Who is that "average woman" who needs to eat 2,000 cal?

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  • FrankiesSaysRelax
    FrankiesSaysRelax Posts: 403 Member
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    I mainain on 1900-2100 without exercising.
  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
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    I eat 2200 to lose! And should maintain on something like 2500! It's girls like me that raise this average!
  • rowrunyoga
    rowrunyoga Posts: 65 Member
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    This girl! MFP gave me a 1200 calorie goal and I LOL'd.
    I eat 1800-2400 depending on my activity level. And I'm losing weight.
    :happy:
  • Ldbg289
    Ldbg289 Posts: 236 Member
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    I eat between 1200 and 1700 on average depending on how active I am for that particular day. I guess for calorie needs I am definitely below the average but I'm also not of "average" height. Just a shade under 5 feet. With the 1200-1700(again depending on physical activity)I'm usually able to lose weight, unless I eat a bunch of salty foods or something.
  • laceylucas86
    laceylucas86 Posts: 120
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    I am a woman who eat 2000 calories to maintain weight, however I am by no means average LOL I am 6 foot 2, 150 lbs and a size medium / 8. I think you have to drop 100 cal for every inch or two that you are shorter than 6 foot 2 lol
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
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    This girl! MFP gave me a 1200 calorie goal and I LOL'd.
    I eat 1800-2400 depending on my activity level. And I'm losing weight.
    :happy:
    What did you put in for your desired goal? 2 pound a week loss? MFP starts most women at 1200 calories for that reason.
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
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    I am 5'5 and weigh around 146 pounds. If i am lightly active, i will maintain on 2000 calories(supposedly) :drinker:
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
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    I'm at 1970 maintenance, with activity set to sedentary... I regularly eat over, and I eat back my exercise cals too.

    I am not a sedentary person, so I'm likely good with over 2000.



    I am 6'1 and 168 pounds. :)
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
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    This girl! MFP gave me a 1200 calorie goal and I LOL'd.
    I eat 1800-2400 depending on my activity level. And I'm losing weight.
    :happy:
    What did you put in for your desired goal? 2 pound a week loss? MFP starts most women at 1200 calories for that reason.

    MFP is designed for you to add exercise back in. The goal is given exclusive of exercise.
  • joyincincy
    joyincincy Posts: 228 Member
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    As of today, I am an average woman trying to lose weight who should be eating 1900 calories per day. Up from 1700 b/c of the new running routine I started this week. The TDEE-20% method, check it out!
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    My maintenance is above 2000 calories a day... but I'm a tall woman.
  • sarah456s
    sarah456s Posts: 98 Member
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    Me! I'm totally average, lol.

    I'm lightly active at work (walking/standing a fair amount). I'm 5'7" and my maintenance calories are 1989.
  • Ely82010
    Ely82010 Posts: 1,998 Member
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    On shows about weight, such as "supersized vs. superskinny" or "secret eaters" they keep repeating that an average woman needs to eat 2,000 calories a day and average man 2,500(that is so not fair, btw :o).

    But all online calculators tell me that my maintenance rate if I am not active is 1,300 calories. That sounds extremely depressing. (BTW, I've been losing eating 1,500 NET calories, so I think this might be inaccurate). Sure, I'm active, but since I eat back all of my workout calories, that should not matter for this calculation.

    Is the 2,000 calorie diet a myth, and women who eat that will be slowly gaining weight?
    WHO is that average woman that can eat 2,000?

    Not me!

    I am 4 feet 11 inches and I weight 102lb (on a good day), and I am not a young person either. My BMR is 1084, my MFP maintenance calories are 1380 (moderate active), and my TDEE for moderate active is about 1600. Sometimes I eat my exercise calories, sometimes I don't. It all depends how hungry I am and how much I burn; which by the way is not that much due to my age, height, and weight.

    If I a were to eat 2000 I would look like Miss Piggy.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
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    I maintain at 2500. I'm 5'9" and 160lbs.
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
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    This girl! MFP gave me a 1200 calorie goal and I LOL'd.
    I eat 1800-2400 depending on my activity level. And I'm losing weight.
    :happy:
    What did you put in for your desired goal? 2 pound a week loss? MFP starts most women at 1200 calories for that reason.

    What else are people going to put in? :bigsmile:

    It's like winning the lottery and them asking: 'Do you want half the money or all of it'?.
  • ksuh999
    ksuh999 Posts: 543 Member
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    My RMR is 2002 according to the RMR test I took. For my age and height that is very close to average (4% higher due to my weight at the time).
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    (that is so not fair, btw :o).

    YOU maintain 175+ lbs of lean body mass then...;)
  • rowrunyoga
    rowrunyoga Posts: 65 Member
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    That was my original goal.
    But I was doing too much physically and getting HANGRY and tired. Upped the calories. More energy.
  • Wildflower0106
    Wildflower0106 Posts: 247 Member
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    I maintain at 3000 cals... 2000 would definately cause me to LOSE weight. Those numbers are just averages. Some will need less and some will need more.
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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    Me.

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