Girls, how many calories are you eating?

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  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    I am 5'2ish, I eat 1,400 non-workout days and 1,600-2,000 work out days.
  • babydiego87
    babydiego87 Posts: 905 Member
    5'3, 133lbs and im on 1200 calories. if i want to 'splurge' i will do.
  • DanielleRN8
    DanielleRN8 Posts: 409
    5'5.5, 114 pounds. I eat about 2,000 calories a day.
  • justbecause2014
    justbecause2014 Posts: 371 Member
    5'2, 159lbs and I eat 1400-1500
  • ZozoMonster
    ZozoMonster Posts: 270 Member
    I'm 5ft7, was eating 1200 but plateaued after 27 lbs so upped my calories to 1490 and have so far lost another 2 lbs
  • juliemouse83
    juliemouse83 Posts: 6,663 Member
    5'7", down 20 from 192 at Christmas, age 47, and 1800 +/- a hundred on either side.

    Lift heavy 3-4 times a week and light cardio. Otherwise I am usually found driving a desk. :bigsmile:
  • SamanthaClarexo
    SamanthaClarexo Posts: 353 Member
    Height: 5"8
    SW: 168lbs
    CW: 144lbs

    1330 net cals per day, work out with cardio and strength training 5 times a week x
  • ckopeny1
    ckopeny1 Posts: 46 Member
    I was 5"1' and 179, I have been doing between 1200-1400 calories and work out 4-5 times a week. I have lost approx.49-51 lbs in 2 years. It took time and lots of hard work (spinning, running, biking ect) I feel the best I have in years. Once I hit my goal (about 10 -12 lbs to go) I plan on increasing my calories to about 1500. There were many months that I wouldnt lose much or any at all, then the next month I would lose 5-6. Just be patient. If you need support feel free to friend me.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    When I try to lose I eat about 1350 a day.

    When I'm maintaining 1600-1700.
  • southernmissgirl
    southernmissgirl Posts: 22 Member
    5'3, 122lbs, anything under 1600 (usually around 1200-1300). I am still losing weight just slowly.

    THANKS! I've never heard of this page. :-)
  • April_Christine
    April_Christine Posts: 66 Member
    4'11" weighing 118 lbs, I have been working out at least 4 times a week at 60 min+ of strength training...eating 1244 but eating back most of my exercise calories which ends up being around 1500-1600 . (still playing around with my numbers)
  • drkuhl2017
    drkuhl2017 Posts: 181 Member
    5'10.5" 285.4 (as of March 10th) and my goal is to net 2170.
    I'm down 29.6 pounds so far.
  • MagicalLeopleurodon
    MagicalLeopleurodon Posts: 623 Member
    Was eating 2800.
    but i have an arrhythmia that started getting worse and eating makes me pretty sick so i dropped it to 1500, since i cant do mch of a workout either.
    now im feeling a little better so im going to start adding calories back a few hundred at a time.

    I saw my best performance at about 2700-2850
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    I was 5'9, 172lbs, eating ~1550 NET cals a day so ~1700ish a day. Lost a 1.1 lbs a week like clockwork.

    Now I am 5'9, 147lbs eating ~2160 a day and 22-2300 cals a day on lifting days 3 days a week. This is approximately my TDEE. I am trying to gain muscle now.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    5'5", 194 lbs, 1500 calories.
  • Lindaspencer
    Lindaspencer Posts: 226 Member
    what is the formula for the bmr and hmr - and TDEE thanks :) and im 5ft 2 - 131 lbs. my fitness pal set me to 1200 - but most days im more realistically at 1300 for my low - and 1500 as a high
  • i_luv_irs
    i_luv_irs Posts: 30 Member
    Around 1400 net. I eat back my exercise calories so it could be as much as 1800 food calories if I have a good work out.
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    5'1", 163 pounds, 1400-1600 calories/day.
  • BrandiBoo84
    BrandiBoo84 Posts: 110 Member
    TDEE-20% which is 1530 for me :) I weigh 128 and Im 5'4 losing weight slowly but I also lift weights so Im gaining muscle. I pay more attention to measurements and they are making me happy
  • Derpinaaa
    Derpinaaa Posts: 70 Member
    5'4, I try to stay around 1600-1800 a day, sometimes more. I try to net around 1500.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    5'3", 155lbs, 1700-1800 calories

    I am working on a pound a week loss
  • chels0722
    chels0722 Posts: 465 Member
    5'7" 140lbs 19.5% BF

    I eat 2200 every day and I am still dropping body fat.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    I maintain pretty well on 2100, I lost pretty consistently around 1900, and now I'm going to bulk starting out at 2400!
  • JerseyGirl081
    JerseyGirl081 Posts: 98 Member
    I eat anywhere between 1800-2000
  • paleirishmother
    paleirishmother Posts: 242
    5'2, 140lbs 1200-1500/day
  • GamerLady
    GamerLady Posts: 359 Member
    5'6 Low Carber for years...118lbs ....1500-1800 calories a day with 45-60 mins exercise 4-5 days a week
  • LisaMarie8713
    LisaMarie8713 Posts: 310
    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.

    ^^^this exactly is my story! Though I've upped it to 1650... it's about the quality of calories, not the amount. I'm eating clean healthy choices now versus less of the worse foods.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    I am 5'8" and 154lbs I eat 1100-1500 calories. This might be helpful : http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
    According to this I should be eating 1000 more.

    thanks for the link.
  • ChristiSykes
    ChristiSykes Posts: 186 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.

    I agree!!!
  • amyplaysflute
    amyplaysflute Posts: 91 Member
    I'm 5'1 and 121 pounds. I have MFP set to lose 1/2 pound per week, which put me at 1480 per day.
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