Why is it so hard to lose weight as a short woman I’ve always struggled with overeating. I was never obese but never thin either. I want to lose weight for my confidence and get fit for health reasons. But it’s so hard when my calorie deficit is like \~1,200 a day according to all these calorie calculators. I understand that as a 5’2, 22-year-old woman that I don’t need as many calories as—say a 5’7 woman or an athlete—but it’s so hard to stop the cravings and emotional eating. I have a serious problem with emotional eating. I’m stressed? Eat. Bored? Eat. Happy? Eat. It’s horrible, and feels like I have no control. And once I start eating, I can’t stop. So I try to avoid eating until the evening but by then, I’m ravenous and overeat again. It’s made harder by the fact that my calorie intake is only 1,200. That’s like a freaking burger and fries (American-core)! That’s it, that’s all I can eat for the day. I wish I didn’t have to eat to live.…