Surprise, it was me all along 😏
Madison Mackenzie, CPT
I help women 20+ lose fat and gain muscle without extreme dieting 💪🏻🔥
Whether you’re ready to prep now or need to build towards it, comment or DM me the word STAGE and let’s map out how to get you there
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Petite gym girls, this is why “just eat less” hits different for us 🫡
Height affects your TDEE more than people realize. At 5’4” & under, you’re carrying less lean mass & a smaller frame overall, which means your maintenance calories are naturally lower than a 5’8”+ girl doing the exact same workouts
So when a taller girl eats 1,700 calories & drops fat effortlessly, but you eat the same & stall out? That’s not your metabolism being “broken,” it’s math
The fix is simple: build quality muscle mass to make fat loss easier & then adjusting your numbers to YOUR frame, not using a generic calculator or listening to some random influencer tell you that you shouldn’t eat under 1500 calories
Petite girls have to be more precise: small frame = smaller margin for error, but big results when you actually dial it in 📉📉📉
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Nobody tells petite girls this about maintenance calories
You may not be able to eat 2000+ calories / day & not gain weight
Maintenance isn’t one-size-fits-all, it scales with your frame: height, bone structure, lean mass, even limb length. A 5’8” girl and a 5’2” girl doing the same training split are NOT working with the same maintenance number. Hers will be higher by default
So when you copy some random girl’s “What I Eat in a Day” & suddenly can’t maintain or your weight starts creeping up, it’s not you being “sensitive” to food, it’s just your frame requiring less to sustain itself
This is why petite girls following tall-girl meal plans, tall-girl macros, and tall-girl “what I eat in a day” videos end up frustrated
Your number isn’t smaller because something’s wrong with you. It’s smaller because you’re working with a smaller structure. Once you eat for YOUR frame instead of someone else’s, maintenance actually makes sense 📊
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07/09/2026
Lessons I’ve learned so far 💭👙
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If you want to succeed at something, dedicate yourself to it, don’t half-ass it
Who will you be when you’re done bodybuilding?
I repeat: it’s called bodyBUILDING
Understand & commit to ALL phases of bodybuilding: off-season, pre-prep, prep, reverse, post-show, off-season again
If you’re a new competitor, DO NOT jump into gear right away. What if you hate the sport? I always advise at least one natural show first to test the waters, see what you’re capable of, then go from there
Stop spiralling when the scale fluctuates
The scale is data, not a verdict
Follow me for more lessons like this & for a coach who teaches you the why, not just the what
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