5'6 Maintenance ladies!

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I'm only 5ft 3ft (136lbs) and am maintaining on 1800-2000 cals with 5 workouts per week (25 mins strength/35 mins cardio)

    You folks will find you can eat more than you are currently doing and still maintain :-D

    (I have a Fitbit which keeps me right for TDEE/cals burned)
  • CassieReannan
    CassieReannan Posts: 1,479 Member
    I'm 5'6 and transitioning into maintainence soon!
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member

    I have invested in a pedometer for about 25 dollars and its the best thing I have ever had! I have never realized how many miles I walk each day at work. My goal is to walk 9,000 steps each day, that's about 6 miles. Its such a wonderful motivator, and I recommend everyone should try investing in one. Mine tracks calories, miles, steps, steps per minute, and aerobic steps (which I really have no need for). If your just wanting to track steps there are many others that are ranging in price as low as 6 bucks!

    ^^ agree :) only thing is for me I seem to have to do 12000 to do 5 miles -! I use Fitbit Flex :)
  • runnerchick69
    runnerchick69 Posts: 317 Member
    Well I'm not 5'6 but I sure do wish LOL I'm 5'2 and have been maintaining for about 6-7 years now after losing 100 pounds. I eat anywhere from 1900-2300 calories a day. A good mix of carbs, protein and fresh fruits and veggies. I work out about 1-2 hours a day everyday because I enjoy it and it is relaxing for me. I run, cycle, Cross Fit and everything in between so my calories tend to be higher :smile:
  • ShoeGal78
    ShoeGal78 Posts: 35 Member
    Hi,

    I'm 5'6 and maintain at 122-123lbs on around 1500ish cals. I tend to average my calories across the week so I eat less Monday - Friday while at work in an office and tend to indulge at the weekends...! It's working for me anyway!
  • marynb67
    marynb67 Posts: 15 Member
    Even though every one is a bit different, this thread is helpful in terms of where to start. And runnerchick69, your story was just the inspiration I needed today. :smile:
  • adrylong
    adrylong Posts: 29
    I'm 5'6" and I'm at 124 right now. I'm eating 1525 cals a day...but I'm still losing, so I'm trying to figure out how to maintain. I guess I need to up the cals, but I've been so used to the 1500-1525 calorie intake that moving up makes me nervous. I've been sick for the past month with the flu and a cold, so I haven't been running as much, and I think I'm going to run less (I ran 6 days a week)...so I'm thinking every other day...and the off days will be either strengthening days to build muscle mass or just rest days.
  • Mom_of_X
    Mom_of_X Posts: 85 Member
    5'6 - 131/132
    maintenance really, really depends on your activity level - think of it as a zone, more so than a stagnant number.
    for ex, if i'm eating TDEE - 1900+ - and staying active, i eat back all the cals over 500 I burn. if it's a lazy week, i eat 200-300 cals less. weight goes up and down +/-2 (water weight), and it's more peaceful to just gauge by the fit of your clothes.

    everyone is diff tho, so good luck!
  • Zelinna
    Zelinna Posts: 207 Member
    I'm 5'7 and 145lbs. I was still losing while eating 1770 net ~ 2300 total. I just bumped myself up to 2500 and hopefully that will stabilize things.

    In a week I do 3 days of NROL + 4 hours or roller derby + daily dog walks.

    I just started Derby about a month ago and was maintaining fine at 2300 cal until I started that.
  • kickivale
    kickivale Posts: 260 Member
    I'm so glad this thread is here! So interesting. I have been trying to decide what I want my maintenance weight to be....it's tough because we all wear our weight differently.
    I'm 5'5.5
    30 years old
    starting weight: 143
    current weight: 127
    goal weight: my app is set to 115 but I really don't know, the fittest I have ever been was 125lb at my wedding and I was SLIM PICKINS.

    Net cals for me it set at 1360, I'm good with it, I eat back like 75% of my exercise. And I exercise daily.
    It's a must when you eat a bagel EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
  • KnM0107
    KnM0107 Posts: 355 Member
    5'6" 140lbs maintaining with 2700 to 3000 calories a day.
  • invisibubble
    invisibubble Posts: 662 Member
    I'm 5'5.5 and 134 lbs. I'm set at 1900 daily (although I'm over often) and I'm still losing a little a month. I exercise about 3 times a week, mainly cardio at the moment as I'm going through physiotherapy for muscle damage. I maintain at 2100-2300 a day.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    5'6" and ~ 125. I eat anywhere from 1500 to 2000+ depending on my activity. I use a FitBit to help me stay within my maintenance calories.
  • avasano
    avasano Posts: 487 Member
    I am 5'5" and I eat less than the 1200 calories a day. I still eat carbs (gasp!) and cheese. I also let myself have 1 to 2 glasses of wine every week. I do about 5 hours of cardio a week and I lift just a bit. I am staying at about 121lbs. I think it is a great weight. I like to work on tone and performance for my fitness test at this point.
  • nainai0585
    nainai0585 Posts: 199 Member
    5'7" and my current weight is 137lbs and I am slowly gaining to 140 lbs (due to glucose levels increasing and the advice from fellow members here). I have just entered maintenance and have been increasing my calories by 50 for the past 2 weeks. I was sitting at 1500, I'm now at 1600 with a plan of increasing to 1700-1800 calories - this is mainly due to being in the first trimester and KNOWING that I don't need to "eat for two" - unfortunately it has taken me 4 pregnancies to figure this out :happy: BUT, even if I wasn't pregnant, I would still be aiming for 1600-1800 calories a day as I LOVE to eat. Also, I choose not to eat back my exercise calories. My current routine is running after a toddler, being a 1950's house wife (which I LOVE and LOATH at the same time), and doing heavy lifting at home.
  • nurselucyp
    nurselucyp Posts: 11
    5'8" and I bob between 137 and 140lbs. Maintaining on 1950 x
  • maybyn
    maybyn Posts: 233 Member
    5'6" 120-125

    Not quite maintaining at this time as I'm in training but usually 1500 Net on maintenance.
  • NiikouruDesu
    NiikouruDesu Posts: 100
    I'm 5'7 and maintained 118lb for a year by eating about 2000 calories per day. Often more, but I am fairly active most days.
  • nikamar
    nikamar Posts: 83 Member
    I'm 5'5.5, 124/125 lbs and maintaining at 2000+ calories. I was losing at 1700-1900.
    How anyone can survive at 1200 is beyond me.
  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
    I'm 5'5.5, 124/125 lbs and maintaining at 2000+ calories. I was losing at 1700-1900.
    How anyone can survive at 1200 is beyond me.

    Hear hear!
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    5'7" 128lb maintain on 1750 cals net (sed/lightly active) then I eat all exercise cals back. The jury's out on whether that number may be a little low now.
  • hzliiz
    hzliiz Posts: 166 Member
    I am 5'6' and maintaining at 129 lbs on an average of 2150 calories/day. It took about 2 or 3 months of gradually adding calories until I stopped losing and I have maintained now for a couple of months. I lift weights 4x/week and do some cardio 2x/week. I'm 43 y.o. Best of luck with finding your maintenance!

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