to think it’s a bit depressing how little you can eat when you’re short?

For a 40yo sedentary female with BMI 22.3...
A 5'1 woman will need 1371cal
An average height 5'4 woman will need 1494cal

A difference of 123cal per day, or four squares of chocolate. It's not that much different really.

Yep agree totally. 4ft11” (waves to the other shorties 👋🏻) and find even if I don’t eat a lot the weight creeps up. So annoying, no snacks or wine if I want to maintain a normal weight. Im
over weight at the moment and trying again to cut calories and move more but I know it won’t last! It’s so depressing.

The benefit is it’s cheaper as you need less food. You can cook an average amount and have leftovers the next day. Ive found it difficult living with my partner the last few years as he eats so much, I used to cook far less often when it was just me as one pot of food would last me a few days. I’m tall but don’t really snack anyway.

I'm 5ft 1. Weight training and have more muscle than fat. I need a fair few calories. It doesn't have to be all doom and gloom.

Must be so frustrating, men seem to drop weight easier too just for being men!
I’m 5ft 7 and shocked at how easily I can put on weight, basically if I have a sniff of a carb. So I can’t imagine how it is being shorter. And you see people everywhere tucking into all sorts, but then most people have a weight problem

I hear you. I have to be really firm with my family who are always “just have one, it won’t hurt”.

I need about 800-1000 calories a day, perimenopause and anti depressants have done a right number on my will power and hunger.

When i was young I could eat anything I wanted, now I am post menopause everything just stays put it is very frustrating, I am .4ft11 and a bit of a barrel!

Acutely aware of this as I am 4'11" and only got away with eating reasonable amounts because I am constantly on the go/ hyperactive! But as menopause approaches and my energy levels have tanked, I have had to watch what I eat so carefully.

One of the few perks of being a very tall woman is that I can eat so much!

Don’t think OP is suggesting her appetite is the problem! It’s about metabolism.

I have the opposite issue due to being tall - weight doesn’t really accumulate. I need to make an effort to eat (despite having a very good appetite). A missed meal causes weight loss.

Yes!!!

I know it’s all relative, but when my 6ft3 husband and I did weightwatchers years back, his point count was almost double mine 😡

We are again on a Weightloss kick at the moment and despite me hardly ever snacking, and him sitting with a couple of packets of mini cheddars, he’s losing weight faster than I am. Definitely a downside of being short.

Yes! I’m 5’ 2” and mid-40s. It’s very depressing to realise how little I need to eat to just stay at the same weight. As you say, eating what is a ‘normal’ amount for others very quickly becomes too much; things that aren’t ‘treats’ for anyone else (bag of crisp, normal size choc bar, hot chocolate) have to be factored in. So depressing!

Yeah. I’m 5ft and found it much easier to maintain my weight as a single person compared to now where i live with a tall husband and 2 kids who need calories, so have to factor them in if i want to make one meal for everyone.

I have started a new thing where for dinner, i either have a low carb meal, or a side plate portion. No weight loss though.

And calories in restaurant meals are crazy!

I guess everyone has someone taller, we can all look at men and say the same thing, we all need to learn to consume whay we burn.

I cant say lack of height has effected by appetite at all nor ability to eat

Definitely go to the gym and build some muscle. I'm only 5ft3 but regularly burn well over 2000 calories, more if I do a couple of classes. Muscle is your answer!