Ladies eating 1800 calories or more?

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  • katheern
    katheern Posts: 213 Member
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    I'm 5'9, 154, maintaining. I try to eat about 2300 calories a day since I workout intensely about 5 days a week.
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
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    My calorie goal before exercise is 1700, but when I exercise, I eat more than that, usually over 2000.

    I'm right here with Joolie. I usually burn 400-500 cals a day, which puts me around 2100-2200. I have reached my goal of 150 pounds. I'm 5'5" and currently size 6. So I am playing around with the numbers to see where I need to be to maintain. I wouldn't mind getting into the 140s, but not too far. My exercise physiologist recommended no lower than 144, based on my body fat percentage.
  • skinnyjeans13
    skinnyjeans13 Posts: 179
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    I eat 1800. I lift 3x a week, cardio 3x a week. I lost 40lbs on MFP eating 1200 but that was not maintainable in any way and once I learnt more about BMR/TDEE etc, I realised I had been starving myself. I think that creating too big of a deficit backfires in the end.
  • Elizaj85
    Elizaj85 Posts: 158 Member
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    two weeks ago I upped my calories from 1734 to 2215 and its seems to have broken the plateau I've been in and I've lost 3lbs over the two weeks an I'm really pleased with that. I've got another 18lbs to lose and then I'm going to try with all my heart to cut :-)
  • amculver1
    amculver1 Posts: 36 Member
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  • NiSan12
    NiSan12 Posts: 374 Member
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    I'm maintaining my weight and MFP suggests that I eat 1800 calories a day, so when I workout I get more.
  • OnWisconsin84
    OnWisconsin84 Posts: 409 Member
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    1850 on non-workout days, 2050 on workout days. I'm not really focused on weight loss since I don't weigh myself, but this seems to be working as far as total body transformation.
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
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    Net calories for me are currently 1640, but I love to work out and normally eat more than 2000 calories a day (except on my rest day). I am aiming for 0.5 lb a week loss, as I am just a few pounds from hitting goal and concentrating more on fitness and muscle tone.
  • Wabbit05
    Wabbit05 Posts: 434 Member
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    I eat between 1700-2200 calories, depending on how many calories I burned that day. I net 1550 no matter what. So far, so good. I've lost 5 out of 13 pounds in 2 months and 2.4% BF.
  • WendyFitMomCHANGED
    WendyFitMomCHANGED Posts: 311 Member
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    I have 5 -10lbs more to lose so I'm eating about 1500 but when I get to maintenance I plan on bumping it up to about 1800 or so.
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
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    I'm at 2100, TDEE - 15%. My goal is to get to around 20% body fat, at which point I will see how I feel and adjust from there. I'm about 17 pounds overweight right now.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,134 Member
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    About 2k cals a day and losing. I've got about 100# - 110# more to get into a "healthy" weight for 5'2" woman.
  • Im_NotPerfect
    Im_NotPerfect Posts: 2,181 Member
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    I just raised mine to TDEE - 20% which is around 2000/day. Only did it this week so far, so not sure how it's working. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks! LOL My daily exercise burn is anywhere from 350 - 500. I have about 25 more lbs I'd like to lose, but been plateaued for about 6 months.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
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    I set my calories at 1600 but usually eat more with exercise. Only on really inactive days do I eat only 1600 or less. Usually it's around 1900-2000 (which is around my TDEE anyways). On high intensity days, I go even higher than 2000.

    Also, MFP only gave me 1400 calories a day to lose 1 lb a week. Even after eating exercise calories, I was still hungry and felt AWFUL. I increased to 1600 (gradually, I did 1500 for a week or two, then up to 1600 - this was a few months ago), and felt so much better and guess what else - the scale FINALLY budged. Not very much, but I'm comfortably into size 12 pants now instead of barely getting into them (and some days not even!).

    My goal right now is to get to 140, then I'll re-evaluate my goal. I'm 5'3", so that would be where my BMI would indicate I'm at a healthy weight. Adding: I'm around 180 right now.
  • TurtleTape
    TurtleTape Posts: 254 Member
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    I'm set to lose one pound a week which puts me at 2060 calories a day. I started at two a week but moving in with my parents and eating their food made my 1500/day impossible. However, I tend to naturally cycle and can be from anywhere between 1200-2500 depending on the day, though it really averages out to about 2000 a day. I still have over 100 to lose. Now that I'm in my own place again I may drop back down to 15-1600 a day.
  • NeverGoingToQuit
    NeverGoingToQuit Posts: 49 Member
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    I my goal is 1820 a day. I normally net between 1600-1750 daily with our without a workout. My goal is to lose roughly 100 pounds.
  • chelledawg14
    chelledawg14 Posts: 509 Member
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    I'm at 1889 right now.. exercising calories averages 2200-2500/week. I had it upped based on higher exercise that I was doing, but found it very hard to eat more calories that were healthy so I'm back to the 1889 to see how that works. I had it upped to 2130 and the first week I lost 2 lbs after being the same for almost two months. My ultimate goal is to weigh 104, although I think that is too low for me - I'm 5'1", bigger chested and was never a "tiny person" even at 104. I'm fluctuating 158-159 right now; my next mini goal is 150, then 135. My realistic goal is 118 - the number when I graduated (the 104 was after high school).
  • MissNations
    MissNations Posts: 513 Member
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    I do eat my exercise calories, so I am frequently eating 1800-2100, depending on what exercise I did that day.
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
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    I eat around 2100 calories per day, give or a take a couple hundred. I have a Body Media Fit, which puts my daily burn at around 3000 calories, again give or take a couple hundred depending on my exercise for the day. I have been losing 1-2 pounds per week on average doing it this way. I have 49 more pounds to go.
  • Elizaj85
    Elizaj85 Posts: 158 Member
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    I eat 1800. my goal is to be a gorgeous badass.


    Have to say hun looking at your back its working! you look amazing!

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