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Girls, how many calories are you eating?

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  • amolina0810
    amolina0810 Posts: 106 Member
    I am 5'5" and 128lbs. I am currently at 1310 calories per day, about ready to increase again to around 1500. I just hit my goal weight of 130lbs 2 weeks ago (I started at 180lbs!!), so I am slowly upping to figure out my maintenance sweet spot. I work out 5 days a week, 30 minutes of strength and 30-45 mins of cardio. I am currently trying to find info on cutting out most cardio and just doing weight training to lose body fat, not pounds.
  • Anyaaaa11
    Anyaaaa11 Posts: 242 Member
    5'2
    111-113lbs and net around 1550cals. Trying to increase to lose half a pound but for some reason my body reacts more to the all or nothing approach. In other words, when I lose, I lose either a pound or nothing. Lol weird actually
  • redredy9
    redredy9 Posts: 706 Member
    I am all over the map. I have been running 5 times a week with some extra work outs thrown in here and there for the past few weeks and the scale has not moved at all - even though I am busting my a**

    I tried the scooby calculator and reset my MFP calorie target. Now I just have to stick to it! Hopefully this helps.

    I am going to try to limit my exercise calories eaten back to 300 - just to see what that does. If I am still not moving the scale I will up it to maxing out at 400 exercise calories.

    2 co-workers told me I looked thinner this week so something is happening - just not much on the scale. GRRR!!

    EDIT: I am 33, 5'5" and weigh 161-165. My start weight 4 weeks ago: 165!!!! GRRRRRR!!
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I eat 1,800 and I am 5'4" and weight 104-106 depending on the day :)
  • RUNN3Rmom
    RUNN3Rmom Posts: 441
    5'1", 125lbs, 30yo, 1500-2000 depending on rest day or lifting day.
  • NicoleBecca
    NicoleBecca Posts: 55
    5'5ft just under 1800 cal, doing very little exercise, just situps... maintaining nicely on that :)
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    5'2 somewhere around 115-119 (don't weigh regularly anymore) approximately 20 percent body fat 24 years old I typically eat around 1700-1800
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    It depends on what happens when I log in with my Fitbit. Normally, I'm about 1400. Today, due to my insane number of steps....it practically doubled my calories. I saw a mountain appear before me and I barely climbed the hill of food. Sigh. It's easier when you know what to expect. I had no idea walking could make you need more food.
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    I'm 5'3" and 168. I'm set at 1300 but I work out every day so I'm eating about 1500 and losing weight fine.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
    I'm 25, 5'3", and I shoot for 1400, but always seem to eat closer to 2000. I haven't been working out due to an ankle issue, and I can't seem to force myself to compensate by not eating as if I was still working out. This = Bad news. :P
  • DarlingThief
    DarlingThief Posts: 78 Member
    26 y/o, 5'5", 165lbs. I eat 2000 cals a day and I'm on the Stronglifts program.
  • JacksMom12
    JacksMom12 Posts: 1,044 Member
    I am 5'4. 117 lbs. I eat beteen 1800-2500 a day and maintain. I love to eat!!
  • VogtAndrea
    VogtAndrea Posts: 236
    I try to stay between 1200 and 1400 calories a day and swim 5 days a week. I walk the other 2.
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    5'6", weight is 161. I eat between 1700-2000 cals Monday-Saturday and on Sunday it varies even more widely. I work out 6 days a week and my aim is to burn between 500-600 calories on workout days, so I typically net 1200-1400 cals/day. I usually save up 200-300 calories a day for weekends, and try to keep my weekly net calories under by a few hundred. My settings are set to lose 1 pound a week, and I've been pretty steadily losing weight. I've plateaued the past two weeks, but I suspect my birthday 3 pound weight gain had something to do with that. :ohwell:
  • MoonIite
    MoonIite Posts: 341 Member
    21 years old, 5'1", 116 lbs

    I eat 1500-1600 cals a day to lose and work out 5x/per week.
  • Lunakatrina
    Lunakatrina Posts: 7
    5'2" and I started off with 1200 calories, I changed to maintaining weight and the thing said 1600...but after several days of being super bloated, I decided to drop down to 1400...and it seems about perfect, I'm not hungry, I'm not gaining or losing weight, nor am I bloated. I exercise about an hour a day, and am constantly on my feet at work
  • bluesummersea
    bluesummersea Posts: 11
    I'm 178cm tall and weigh 58.5kgs (So I think that's 5'10 and 129 pounds?) and have a net goal of 1400 calories a day. Sometimes I struggle to get my net above 1000, and other days I'm well over my goal! It all depends on whether I'm out and about or not, since i eat more when I'm moving around, and obviosly eat more after I've worked out. Since I'm not trying to lose weight as such I'm not too fussed when I go over my goal, as I know the next day I'll more often than not be full form the day before, so will eat less.
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    I'm 6'1", 165 lbs and struggle to stay under 1740 cals most days.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    When losing weight I am going at 2,000 or so.

    I am 5ft2 and 134 pounds
  • ashliehorst
    ashliehorst Posts: 7
    I'm 5'6" at 155lbs. I usually eat under 1200 calories a day, but I don't feel hungry. It's not like I'm starving myself. When I exercise I'm not hungry at all. But for people like my mom, she gets hungry after exercising.
  • greenhumanclay
    greenhumanclay Posts: 402 Member
    5'0 shorty here, 113 pounds! I eat about 1500 calories plus 80-90% of my exercise calories back! started at 177 eating 1200 plus calories and recently upped my calories give it try and I agree lift some weights!! I also exercise about 5-6 days per week with 3 out those days be it lifting weights!
  • YahsPrincess
    YahsPrincess Posts: 16
    167lbs I eat 1200 or under every day, lost 2 lbs in 2 weeks, i've been told to eat at least 6 small meals throughout the day and that works better than 3 large meals? I dunno, i'm doing at least 30-45 min a day exersize.
  • kmcmen
    kmcmen Posts: 12
    My BMR says that I should eat 1,532 cal. to maintain. I am doing 1200 cal and am losing steadily. In the first 2 wks I lost 9 lbs. and have continued to lose 5-7 lbs per month. I started April 24 and in 16 wks have lost 28 lbs. I walk at a brisk pace for 40-50 min 3xwk. I am trying to add some strength training along with it like crunches and modified push-ups for the tummy and arms. Gook luck to all.:bigsmile:
  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    I'm 5'4", 107lbs, currently eating between 1800-2200 to maintain, will go up to 2000-2600 when I start gaining again.
    I love to eat too! (And have a freaky metabolism!)
  • Tucsonwoman
    Tucsonwoman Posts: 38 Member
    Hey there! I was eating under 1300 calories and working out for an hour 5-6 times a week. I plateaued for over 2 weeks so I took every ones advice and started eating around 1450... I got on the scale this morning and had finally dropped 2.5 lbs. I'm going to stay around 1450 for a few weeks and see what happens. I'm still working out for about an hour 5-6 times a week.
  • BeetleChe13
    BeetleChe13 Posts: 498 Member
    5'2.5"
    ~114 lbs

    I aim for 1800 a day to maintain my weight, but usually end up around 1650. If I actually exercise, I eat half of those calories back, since I'm sure MFP overestimates. I've been maintaining my weight for over half a year now. :happy:
  • manofsteel87
    manofsteel87 Posts: 11
    5"6 270 1200 Kal
  • misspgreenwood
    misspgreenwood Posts: 55
    5ft 2.5 - currently 126 aiming for 116

    I am trying alt. day fasting (as its been suggested with medical advice it is better for me with my various dietry and other hormone issues) - its not fasting as you eat everyday, its a form of intense calorie cycling.

    On a fast day I eat 300 to 400 cal (20% a normal day)

    On a non fast day I eat 1300 / 1400. If I do my 30DS and exersize then I eat 1400 /1500

    I plan to do 4 - 6 weeks and see how I feel.

    I will then have a break of a month and go back to eating 1400 a day

    It should be noted i have a very seditary lifestyle, so I set to sed levels and hard add stuff (so that if I can make sure my nets are at the right level)
  • P05T5CRIPT
    P05T5CRIPT Posts: 285 Member
    I'm currently 225 (started on 253) and I've been on MFP for 8 weeks now, and the first 6.5 weeks I lost 21lb eating 1200 calories a day, but then I started to plateau so I upped my calories to 1400 and since last week have now lost 6lb (haven't registered 2lb of that as it was a sneaky look yesterday before my weigh in on Saturday).

    Upping my calories definitely helped me break the little plateau I was in, I'm working out 60 minutes most days so my body obviously needed more nutrition, I don't think I could have stayed on 1200 for much longer. I was a little apprehensive about upping my calories, thinking it would make me gain weight but it had the opposite effect and now I'm really enjoying eating a little more!

    I don't eat back exercise cals usually, but If i'm hungry then I have no problem eating a few back. I'll keep on at 1400 for a few weeks and if I plateau again, I'll increase the cals again.
  • Crystalchaos72
    Crystalchaos72 Posts: 531
    5' 6.5" 153# 2765 or more a day.
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