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@kripnal I'm 5'3.5" and started at 135 lbs. I worked out almost every day (CrossFit/F45) and walked maybe 4-6k steps a day. I got down to 115 lbs by eating 1200-1400 on rest days and 1400-1600 on work out days. That's about a 250 deficit per day. It took me 6 months to lose the first 10lbs and...

@freds No unfortunately I can't eyeball food - whenever I do that I go back up to 135 lbs within 2-3 months - that is where I seem to stay without much effort which isn't bad but I feel the best least low 120's. I basically weigh, count, and track "as much as I can" which usually means most...

@weeoz This is such a good point, there's definitely a cultural component to this. As someone who is East Asian, there is basically judgement if you're not as close to 100 lbs possible (regardless of height, sigh!). It's not AS bad being an Asian living in North America (although not great...

@freds This could be a big range depending on how much everyone weighs. I'm 5'3.5" and 115-120 lbs (I don't count my calories as strictly anymore). My BMR is 1300, I walk about 6-8 k steps (100 calories) and do CrossFit (300 calories) almost every day so my maintenance is about 1700. Some days...

@sorthodox 1300 BMR. If you're truly sedentary then 1300-1400 TDEE on non workout days and 1500-1700 TDEE for workout days (45-60 min strength is about 200-300 calories). If I'm cutting, I like to do a deficit based on whether or not I'm working out that day or not.

@regadoo I have found that being super strict during the week but less strict on the weekends is much slower than trying to be consistent. If you look at Saturday, Sunday, and half of Friday, that's 2.5 days of loose counting - 2.5 lenient days is actually a bigger percentage of the week than...

@jesusisking1 I'm only half an inch taller than you and the difference between 128 lbs and 120 lbs for me is a size 4 vs a size 2 in US clothing. It's definitely noticeable. In addition, I've been 120 lbs and 25% bfp, and also 120 lbs at 20% bfp, which is what really made the difference for my...

@conslater Yeah we need to know your weight, and is it only 8k steps for activity or other things too, and how often.

@childofgod222 115-120 lbs, about 1600-1750 calories a day, and that's inclusive of a 45-60 min strength workout and about 4-8k steps every day.

@judy123 I think you meant to respond to my other message but yes I was losing weight eating 1400-1600 calories a day but that's because I was burning about 500 a day. I was doing one group HIIT class (cardio and strength) a day which burned about 300 and then my steps were 8-10k a day which...

@judy123 This range of protein is fine. I'm 5'3.5", started off mid-130 lbs and am now 115-120 lb. If your goal is simply weight loss then you need to focus more on your overall calories rather than how much protein you're getting. You're already at a fairly low weight for your height, what...

@nickymoore138 You'll get there! I'm okay with the scale going up but I do keep a goal "range" if that makes sense. Because if I don't and I go over the high end of the range, personally I unfortunately start to spiral. But seriously I didn't exercise or lift weights and until 3 years ago and...

@andrusjarv Yes! Even at 123 lbs at two different points in time with two different body fat percentages can look totally different. I had zero butt to begin with so nothing to "shrink" when I went down to 115 lol. I hover between 115-120 now and this is where I like the look of my arms. I'm...

@nickymoore138 Same here, 5'3.5" and the difference between 125 to 115 lbs was a size down (US 4 to US 2) and also I do scans at my gym and my body fat percentage went from about 22% to about 17%. I think my body looks way more toned now than it did before. Edit to add: having said that, 115...

@phillip Yes, at 1400 calories OP can't weigh "most" of your food, it has to be all, it's super easy to go over.

@prodigalson8523 That's really all you can do! I had a stick thin friend tell me she just eats a couple pieces of candy every few hours so that she's not hungry for a real meal, and to trust her, it works! And I'm sure it could work but uh .... no thank you. Just another thing to laugh about...

@prodigalson8523 It's funny how the norms are so different there. I am actually Asian (though I grew up and live in Canada) and even I was out of place when I used to go back and visit relatives. There are so many "One size fits all" stores and I couldn't fit and they'd be like "It's okay, it's...