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Originally Posted by raeanna74
I am only 5'5" but my bones are very large and I'm somewhat muscular for a woman. It's hard for me to know exactly how much and what I should eat because so many calorie charts seem to be designed for tiny women with no muscle and thin bones.
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What do you weigh and what is your exercise regimen? I can tell you how many calories to eat. That would be only a baseline average, however, based on what other people of your size and activity level find useful.
I think it is more useful, especially when starting out, not to get too attached to the scale - the scale can lie on a number of levels: cheap scales are inaccurate and if you start an exercise regimen it is common to gain weight in the first few weeks as muscle mass increases. Go by how your clothes fit, how many notches on your belt you use, and, if you are brave, take measurements of all your bits and pieces - if they go down, you are on the right track regardless of what the scale says.