I'm 5'10" and I have been eating 1600 since July and lost 40 pounds. I run and workout 3x a week at least, but I don't usually eat those calories back. I CAN lose faster if I lower my calories, but then I'm hungry and grumpy and I want this to be a lifestyle change, so I do what I know I can do FOREVER and it's working really well for me!

I'm 5'10" and 150, but that is my goal weight so I'm not really trying to lose anymore. I maintain on about 1900 calories per day, but I am also training for a half marathon so I either run or weight train at least 3-4x per week.

holy cow you ladies need to eat more! lol. personally I think mfp really underestimates how much a person needs to eat to lose weight at a healthy rate and keep it off forever.

I eat body weight x 11, 12 or 13 depending on my activity level that day.

Here's a website that kind of lays it out.

http://www.teambeachbody.com/about/newsletters/-/nli/278#241442505

Over 10 years ago I was over 300 pounds. I've lost and kept off over 100 pounds for over a decade. it's important not to eat too little, and ruin your metabolism - then you'll have a hell of a time keeping the weight off once you get to your goal weight.

I'm 6'1", weigh 198 and eat between 2000-2400 sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I'm still losing about 4 pounds a month. I was plateaued for a long time, but started eating MORE and losing. I've never been this small. Don't starve yourself ladies - it's counterproductive.

5'11" with about 80 lbs to lose and I eat about 1500-1600. In the past I have eaten at 1400, 1200, and even under 1000. At 1200 I had headaches all day, was constantly hungry and grumpy. At 1400 that was the smallest I was able to eat without feeling crazy all the time, but doesnt work if I'm active at all. At 1000, that wasn't on purpose, I was doing the 6 week body makeover (I was continuing after the 6 weeks), I went to a nutrionist because I was concerned and she quickly told me to start eating 1600. Not only was I much happier I was losing more.

holy cow you ladies need to eat more! lol. personally I think mfp really underestimates how much a person needs to eat to lose weight at a healthy rate and keep it off forever.

I eat body weight x 11, 12 or 13 depending on my activity level that day.

Here's a website that kind of lays it out.

http://www.teambeachbody.com/about/newsletters/-/nli/278#241442505

Over 10 years ago I was over 300 pounds. I've lost and kept off over 100 pounds for over a decade. it's important not to eat too little, and ruin your metabolism - then you'll have a hell of a time keeping the weight off once you get to your goal weight.

I'm 6'1", weigh 198 and eat between 2000-2400 sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I'm still losing about 4 pounds a month. I was plateaued for a long time, but started eating MORE and losing. I've never been this small. Don't starve yourself ladies - it's counterproductive.

This!

I started out using MFP numbers set for losing 1 lb per week, sedentary, which gave me around 1460, and I ate most of my exercise calories. I lost way too fast - about 17 pounds in 2 months. I also kept getting colds - seriously I think I had four different colds in two months. And then I plateaued. So I changed to half a pound per week and lightly active (1770 cal) in the third month, and lost a couple more.Then I changed to maintenance for the holidays (2010 cal) and came back from vacation to my goal weight.

Now I'm still at maintenance calories but upped my activity setting again to "active" (2150 cal :bigsmile: ), still eat back my exercise calories, and have gotten more serious/diligent with my heavy lifting. (Yesterday I burned about 900 calories and it was the day after my strength day, I ate every bit of those 3000 calories, and was still ravenous this morning.) I'm the same weight but clearly tightening up and getting smaller.

I really wish I would have started out eating more calories and lifting heavy. If I had I'm confident I would be rocking my goal body right now instead of my goal weight.

Oh - I'm 6'0" and weigh 153 - 155, 38 years old.

I'm 5'10 and ~172 lbs. I meet with a doctor who just put me on a 1250 calorie/day diet. I was doing1500 and wasn't losing any weight. My thyroid is "out of balance" and my levels are too low....so I'm doing this whole program to try and get that corrected. I'll keep you posted.

1500 was enough for me if I didn't eat out. I live in San Fran so there is food everywhere!

I'm 6 foot and 81kg (179lbs) and I feel awful if I eat less then 1800, Usually eating around 1950-2000. I am not very consistent on here, but when I stick to it, I usually loose 1-2lbs a week. I just can't fathom eating less then 1500 when you're 5 inches taller then the average woman who is eating 1500.

I'm at 1620 at 194 lbs but looks like I'm going back up to the 1660 I was because I went back up to 196 lbs.

I currently eat that amount or 100 calories less than that. Before I started tracking my calories, I was grossly undereating. Now I'm doing great and make it my business to come on here and log my calories religiously.

i don't really have a huge restriction. i eat between 1200- 1500 calories (just depending on what i feel like). I try to log in 1200 a day, after i've reached that goal i just eat what ever healthy stuff i want (fruits, nut, etc) because usually it'll be low calorie any ways and not significantly effect my progress if i've gotten the first 1200 out of the way. by the way i'm not active, highly sedentary, (i know, i need to get up and start!!!!) i'm in school so i kinda just eat when i feel like it and snacking stuf ( i know i know, i need to stop that and start packing lunch!!!) for the bulk of the day, and if at night i want any snacks i'll make sure its healthy.
I think you just have to find what works for you, going down to 1200 isnt really moving me much, i think the best thing i've learned in portion measurement, it helps you REALLY know how much of something is healthy. do it in a way where you'll be able to keep to it for a long time, just tweak some things and see how it goes, whatever has you feeling good with progress is for you!!!!

Wow! What an eye opener! I eat way too little calories. I was trying for 1200 and I workout 4x a week and walk/run. I have been okay with the hunger I was just lethargic. I am totally upping my calories! Thanks ladies!! Oh and I am 5' 10" 169 pounds and training for a 5 mile obstacle race on the 20th.

I'm 5'11 weigh around 150 lbs...really only trying to lose maybe 5-10 lbs.

When I'm doing Insanity (as I am right now), I eat around 1900 calories (I don't eat any workout calories back). When I'm not doing Insanity, but doing more regular intensity workouts, I stick to around 1600-1700 calories. It seems to work for me, when I stick with it

Height: 5'10"
Starting Weight - 158 lbs (started MFP at the end of Jan. 2013)
Current Weight - 144 lbs
Goal weight - 135 lbs
Exercise days (5x/week) - 1,800 to 2,000 cal/day
No-exercise days - about 1,400 cal/day

MFP dropped me to 1,270 after I lost that first 10 lbs, but I'm not following that and am still eating the higher cals and still losing about .5 to 1 lb/week. (I usually weigh every 2 weeks or so so take the average.) While I'm working on losing the last 9 lbs, I'm also starting to strength train and am interested to see how that affects things.

When I was eating at a deficit last year I was eating around 2800 calories. I've reduced my activity level and eat 2400-2600 calories to maintain.

I'm 5'11", 169-174 lb and a size 4/6.

That is so freaking awesome.

5'9" and aiming for 1300 cals/day. I seem to just maintain at anything over 1500 cals/day, so that's where I'm at.