Sadly, for us short people, more calories isn’t the answer. I’m 5 foot 2. My maintenance is around 1600 with normal / moderate activity . The margin of error for me is genuinely TIGHT. Not saying I do 1200 but to lose fat I have to eat not much higher than that and try to increase my NEAT / steps/ exercise as much as I can. It sucks.
2026-07-08 13:46:44
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Bethsabée :
Girl I’m 5’’2 😭😭😭😭 even when training and being active there’s no way I can go over 1600 kcal
2026-07-29 07:29:02
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juju :
what if i've been eating 1200 consistently (no binging) but am at a plateau? if i increase i found that i gain more weight
2026-07-07 21:30:16
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That Home Girl :
Once an ate 1700 calories and started eating more carbs and fat, it literally melted away!
2026-07-09 00:32:13
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Collective2022 :
I have no clue how many calories are in anything I cook.
2026-08-24 19:49:44
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👽 :
I'm currently in the 1200 calorie jail.
2026-07-08 14:58:55
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danja :
Man I’m struggling with this hard. My deficit is around 800 calories. My brain is fighting me on increasing my intake.
2026-07-09 21:30:16
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Corie Buonanno :
How do you figure out how many calories you should have?
2026-07-27 13:00:55
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𝒜. :
Is there a macro calculator you recommend?
2026-07-07 21:52:31
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Darilyn :
I get so nervous! After being 300 pounds and losing 145 eating better and exercising, I’m scared to eat at maintenance 😬😳
2026-07-07 21:06:58
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soniacurvelo :
Do you have to eat even if you’re not hungry? Do you have to eat a certain amount of calories every day?
2026-07-08 21:16:48
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Username :
No Adult person should be on 1200 cal. That’s never going to work.
2026-07-30 08:31:04
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🪷 𝓥𝓲𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓪 🪬 :
yeah im at 1800 from yrs of restricting at 1200, you might notice a temporary gain on the scale but if your training in the gym your body will adapt to the new maintenance and weight will eventually stabilise and you will build some muscle too providing your lifting and not just cardio.
2026-08-30 10:25:06
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AlwaysBeKind98 :
How do you know how many calories to eat in a day? I don’t understand.
2026-08-17 00:55:16
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Hey, hola… soy Tania 👋🏻🇲🇽 :
But what if the calculator says 1200??? 😳😅
2026-07-08 23:49:06
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Madi Rene :
Increase fat and protein. Listen to your body.
2026-07-23 16:18:34
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Kayla Kelly :
You have been helping me so much!!!! I thought a calorie deficit would be way too hard, but nothing else was working for me. I decided to stick with it and I actually fell off for a couple of days cause I was out camping (but tried to not crazy). I started on July 10 and I’ve lost 6.7 pounds. I’m assuming this is mostly water weight but I’m still so happy and very proud of myself. It is very achievable and your videos and food ideas help so much thank you so much for the inspiration as well.
2026-07-22 13:16:07
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Lady Mary :
How well does this work for menopausal women? And how would you even calculate the calories you need?
2026-08-16 03:42:34
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mandyglitter :
Which calculator did you use???
2026-07-08 00:52:59
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Mg2413 :
How do you get the calorie count for you
2026-07-10 14:21:43
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tonyaminton5 :
Ok except when the calculators say I should eat 1100 calories. That doesn’t seems like enough. How do I manage that??
2026-07-08 05:53:47
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Danielle_Foor_Abbitt_Realty :
I literally just need you to make me a meal plan like Monday through Friday breakfast lunch dinner here’s your recipes. This is what you eat because that’s where I screw up. I’m like I look at your videos and they’re great and that sounds so yummy but it’s intimidating .
2026-07-07 22:00:46
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Kimberly68 :
I just downloaded one of those apps
2026-07-07 23:42:28
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Countrymom83 :
Mine told me 1600 I feel good but gained weight
2026-07-07 22:54:16
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FBDMom :
Just signed up for Studio Era today 🥰
2026-07-08 01:28:31
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