Ladies. What is calorie goal set at?

ido10612

Im 25. weigh 163. My calorie goal is set at 1300. Im starting to plateu and i havent lost any weight in a while. I want to change my workout routine and up my calories but not sure how much i should be eating. any advice would be greatly appreciated

dancer4275

mine is set at 1200. it usually goes up because I burn between 300-500 cals teaching and dancing.

leilani♥

I weigh 172 with 1440 cals.. though I think it should be a little higher like 1500 .. I burn anywhere from 400-1000 cals / day

Rae6503

I weight 152, am 31, 5'9". My activity level is set to "light-active". My goal is set to 0.5lbs per week. I net:

1750.

I eat my exercise calories. I also often "cheat", making my weekly average net about 2000 a day. I'm down 7lbs in 2 months.

Lauren_Whitney

I am 5'5" and 104, and my goal is at 1000. I usually eat about 1300-1400 but burn off 300-500, so my net is typically about 900 calories a day. I wouldn't recommend for you to go that low though. My daily caloric needs are low to begin with. The smaller you get the less calories you need.

Creiche

I've upped my net calorie goal to 1500. After my first plateau I went to 1400 and immediately started seeing results, then went up to 1500 after a small plateau. I highly suggest trying out 1400 for a week or two and see how it goes...I think you'll see results.

Forgot to include my info...I'm 5'3" and 132 lbs. I've focused a lot on strength training during my journey, so I had to up my calories to feed the muscles that were burning a lot more than when I started while at rest.

rpearce519

mine is set at 1400, but I burn around 300-400 calories a day, so it goes up to 1600-1700 a day total.

kandy221

mine also set @ 1200 before any exercise

ltlane

mine is set at 1200 to lose 2 pounds a week for atleast 16 weeks. i usually exercise about an hour a day so it goes to about 1500 to keep up with my desired weight loss goals.

Jade1x

Hi, my calories intake is 1,200 calories and 40grams of fat and thats set to lose 1lbs per week
Cause im new im starting off with a small goal then i will gradually set a bigger goal
The more you work out then more calories you burn off so i think u can have extra foods from those calories burnt like, But im not 100% sure. xx

ande2994

I have mine set pretty high. I started at 1500 because anything less seemed impossible! I knew I'd get frustrated and give up if it was too low. But once I changed enough habits where 1500 seemed pretty easy, I moved it down a little to 1450. Progress is slow, but I'm still here and still making progress, so I consider that a success.

bry_all01

mine is at 1800, dropped down from 2000. I was trying to gain, now maintaining as I strength train.

EDIT: to add, I am 33 yo, 5'5" and 130 pounds (started at 120 pounds).


I was told by my nutritionist to eat equal parts protein and carbs at least 5 times a day, hence the reason I have mine set at 1800 a day.

sleepytexan

Edit: 1530 (not 1350) (weekly loss goal: .5 / week)

I'm 5'4, 129 lbs.

If you are a regular exerciser and have a normal to athletic body fat percentage, then you must eat your extra exercise calories in order to successfully lose weight.

FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK OUT LIKE CRAZY AND AREN'T LOSING:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/196502-for-the-people-who-work-out-like-crazy-and-are-not-losing?hl=for+people+who+work+out+like+crazy

blessings.

janiepumphrey

My weight loss goal was small (5-ish pounds) and I had my calorie goal set to 1700 net calories while I was losing. This is higher than MFP's recommendation for me ... I'm 5'4" with a desk job. I'm not sure why MFP recommends such low numbers - on MFP's recommended amount I was going into starvation mode, ravenously hungry and tired all the time, and not losing anything.

Now I'm in maintenance mode and I try to average 1900 net calories.

TrishaLeighNelson

20 years old 5'9" 212, 1500 cals

Forensic

I'm 5'6" and lightly active... My calories are 1340. I don't exercise nearly as often as I ought to, lol. I'm set at two pounds a week.

bens_mommy

I'm 21, weigh 188, and my goal is set at 1560, but it usually goes up to 1700 or 1800 after exercise.

bwinslow42

a fitness instructor has told me recently that what ever your goal weight is add a zero and that is how many calories you should eat a day: for example if my goal weight is 140 then my calorie intake would be 1400 and so on.
He also said if I was having trouble losing weight I should cut my carbs down to 180 a day and that should produce a 2 pound a week weight loss, if that doesnt happen lower your carb intake to 140 a day and you should see positive results. Hope this helps I always ask any fitness trainer I can a ton of questions. Good luck!!!

bzmom

Im 31, 5'4", 139lbs and my daily goal is at 1790

fbmandy55

1350. I'm 25, 5'9" and lost 34 of my 80 lb goal. I did start out at 1400 but recently recalculated my goals and that is what it gave me for 2lbs a week.

trini14

Hmmmm...this is interesting. I'm wondering should I change my activity level. I workout 3-5 days a week avg 4 days, my activity level set at slightly active. I'm a Medical Assistant so I'm both sitting and standing moving around. My calories set at 1420, not losing lbs. but inches. Any suggestions. My siggy has my stats.

ido10612

a fitness instructor has told me recently that what ever your goal weight is add a zero and that is how many calories you should eat a day: for example if my goal weight is 140 then my calorie intake would be 1400 and so on.
He also said if I was having trouble losing weight I should cut my carbs down to 180 a day and that should produce a 2 pound a week weight loss, if that doesnt happen lower your carb intake to 140 a day and you should see positive results. Hope this helps I always ask any fitness trainer I can a ton of questions. Good luck!!!

Thanks!! Im totally gonna try this!

sleepytexan

a fitness instructor has told me recently that what ever your goal weight is add a zero and that is how many calories you should eat a day: for example if my goal weight is 140 then my calorie intake would be 1400 and so on.
He also said if I was having trouble losing weight I should cut my carbs down to 180 a day and that should produce a 2 pound a week weight loss, if that doesnt happen lower your carb intake to 140 a day and you should see positive results. Hope this helps I always ask any fitness trainer I can a ton of questions. Good luck!!!

Well, I am a fitness instructor, and I respectfully disagree with your fitness instructor. I am 5'4, 129 lbs., with 18% body fat, and if I ate only 1290 calories I would be starving and gaining weight.

I eat 1530 (on a day without exercise) and as high as 3200 on a big burn day. I do not limit carbs in any way. I am HIGHLY opposed to the restriction of any particular food group. I advise people to avoid partially hydrogenated oils, corn syrup and chemical-laden "diet" foods. Eat whole, organic, nutritious food for the most part (you can eat cupcakes or burgers now and then, just plan for them). Balanced diet + regular exercise = healthy person.

EDIT: ok, if someone is very overweight, and very inactive, and consequently has a very high body fat percentage, then they will lose weight at a greater calorie deficit, such as aiming for 1400 cals for 140 lbs.

HOWEVER, that formula does NOT apply to regular exercisers and people with a healthy to athletic body fat percentage. As you become a regular exerciser and increase muscle mass, you must eat more (healthy calories) in order to maintain the muscle, lose the fat and continue to lose weight.

blessings.

SixCatFaerie

I'm 5'2", currently at 296 lbs. Want to get down to 150 lbs. My activity level is set at sedentary because of my knee & back. I go for walks when I can & do a bit of gardening everyday. I have mine set at 1500. MFP wanted me to eat almost 1650, but I changed it.


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neurochamp

I'm 31, 5'4", looking to reach about 130-something (but focusing more on fat loss/muscle gain than the scale numbers). I zig-zag my net calories between 1200-1500 so that I average about 1320 per day throughout the week.

Honey1990

a fitness instructor has told me recently that what ever your goal weight is add a zero and that is how many calories you should eat a day: for example if my goal weight is 140 then my calorie intake would be 1400 and so on.
He also said if I was having trouble losing weight I should cut my carbs down to 180 a day and that should produce a 2 pound a week weight loss, if that doesnt happen lower your carb intake to 140 a day and you should see positive results. Hope this helps I always ask any fitness trainer I can a ton of questions. Good luck!!!

Well, I am a fitness instructor, and I respectfully disagree with your fitness instructor. I am 5'4, 129 lbs., with 18% body fat, and if I ate only 1290 calories I would be starving and gaining weight.

I eat 1530 (on a day without exercise) and as high as 3200 on a big burn day. I do not limit carbs in any way. I am HIGHLY opposed to the restriction of any particular food group. I advise people to avoid partially hydrogenated oils, corn syrup and chemical-laden "diet" foods. Eat whole, organic, nutritious food for the most part (you can eat cupcakes or burgers now and then, just plan for them). Balanced diet + regular exercise = healthy person.

EDIT: ok, if someone is very overweight, and very inactive, and consequently has a very high body fat percentage, then they will lose weight at a greater calorie deficit, such as aiming for 1400 cals for 140 lbs.

HOWEVER, that formula does NOT apply to regular exercisers and people with a healthy to athletic body fat percentage. As you become a regular exerciser and increase muscle mass, you must eat more (healthy calories) in order to maintain the muscle, lose the fat and continue to lose weight.

blessings.

So if my body fat is at 36% is it still ok for me to not eat my exercise calories just quite yet?