Thinking Ahead: Anyone around 5'4" around 115-135 how many calories do you eat to maintain?

2»

Replies

  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    I'm 5'5 and 123-127 is my maintaince range, ive been this weight for year and the year before I maintained at 126-130. I eat around 1600 as a very rough average.
  • MichelleLea122
    MichelleLea122 Posts: 332 Member
    As I'm sure you figured out, everyone maintains at a varying amount of calories. But for what it's worth I'm currently 5'4'' 120lbs. ~1600 sedentary, ~2000 on sedentary training days, ~2200 on active training days.

    When I was 5'4 110 lbs I maintained at under 1400... it sucked.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    MichelleLei1 wrote: »
    As I'm sure you figured out, everyone maintains at a varying amount of calories. But for what it's worth I'm currently 5'4'' 120lbs. ~1600 sedentary, ~2000 on sedentary training days, ~2200 on active training days.

    When I was 5'4 110 lbs I maintained at under 1400... it sucked.

    Yep note to self do not be 110lbs lol
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    5'4" 125-130lbs maintaining at 1700 but I don't log my exercise or the 300'ish extra calories I eat back from it.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    born_of_fire74 wrote: »
    5'4" 125-130lbs maintaining at 1700 but I don't log my exercise or the 300'ish extra calories I eat back from it.

    Oh so more around 1400 technically (net) thank you for sharing!
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    edited December 2016
    Verity1111 wrote: »
    born_of_fire74 wrote: »
    5'4" 125-130lbs maintaining at 1700 but I don't log my exercise or the 300'ish extra calories I eat back from it.

    Oh so more around 1400 technically (net) thank you for sharing!

    I believe it's net 1700 because I do not log the 300cal of exercise nor do I log the 300cal of food. I log 1700cal of eating a day to make sure I'm hitting my macros, especially protein, and then have a little extra to play around with because of my exercise. If I didn't exercise, I would still eat 1700cal, I'd just not have that extra 300cal for happy fun time eating. Hope that makes sense.

  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    edited December 2016
    born_of_fire74 wrote: »
    Verity1111 wrote: »
    born_of_fire74 wrote: »
    5'4" 125-130lbs maintaining at 1700 but I don't log my exercise or the 300'ish extra calories I eat back from it.

    Oh so more around 1400 technically (net) thank you for sharing!

    I believe it's net 1700 because I do not log the 300cal of exercise nor do I log the 300cal of food. I log 1700cal of eating a day to make sure I'm hitting my macros, especially protein, and then have a little extra to play around with because of my exercise. If I didn't exercise, I would still eat 1700cal, I'd just not have that extra 300cal for happy fun time eating. Hope that makes sense.

    OHHH ok I didnt catch the part of the not logging the 300 calories of food lol but yeah that makes sense. Thank you for taking the time to elaborate.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    5'4 105 2100-2600 my weekly average is usually ~2400-2500 though. Only get about 4000 steps a day and exercise 4-5x a week for an hour
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    edited December 2016
    cosmonew wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for sharing. I find this thread interesting.

    The variability always amazes me. Like how some people can maintain a higher weight at less calories than me (1700).
  • born_of_fire74
    born_of_fire74 Posts: 776 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    cosmonew wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for sharing. I find this thread interesting.

    The variability always amazes me. Like how some people can maintain a higher weight at less calories than me (1700).

    That's likely related to age. You look significantly younger than I am.

  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    5'4 105 2100-2600 my weekly average is usually ~2400-2500 though. Only get about 4000 steps a day and exercise 4-5x a week for an hour

    How old are you if I may ask? You look really young so I'm wondering if it contributes or if you just have a good metabolism lol
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    cosmonew wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for sharing. I find this thread interesting.

    The variability always amazes me. Like how some people can maintain a higher weight at less calories than me (1700).

    I would have to guess that the difference in ages is the issue...I'm almost 48...But I maintain about 15-1900 ish, depending on activity that day...
  • texasleahgirl
    texasleahgirl Posts: 96 Member
    45 yo, 5'4" , currently 132 lbs. I am just maintaining through the holidays at an average of 1800-1900 per day. I don't weight train, just walk/run hills about 40 minutes per day-with the rest of my daily activity works out to about 13,000 to 15,000 steps per Fitbit. Last week I was sick and did not exercise at all and I had to drop my calories to average 1500ish to compensate for the inactivity.

  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    Verity1111 wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    5'4 105 2100-2600 my weekly average is usually ~2400-2500 though. Only get about 4000 steps a day and exercise 4-5x a week for an hour

    How old are you if I may ask? You look really young so I'm wondering if it contributes or if you just have a good metabolism lol

    I am 24
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    JustMissTracy wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    cosmonew wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for sharing. I find this thread interesting.

    The variability always amazes me. Like how some people can maintain a higher weight at less calories than me (1700).

    I would have to guess that the difference in ages is the issue...I'm almost 48...But I maintain about 15-1900 ish, depending on activity that day...

    Yes your right, age probably has something to do with it, wasn't thinking about that.

Categories