 - 1800 calories a day.
  • rthompson81
    rthompson81 Posts: 305 Member
    I am 5'4'' and my start weight was 148. I am now at my goal weight, 130 (ish). I do cardio and weights, and I always eat 1200 plus my exercise calories. Now that I'm at my goal weight I've been trying to up my calories to 1360, then hopefully even higher. It took me a year and a half to lose the 18 pounds, so it will go slow, but like the others have said, eat more! And feel free to friend me if you would like!
  • wonderwomanwannaB
    wonderwomanwannaB Posts: 111


    So you have a child and are a little active, so that puts you around moderately active. So your TDEE is

    1459 * 1.55 = 2261 (amount of calories you burn on average)

    You want to cut fat (not just weight) so we form a deficit

    Caloric needs = 2261 * .8 = 1809

    Just curious where you got the 0.8 from. I've never seen that before.
  • HealthyHappyVegan
    HealthyHappyVegan Posts: 58
    Did any of you guys experience initial weight gain after bumping up your calories?! I've recently gone from 1200-1400-1600 because people have advised me to eat my BMR which I've calculated to be roughly 1600ish. I've also gained a lot of weight these past two weeks but I exercise almost every single day burning TONs of calories!!
    It's also my tOM but I cant believe I'd gain 7lbs from TOM.....
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator


    So you have a child and are a little active, so that puts you around moderately active. So your TDEE is

    1459 * 1.55 = 2261 (amount of calories you burn on average)

    You want to cut fat (not just weight) so we form a deficit

    Caloric needs = 2261 * .8 = 1809

    Just curious where you got the 0.8 from. I've never seen that before.

    It's generally a better rule to follow the 20% rule (lower if your body fat is lower than 20%) as the simple 250/500/750/1000 calorie deficit's don't always apply. It just provides a safer calorie deficit. This is the approach I have used with over 100 people on this board with great success. Generally though, if you are obese, I will start with a 30% deficit until they approach their goal.


    But if you look at someone with a TDEE of 1700 vs a person with 3000 why would you run the standard 500 calorie deficit? The person with a TDEE would have a 30% deficit which might be too aggressive and could increase the chances of weight loss from muscle where a person with a 3000 TDEE would have a 17% deficit.

    Also, the larger the deficit, the more likely your body will fight to maintain your body fat. Remember, that a calorie deficit is stress on your body. And reducing the deficit can help a person lose weight.

    http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/why-big-caloric-deficits-and-lots-of-activity-can-hurt-fat-loss.html
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