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I'm a month away from 45 and I'm 5'2. Here is a picture of me after giving birth to my daughter at age 41: Here I am a year later after maintaining a 40 lb. loss for six months: I lost that weight by counting calories. I'm thinner now than I ever was in my 20s and 30s. I recently regained some weight from spending a few…
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I'm 5'2 and 45 years old and MFP gives me 1200 as well. I wear a fitbit and eat my most of my exercise calories (sometimes all of them). I'm losing 1-2 lbs. per week on 1500-1700 calories per day. I get between 10,000 and 15,000 steps per day.
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I'm 5'2, 44 years old, and weigh 127 lbs. I eat anywhere from 1,500-1,800 to lose and 2,000-2,300 to maintain, depending on how active I am. MFP ALWAYS gives me 1200 for a default. I got a Fitbit (which I LOVE) and it shows me my TDEE every day and also automatically adds my exercise calories. I do nothing but walking…
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I totally get why you find this confusing. Here's the thing. Exercise doesn't really work for weight LOSS, because it's very, very difficult to create enough of a deficit through exercise alone. For example, let's say that before attempting weight loss, I was eating 2,500 calories per day. I need about 2,000 calories per…
