Women who eat more than 1800 calories a day !!!!
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Bump up time.
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Just dropping in to seethe with envy3
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Time for a bump on this one - lots of threads with women believing they need to eat 1200 or even less in order to lose. Hoping this inspires some who are still on the fence!9
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I'm 5'1'', currently 182 lbs and eating around 2100, which has been my average since my heaviest (215 lbs).
I recently set an all time squat PR of 305 lbs, can't say I would have been able to do that eating 1200 cals a day...6 -
Time for a bump up.0
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Thanks for the bump - I was thinking about this thread earlier today!0
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I'm 5'7", and I've gone from 217 to 198 in three months (so far) averaging 1850/day .6
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I love this thread!!!3
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Here's my update... 5'11, hit GW in April 2016 of 145 lbs (yes, lean).
Rough time trying to find maintenance and working out 5 days a week - no real fitness goals or plan. 2 to 3x strength training and cardio - running mostly.
One year later, I am 155, but definitely have recomped and am pleased with new shape and happy with fitness level and performance.
I've also become an avid spinner, and am maintaining on 2750 calories a day. But, as summer approaches, I would like to shed 3 to 5 pounds (150). It is harder than I expected to shave 500 calories a day at my current level of activity (for those curious, I avg 800-900 Fitbit minutes & ~20,000 calories burned / week).
Current eating --> plan:
1550 NET --> aiming to drop this to 1350 NET
2650 total calories --> aiming to keep this to 23002 -
I love that this group exists! I am 5 foot two and started using my fitness pal again in December 2016 after a year of being abroad (were actually lost weight - thanks to all the walking) and proceeded to gain 15 lbs in the six months I was back (eating all the food). I struggled to keep up with calories and workouts. At 1600 cal / day, I had little energy and unmotivated to keep that diet. By Jan, I'd lost minimal weight and was sitting at 166 lbs. I've since worked my was to 2000-2200 cal diet and upped protein. 152.9 this morning!!! I have a ton more energy and can actually eat out then and again.1
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when i first started fitness pal set my calorie goal at 1200, i did lose weight but started to feel hungry the fitter i became. i did some research and it suggested i should eat nearer 1470 per day. since then i felt less hungry and the weight loss has kick started again. sometimes days i eat as much as 1700.0
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I'm 5'1", maintaining since February this year at about 105 lbs, and eat about 1800/day on average. I'm a distance runner though, and run a fuckton daily, and lift a bit 3 days a week. I love how much I get to eat!1
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I was pretty much on a 1200 calorie diet from when I started my weight loss journey in 2014 until October 2016. I increased my calories to 1800 in January and then to 2000 until last month when I started doing a mini cut to get into the 132 lb. weight class for a powerlifting meet.5 -
PowerliftingMom wrote: »
I was pretty much on a 1200 calorie diet from when I started my weight loss journey in 2014 until October 2016. I increased my calories to 1800 in January and then to 2000 until last month when I started doing a mini cut to get into the 132 lb. weight class for a powerlifting meet.
Wow you look so strong!!! Amazing!!1 -
I eat anywhere from 1650 to 1850 per day. I've lost twenty two pounds thus far. I'm 5'10".
I also enjoy interactive friends, if anyone would like to be such. I have around 45 lbs left to lose.0 -
I normally eat 1700-1900 calories on days I work out. If I don't work out, I try to not go over 1600 but I also look at my deficit from a weekly standpoint.1
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I eat 1850 to 2500 calories a day. I want to eat as much as possible and still lose. Cause food. Also retain this post pregnancy bulk with muscles.3
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I'm 5'6", 122 lbs 42 years old female. Maintenance for me is 2700-2800/day & if I want to lose I drop it to 2200-2300 4 days a week. I run or do eliptical 5-6 days a week 45 minutes & lift weights 3 days a week upper body for 30 minutes & 2 days a week lower body for 20 minutes. I don't sit still well & usually ride my bike & get a lot of steps in outside of my normal workout too (:3
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SuperCarLori wrote: »PowerliftingMom wrote: »
I was pretty much on a 1200 calorie diet from when I started my weight loss journey in 2014 until October 2016. I increased my calories to 1800 in January and then to 2000 until last month when I started doing a mini cut to get into the 132 lb. weight class for a powerlifting meet.
Wow you look so strong!!! Amazing!!
Thank you!
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First post here, this thread is inspiring! I am 5'2, 90# (very petite / small-boned, body fat @ 17%), 58yo female and I maintain at about 1750-1850. I eat very healthy, <35g total sugars, about 130g carbs from whole grains and veggies, lots of fat and 80-100g protein). I had to get to a low weight due to sciatica pain resulting from degenerative disk disease right above my tail bone. I'm still a healthy weight for my build though, and no more sciatica or back pain of any kind!
I am on my feet all day, living on acreage and all that goes with the upkeep, walking about 4-5 miles a day (I walk everywhere, like to the grocery store, etc). Lift 3 days a week to maintain muscle, do stretches and use a small twist-stepper to keep my legs and butt strong when I can't get enough natural exercise in.
I think I could bump my cals higher, and do so in the summer when I add fruit to my diet. Otherwise I eat seasonal, which this time of year is mostly protein, fats, locally harvested grains, lots of root veggies & squash.3
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