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

spacecase76

I am 5'5", hovering between 140 - 141. I am plateaued currently (again), and just switched over to maintenance. I am sedentary (I do tech support on a computer / phone 40 hours a week). I exercise 5 days a week most weeks. My current goal is 1660 cals. I will likely drop to about 1500 in a few weeks. My ultimate goal is 130. This last 10 pounds will go S-L-O-W, but I am mentally prepared for that (I think, lol).

I forgot to mention that I drink 8-12 glasses of water a day, wear a size 4 or 6 jeans (depending on brand / fit), and, my highest weight ever was 170.5 (when I weighed my max pregnancy weight...WITHOUT being pregnant, that was my wake up call...), and, it has pretty much taken me all year to lose 30 pounds. I lost 20, then plateaued for about 4 months...then 10 more...and I plateaued again. I am hoping this last 10 will be gone by Valentines day.

TheCats_Meow

Height: 5'6
Current weight: 191
Goal Weight: 145
Activity: lightly active (currently doing the C25K program every other day)
Goal: 1 lb per week
Calories: currently set at 1520 but I haven't figured out which setting works best for me yet so I fluctuate between 1300 & 1520.
Water: minimum 80 oz's per day. Since I've upped my water intake, I've noticed my weight has started to come off a little more easily than before when water wasn't a priority.

aranchmom

I am a daily weigher too, just out of habit. It definitely fluctuates a few lbs day-to-day. It's all depends on what you eat over the past few days, what exercise you do, and how your body processes it. I still only record my weight on my one designated weigh-in day though.

Good luck!!

I only record my weight once per week, too, but it is so irritating to be up/down several lbs every week! :sad:

Diary_Queen

I'm 5'6". SW: 327.6; CW: 251.0; GW: 170.0; UGW: 154.0 (to be out of the 'overweight' BMI for my structure).
Activity: sedentary all day at work
Workouts: 7 days a week; 45+ mins. per session; avg. cals burned: 400
Goal: 1.5 lbs. / week
Calories on MFP: 1600
Water: 10 glasses per day (at least!)

I have recently stopped eating back my exercise calories to see if that will work better for me. I want to use the fuel of my stored fat versus eating for excess fuel to do workouts. We'll see how it goes!

lily1972

Hi! I'm 5'6", started last Feb at 158 lbs and felt like I was dragging myself through the day... When I reached my goal weight of 130, I consulted a trainer/nutritionist to slightly lower my overall body fat, obtain more muscle definition and tons of energy! (By the way, he told me that for a woman, a fluctuation of 5 pounds is expected and perfectly normal... What a relief!) I am now around 125 lbs and you could never tell I've had 5 kids :bigsmile: Hurray for kick boxing!! My current level of activity is "lightly active" and I eat at least 1500 calories per day divided into specific proportions - which will probably change when I return for an update and phase two of my meal plan.

Good luck!:flowerforyou:

mkwongh

im about 5'5 - weight - 137-139 depending on the day. MFP has me at 1200 calories, I work out at least 6 days a week, but tend not to eat most of the work out calories. (maybe just a few here and there)
I am nervous to up my calories to help the weight loss .. but hear that it might be just what I need... Any sugestions on upping the calories? And if so, How much would you increas it by?

My goal weight is 130-
Water intake - 8-10 glasses a day
Most of my work outs are Rushfit, P90x or insanity

aranchmom

Thanks for the answers and suggestions, gals!!! I appreciate it! Sounds like alot of you are doing the same thing as me. I am not trying to do a quick loss sorta thing, I just want t stay on track as close as possible. (can we say overthinker? I think I will focus on more water for now, and leave the cals set where they are. (they had been at 1200 for awhile - stopped losing) Thanks again! :flowerforyou:

cbu23

I am 5'5 and I currently weigh 161lbs. My goal weight is 135lbs. My daily calories are 1200 without exercise, but I do some form of cardio 4-5 days a week. I'm really bad about actually tracking my water intake, but I pretty much drink water consistently the entire day (except the occasional glass of wine, lol). I weigh myself a couple times a week and it seems to always move around also. I just really pay attention on my weigh in days.

bizco

Height: 5'6"
Weight: 135.2 lbs.
Activity level: sedentary (desk job)
Goal: lose 0.7 lbs. per week
Net Calories: 1,250
Goal Weight: 128-130 lbs.
Customized Macro %s: 50/30/20 carbs/protein/fat
Exercise: Lift heavy weights 3x per week, 30-50 minutes of cardio 1-2 times per week.
I eat back my exercise calories.

Women's weight can fluctuate a great deal due to pre-and-post menstrual cycle. Also your sodium level, type of exercise, and water intake are factors.

angela828

FINALLY a forum post for us 5'6" girls! I can never find them

Anyway, my SW was 208 and my GW is 150 for now. I am currently 155. I had my calories at 1200 for the longest time, switched to 1300 in September, then to 1400. I'm haven't really been losing for the last 3 weeks or so but since I started pilates this week I think I am retaining water/earning muscle but losing inches so I'm okay with that (I think... haha) but I also think I should be eating more so it's not so much of a shock when I go into maintence mode. I let mfp choose my settings at losing .5 pounds a week and it put me at 1590. I like this number bc on days where I know I'll eat more (weekends!) I'll be covered but I can also zig zag and go back down to 1200 or 1300 on rest days.

My goal weight is 150 but I know I'll want to go lower so I'm thinking my ultimate goal weight will be 140 so I can always maintain between 140 and 145. I try to watch my sugars and sodiums the most too.

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