Girls, how many calories are you eating?

bohonomad
bohonomad Posts: 171 Member
edited October 20 in Food and Nutrition
I'm 5'1, 167 lbs and was eating 1200 per day but plateaued and just upped my calories to 1400.. I'm so freaked out I'm going to end up gaining weight. How many calories are you guys eating and what are your stats?
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  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    I'm 5'1, 167 lbs and was eating 1200 per day but plateaued and just upped my calories to 1400.. I'm so freaked out I'm going to end up gaining weight. How many calories are you guys eating and what are your stats?

    5'1" working out 3x a week can easily eat 1600-1800 and still lose fat.
    Lift weights and youll be amazed!

    Give fat a reason not to exist!
    Eat right and move right!
  • lmeola18
    lmeola18 Posts: 35
    I'm eating 1400, it's my BMR
  • cindergirl73
    cindergirl73 Posts: 51
    5'6", 265 pounds, 1400 cals a day
  • mfkn_Titanium
    mfkn_Titanium Posts: 131
    5'4", 153 lbs - now eating 1550-1600 during the weekdays and 2000-2400 on Friday and/or Saturday. I don't do cardio and I lift 3x a week. I'm not looking to drop pounds each week, however but would be happy losing .5 lb a week (but some weeks don't quite get that). When I was in serious fat loss mode - I was eating 1600-1800 cals a day (some days about 2000 cals) and with my workouts, I was consistently losing 1 lb a week (what I wanted to lose).
  • Substances
    Substances Posts: 120 Member
    5'3", 129 pounds.
    800 to 1000 calories, I never have ate very much, and I exercise every day.
    Been on here for two weeks and dropped three pounds.
  • munchlaxx
    munchlaxx Posts: 102 Member
    5'2", 156lbs, and I eat between 1200-1500 calories most days. I've lost about 11lbs (in 8 weeks) since starting my current diet.
  • YoshiZelda
    YoshiZelda Posts: 340 Member
    5'3 , 265.2lbs 1480cals a day.
  • spiregrain
    spiregrain Posts: 254 Member
    5'7" 165 lbs 1550 per day which is about my BMR. I was eating 1200-1350 and plateaued. As soon as I went up to 1550 I started melting again. I am actually thinking I might up it a little bit more to my RMR instead of my BMR. Plateauing at 1200 is indeed scary but I suspect it is the norm. What I did was told myself I was going to do a ONE WEEK EXPERIMENT. If it worked, I would do a one month experiment. You're not going to GAIN by eating 1400 or 1500 for a week, unless you're like 3 feet tall and weigh 75 lbs. or something, so if you're plateaued anyway, give it a shot. The worst that can happen is you're still plateaued.
  • Sarena3
    Sarena3 Posts: 49 Member
    5'4" 148lbs, still losing, work out days eat 1700 approx. non-work out days, 1400 lose about .5lbs per week.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    5'3, 122lbs, anything under 1600 (usually around 1200-1300). I am still losing weight just slowly.
  • trulycrazed
    trulycrazed Posts: 79 Member
    I'm 5'7 and eat 1500 + exercise cals... I swear by http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ (I set it to sedentary simply so I can earn my exercise cals and enjoy). I've been losing .5-2 lbs a week.
  • rm830
    rm830 Posts: 531 Member
    between 1650-1800 a day
  • Hannah645
    Hannah645 Posts: 75 Member
    5'3 169 pounds and eating about 1600/day.
  • birdieaz
    birdieaz Posts: 448 Member
    5'2.5 120lbs and I'm eating between 1550-1750 and doing no exercise and I've lost weight this past week.
    I'm on a break from working out but will resume next Monday.
  • c_porcayo
    c_porcayo Posts: 60
    I am 5'2, 145lbs and when I first started I was at 1200cal a day, but worked out about 3x a week. 10 mins of kick boxing routines. now however I am up to 1300 because I have a very fast paced on your feet kind of job where as before I had a desk job. I think if you up your activity level, upping your calorie intake wont hurt you. Just be sure to drink plenty of water!!!!!
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
    5 feet 4.5, eating about 1800 to 2000 calories a day on workout days (lifting). On non-workout days I set my goal at 1460 but I don't always make that (I eat more). So my weight loss has been slllllooooooooooooooooowwwwww. It took me over a year to lose 18 pounds, but I only want to lose maybe 12 more, so I figure I can do that in this next year.
  • velsbree
    velsbree Posts: 69
    5'7 " 1200 calories work out 4-5 days. this past month I have been eating about 1500 and have not lost anything. After vacation back to 1200 and 5-6 days in the gym
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Age 65, 5'4" I eat 1200 calories plus my exercise calories which vary from day to day. I've lost 8 pounds in 2 months.
  • pinto_bean
    pinto_bean Posts: 34 Member
    I'm 5'1 and 135, and I eat at least 1500 cal per day. A little more on workout days.
  • fairc3jam
    fairc3jam Posts: 136 Member
    I'm 5'1, 167 lbs and was eating 1200 per day but plateaued and just upped my calories to 1400.. I'm so freaked out I'm going to end up gaining weight. How many calories are you guys eating and what are your stats?

    I can't consistently stay with 1200 cals.
  • omanitshann
    omanitshann Posts: 179
    5'7, 123 pounds, and i eat around 2,000 calories a day, but I'm not trying to lose weight, I'm just maintaining
  • Ash_ah_lee
    Ash_ah_lee Posts: 116 Member
    1300 cals... Net 1000 sometimes lower.
  • arielian
    arielian Posts: 200
    5'4
    233.2lbs (started at 240.9)

    I eat 1500 cals a day and I DO NOT eat back my exercise calories. It doesnt work for me.
    I have 40/30/30 macros Carb/Fat/Protein and I try to get at least 100gs of protein a day.
  • jnhu72
    jnhu72 Posts: 558 Member
    I eat 2100 doing Whole30. I don't eat back exercise calories, but depending on the day I can burn 800+easily.
  • diddyk
    diddyk Posts: 269 Member
    It doesn't matter what works for everyone else. Based on your stats, your Basic Metabolic Rate is 1564. That's how many calories you'd burn if you spent 24 hours in bed. If you ate that everyday...you'd still lose weight, albeit slowly. 1400 is probably a good starting point for an increase.

    You would need almost 1900 calories a day to maintain your weight. 1400 calories a day is a 500 calorie deficit (assuming you eat exercise calories.) You won't gain weight!
  • caslyn3
    caslyn3 Posts: 70 Member
    5'2, 218 lbs Supposed to eat 1620 cals a day.. on average I eat about 1200 -1300 a day. Maybe less on the weekend.. I work out about 3-4 times a week.. 1-2 lbs down every week. Going on 80 days and I have lost 20 lbs!!
  • Jodibear58
    Jodibear58 Posts: 280 Member
    5' 2 1/2" and eating 1600 calories a day. I work out 3x a week and the scale is moving in the right direction.
  • jzaz903
    jzaz903 Posts: 306 Member
    Supposed to do 1560 a day, I eat 1400+. When I exercise, I try to net at least 1200.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    5'6, currently 192.2 pounds
    I eat around 2,000 calories a day.
    I work out every day!
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