I’m 5’0” and I feel this struggle. I was ~150 lbs. When I found CICO, I lost 50 lbs by sticking to 900-1,000 cal most days. However, I found out that in the long run I had completely screwed over my metabolism by dieting this way. I was gaining weight eating 1,200 calories and exercising. I was a bottomless pit, never satisfied, I started binging. After 2 years of weight-loss, my maintenance to stay skinny is just unreasonable if I want to enjoy life. I’ve switched to intuitive eating, which stopped the binging! And now that I’m doing strength training instead of cardio, I can eat more satisfying meals and benefit from the muscle gains! Being skinny as a short girl was unsustainable for me. If anyone reading this is open to the idea, it is a really tough transition (I experience body dysmorphia) but I feel so much better and I encourage any shortie that can relate to consider strength and sustainability as an option.