I’m 5’4” and eat 1600 calories but I weight train 4x a week. I’m eating more calories and losing more weight than I did eating at 1200 calories. Don’t eat 1200 or you’ll end up binging and going up and down. It’s miserable I did this for years.

One time my mom told me that since I’m short, 5 pounds is gonna look more on a short person.

I'm 5 foot 1 and have lost 40lbs in the last 9 months. Not easy but definitely doable. The first thing I had to do was realise I'm a little person and don't need to eat like a large one!

Cries in 5 feet tall 😅

Just realized my problem is I'm eating like my 6'1 husband and I'm 5'4 lol. Loved how much information was in this! Great video

Ugh I'm 5'2 and my resting metabolic rate is 1200 kcal... I hate how people always say I eat so little... yeah cuz I am little

Thanks, most of the influencers keep saying no one should be eating 1200 cal. I do 1400 and I’m 5’ so this video lets me know I’m still on track. So far I’m down 35 lbs.

That’s why most tall people are just natural skinny 😲

I know I'm short (5'1) but for some reason I can't stop laughing at this targeted video hahah but thank you so much for this! I've complained about 5-10 pounds to my 6'4 boyfriend before and he thinks I'm insane. I try to tell him that I notice that weight gain so fast on my short frame.

“On the shorter end”. I’m 4’8”, 48 years old with PCOS. Lost 25lbs this year, managing calorie intake and strength training and increased my NEAT. It’s doable!

I'm 4'9 and used to weigh about 105 pounds, ate whatever I wanted, sometimes up to 2000-3000 calories. My tummy was definitely chubby and I felt swollen a lot of the time. After losing 10 pounds over one year and getting some muscle definition, I look like a totally new person. Unfortunately I can only eat about 1580 to maintain assuming I'm working out 3-5 days a week. It's so hard because I'm a foodie and love to eat too. I wish I was taller to be honest

People see: LESS CALORIES I see: LESS FOOD COSTS

Who knew my height would be a reason I seem to have a hard time losing weight.5 ft crew

im 5'2" and I lost 45lbs by counting calories and taking more walks, it really works!! now I weigh 136lbs but sometimes i get sad when I see tall people who weigh more than me but look slimmer, i get that's just how they're built but it's hard to see ngl

Thank you so much Eric, I learned so much from this video. As a 5'2'' female with PCOS I get so frustrated with trying to lose weight because it feels like my biology is just working against me. I've watched a handful of your videos now and you are by far the most straight forward and genuine person, and you really help encourage people like me to see weight loss as obtainable and sustainable goal. You helped me realize that to lose weight it's not just always about working harder, it's about being smarter and all these other things I never even considered have a much greater impact than you would think.

Thank you for this video Eric 🥺♥️

Thank you for these videos!! This is was super helpful

Thank you for this video!!love the content!

Love this video! Thank you!!

You are such a blessing Eric! Thank you for this video man!

This video is so helpful!! Thank you!

Been waiting for this one!!! Thank you Eric for this!

You are the best!! 👏🏼

Thank you for this video!! Motivated me to start eating better 🙏🏽

I’ve already learned so much from this video and I’m only halfway finished. Thank you!

you are so much on point in your statements. I have never ever watched someone considering and explaining about short people. I am obesse, PCOS, and going through a really hard phase of life. Its life right!!. But getting so much and appropriate information(FREE) is such a blessing. M glad that i follow you. I still havent started but getting control of my hands on food slowly. Nd I am so thankful to you for this🤞🏻🙂

The explanation really helped me in understanding why my workouts weren't working. Thank you so much for doing this for us petites!!

yessss i’ve been waiting for this !!! thank you for including us short people

5’0 & have lost 46lbs so far eating healthier (I still have my days where I eat like crap but I limit it) still want to lose another 20lbs!

So far this has been *THE* most helpful tips for a petite person that I've seen from videos out there. I wrote all this info down on a white board near my desk to reference easily and I'm excited to try these tips out!

You sound soo passionate ♥️ and I’m here for it 🥰

Thank you so much for this video. Since having my 3 kids and being in my 40s, weight loss has been so challenging. I have bounced from WW, IF, to low carb with short term results. I couldn't understand why I was binging at night. Eating 1200 calories a day and getting exercise in regularly (my TDEE says 2200). The scale wasn't budging. Your video made sense and was so easy to understand. I appreciate you

You have a lovely personality and I can tell you genuinely care about helping people improve their lives. Thanks for the information and God bless🙏🏾

I always watch you in Tiktok! Your advice really helps! :)

Omg! I’m 4”11 and on the curvy side. Thank you!

Man I already love you this is explain very well . Already sharing ❤

I'm 5 ft & have been looking for this for soooo long. Thank you!

Thank you Eric for this !!!! 5ft1 and struggled my whole life with weight !!!

Thank you so much for this video! I am 5'4 and have lost about 10lb so far in my health and fitness journey. This video really helped validate what I have been doing so far. I did not even realize that I was doing this all correctly! This video just helped to motivate me even more! :)

By far my most favorite video! Just bought a food scale 🤘. Ready to rock this out! 5.3 and PROUD! Love how at the beginning of the video you were trying to not offend the “short person “ community 😂😂😂

great video! I learned a lot!

I am 5 ft 3 in and unable to do any exercise with two hip replacement botches! Thank you so much for catering for us!

This is so eye opening considering I'm 5 feet Thankyou so much for providing this information your literally the GOAT of fitness

Shorty here!! Thanks for this

This makes so much sense😭 I’m 5’1 and I always felt how hard it was but thought maybe I was just being dramatic. I learned so much gonna go watch the other videos now! Thanks for the info!

Didn't know i needed this...thank you sooooooo much I am 5'1" btw

I started walking 15 -25 min before every meal and its helping me lean out and the amazing part i have more energy and less tired thru out the day.

FINALLY!!! A content for me!!

5'1" here...this was super helpful and I'm going to rewatch to take notes. I already identified I need to increase my NEAT, eat more protein, and eat at consistent times. I literally do the exact opposite of your advice. 🤦‍♀️

I needed this video 😂 I’m 5’0 and I used to eat like a 6’4 man! I had to be more self conscious about my height.

Ha! Interesting 🤔 I'm 5'3 and I didn't know this until now lol I loved this info! Thank you

I've been a 1266 calorie deficit and I haven't lost weight but I fell a difference in my waist line. I'm just lifting weights right now. I'm in no rush to lose 40 lbs that quickly. Going to start measuring myself.

Thank you!

Thank you for this

Omg-sooo timely-I’m 5’1 1/2 and getting shorter bc I’m older also-thaaaaaank you so much!!

5 feet here! Your video is SSSOOO informative! Thank u

You’ve become my fav!!

honeslty the one video that explains it all

Thank you so much for this. This is a confirmation that I have been eating more for my height. I'm 5'1 and trying to lose weight for sooo long. My husband always tell me that I need to eat less since I eat more than him and he is 5'8. But I'm stubborn and don't want to measure my calorie intake coz I find it difficult. But it's day 5 now that I'm tracking my calarorie intake and limiting it to 1320 for a calorie deficit. And aiming for 10k steps. Excited for the progress.

I feel it’s harder for us shorties

Short person chiming in (4'11"). Thank you! I am making a conscious effort to get more steps in!!

Awesome video! Would you consider greek yogurt and cottage cheese a nutrient dense and healthy food? I swear by eating a huge salad with dinner every night...you are right it is a game changer especially with healthy fats and proteins in it.

Woooo i cant believe you uploaded a short gals video!!

4 ' 8" i gain weight fast but I always loose weight. From 168 to 120 . 1 year took me. Good info here

I love your personality

Examples of your favorite “big ass salads”😉 for this 5’3 girl trying to drop back down to 120lbs from the current 135lbs I’m at now? You’re videos are so helpful by the way.

I’m 5’2” and I am literally trying to lose only 5lbs and it’s killing me. 😅 remembering to and getting used to eating less is very hard!

I'm going back on the Nutrisystem diet the first time I was on it I lost 15 lbs and I'm 4'6 I just got to stick with the program

(i’m 5’4, 20 yrs old) during quarantine, i went from 115 to 140. now i’m at 125, still looking to lose about 5-7 pounds. 100% my entire lifestyle changed. i had never been 140 before, but i also had never had chik fil a everyday or ate a pint of ice cream a day before. now, i’m back to eating more home cooked meals (and no fast food), going on walks, and eating ice cream as a treat maybe twice a week (sometimes more, but i definitely am not eating a pint a day 🤭). also, counting calories in the beginning was very much needed. cuz even tho i thought i was eating healthy then, i was still eating too much. now i’m off calorie counting and can estimate a good amount to eat. i also used to lift weights all the time pre-covid, so i’m super excited to do that again once i’m back at school in 2 weeks. overall, i feel way healthier than i was at 140! healthy habits build up, and you’ll never want to stop doing them once you’ve got it established

this is simple truth. just because its "simple" does not mean its easy. I have been simplifying my diet (one ingredient foods majority) and now I am more full, weigh less and have more muscle.

firstly, i want to thank you for making such an informative video! i know this was posted quite some time ago, but i wanted to see if anyone had any advice-- will our BMR change or become lower if we have a history of restricting and overeating? i used to struggle with restriction and compensated for it by increasing my caloric intake, but i'm not sure if it impacted by metabolism or slowed it down. if this has an impact on my BMR, how will i know if the numbers are accurate so that i can eat in a more reasonable deficit? i apologize if this doesn't make sense, i can always consult google but i figured i would ask here as well. again, thank you for sharing this info in such a concise way!

can you do a video about eating below your bmr to lose weight?

Omg…I love you for this video! I’m 5’2.5” and it is definitely a challenge getting the weight off. Can you make a video about short people exercises next?! 🤣☠️ I know it sounds crazy but I have a long torso and really short legs and I find a lot of the supposedly “easy” low impact exercises difficult. I have super thick thighs and I need to know the best exercises to burn the fat and tone them without my legs looking bulky…I hope I make sense.

Hi Eric, how many days of strength training should we do as a shortie in combination with the calorie deficit?

As a 5 ft women, with a bmr of 1280, it sucks to try to be in a deficit. I've lost 120 lbs but can't get past 160. Weight training 3 days a week and cardio twice a week. All I've done is get stronger and thicker but can't lose any more weight. I've had a body scan to check my body composition. Getting jealous of "skinny fat" women!

This is so informative! I have a question … does drinking homemade turmeric juice help with weight loss or is that a trend on TikTok only and it boils down to everything you said in this video

As someone who is 5"1 , ( 156 cm) THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 🤣

I have a medical condition that won't allow me to lift. I can use elastic bands though. Can they work to build muscle as well?

I'm 4"11 and when I gain weight it's definitely as noticeable as when I lose weight 🙃 short people problems

Thanks a lot that’s an amazing video I’m 5.2 and I’m desperate to lose 5 kilos and nothing works I am depressed I stopped the gym had bad argument with many PTs and now setting alone trying to figure out how to solve this problem 😭

I just did a calculator. It said my maintenance is 2,242 cals (5’2 , 155 lbs, 16 yrs old) So I should be eating 1742 cals to lose 1 lb a week?

The KZfaq gods have finally given me a sign. 🥺 this is the first video that didn’t intimidate me.

I'm in maintenance 1200, hiw much deficit should i have before i collapse dead? I already do everything, including cardio, weights, intermittent fasting

4ft 8 in!

Chicken broth diet and intermittent fasting is my thing now I was 230 today I weighed in 226 four pounds in a week I make my own and it kept me full for few hours

I’m 5.1. I was 250 Two years later I’m now 175. Still need to lose more. Thx for the video.

I absolutely love your videos. Your videos, tips and guidance has made my weightloss journey so simplified. Thank you so much Down 45 pounds in 4 months. 5'3"

5’1 here I’ve lost 25 pounds in a year now at a plateau! I subscribed hopefully I can learn somethings thanks 😊

As a 4'11 can you recommend me what could be my estimate calorie deficit for the start to loose weight?

i am 4'11 and currently trying to lose 40 pounds, so glad I found your channel!!! You are awesome.

I'm 5'4 and i lost 13 pounds in 8 weeks just by lessening my calorie intake

I'm short and plump 😂 it's like this video ment to find me. 5'4 and gained hella weight since covid. Would love to lose a lot of weight.

I get the protein How much carbs and fat to eat Should I do low carbs and low fat

This on time because I'm tired 😫😴, 5,3" and 157lbs but i look fat.

Are there any specific exercises that could increase my height?

Thank you very much for the video. All of these formulas for calculating BMR, TDEE as well as fat calculator, etc. may not be as accurate as what you look like. For example when I started weight training 4 1/2 years ago I was 165 pounds and had an In Body evaluation. He gave me a bunch of numbers. About two years later I had another in body test where my weight was actually higher at 167, but my body fat % was about the same, slightly more skeletal mass, but I know I was looking more lean. My subsequent weight training sessions have been very successful in gaining muscle and of course gaining more fat.. my weight shot up to 177 and thanks to your videos and others on KZfaq, I’ve successfully lost 7 pounds in the last five weeks-so my question is is the TDEE at this point in time reliable, is BMR reliable now? body fat calculators wouldnt be accurate I guess?

I'm 4' 7" my goal is 115 . X 8 that will be 1380 cal. I am 122 lbs. Is not that to low?

Lol I'm 5.4 so this speaks to me. Lost 15lbs in 2 months so doing OK so far. Eating about 1500 in a calorie deficit.

how do i know my tdee have raicst ?

I get about 10 or 12 thousand steps sense work and i walk after each meal