I’m intrigued to hear from fellow petites (I’m 4’10”) — how are you managing your calorie deficit and weight loss? What FB programs have you done? How many weekly HIIT workouts work for you? I read somewhere that for petites, the optimal plan is at max 2 HIIT sessions a week and strength training in between. More cardio/HIIT will make us ravenous that will set back progress against calories in vs calories out.
I plan to do 1 or 2 of FB’s 5-Day Challenges that does HIIT 3x a week. So I’m going to find out first hand by then. But right now I’m curious about other petites’ experience and thoughts.
I lost about 3.5kg with the FB Low Impact R2 coupled with eating right: more veggies and enough carbs (I used to overeat a lot). I didn’t track calories. But now I may have to try since I think I hit a weight loss plateau. Do you guys track your calorie intake at all?
My TDEE with 3-5 days of moderate exercise is 1,647 calories per day (https://tdeecalculator.net). If I cut 500 calories in order to lose 1 pound per week, that only leaves me with 1,147 which is problematic as it is below the 1200 minimum. It seems losing slower at half a pound per week to up my calorie expenditure to 1397 is more doable. Is there a better approach? As if losing weight isn’t already tough, it’s even tougher for shorter people. Basically, the smaller your body, the less energy it needs—and the less it burns. More info: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/a19823756/short-girl-weight-loss-tips/
Question for Petites
Hi all! Hope everyone’s having a good week.
I’m intrigued to hear from fellow petites (I’m 4’10”) — how are you managing your calorie deficit and weight loss? What FB programs have you done? How many weekly HIIT workouts work for you? I read somewhere that for petites, the optimal plan is at max 2 HIIT sessions a week and strength training in between. More cardio/HIIT will make us ravenous that will set back progress against calories in vs calories out.
I plan to do 1 or 2 of FB’s 5-Day Challenges that does HIIT 3x a week. So I’m going to find out first hand by then. But right now I’m curious about other petites’ experience and thoughts.
I lost about 3.5kg with the FB Low Impact R2 coupled with eating right: more veggies and enough carbs (I used to overeat a lot). I didn’t track calories. But now I may have to try since I think I hit a weight loss plateau. Do you guys track your calorie intake at all?
My TDEE with 3-5 days of moderate exercise is 1,647 calories per day (https://tdeecalculator.net). If I cut 500 calories in order to lose 1 pound per week, that only leaves me with 1,147 which is problematic as it is below the 1200 minimum. It seems losing slower at half a pound per week to up my calorie expenditure to 1397 is more doable. Is there a better approach? As if losing weight isn’t already tough, it’s even tougher for shorter people. Basically, the smaller your body, the less energy it needs—and the less it burns. More info: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/a19823756/short-girl-weight-loss-tips/
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