Women average calories per day?
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MandyC1972 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »MandyC1972 wrote: »Ok I'm averaging at around 2800 per day and I'm 9stone. I'm 5ft 1. Im not tall but I want to be 8stone but I don't get how people eat less calories and still weigh more than me?
Height, age, weight, activity levels, hormones are all factors. Along with self reporting of calories is highly influenced by errors. So while many people say they are eating 1200 cals, it is not uncommon for them to be eating much more.
Ok that may make sense as I can't live on 1200 calories but according to the calculations I should be eating 1200 calories before exercise. I do 2 BodyPump classes, 1 Metafit and 1 LBT with an hour walk per week. What's realistic calories to have?
1200 is a DEFAULT minimum (before exercise). Lots of women get "assigned" that number because they set an aggressive weekly goal, or they are seniors and/or very petite.
Set a sensible weekly goal:
Pound per week goals
75+ lbs set to lose 2 lb range
Between 40 - 75 lbs set to lose 1.5 lb range
Between 25-40 lbs set to lose 1 lb range
Between 15-25 lbs set to lose 1 -.50 lb range
Less than 15 lbs set to lose 0.5 lbs range
Then eat 50% of exercise calories back. If you are losing too slow, eat less. If you are losing faster than expected eat more.
If you don't like logging exercise, then use a TDEE calculator and take a cut (small, medium, or large).....use pounds per week chart as a guide.
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Averaging at 1400 a day0
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So dependent on activity level and body comp! I maintain at 2650 and cut at 2100.0
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I eat 1800. My TDEE is between 2000 and 2300 a day depending on my exercising.0
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Around 2300 for me in deficit. Maintenance is around 3100 depending on the day.
I eat anywhere from 1900 to 2500 a day, again depending on the day.0 -
1370-1500 calories a day. I'm 5'5'' and 209 lbs. I've been losing when eating that much0
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I eat 1100-1200 a day on average. I am 5'4" and 119lbs.0
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MandyC1972 wrote: »nutmegoreo wrote: »MandyC1972 wrote: »Ok I'm averaging at around 2800 per day and I'm 9stone. I'm 5ft 1. Im not tall but I want to be 8stone but I don't get how people eat less calories and still weigh more than me?
Height, age, weight, activity levels, hormones are all factors. Along with self reporting of calories is highly influenced by errors. So while many people say they are eating 1200 cals, it is not uncommon for them to be eating much more.
Ok that may make sense as I can't live on 1200 calories but according to the calculations I should be eating 1200 calories before exercise. I do 2 BodyPump classes, 1 Metafit and 1 LBT with an hour walk per week. What's realistic calories to have?
How many calories does MFP give you when you tell it you want to lose 0.5 pound per week? (Since you only want to lose 14 pounds, this should be your weekly weight loss goal.)0 -
@branflakes1980 I'm 5'4, 130.I eat the same everyday regardless of exercise. Unless I'm starving --in which case I eat everything in the house0
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