Girls, how many calories are you eating?

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  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
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    I really doubt you're going to gain from eating only 200 more calories per day.

    I eat 1300.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
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    5'9" 125, and eat at maintenance which is about 2100 calories.
  • KathrynKennewell108
    KathrynKennewell108 Posts: 72 Member
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    I'm 5'8, and I usually reach between 1200 and 1500. Some days I struggle to reach 1200, other days it's not too hard reaching 1500, but I don't think I can eat the 1580 MFP is recommending I eat. Now I'm in the habit of drinking copious amounts of water and almost no other drinks, and now I am finding my appetite just isn't what it used to be. My snacking has greatly reduced because of it too. This really contributes to my struggling to hit 1200 some days. I find myself grabbing one of my snack portions of nuts to try and get the numbers up a bit.

    Sure, if I ate crap and didn't hold myself accountable, I'd easily hit 2000, but that's not what this journey is all about for me.
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
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    5'7" 125 lbs

    1700

    -600 (tandem breastfeeding 2 toddlers who nurse 8 times a day)

    = 2300 calories a day

    I workout for 350-400 cals every day, so I aim to eat back at least half of that.

    Present status: maintain current weight (not looking to lose or gain)
  • foreverroses123
    foreverroses123 Posts: 69 Member
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    1780 everyday and I make sure to eat my excercise calories back :) This way I've lost 9 lbs so far..
  • dewsmom78
    dewsmom78 Posts: 498 Member
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    5'2 133lbs. I am eating a net of 1300, (1300 plus my exercise calories.)
  • Dakryn
    Dakryn Posts: 155 Member
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    At least 1500....a lot of lean meat and veggies.... I've started to strength training so I need the xtra calories and protein....wanting to average about 75-100 grams of protein/ day...
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
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    I'm also 5'11'' and weigh about 170 right now. I eat anywhere between 1600-1900 cal/day...regardless of how much I exercise that day. AND I've begun eating only when hungry...big deal for me. I used to eat when bored and at night, mostly. I've cut that down a LOT and it has helped me get down quite quickly. I'm also not eating back my exercise calories for the most part.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    40 years old, 5'5 and about 135 pounds, and I maintain around 2300.

    I lost weight eating between 1350-1700 plus exercise calories, for a total of 1700-2000+.
  • whiskeysister510
    whiskeysister510 Posts: 76 Member
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    Just shy of 5'5" and weigh 119 pounds. Currently eating 1850+/per day, lifting 3x/week and losing BF/inches. Lost 30 pounds netting 1500-1600 per day and lifting 3x/week, no cardio.
  • AllisonPlease
    AllisonPlease Posts: 48 Member
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    5'7" 219 lbs averaging between 1300-1500 net.
    I work out at least 5 days a week and average a weekly loss of about 1.5 pounds.
  • ackeebee
    ackeebee Posts: 1,042 Member
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    I am 33 years old, 5'8", 154, 26.7% BF and currently working out 5 or 6 days a week. I revised my calories yesterday and have it set at just over 1800 cals per day so not long enough to know if this will work.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
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    5'4"
    203 pounds
    maintenance = 2500
    Currently, I try to eat between 1900-2000.
  • SarahMorganP
    SarahMorganP Posts: 921 Member
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    32 years old 5'3" around 200lbs (my scale broke a few weeks ago and I haven't gotten a new one yet) and I am eating 1600-1800 calories a day and eat back exercise calories. I lose between 1/2lb-1lb a week while doing this.
  • kharper85
    kharper85 Posts: 44 Member
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    1500-1800 a day. I do Zumba twice a week and weights 2-3 times a week, plus walking 2-3 times a week.
  • RitaSantoss
    RitaSantoss Posts: 986 Member
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    19 years old, 5'3, 147 lbs, and I have set my own calorie goal to 1600 and I have been slightly under the past couple of days, but have also gone over most of the time. I exercised once a day (cardio & strenght training) and am now trying to exercise twice a day to quick up my metabolism and lose more weight.

    And yes, I do eat some of my exercise calories back.
  • VickyO1977
    VickyO1977 Posts: 156 Member
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    5'5 159 lbs and I do IF two days then 1600 the rest.
  • wendybird5
    wendybird5 Posts: 577 Member
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    I'm 5'5", 155 and have a calorie goal of 1656 (my RMR). I do 30-45 minutes of weights and 30-60 minutes of cardio six days a week. But since strength training tends to make me hungry, I do eat some if not all of my exercise calories if I'm still hungry after hitting my calorie goal.
  • ajbaccou
    ajbaccou Posts: 25
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    24 5'0 179.0 1200 calories a day .. burn about 784 -1000. I kinda have no choice but to EAT BACK
  • sahm23ladies
    sahm23ladies Posts: 91 Member
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    I started with 1200/day. Then upped it to 1400+ while running. I started a perpetual headache for like 4 days and was super tired. Now, since I'm training for a half marathon I try to get around 2000/day. After all that, I've only gone up a pound and I no longer have headaches and/or am I falling out in the middle of the day from being so tired!

    Don't fret! If you go up... adjust accordingly. You don't know until you try!

    Btw, I'm 5'3" and 116.

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