ladies eating 2000+ calories

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What's your current height/weight/age?

How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days?

How frequently do you workout and for how long?

barbiex3

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LOVE THIS TOPIC.

I'm almost 20

I'm 5'8" & 135 pounds.
I workout daily for at least an hour !

Non-workout days? DONT EXIST! lol jk but on the days I don't I will probably still eat at least 1700 at least, but i'd do SOMETHING to get it up unless i'm like sick...


I usually burn 700 on average a day though actual WORKOUTS.

I walk 3 miles a day just getting from my apartment to school and back (sucks, i know), so that is why I am on "slightly active" && I do not count those walks!


but i'm usually about 2,300 cals a day. Somedays 2800 some days 2100 ! All depends

AlsDonkBoxSquat

What's your current height/weight/age? 5'3"/ 123 - 127/ 33/ pants size = women's 0-2

How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days? non-workout days = I'm set for 1400, but I'm not married to it. Work out days = Depends on my burn, I try to get well over 600 so I can eat well over 2000. I never track on weekends, I know Friday, Saturday, & Sunday I go over and I'm comfortable with that, it works for me.

How frequently do you workout and for how long? I take off 2 days per week, I average 75 minutes.

_GlaDOS_

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I’m 5’10”, currently 188 lbs (or so I was the last time I checked… I stopped paying attention), and I’m 26.

In general I aim for 2200 on workout days, 2000 on non-workout days, but I have a feeling I’m going to go back to 2400 on workout days, 2200 on non-workout days eventually. I’m still messing with the numbers. However, that includes my exercise calories. I generally burn 250-500 calories for workouts, and do strength training 3 days per week, and cardio or HIIT 1-2 days per week. Obviously I’m still trying to lose weight, but it’s not happening on any sort of calorie deficit, so I ditched the scale and the excessive cardio and starting lifting weights instead.

And I love eating like a normal person. :flowerforyou:

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

I should answer my own questions..hehe

23, 4'11, ~97-100 pounds

Workout 7 days a week...usually 60-90 minutes cardio, 20-30 minutes strength.

I burn about 700 calories working out I'd say...my BMR is only 1200-1250 so sedentary I MIGHT burn 1500. That puts me right at a TOTAL burn of 2200 calories.

I walk to/from campus and I get up and move quite a bit.

I eat 2000-2200 usually...sometimes slightly more and sometimes slightly less.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

I approve of this topic!
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And I love eating like a normal person. :flowerforyou:

radix89

I started MFP about three weeks ago at 218 lbs. MFP set me at 2010 a day and I am down 11 lbs right now. I'm 31, and am working out 3/4 days a week for at least 30 minutes most days. I walk around a ton at work due to the nature of my job but a little less than nurses would I think.

Right now I am usually under, sometimes by several 100 cals before exercising as I am just getting used to changing habits.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

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katherines2230

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I’m 5’10”, currently 188 lbs (or so I was the last time I checked… I stopped paying attention), and I’m 26.

In general I aim for 2200 on workout days, 2000 on non-workout days, but I have a feeling I’m going to go back to 2400 on workout days, 2200 on non-workout days eventually. I’m still messing with the numbers. However, that includes my exercise calories. I generally burn 250-500 calories for workouts, and do strength training 3 days per week, and cardio or HIIT 1-2 days per week. Obviously I’m still trying to lose weight, but it’s not happening on any sort of calorie deficit, so I ditched the scale and the excessive cardio and starting lifting weights instead.

And I love eating like a normal person. :flowerforyou:

Whoa. We are so very similar and I've only been eating around 1700-1800 cals per day with workouts 4-5 times per week and struggling. The scale is still moving but ever so slowly. I KNEW I should've been eating closer to the 2000 range if not more!

TluvK

I'm 32 and 5'10". I work out about 6-7 days a week doing both heavy lifting and cardio. Less cardio these days. But, my typical work out is about 75 minutes with an average 700-800 calorie burn. I think I eat around 2200 calories a day, but I don't really count calories. I just make sure I have a lot of protein. I'm often hungry and also love eating!

OP - you eat a lot for a tiny person and I LOVE THAT!!!

Edit: forgot my weight - 149 lbs.

katherines2230

Guess I should have answered the question! I'm 5'9ish, 27 years old, and workout 4-5 days a week for 45-mins to an hours. I do weight training 3 days a week and cardio 2-3. I usually average a 300-400 calorie burn. Current weight is 191 and I'm struggling to stay at 1700-1800 which is what my trainer thinks I should eat. I"m gonng try increasing my daily goal with healthy calories and see what happens!

maryloo2011

What's your current height/weight/age?
5'8.5" / 127-130 / 29

How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days?
While I still am very conscious of calories and what I eat, I stopped logging my calories at the end of Sept as I think I have a pretty good handle on my body and food now. Still evaluating this freedom, I may go back to logging and counting. Anyway when I was counting and logging: my maintenance on MFP is set to 1700 and I eat all my exercise cals back (typically I burn 10-13/minute for cardio) so typically I am eating 2000 or more. On non-workout days I don't count my calories, but definitely don't binge or take that opportunity to eat whatever the hell I want. I'm still good

How frequently do you workout and for how long?
5-6 days/week. Strength 3-4 days and sometimes I hop on the bike afterwards; other days, 40-60 minutes of cardio (bike, running, stairs or elliptical OR combo)

_GlaDOS_

I approve of this topic!

I’m 5’10”, currently 188 lbs (or so I was the last time I checked… I stopped paying attention), and I’m 26.

In general I aim for 2200 on workout days, 2000 on non-workout days, but I have a feeling I’m going to go back to 2400 on workout days, 2200 on non-workout days eventually. I’m still messing with the numbers. However, that includes my exercise calories. I generally burn 250-500 calories for workouts, and do strength training 3 days per week, and cardio or HIIT 1-2 days per week. Obviously I’m still trying to lose weight, but it’s not happening on any sort of calorie deficit, so I ditched the scale and the excessive cardio and starting lifting weights instead.

And I love eating like a normal person. :flowerforyou:

Whoa. We are so very similar and I've only been eating around 1700-1800 cals per day with workouts 4-5 times per week and struggling. The scale is still moving but ever so slowly. I KNEW I should've been eating closer to the 2000 range if not more!

Well just so you know, I don't eat my exercise calories at the level, so I do usually net somewhere between 1750-2000 on workout days. I have also not lost weight since mid-July. I have played around with my numbers for a while, and nothing has worked just yet, so I'm not paying attention to the scale. Everyone is different so if weight loss for you works where you have your calories set, I say keep it there, or just try eating back some of your exercise calories if you don't already! :flowerforyou:

madisonsteelex

wait.. you guys eat like 2000 calories on workout days?
I eat 1200 on non workout days(like maybe once a week) and on workout days still eat like 1200-1500
is this wrong?
I'm 5'2.5" and 20 years old

Romans624

I would love to do this and have it work! I have a feeling the answer to how to calculate all this is in the book I bought "the new rules of lifting for women"... but right now I am doing the 30 day shred and ripped in 30... want to do new rules, insanity, turbo fire, p90x and also rip 60.


I would love to eat "regular"! Props to you ladies who figured it out.

nat102

I approve of this topic!
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And I love eating like a normal person. :flowerforyou:

haha love this too! i am 5'6 and 150lbs. i work out every day (swim, water polo, water x, yoga, weights, fast walk constantly for work) and NEED to eat this much!!

btw i don't do the scale.. not really trying to lose weight. trying to get stronger and stay healthy

TluvK

I would love to do this and have it work! I have a feeling the answer to how to calculate all this is in the book I bought "the new rules of lifting for women"... but right now I am doing the 30 day shred and ripped in 30... want to do new rules, insanity, turbo fire, p90x and also rip 60.


I would love to eat "regular"! Props to you ladies who figured it out.

I never had to technically lose weight, even when I joined - I just wanted to tone, so keep that into consideration. I think my metabolism is in really good shape and I do think that plays a big part in all of this calorie talk. By the way, I'm in the middle of New Rules. LOVE IT. You will too. If you don't know already, there is a thread on here about it that's really helpful.

EDIT: I just looked at your profile and saw that you live in the Rockies! Me too! They're about 20 minutes away - where are you, if you don't mind me asking?

Romans624

I would love to do this and have it work! I have a feeling the answer to how to calculate all this is in the book I bought "the new rules of lifting for women"... but right now I am doing the 30 day shred and ripped in 30... want to do new rules, insanity, turbo fire, p90x and also rip 60.


I would love to eat "regular"! Props to you ladies who figured it out.

I never had to technically lose weight, even when I joined - I just wanted to tone, so keep that into consideration. I think my metabolism is in really good shape and I do think that plays a big part in all of this calorie talk. By the way, I'm in the middle of New Rules. LOVE IT. You will too. If you don't know already, there is a thread on here about it that's really helpful.

I will def do a search for it. I would like to shed some fat before I go too heavy on the lfting... mainly because I want it gone now. I've read the intro first chapters of New Rules, and he admits that cardio in a sense can do more... but I haven't read all of that chapter. I just want to get around 210-190 and then crazy concentrate on both cardio and training. But I am really considering seeing a prof... to get calorie amounts and reccomendations. I always thought of building muscle as something you do once most of your fat is gone.... I'm working it out though and going to read a lot more of the New Rules tonight as well.

Erica0718

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_GlaDOS_

Yes! New Rules of Lifting for Women was one of the reasons why I increased my calorie intake while lifting. Love that book.

TluvK

I would love to do this and have it work! I have a feeling the answer to how to calculate all this is in the book I bought "the new rules of lifting for women"... but right now I am doing the 30 day shred and ripped in 30... want to do new rules, insanity, turbo fire, p90x and also rip 60.


I would love to eat "regular"! Props to you ladies who figured it out.

I never had to technically lose weight, even when I joined - I just wanted to tone, so keep that into consideration. I think my metabolism is in really good shape and I do think that plays a big part in all of this calorie talk. By the way, I'm in the middle of New Rules. LOVE IT. You will too. If you don't know already, there is a thread on here about it that's really helpful.

I will def do a search for it. I would like to shed some fat before I go too heavy on the lfting... mainly because I want it gone now. I've read the intro first chapters of New Rules, and he admits that cardio in a sense can do more... but I haven't read all of that chapter. I just want to get around 210-190 and then crazy concentrate on both cardio and training. But I am really considering seeing a prof... to get calorie amounts and reccomendations. I always thought of building muscle as something you do once most of your fat is gone.... I'm working it out though and going to read a lot more of the New Rules tonight as well.

I've also heard that cardio is better initially for someone that has a lot to lose, but muscle building is muscle building. That muscle is under there! But, the cardio is probably going to burn more fat for you right now, in order for you to get that muscle to show up. I think you should do a combination of both, which it sounds like you're already doing. Did you see the edit on my last post? Wondering where you are in the Rockies, because I live here too!

Romans624

I would love to do this and have it work! I have a feeling the answer to how to calculate all this is in the book I bought "the new rules of lifting for women"... but right now I am doing the 30 day shred and ripped in 30... want to do new rules, insanity, turbo fire, p90x and also rip 60.


I would love to eat "regular"! Props to you ladies who figured it out.

I never had to technically lose weight, even when I joined - I just wanted to tone, so keep that into consideration. I think my metabolism is in really good shape and I do think that plays a big part in all of this calorie talk. By the way, I'm in the middle of New Rules. LOVE IT. You will too. If you don't know already, there is a thread on here about it that's really helpful.

I will def do a search for it. I would like to shed some fat before I go too heavy on the lfting... mainly because I want it gone now. I've read the intro first chapters of New Rules, and he admits that cardio in a sense can do more... but I haven't read all of that chapter. I just want to get around 210-190 and then crazy concentrate on both cardio and training. But I am really considering seeing a prof... to get calorie amounts and reccomendations. I always thought of building muscle as something you do once most of your fat is gone.... I'm working it out though and going to read a lot more of the New Rules tonight as well.

I've also heard that cardio is better initially for someone that has a lot to lose, but muscle building is muscle building. That muscle is under there! But, the cardio is probably going to burn more fat for you right now, in order for you to get that muscle to show up. I think you should do a combination of both, which it sounds like you're already doing. Did you see the edit on my last post? Wondering where you are in the Rockies, because I live here too!

No I didn't see it. Noticed lately that people can edit their posts but wasn't sure how. There's probably some big button "edit" by my post staring me in the face

I live in Denver/Aurora. RIght on the border. Its nice out here but we will probably be here for just about another year. Where in CO do you live? Feel free to add me... I'm not the best friend on here but I am getting better THen again a lot of the ppl on my list I have no idea why they added me lol. THanks for the advice. I am def going to continue to do both, and more strength training than I am now doing but also lots more cardio.

Rae6503

What's your current height/weight/age?

How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days?

How frequently do you workout and for how long?

5'9", about 150, 31
2000 is my goal net.

I eat my exercise calories, so if I burn 300, I eat 2300. I'm trying to lift twice a week (right now that's 15min cardio, 30min lifting) and do cardio for at least 30 minutes 2-3 additional days.

I did Turbo Fire all summer, which is about an hour of cardio 6 days a week. I also ended up eating about 2000 as a base and lost at about a half pound a week. So there were some days I was eating 2500-2600 due to the larger burns of the long cardio sessions.

Right now all I am trying to lose is the 2lbs I gained in September, if and when that happens I might go up a little higher on the calories.

RubiePie

I'm 5''5 and 207 lbs. I'm currently doing p90x 6 days a week. I usually try to get about 1800 calories because I'm also breastfeeding and need a high calorie intake to continue to produce milk. I still lose about 4-5 lbs a week. all in all I probably do 2100 calories.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

hey ladies. Maybe a support group would be good so that we don't have to be surrounded by undereaters. There are enough of us. I will start one. Feel free to join me. We can trade tips and give advice which I think is invaluable

AlsDonkBoxSquat

hey ladies. Maybe a support group would be good so that we don't have to be surrounded by undereaters. There are enough of us. I will start one. Feel free to join me. We can trade tips and give advice which I think is invaluable

That's a great idea! Is everyone's food diary open? I love getting new ideas on how to get my caloric and protein intakes up without raising my sugars and fats too much, I'm getting a little bored with turkey.

hottottie11

What's your current height/weight/age?

How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days?

How frequently do you workout and for how long?

I'm 5'2/153/27/size 6-8

Non-workout days 1490-1600
Workout Days 1800-2100

I workout 6 days a week

Mon - Pole Dancing
Tues - Hip Hop
Wed - Zumba
Thurs - HIIT Running and Strength Training
Friday - Off
Sat - Zumba and Strength Training
Sun - Hip Hop and Zumba

hottottie11

My diary is open. I tend to eat clean (80% of the time). I do have one day where I clock 2000+ cals without exercise. But I always average 1490 NET (1800-1900 total)

LorinaLynn

I'm 39, 5'5 and about 127 with about 20% BF. I'm usually between 1800-2000 on workout days, aiming to net 1500, but that's going up as I go on maintenance. I'm realizing that this is as small as I'm going to get, and losing any more weight would just mean getting skinnier or bonier. I don't want visible ribs.

I usually exercise 5-6 days a week, either running anywhere from 3-6+ miles, or a combo of strength training followed by biking, elliptical or treadmill on gym days.

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

Fats are healthy! nuts, seeds, fatty fish, avocado. all healthy. I don't worry about my fat intake aside from making sure i get enough!

kdiamond

I'm 35, 5'4" and 110 pounds. I wear a size 2 in women's or 3/5 juniors depending.

I workout 4-5 days a week for about an hour (mostly strength training though right now I'm running because I am training for a race).

I probably burn about 350-450 calories a workout (I'm totally guessing based on averages because I don't track it with an HRM).

I also go to school, so I walk around all day and then in the afternoon when I pick up my kids I am pretty active with them.

On non-workout days I eat 1500 (I'm old remember) but I usually eat 2000 on workout days.

Keep in mind I am maintaining and not trying to lose or gain at this point.