women! How my cals daily?

Silversparkle13

hi ladies.. Just curious to how many cals you all eat daily.

slaite1

Too many!!

jenncornelsen

1500. this is my magic number where i dont feel like im on a diet. allows me acouple snacks a day. i tried 1200 and just couldnt stick to it. rather lose a bit slower and stick to it than lose fast for a month and then binge cus im starving lol!

TeaBea

Less than my TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) aka maintenance...........

http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

shadow2soul

My average intake for the past 30 days is 1982 calories. That is total calories though. My NET goal on MFP is 1230 currently.

Currently losing roughly 1.2lbs per week according to trendweight.com. :drinker:

TiffanyR71

I'm at 1200. 44yo, 5'3", with ~40 lbs to lose. It is enough for me... I eat very nutrient-dense foods, generally. Have lost 7lbs in the past 30 days.

lulucitron

Usually about 1700-1800 a day. If it's a rest day then high 1400's-1500.

nancyjay__

Just had surgery and was on a weight loss weightlifting plan (can no longer lift) so 1200 for now.

randomtai

2000-2500

CockneyLady2014

My allowance is 1440 a day. This amount is for me to try to lose 1lb per week.

usmcmp

2000-2600

Altagracia220

I'm trying to do 1500 a day.

jenncornelsen

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

kickassbarbie

2100 - 2300. Am maintaining though not losing.

Jojomotivated

1600 here.

North44

1220 per day. I eat back my exercise calories- or most of them if I feel they've been estimated too high.

dwarfiegodsmack

I'm at 1540. 44yo, 5'3", with approx 40 lbs to lose. Have lost 7lbs in the past 90 days.

sardelsa

2200-2500 (small cut)

shadow2soul

jenncornelsen wrote: »

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

Not necessarily maintenance. I'm close to 2000 calories on average and losing a little over 1lb per week. However, I lift and I am also doing a C25k program. I also will walk my boys to the park when it's nice out and sometimes I will even walk to the stores (to walmart & back makes a nice 4 mile round trip not including walking around the store).

yesimpson

1850 per day, plus calories burned at the gym or running.

teagirlmedium

My allowance is 1200, but I am eating more than that. Somewhere around 1700.

randomtai

jenncornelsen wrote: »

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

Nope that is at 0.5 loss a week. Maintenance for me is 2800-3000.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

My base is 1600 and Fitbit adds calories based on how active I am. Yesterday was a fairly active day and I ate 2200. Other days I stick right around 1600.

I'm 5'4" 124 lbs.

chandramiller68

Looks like I average 1600ish. That average includes eating my 1340 daily allowance plus between 25%-50% of exercised calories. Sorry I don't know the technical names for these calories categories.

elphie754

randomtai wrote: »

jenncornelsen wrote: »

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

Nope that is at 0.5 loss a week. Maintenance for me is 2800-3000.

I'm so jealous!

I eat 1300 cals plus 50% of exercise cals.

KatsuNinja

I'm 5ft5, currently weigh 117 pounds, and eat on average a week around 1200 for weight loss via 5:2 and cutting out crap food - having been on this diet for the last 4 months I have lost 17 pounds. I'm also doing Insanity (2nd round)... My target is to get down to 15% body fat which is only 4 pounds away, and then maintain... Looking forward to re-introducing a bit of chocolate and cheese into my diet!

gypsyish

My TDEE is less than 1500 calories, so I'm eating 1200 a day. 5'2" and 133lbs.

callsitlikeiseeit

on average, probably 1500. some days less, some days more.

dmt4641

1960 (TDEE minus 10%) and losing .5 lbs per week.

usmcmp

jenncornelsen wrote: »

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

2000 calories has me losing around a pound per week. I am 5'9" and have lots of muscle. I maintain around 3000 calories.

I also think people forget that just because I can eat 2500 calories and lose doesn't mean I'm living the dream. My body requires more fuel and I can't eat 1000 calories worth of doughnuts with 1500 calories worth of chicken and vegetables. I might be able to fit a doughnut in easier than someone eating 1400 calories, but I eat mostly filling foods because I get just as hungry as I did when my calorie needs were lower.

Emilia777

usmcmp wrote: »

jenncornelsen wrote: »

u ladies eating 2000 and over are livin the dream! im wondering though that must be at maintenance with weight lifting?

2000 calories has me losing around a pound per week. I am 5'9" and have lots of muscle. I maintain around 3000 calories.

I also think people forget that just because I can eat 2500 calories and lose doesn't mean I'm living the dream. My body requires more fuel and I can't eat 1000 calories worth of doughnuts with 1500 calories worth of chicken and vegetables. I might be able to fit a doughnut in easier than someone eating 1400 calories, but I eat mostly filling foods because I get just as hungry as I did when my calorie needs were lower.

Can the high-cal lifting ladies expand on their workout plans? Are you guys really tall? I lift heavy 3x week and run 5k 3x, eat 1350 cals/day, and lose about 1lb/week. I’m 5’4” and 132lbs. I now feel like I’m doing this all wrong.