Ladies- How many cals do you eat?

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  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
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    I eat between 1500-1900 calories, usually it's around 1700. I my cals set at 1400 calories and I do not eat back all of my exercise calories, only 300-500 of them. I exercise 1300 calories worth daily.

    In June I lost 11 pounds :smile: Haven't weighed myself in July yet.
    Last weigh in I was at 203.2, goal weight is 130 pounds. Starting weight (in January) 238, 214 when I joined MFP in June.
  • kierstin1976
    kierstin1976 Posts: 123 Member
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    Between 1,900-2100, I workout 6 days a week, weight train and a little cardio.
  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
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    it's so nice seeing a lot of the responses are people eating more than 1200 lol... i try to NET my BMR (1430) so range is from 1450-1900/day
  • KayeeDaisyBee
    KayeeDaisyBee Posts: 124
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    1800 a day is my MFP goal and i exercise at least 5 days a week. I have a lot of weight to lose. So far it's worked. I found out i lost nearly 8 pounds today.
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
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    Right now 1900 +exercise calories to maintain (before 2300 +exercise calories to gain)
    (I'm 5'4", currently 106lbs)
  • lilinubo
    lilinubo Posts: 11
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    1320 wthout excerise.
  • Cgrnlaw
    Cgrnlaw Posts: 84 Member
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    I try to eat 1600 a day and don't eat my workout cals. But still no weight loss
  • LovelyLibra79
    LovelyLibra79 Posts: 569 Member
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    1400 minimum-1700 max...bmr is 1689
  • Hickyvikki69
    Hickyvikki69 Posts: 371 Member
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    mfp assigned me t0 2100 because i currently put myself into maintain mode until my vacation is over with this month.
  • ahadj
    ahadj Posts: 257 Member
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    1200 and a workout? Yeah, I agree.

    I eat about1500 a day, whether I workout or not. I don't believe the body functions in discrete 24hr periods. :-)

    This! :)
    I try to stay around 1500-1600.
  • 17ChargerGirl17
    17ChargerGirl17 Posts: 441
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    Between 1200 and 1300. And I don't eat back my calories either...
  • kayleesays
    kayleesays Posts: 564 Member
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    I'm set at 1690 right now. I eat back exercise calories. It's been as low as 1360 (yuck, that sucked) and as high as 1890.
  • jamiem1102
    jamiem1102 Posts: 1,196 Member
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    I was eating 1250 but didn't lose anything. Now I eat 1,720 a day (with exercise 1 - 3 days a week) and I've been losing weight pretty steadily. I started this a little over a month ago.
  • petite_boleyn
    petite_boleyn Posts: 144
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    I have mine set to 700, but that was when I didn't move at all. Now that I'm going to the gym every day (sometimes twice) I'm starting to realize that holy crap is that nowhere near enough.
  • katicasi82
    katicasi82 Posts: 121 Member
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    I'm 5'6, 29, my BMR is 1676, and I set my MFP to 1500 , I exercise maybe 4-5 days a week (depending on time and how much I hurt. I try to come up under my calorie limit...
  • healthyliving_girl
    healthyliving_girl Posts: 290 Member
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    I'm 5'5" and started MFP at 175 lbs. It originally told me I could eat like 1300 calories. There was NO WAY I was going to keep doing this on that low of a calorie amount...so I upped it.

    After trying 1400 and then 1500 and still being hungry and/or irritable, I set my start calories between 1650-1750 - and ate back all my exercise calories. So, I estimate that I was eating about 1800-1900 calories a day. And that was hard for me.

    I've always been a big eater. I figured if I was netting 1650-1750, that had to be better than what I was probably consuming before (more than likely 2500-3500 calories a day).

    But as much as people said it may not work, it did. In 4 months, I lost 25 lbs.

    I currently have it set at a base of 1800 and I usually eat back the exercise calories. This means, I eat anywhere between 1800 and 2400 a day. Since it's so close to maintenance and I often "go over," I've been maintaining for the most part. That is what the scale says, but my clothes seem to be looser and my shape seems to be getting more defined. I still have about 10 more lbs to go, but I'm in no hurry. And truth be told, if I stay the same weight but lose inches, that would work, too! :) heh.

    As for my workouts, it ranges. I generally work out between 4-6 days a week, ranging from 20-60 minutes each time.
  • lmeasterling
    lmeasterling Posts: 139 Member
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    I'm right where you are, size-wise...5'7" and 173 pounds. My calorie goal is set at 1230, but I probably eat anywhere from 1200-1500 each day. I typically exercise 40 minutes a day, 5 days per week and burn 250-450 calories. I've lost nearly 8 lbs in 5.5 weeks.
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
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    I try to eat around 1200 a day. I exercise 6 days a week. No I do not eat back my exercise calories. I know that is probably not the best thing to do but it works for me. I have around 10 more pounds to lose by doctor recomendation.
  • Moonblood
    Moonblood Posts: 199 Member
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    I eat 1700 + exercise calories if I can!
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,220 Member
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    I'm 5'9", 165 pounds and I workout 5 days a week for half an hour. I eat between 1800 and 2100 a day. When I stick to it I lose about a pound every week to every other week.

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