Girls, how many calories are you eating?

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  • Huney411
    Huney411 Posts: 10 Member
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    I am 5'3", WAS 254 at my start, now I am 208... I have been doing 1250 MOST days, but I most definitely do eat more some days, always try to stay under 1800 though. I do cardio and weights 4x a week, and do NOT eat back the exercise calories either. If I do, I find I don't lose weight.
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
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    I'm 5'7, 150 lbs, and I eat 1800-2000 calories a day. I've been losing about a pound per week. And I exercise 6x a week.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    5'2", 247#, eating 2,000 cals/day (about 20% off my TDEE) and walk for at least an hour daily and lift weights twice a week. Losing fine, though I try to keep looking at monthly losses.
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
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    I eat 1300 on non-work out days and on workout days as many of my exercise calories as I want to eat (HRM).
  • aerowyn
    aerowyn Posts: 1 Member
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    When I try to stick to a 1200-calorie diet, I find that I can't lose weight. In fact I mostly just gain when I eat that much.

    On a good day, I typically try not to even breach 800 calories a day. I lost about 20 pounds that way. Though these last 10 pounds are really rather stubborn....
  • Cathleen77
    Cathleen77 Posts: 39 Member
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    I'm on my way to getting back in shape. And I'm so excited for myfitness pal!! Im 5'1" and currently 140 pounds and trying to consume around 1200 calories a day. Im also working out 5 days a week, so sometimes I find I require a few more calories on hard workout days. My goal is to get under 120 pounds. Most of my life I've been 135-140lbs, however, I maintained 118-123 a while back and for a couple of years. I'm soooo excited to get back there! For me, its all about keeping track of my food intake. Without recording what I eat, I find I often overeat! So, I think this program is really going to help me get back on track!! Good Luck to everyone! :)
  • FitBunnyEm
    FitBunnyEm Posts: 320
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    eat 1200 sometimes under sometimes over it depends if im hungry, exersize 6 times a week...lost 13 pounds in 5 weeks, i plateaud one week...
  • RedHeadHotMama
    RedHeadHotMama Posts: 50 Member
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    5'4 weigh 159 and eat around 1200 calories a day. Losing slowly but surely.
  • betrayalunknown
    betrayalunknown Posts: 63
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    5'5 127

    I net 2,800 calories avg per day. I consume... well, a whole heck of a lot more than that.

    if you want to eat a lot, you must also exercise a lot. (well unless your metabolism is just amazing)
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
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    5'8" 225 and eating between 1700-1900 on non-workout days and loosing a pound, pound and a half a week.
  • teresadutton
    teresadutton Posts: 232 Member
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    I'm 5'3" 169 I eat 1350
  • amnski
    amnski Posts: 251 Member
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    5'4 112#
    I exercise 5x/week, 1 hour at a time...lots of heavy lifting and keep semi-active outside of exercise

    I eat 1800-2000 a day and still lose. All my progress and results has been at the 1800 calorie range (no less than 1600)
  • sinman22807
    sinman22807 Posts: 66 Member
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    im 5'4 and 169lbs. I am eating 1540 a day.. And i work out atleast 1 time a day either walking or gym
  • BobbieLee1959
    BobbieLee1959 Posts: 605 Member
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    5'6", currently at 230 lb, down from 290. When I started with no exercise, I was eating around 1460, then went down to 1320, then 1200~~added exercise and started eating back exercise calories as reported on gym equipment as well as Fit Bit calories (sometimes I eat these, sometimes not, depending on my hunger). Currently eating 1800-2000, still netting around 1200, losing approximately 1-2 lbs per week and feel great! Rarely hungry and eating deliscious food!

    I need to move away from some of the processed stuff, like energy bars and eat more fresh produce, but other than that, pretty clean!
  • CookieCatCatcher
    CookieCatCatcher Posts: 324 Member
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    Aiming for 1600, but depending on what exercise is for the day, sometimes more.

    I did the 1200 for a long time, and then stalled and stopped losing. But, I stalled when I started moving my butt. So by adding back in calories, my body had enough fuel again and I started losing again.
  • Keffinger22
    Keffinger22 Posts: 100 Member
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    Go to freedieting.com
  • Jayme34
    Jayme34 Posts: 160 Member
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    http://calorieline.com/tools/tdee

    I used this website to calculate
  • megalin9
    megalin9 Posts: 771 Member
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    5'7", 216lbs, work out at least 5X a week, eating about 1800 calories a day to net about 1400 after exercise. Not 100% sure if I should be eating more or not. I haven't been losing as fast as I would like, so if I don't see a better change this week, I might try upping my calories a little.
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
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    5'4" 157lbs

    1200 calories daily (which I barely meet =/ ) and working out 5x a week at 45 minutes a day, I will slow down on the cardio to 4x a week once I have access to weights.
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
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    5'7" - CW 189; SW 230

    I eat 2100 calories a day - same on rest and workout days (TDEE-20% method). I've been at this for about 28 weeks now and I've lost 41lbs. That works out to almost 1.5lbs a week - so you can eat more and still lose weight.

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