5'6" girls...what is your caloric goal?

gleechick609

5'6"
SW: 207.2
CW: 175.4 lbs
Sedentary (bank teller)
Calorie Goal : 1470
Goal is to lose 1 lb per week

GW: 150-153

EmmieBaby

5ft5, 165lbs
activity :sedentary
goal : 140lbs
calories: 1200 NET

forgtmenot

I would like to know what other women my approx size/weight eat as far as calories. I weigh once a day - first thing in the morning, and yet my weight fluctuates like 2-5 lbs in any given week. Not sure why?? I can be 166 for a week, then bam, down to 162.
Is anyone brave enough to share with me??
I am 163 lbs, 5'6".
Activity: lightly active
Goal: 1 lb/week loss
Calories: 1490 net.
water: i usually hit 8 or more.

I'm 5'5 ish
SW:130
CW:128
Goal: 120
1200 cal per day (trying to get used to eating my exercise calories though)
2 lb per week
Sedentary lifestyle

opalmel

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mgmlap

I am 5'5" and currently sitting at 138. I would like to lose 10 more..but will see..
lifestyle:Sedetary
Calories: I usually am at 1300..but can go higher...
Diet: Currently doing Paleo..dr wasnt happy with BF%..need to lose minimum of 5%
Water: Minimum of 64 oz a day..usually more
Workout schedule: 3 hrs of a nice walk
1 hr of lifting heavy things
30 minute of HIIT

Fitwam

I am 5'5 1/2" (former basketball player so the 1/2 inch counts! Ha ha).
I am around 147 to 146 (actually weighed today, daily weigher and was down 1lb and 1/2, but my "true weigh in" day is Wednesday. )
I am trying to consume 1500 calories (net) a day. Been tough to do. I am doing some cardio (JM 6 week 6 pack but not at the 5-6 days a week like recommended) and doing the C25K.

I have just started the New Rules of Lifting for Women and it recommends around 2000 calories a day. I am trying...but just can't get it done! Love lifting the weights and I am dying to go get my BF% measured so I can check progress.
thanks for the post! I've always wanted to see a thread like this.
My goal weight by the way would be around 140 or a little lower.

flvsusandy

Glad to find other girls on here that are 5'6!

I live an active lifestyle and my calories are are set to 1670 to lose .5 pounds a week. I am currently at 150.6 and my original goal was to get to 150 to lose 100 pounds total. I have changed my goal to 145 and would like to stay in between 145-150. I am glad I am not the only one who has a love/hate relationship with the scale. It can go up or down 1-2 pounds daily! I try to zig zag my calories anywhere to 1300-2000 on a heavy exercise day. I am currently training for a half marathon and need to up my calories the day before and of a long run. Will start marathon training in December....looking forward to some high calorie days to come!

ebaymommy

Height: 5'5" (always thought I was 5'6" but the last time I got measured at the dr. office they said 5'5". Hope I didn't really shrink, I'm only 33!)
CW: 123
GW: 115

I work from home and my job ranges from sititng at my desk all day to running around packing up orders and making a zillion trips up & down the stairs, depending on the day.

I work out at least 6 days a week doing 3-4x cardio (usually running, 15ish miles a week unless I'm training, then more) and 2-3x weights.

I try to eat at least 1200 calories net, so on longer run days. My MFP calories for the day is 1210 w/o exercise, so on days I run 6-8 miles I will eat around 2000 calories, most days I burn 200-400 calories working out so I usually eat 1400-1600 and am losing .5-1lb a week.

hatravers

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tiptoeketo

I'm 5'7
Lightly active/sedentary at work
1200 daily calorie goal
3 hours exercise/week goal

I have lost 10 pounds in 6 weeks following this

erin_zuk

I'm 5'6 1/2
SW: 220 December 2010 - was down to 183 in June this year
CW: 195
GW: 165

I'm striving to lost about 1 1/2 lbs a week, and consume no more than 1400 calories per day
lightly active at work, but I play sports 2-3 times a week and try to hit the gym 2-3 per week as well.

Hoping that counting my calories again will keep me on track and find some motivation on here

dlei456

I would like to know what other women my approx size/weight eat as far as calories. I weigh once a day - first thing in the morning, and yet my weight fluctuates like 2-5 lbs in any given week. Not sure why?? I can be 166 for a week, then bam, down to 162.
Is anyone brave enough to share with me??
I am 163 lbs, 5'6".
Activity: lightly active
Goal: 1 lb/week loss
Calories: 1490 net.
water: i usually hit 8 or more.

Yours sound really similar to mine. I was at 1450 calories for a long time (I started at 170), but when I hit 157 or so, I got 50 of my calories taken away! Ahhh!!! So now I am at an even 1400... I don't know how long it will last. But it really pulled me out of plateau! I am so looking forward to the day when I can change my goal to maintenance!

I am almost 5'6"
I am about 153lbs now
Activity: Lightly Active
Goal 1lb/week
Calories 1450

TrimThinTonedTight

Right now I'm at 1200 but I'll probably up it when I gain muscle/ lose inches.

5'6' and 180lbs.
I lost 15lbs in 9 weeks by doing nothing which was surprising.

Today I'm under that goal by around 290 cals. Not much healthy food at home today sadly.

honeysprinkles

I am 5'6" also, currently at 182...I'm aiming for 135lbs right now but it's not definite. I have a look that I want and I'll know I've hit my goal when I get there!

My calorie goal is 1200 without exercise and I try to workout 6 days a week and eat back a good portion of my exercise calories. I try not to be too much under a net of 1200.

kate2004rock

5'6. I started at 168, currently hovering around 160.

When I was in the upper 160's my goal was about 1450, before excercise calories. It's now 1350.

I want to get down to 140, which should be in the middle of our normal BMI range for our height.

**EDIT** I should note, that I am not, and will probably never be a "slender build" I'm definitely athletic or medium.

cramernh

I began at 303lbs... Im currently 236.6lbs, I am 5'6.5"
Activity: very active
Goal: 2 lb/week loss
Calories: Per doctor, no more than 1600 calories per day, ok to sustain 1000 calories due to my line of work
water: I carry a 64 oz container that looks like a beer-keg! LOL I drink three of those daily - definitely due to my line of work...