5'2" F 1600-1700 calories + some walking ?

[irishamerican4christ]

I made a older post but ...1500 calories is just eh.

I'm wondering if the 1600-1700 cal
will help me slow lose still.

1700 - 250 cal burn = 1450 cal ...

Just aiming for 8k steps though (light strength)

Is this still a slow weight loss?

I'm feeling much better tho and my eating habits seem to be changing so I don't snack so much actually.

I noticed I'm fuller happier when I eat food I enjoy. Sorry if this is redundant.

 

[conslater]

@irishamerican4christ Depends an hour starting weight.

 

[simsodep8388]

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

 

[vesper1977]

@conslater This. My starting weight was 62kg, similar height (I’m 5’3”). At 1600-1700 I was gaining. But my friend at starting weight 80kg was losing

EDIT: typoed my own height lol

 

[dmhanson511]

@irishamerican4christ I’ve tried this before and it didn’t work for me. I ended up gaining more fat. I had 20 lbs to lose. I try to do 7K steps and I still can’t lose at almost 1600

 

[francis_mcc]

@dmhanson511 so what are you going to do?

 

[dmhanson511]

@francis_mcc I do 1450-1500, weights, and walking (running sometimes). I have hypothyroidism so it makes losing more difficult

 

[francis_mcc]

@dmhanson511 omg thats so little cals sorry to hear. this is going to be harder for me to lose weight than i realized.

 

[dmhanson511]

@francis_mcc Unfortunately it is. If I could eat 1700 calories I would be much happier! It’s been a learning an experience where I tried for over a year and didn’t lose any weight!

 

[clapclapcedric]

@irishamerican4christ I’m 5’2” and get 8,000-10,000 steps a day and 1700 is my maintenance. 1500 is my sedentary TDEE (which assumes 5000 steps a day). So depending on your starting weight, you likely wouldn’t be in a deficit if you ate 1700 a day. You might even gain.

You could maybe lose on 1600 but only if you were really, really careful about calories (and consistent about getting your steps). And it would be a very slow weight loss. Again, we can’t say for sure without your age and starting weight.

 

[dawn16]

@clapclapcedric It’s more about muscle mass. Before I began lifting heavy 1600 was my maintenance. After a year of heavy lifting I lose a half pound a week at 1600, and maintain at 1850. I lift 3x/week, no cardio, and I only get about 5-8k steps/day.

(I am 33y/o, 5’ tall, 113-115lbs, for reference)

 

[breadandbutter]

@dawn16 May I ask what your weight lifting program is? I already do some but looking to improve/change it up

 

[dawn16]

@breadandbutter It’s changed over the year but I have always included the big compound lifts (squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press). I’m currently doing MAPS Anabolic.

 

[breadandbutter]

@dawn16 Cheers!

 

[clapclapcedric]

@dawn16 Sure, but OP stated that they’re aiming for 8k steps and I’m assuming that’s their only exercise. So maintenance is going to be lower since they likely don’t have your muscle mass.

 

[dawn16]

@clapclapcedric I’m not burning 200 calories during my lifting sessions.

Muscle mass raises the metabolism.

It’s proven science.

 

[lm231]

@dawn16 When I wear a fitness tracker, my lifting sessions come to over 200 calories. That’s about 45 minutes.

 

[thedovesear]

@irishamerican4christ You won’t know until you test it for at least 4-6 weeks. It’s tough to say without knowing what your current weight it…what other activity you do in your daily life through work and exercise. It’s possible to lose but will likely be pretty slow.

Another option is to eat at maintenance for a week and then go deficit for 3 weeks in a cycle to make it more mentally sustainable.

I’ve heard other petites lose at 1600-1700 but they walk at least 10-15k steps a day and have strength trained and a fairly high level of lean mass.

 

[mutambo]

@irishamerican4christ 1600-1700 is maintenance for me at 5'1" // 113 lbs. // lightly active.

Like others are saying it really depends on your body mass if this is low enough for weight loss.

 

[angelonline]

@irishamerican4christ I’m 5’2 and have PCOS, but if I did that I would slowly but surely gain. Without knowing more about your current weight, age and whether you have a particularly slow or fast metabolism for a woman of your stats, it’s hard to say for sure. Might be worth a try if you’re curious. But be open the the possibility that you might need to boost your activity levels or eat a bit less.