5'4" ladies - how many cals per day do you eat?

kimkimchi

Hey guys, for those of you who are around 5'4" and female how many calories a day do you consume for your weight loss plan? Do you eat back your calories from exercising or not?

I just want to guage my calories per day vs. yours!

Neliel

I set mine to 1400 a day as I thought 1200 was a bit too low. It seems to be working better for me.

picturesing

I'm 5'4"
1440 cal per day and sometimes to most times.....I eat my workout cals back.

monkeybuttsmommy

I am allowed 1680, but I eat 1200 to the full 1680 depending on the day. Some days I just cant eat that much. Others I can.

MsCracker

I'm 4'11" and this food diary thingy has me eating 1630 calories a day. That's for a pound a week weight loss. There are days when I can meet that goal and days when it's just the most difficult thing in the world to do.

Today is a bad day. I'm trying hard not to go over.

anwendy

MFP has me set at 1200 a day to lose 1 lb per week. And yes, I eat back ALL my exercise calories on most days. I rarely leave more than 100.

AUPerry

It honestly varies. I eat as I am hungry. Sometimes it's 1100, other days it's 1800. I generally don't eat my exercise calories back, but I use them if I do get hungry.

Britt22706

well, I'm 5'3"-5'4" and I eat around 1400-1500. It's working great

Rubie81

From 1350-1450. And yes, I eat my exercise cal back.
When I start maintaining, next week, I will go up to 1560.

tatesmom

My calorie goal is 1370 and most days I do struggle to eat all of my calories let alone my exercise calories. Most of the time, I feel like if I eat my exercise calories back, I am defeating the purpose of exercising!!

Pangea250

I'm set to 1200 and find it do-able. I eat back some of my exercise calories on most days, and eat back most of them on some days.

momtozmc

MFP set my calorie at 1200... and I eat back my excercise calories...
and sometimes more...

hmm, maybe that's ...WHY I'M FRIGGING STUCK A MY PLATEAU!

Sorry... back to normal now...

L.

spammyanna

I am also 5'4", and I am at 1200 per day, and sometimes I eat more, sometimes I eat less. It all depends on if I am hungry or not. I don't really exercise, (I walk a lot, but don't count that as exercise), so exercise calories are moot for me.

SMJohnson27

I am 5'4". MFP had me set at 1200 and I stayed at that for the first 3 months but then I plateaued and upped it to1300-1400. Eating my exercise cals back is totally random for me. If I feel hungry I eat them, if not, I don't.

sofaking6

5'3" and 1350, and yes I add exercise cals to that number to get my daily goal. I found that 1200 was really tough...but for some reason that extra 150 calories makes a world of difference.

malabaugh

I think I have 1570 a day, which should allow me to lose a pound a week. I started at 1200 and my weight loss came to a screeching halt after about 3 weeks and I was always hungry. As soon as I increased calories I started losing again. In 3 months I have lost almost 20lbs. I do eat back my exercise calories and I am rarely hungry. Everyone is different, I hope you find what works best for you.

sweetpeaga7

I'm 5'3 and I only allow myself 1200 a day and since I've started working out twice a day I can't eat back all of my calories ever. On days that I only work out once a day it's easier but I try not to eat all of them back though because I too feel like that's defeating the purpose of working so hard to lose the weight. Hope this helps you some!

susiewusie

Will depend on what weight you are I suppose

baisleac

I have my minimum set at 1450, which is just above my RMR. I do eat my exercise calories (typically 100-300 cals per day), which brings my daily total from 1500 to 2000 to maintain a 500 cal/day deficit under my TDEE.

kels_love

I'm 5'4" and I try to eat 1200 calories a day...but that's pretty hard for me to do, lol. Kinda weird. It works for me, though. I started 2 weeks ago and I have already lost 12 pounds.

JCubbins

My cals are set to 1350, but I usually eat about 900-1300, sometimes more - it just depends on my hunger and exercise levels that day. I usually eat most of my workout cals back, but not every time.

Sidonas

I am 5'4' and am set at 1250 per day. I am struggling to eat that much, so eating any extra I work off is not even in question for me yet. I am much more aware of exactly what I am eating now. I did not realize just how little it was. Too busy to slow down and eat, I guess.

If anyone has tips, I would appreciate them.

eyeamAnne

Mine are set to 1200 and that is what I'm doing. When I exercise I do eat them back. I started out at 142 lbs and I also have my goal set to 120 ... so for height and weight we are pretty similar. I lost 4 pounds before I started MFP (by completely dropping soda and controlling my sweets) and I lost 4 1/2 pounds since starting MFP!!!! I know that doesn't seem like a ton, but I'm excited!

Someone else mentioned they eat when they're hungry. And I have to agree with that. If you let yourself get too hungry it will be hard to keep up the diet.

ahadj

I"m 5'5'' and I have it set to 1310 cals/day. I try to stay under, but up to 90 cals over is fine for me. So I would say officially 1310, unofficially 1400. MFP allotted me 1440 cals and I lowered it myself, so I think that's fine.

In terms of eating exercise cals back... I'll usually eat most of them back, but not all unless I am super hungry or am going out to eat (then I let myself splurge and eat them all back -- I've earned it!)

beckyinma

5'4" here, and get 1690/day (1lb/week) plus my exercise calories which can range from 150-1200 extra, on the big exercise days I can't eat that much extra, even with small indulgences, so I eat 1/4-1/2 back and try to focus on protein intake. Some days, on light exercise, like today, I have 600 cals left, and dinner to eat still. I always eat my base calories, and try to eat my exercise calories, but try to always leave some behind for sake of the exercise estimations being off, as I don't have a HRM.

nrvo

Mine is set at 1200 to lose 1.1 lb per week. I eat as close to that as I can without going over, and if I do go over....I take my dogs out for a walk to bring it back down.

Enigmatica

I'm 5'4" and set to 1200 when I want to lose, 1450 to maintain. I eat as many of my exercise cals as I feel like eating. Sometimes it's all, sometimes less.

Mommyof3texans

I currently have mine set at 1300 and I do eat most to all of my exercise calories back. I'm 5'4" and am at 135lb right now. I have a desk job so i sit a lot during the day. I am on week 3 of the couch to 5k training and run/walk 5k every other day.

squishycow7

1400. It was at 1200 but I was starving, so I decided 1400 would be a little less of a drag... but I have yet to see "results" from the switch (it's only been a few days).

fromaquasar

Hey I'm 5"4 I used to have my calories set at 1200 but that stopped working for me a couple of months ago (I kept gaining and loosing the same pound) so now I'm set at 1350. I normally burn 500 calories a day and eat about 1500 - 1700 so finish my day 200 - 300 calories under (netting about 1000 - 1300 compared to before when I was only netting about 800). I have found my weight loss picked up again and I am MUCH happier for eating a bit more! x

jend114

I'm 5'3" and eat around 1200/day