[Under1Rule]

Just for curiosity's sake, how many calories do you eat on average each day?

I am 5.2 and in the 120's or a little below. Usually, I eat around 1100, including 30 mins. of excercise days a week.

What does your eating routine and excercise routine look like?

Do you find it difficult to wrap your brain around "eating a little less calories than everyone else because I am shorter" mindset?

[Cookiebear23]

I am 5'3" & 136. I eat ~1200-1300 on days I don't exercise & ~1400 on exercise days. My recommended range on Sparkpeople is 1250-1600 cals/day. I know I can't eat as many calories as taller people because I am shorter, but I tend to believe that 1200 is rock bottom for most people (unless you're under 5 feet). I had a eating disorder when I was younger and got down to about 102 lbs (far too little for my medium-sized frame), so I am mindful of not eating too little. I also try to work out 4-5 days a week for about 1/2 hour - 1 hour (yoga, 30 day shred, running).

[banananutmuffin]

I'm 5' and currently weigh in the ballpark of 117-119, depending on the day. (I weigh myself almost daily.) Been holding pretty steady at about 117.2 for the past week (once my TOM was over).

Anyhoo, I've been blessed with a pretty decent metabolism. (Also, I am currently nursing my baby.) I eat anywhere from 1,500-2,000+ calories a day. As for exercise, I haven't yet jumped on that wagon since my kid was born, but am planning to get started again next week.

When I'm not nursing, it seems almost impossible to lose weight, though. I get hungry very easily and I love to eat. I have to keep calories at around 1,500 to get weight loss of 0.25 to 0.5 pounds a week, and that's with 30-60 minutes of exercise 6 days a week.

When I am totally on plan, I eat pretty clean (egg whites, roast chicken, brown rice, broccoli) with a few "cheat" things thrown in for my taste buds (baked potato with butter, white pasta, etc.). On plan, I stick to about 1,500 calories. For exercise, I do 30-45 minutes of cardio (usually walking and/or running) 3-4 days per week, plus strength training (traditional weight lifting usually) 2-3 days per week. If I'm being really good, I add in some flexibility stuff (yoga usually) and an "active rest" day (like hiking with Hubby). Even with all that, my weight loss generally equals about 1-2 pounds per month.

My biggest frustration as a featherweight is how slowly the weight comes off. I'm fortunate that I gain weight slowly in general, but I also lose it slowly, too.

[bargoo]

I maintain on about 1350-1400 calories a day. The sad fact is the lower our goal /maintenance weight , the lower our calorie needs will be. At 5' and 114 pounds I obviously do not require the calories of a person 6' and 180 pounds