Tips on dieting as a 4'11 woman

I'm 4'11 and currently weigh 115 lbs. 115 doesn't seem like a lot, but on my frame it is. I would ideally like to lose 15 pounds but 10 is the goal right now.

I used to go to the gym a lot but given my schedule, I just don't want to have to fit it into my schedule and if I'm being honest, I don't like going to the gym. So I stick to eating less for weight loss.

The problem is that I don't know how to diet! Even though I'm small, I can literally eat as much as my 6'2 boyfriend but it makes me gain weight. I love food!

How many calories should I eat per day? I would like to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks ideally. According to the internet, my BMR is 1340.

Should I try intermittent fasting? Does what I eat even matter as long as I stay under a certain number of calories? And since I'm already 115, is it going to take me longer than 10 weeks to lose 10 pounds? Can I train my body to stop being hungry all the time? Any info would be appreciated!

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UPDATE: I Did It! But I Am Not Finished Yet

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Quick version for those who don't want to read the original post: On June 1, I stepped on the scale and I was very happy to see the number 325 lbs on it. I knew that I needed to make a change. I made a goal for myself to lose 75 lbs by my wedding which is on March 31st. I knew that it was doable, but also a very large undertaking since I had struggled to find motivation in the past to actually lose the weight. Now my motivation was my fiance.

Fast forward to today and I step on the scale and finally see the number that I have been waiting to see: 250 lbs. I am so excited to have finally met a weight loss goal that I set and a pretty big one at that. I feel so much better. My self esteem is much higher, my energy levels are definitely higher, and I finally like what I see in the mirror. I am a lot stronger than I used to be and can actually see muscle tone on my body that I have never seen before.

Since I have met my goal earlier than anticipated, I am going to set a new goal that I want to lose 25 more pounds by the wedding to make it an even 100 lost. It is definitely doable at this point. I haven't yet decided what I want my final weight to be, but probably around 200 lbs. We will see when I get closer.

Anyways, I felt very accomplished today and just wanted to thank this sub for community and support. Trust me when I say if I can do it, anybody can do it.

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Cheers!

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how do i beat my skinny fat?

hi there !!! im not really sure how to introduce this, so here are my stats!

im 5'5, 112-115lbs (my weight fluctuates alot) and im a lightly active female student who burns around 230 calories a day being active and i burn 1300 naturally. im currently maintaining my weight at 1500 calories!

i really love my body, all of it except one part. the dreaded skinny fat. i have a small tummy pouch! it's gotten less visible but it's still there. a tiny little tummy line that bothered me aloot. i thought that it would go away with my weight loss (30lbs) but boy o boy was i wrong.

it's pretty much the only thing im insecure about, and i was wondering if you guys have any tips and tricks to lose the fat? sorry if these types of questions aren't allowed here!

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How many people here had to quit smoking weed?

I see a lot of posts about quitting/lowering alcohol use going hand in hand with weight loss, but for me, no longer smoking weed was a HUGE factor. I was a daily smoker for many, many years and tried a lot of ways to combine being a stoner with losing weight. Waiting to smoke weed until the end of the day when I was in bed, making sure there were healthy foods in the house, telling myself that this time I just WASN'T GOING TO, trying different strains to see if there was one that didn't give me the munchies.

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And in the end, that shit just did not work. Sometimes I'd eat the fruit I'd cut up... but usually afterwards, I'd go snooping through the cupboards for everything else I had. I could keep just healthy food in the house, but stoned me could turn ANYTHING into a binge food, and if there wasn't anything at home I'd figure out a way to get takeout.

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In the end, I just had to accept that stoned missingpixie did not give a shit about me, my goals, my weight, or how I felt waking up the next day. If I wanted to be healthy and lose weight I couldn't let her pilot my body every night.

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It's a lot easier now. I don't really think about it much. But it was really tough at first. Smoking weed was a big part of my life since my early teens and in a sad way, had really become part of my identity. I struggled making friends without drugs and to a certain extent still do. It was one less coping mechanism. I had to get readjusted to going to sleep sober which was fucking ROUGH at first.

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I still very occasionally smoke weed, but do so with the mindset of "are you okay with having a night of eating too much", and only smoke weed if I'm okay with that. I don't keep it in the house. I'm the type to smoke it every day until it's gone if I have it around.

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Quitting weed has been one of the most important steps for weight loss, and I think staying that way is probably the only way my weight loss is going to be permanent. How about y'all?

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It stopped hurting so much.

So I’m fortunate enough to have an awesome roommate who is a physical science major and made me a specialized plan for weight loss. I started doing it- and the cardio portion was running at 3.0-.5 and two or three minutes of 5.5 (mph) speed in intervals. I started, and I fell of the wagon because each time I did it- it felt like I was going to die. Just the one minute of 5.5 would take everything out of me. I could feel my body aching, and begging for me to stop. I compared it to machinery to my friend. She exercises often and is in good shape and she says she likes to exercise. I told her it was like she was running an oiled well kept machine - in comparison to my body that Rusted, and malfunctioning. This sent me into a like three week depression, and two nights ago- the depression was getting even worse so I grabbed a friend and we went to the gym at 6am,so it could be just the two of us. I was shocked when I went into the 5.5 that it didn’t hurt nearly as much as it did before- and I wasn’t continuing the seconds until it stopped, or gasping for air like a fish or something. Then I went again today, and it was easier- tiring but doable. I have some more hope again.

TLDR; after falling off of the wagon- I found it’s getting easier to exercise.

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Do not deny yourself the food you love!!

My daily eating habits are very healthy, I weigh and track every calorie, i count my macros(most days), and do OMAD. BUT, i do not deny myself the food i love. Last night i was craving pizza. So what did i do? I got pizza of course. Now..im not saying get pizza and ruin a whole weeks worth of work on one meal. I was able to have 3 thick slices and a salad and was able to stay within my daily calorie limit. I was also able to have a reeses peanut butter cup :) (i have a major sweet tooth). Having a meal where you give in to your cravings but have it in moderation will do wonders on your psyche and prevent binging down the road. Restricting the food I loved is 100% the reason i have fell off the wagon so many times in the past.. Good luck everyone on your weight loss journey! Its definitely an exciting process!

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Your friendly reminder

To be kind to yourself this time of year. Lots of holidays, seasonal depression issues, the ol’ “Ah, I can just get restarted as a New Year’s Resolution” syndrome...

It’s easy to backtrack is what I’m saying. I’ve decided my new strategy is to slow my weight loss down a bit, plan some extra calories. That way, when the scale isn’t moving the way it was when I started, it’s expected instead of panic time.

I’m planning just below maintenance, with a goal of .5 lbs per week. I plan on going back to 1-1.5 lbs per week after New Years for the last 10-15 lbs to my goal.

Keep being awesome friends!

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