5'4 ladies plz post how many calories a day

I'm 5'3 (so close enough...), I weigh 170lbs and I eat 1200-1500 calories a day

Follow the instructions here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

I'm 5'4 or 165cm tall 146 pounds or 67 kg & I eat between 1200/1400 daily I eat more if I gain a lot of calories from exercise

I am 5 1 and eat 1525 cals a day

Sounds good to me. Keep up the good work!:drinker:

I'm 5'4 and I weigh 164. I eat 1200. My workouts right now aren't very long so I only burn a little over 200 calories. I usually eat some or all of them back, so on those days closer to 1400. I hope to increase my exercise and regularly eat around 1500. I have a cheat "night" (just dinner and dessert, the rest of the day is healthy ) once a week and on that day I do log but don't have a set number I have to stay under. I usually end up between 2,000-2,500.

1500 cal per day with upward adjustment if I exercise more than 1 hour. Slow and steady weight loss!

I'm 5'4 and weigh 190 at age 33. I am curious to see how many calories other ladies my height and weight are consuming. I usually consume 1350 per day but weight is really slow coining off! Please share :-)

I started jan 1 at 190#...5'4"
I have lost 14 pounds so far and I eat 1200 calories a day.
Exercise 6 days a week.

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That's amazing. What am I doing wrong. I exercise alot too! Wow good for you. Maybe I need to eat only 1200 calories!

You are doing nothing wrong. I dropped a lot of the cliche water weight in the first week. I do a mix of cardio, strength training, Jillian michaels 30 day shred and sprinkle in a little p90x.
Once I lose the water retention I figure my loss will slow down, but as long as I burn more calories than I consume then I should still lose a pound a week...at least that's the plan.

Friend me if you want. You can lookmat my diary

5'3". 1400 calories with adjustments for exercise. 1200 just wasn't working for me so I am fine with slower weight loss. My goal is a satisfied, sustainable, healthy lifestyle.

5'4 136 lbs 1200-1500, usually 1300!

It's taken 3-4 weeks to lose only 5 pounds. I thought it would come off quicker!

Seriously, there is NOTHING wrong with the pace you are at now. You didn't gain it over night and you definitely won't lose it over night either. It takes time to undo weight gain. A slow steady pace will have better chances of keeping the weight off than quick loss eating in a way that is not sustainable long term. I'm 5' 2.9" tall and I have lost 40lbs since April of 2012. Yes it's a slow loss but I know I can eat and exercise this way for the rest of my life. I eat about 1416 calories/day, more if I exercise a lot that day. Once i reach my goal weight, it'll be upped to about 1800-2100/ day depending on what activities i've done that day. If you keep at it and be patient, it will come...in a healthy slow paced way.

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^^^^ This exactly!!!!!-5'4= 141llbs=1200-I do not eat my exercise calories-

5'4" (in mid 50's I was told after having my metabolism professionally calculated to not go below 1400 calories or my system would store fat.) I am going with 1200 to 1400 cal per day but closely monitoring fat and protein to make sure I eat the recommended % so I don't go hungry. Make sure that your fat is primarily the good fat known as MUFA (nuts, peanut butter, olive oil, avocado, olives, dark chocolate, soybeans, etc) To start I'll have same favorite brft, lunch and snack for first few weeks and only alter dinner to minimize calculations and concentrate on eating every 3 to 4 hours. I have put a lot of work into this plan and will begin Monday. I'll let you know how I do if you'd like. Good luck.

PS My trainer suggested to take your ideal weight (ie 130 lbs) and add a zero for target calories per day (ie 1300 per day).

I'm 5'3.5". I lost 30 pounds since last April eating 1200 cal a day, plus exercise calories. A few weeks ago I decided to change things up, and I now consume 1500-1800 a day, depending on my level of exercise for the day. Technically it is the same amount of food, but I spend a ton less time calculating and logging absolutely everything.

The weight went on relatively slowly, therefore it should be coming off slowly too. My 'rate' has been between 5 and 6 pounds monthly. Yes you read that correctly, monthly. For me, that is perfectly fine. If I continue to achieve my weekly goals, I will easily reach my goal weight within 2013. Expecting to lose more than 2 pounds in a week is extremely unlikely to be successful long term. My goal is more like 0.75-1 pound per week.