Female maintenance calories

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rolacola12 wrote: »

Hi,

All I see is females eating between 1100 and 1800 calories per day, 6 months ago I start on 1950 and found that a struggle and weekends generally were 5-6000 I am happy with my shape and stay fairly lean which I like. I am not hugely active I walk 5 miles per day and weight train 4x45 min sessions. Age 25 5'8 65kg. I have now changed to around 2,500 -2700calories per day to which will generally hit the same average, does anyone do it this way and still stay fairly lean? I feel as though I'm going to wake up and have ballooned it's a lot more food but finally keeps my constant hunger at bay. Also are there any women out there that eAt higher calories and stay lean?

Most women at a healthy weight have a Basal Metabolic Rate of 1600 - 1800 calories. Add in more if you exercise or have an active lifestyle/job or if you're taller and need to weigh more.

robininfl

middlehaitch wrote: »

@robininfl, out metabolism does drop as we age. It starts in our twenties and continues by about 50-100 cals, depending on size, weight, and gender, a decade. The major cause is the decrease in daily activity, which leads to a decrease in muscle. Keep up you activity level and you will keep a higher than average metabolism for your age.

Cheers, h.

Thanks. In other words, it drops but not by much? Maybe 150 calories over 30 years? Yes it is absolutely possible that I am eating that much less without noticing, or working out that much more. I do feel like there will be space in my life to add more exercise into each day to overcome another 50kcal each decade, as my kids get older and we get more time. It's good to know it's not a sudden drop, which is what people made it sound like.