Anyone 5'4" Female 170lbs-190lbs?

AHH oh my gosh you guys!! I am 22, 5 4 and 173ish and my BMR is over 1600. That is the MINIMUM calories I should be NETTING every day. That includes any exercise, etc. that I do. If you are breastfeeding EAT!!! This is nutrition for your baby!

Just as a side note (because I love numbers ) I wear a bodybugg and on non-workout days I usually burn around 2200 and on days that I do workout around 2600. I am sure you guys should be around the same.

If you have not been seeing results, maybe you should try increasing calories but making sure the foods you eat are healthy.

If you would like more information search for the group Eat More to Weigh Less. Lots of good information and success stories there!

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I'm 5'4". Two years ago when I joined, I weighed in at 210. I had actually already lost 20 pounds on my own by walking. For about a year I was a good girl, counted my calories, went to the gym and used MFP every day. I lost 42 pounds and was finally considered 'overweight' instead of 'obese'. I was 168! :blushing:

Then the wagon tipped and off I fell. :sad: For the past year I have eaten better, but not great. I gained back about ten pounds over the past year and stopped working out. About a month ago, a friend invited me to join his team to complete the Tough Mudder in Virginia Beach, VA next July, 2013. I now have 13 months to get my act together.

I joined MFP immediately to start counting my calories but the first goal has been to quit smoking. :smokin: Can't get healthy with a cigarette in my mouth. I'm also trying to walk more.

I let MFP set my calories, plugged in my weight, age, etc and my calories are set at 1340/day. Most days I'm at or under, but I have a sugar problem. It's a love/hate relationship. :ohwell: I'm working on it.

Because I've done this before, I feel like I have the tools that I need. I highly recommend attending some type of healthy eating education - I am a member of the YMCA and they have a free group where I live that combines excersize with teaching healthy eating. Check and see if your gym does the same.

Also, MFP has a section for sharing recipes - this can be a great tool. Check it out!

So far since I have 'rejoined' the MFP family, I have lost 2 pounds, just by eating better and walking. It won't work for all the lbs I want to lose, but it's not a bad start. :flowerforyou:

I'm 5'4" and at my lowest, right before I got pregnant, I was 191. I ate about 1600-1700 calories a day and exercised moderately several times a week (at that time, I was eating those calories straight so I wasn't eating back my exercise calories. Because I was eating that much, I was creating most of my "deficit" with exercise). I was NOT losing weight. I had been that weight for months without losing more (after losing 80 pounds). I guess my metabolism was messed up from eating too little to lose that much weight. :ohwell:

I'm 5'4 too (and 27 if that makes a difference) I started at 204lbs and was eating 1200 a week. I didn't eat my exercise cals back but I lost about 20lbs. Life came and distracted me and I ended up putting 10lbs of it back on over 6 months. Started back again in Feb with 1200 and not eating the exercise cals back and lost the 10lb again as well as a bit more then I stalled.

I switched to 1lb a week loss (and I'm at sedentary) which puts me at 1410 cals a day. I exercise about 5 days a week and I'm now eating about half of my exercise cals back so I eat between 1600-1800 cals most days - far more realistic for when I go out with friends for a meal as I don't have to feel guilty abut going for a higher calorie option or having a desert. Eating more has also meant I have more energy, I'm actually sleeping better and I'm less depressed then I used to be so I'm generally feeling happier.

To be honest, I got that used to eating 1200 max I'm having to re-train my brain and remind myself to eat more (I've gone through so much cereal this month trying to make up calories) and there's some days where I'm just not hungry enough to even reach 1410. I've lost 5 or 6lbs so far since I began eating more (and down to 174) but I think I'm a very slow and steady weight loss person! At this rate it'll take me a year to get to my goal but as long as I'm moving the right direction and it stays off after I don't mind - I'm not in any hurry as such since in theory I have the rest of my life to be happy about getting there.

I'm 5' 21/2" and started out at 198. Now at 187. I have lost 8 1/4 inches (2 from my waist). I go to Curves at leat 3 times a week. Trying to get to 5 times a week. My MFP has set me at 1200. I have a Cyto 100% Whey Chocolate shake with 4 fresh strawberries for breakfast and after I workout. I ususally fix a Kashi entree for dinner (I'm a widow and hate to cook for 1). I snack on carrots, celery and cucumbers along with a low fat dip. I have an apple a day. I'm 69 and sofar it seems to be working. I do not usually go over my 1200, usually under it, but if Ido the exercise helps. Keep on working at it. you will be successful.

I am 5'4 and I currently weigh 167. My caloric intake is about 1200 per day. I workout between 4-6 times a week with a calorie burn between 700-1000. On the days I don't work out, I try to get in a 45-60 minute brisk walk. Yes, I have lost weight, however I have gained more muscle, which has made the weight loss very slow. I also have take all my measurements weekly, and have lost a lot of inches.

My issue isn't with feeling as if I am starving myself, I find that it is difficult to get to the 1200 calories. I eat 5 times per day, but I eat a lot of fruit and veggies and as you know they are low in calories, and sometimes I find that I have to force myself to eat more, so that I am eating my calories.

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