5'7" ladies whats your caloric intake? :)

SurfyFriend
SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
I'm 5'7" and net 1050 6days a week and 2300 one day a week. (1220 daily average).
Going to do maintenance to gain muscle since I'm skinny enough, but curious about others intake.
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  • upgetupgetup
    upgetupgetup Posts: 749 Member
    ~1800-2300; maintaining 125-130 lbs for 2.5 years. Body fat somewhere around 22%.

    I've been lifting moderate weights off & on (more off because of injury). I lost my weight at 1700-2000, with moderate circuits/cardio 3x/week (didn't look at net calories).
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
    Thats incredible you could eat so well and still lose weight!
  • upgetupgetup
    upgetupgetup Posts: 749 Member
    Quite a lot of people have had similar experiences! I believe there's a group here called 'eat more to lose more'.

    (I used another site, for my weight loss.)

    I found that a very slight deficit from food, combined with regular activity, was easy to live with - had tons of energy for everything in life. The days I went as low as even 1600 were hard for me, so I didn't try it for long :)
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    I'm 5'7" and net 1050 6days a week and 2300 one day a week. (1220 daily average).
    Going to do maintenance to gain muscle since I'm skinny enough, but curious about others intake.

    You could be eating much more at 5'7". You are also aiming for a very low weight - 48kg at that height gives you a BMI of around 16.5. This is unhealthy and potentially dangerous.
  • sarnoldm
    sarnoldm Posts: 42 Member
    I'm 5'8" and on 1320 a day...but have a fair amount to lose!
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
    Oh theres a group? Okay I'll check it.
    I don't want to lose more weight, just tone up. (i.e. Eat more, lift more)
  • Lauralei36
    Lauralei36 Posts: 61 Member
    I eat 1400 plus exercise calories. My BMI is 29.
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    1718 and my bmi is 32.9. Honestly I think its bs though because I wear a size 12 and I am 210lbs. I have some serious muscles going on under that layer of fat too. haha. I work out 6 days a week burning around 1000+ HRM calories a day.

    I still want to lose 40lbs to reach my first goal weight of 170. I should*** be in a size 8-10 jean then. :)
  • hif123
    hif123 Posts: 19 Member
    I eat 1300-1400 plus exercise calories and have been steadily losing about 1 lb a week. BMI now 24.1. Started at MFP's 1200 but felt that was too low so upped it after a couple of weeks.
  • Noor13
    Noor13 Posts: 964 Member
    2600 for maintenance! I am weighing in at 155 lbs.
  • S_Arr_Uh
    S_Arr_Uh Posts: 77 Member
    Try to net 1690 on non-exercise days. I net a lot less on exercise days (maybe between 1000-1400, depending on how much exercise I've done) but my actual intake on those days tends to hit 1900, sometimes a lot more (particularly Sundays when I burn 1000 calories!)
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,787 Member
    I'm 5'8 and eat between 1700 and 1800 a day - losing about a pound a week. Burn an extra 2500 or so calories a week running.
  • Zoejohnse91
    Zoejohnse91 Posts: 227 Member
    Try to net 1690 on non-exercise days. I net a lot less on exercise days (maybe between 1000-1400, depending on how much exercise I've done) but my actual intake on those days tends to hit 1900, sometimes a lot more (particularly Sundays when I burn 1000 calories!)

    This!
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    I'm 5ft 7,

    I've just started on 1730cals a day averaged out over the week (exercise 3x a week). I was eating 1410 a day and found that I wasn't losing weight and didn't eat back my exercise gains.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    I'm 5'9". I just upped my cals from 1800 to 2000/day (not eating exercise cals back) because I was losing faster than I wanted.
  • sarahmoo12
    sarahmoo12 Posts: 756 Member
    1200 for me :) im 5.6
    Planning to up it when I start lifting
  • SparklyPinkMom
    SparklyPinkMom Posts: 50 Member
    I'm still at the beginning of my journey - but I'm averaging about 1500 calories a day. I'm waiting for the nice weather (and opening of our pool) to start exercising, at which point the plan is to not eat the exercise cals back, but we'll see. I've been losing exactly the way I would like 1-1.5 per week :)
  • kazdav
    kazdav Posts: 62 Member
    1718 and my bmi is 32.9. Honestly I think its bs though because I wear a size 12 and I am 210lbs. I have some serious muscles going on under that layer of fat too. haha. I work out 6 days a week burning around 1000+ HRM calories a day.

    I still want to lose 40lbs to reach my first goal weight of 170. I should*** be in a size 8-10 jean then. :)

    I find this interesting, I am 5'8" weigh 206lb and am a size 16/18. Are you talking British 12 or American.
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I am at 1775, lowest ever was 1586 before I realized my BMR is about 1650. BF% is 26.70 at 182lbs. Maintnance is around 2300 for me right now. I also do eat back.
  • Penelope2738
    Penelope2738 Posts: 66 Member
    Hi, I'm 5'7", I eat at 1520 a day, muscle class twice a week, cardio three times a week (hopefully). I am losing about 3/4 lb every two weeks. Firming up and losing lbs slowly but surely. I am at 151, down to 149 as of today(!), under 150 for the first time in 5 years. Not for lack of trying!
  • coleybug73
    coleybug73 Posts: 23 Member
    Hi, I'm 5'7", I eat at 1520 a day, muscle class twice a week, cardio three times a week (hopefully). I am losing about 3/4 lb every two weeks. Firming up and losing lbs slowly but surely. I am at 151, down to 149 as of today(!), under 150 for the first time in 5 years. Not for lack of trying!

    Very similiar! I'm 5'7 and 151 right now. Just want out of the 150's SO BAD. Losing slowly, lifting weights 3x/week and staying around 1500-1550 day.

    Congrats on the 149! Must feel great!!! :)
  • alikat2986
    alikat2986 Posts: 72 Member
    I'm 5'7 and I eat 2000 calories per day (net about 1650) I'm currently doing Insanity which requires high calorie intake but I'm losin inches like crazy!! :happy:
  • OtiWanKenobi
    OtiWanKenobi Posts: 340 Member
    Oh theres a group? Okay I'll check it.
    I don't want to lose more weight, just tone up. (i.e. Eat more, lift more)

    If you want to tone up, then you should be eating at your maintenance level. TDEE.

    Me, for now, just trying to loose weight but build lean body mass. I'm around netting 1550 on non-workout days and eating 2000 to net around 1600 on workout days.
  • krstngrrtt
    krstngrrtt Posts: 69 Member
    1718 and my bmi is 32.9. Honestly I think its bs though because I wear a size 12 and I am 210lbs. I have some serious muscles going on under that layer of fat too. haha. I work out 6 days a week burning around 1000+ HRM calories a day.

    I still want to lose 40lbs to reach my first goal weight of 170. I should*** be in a size 8-10 jean then. :)

    You've gotta have a ton of muscle .. To fit into a size 12 at 210 pounds, that's amazing, lol I'm just under 200 and still can't get into a 14!
  • MumOfADuo
    MumOfADuo Posts: 294 Member
    1718 and my bmi is 32.9. Honestly I think its bs though because I wear a size 12 and I am 210lbs. I have some serious muscles going on under that layer of fat too. haha. I work out 6 days a week burning around 1000+ HRM calories a day.

    I still want to lose 40lbs to reach my first goal weight of 170. I should*** be in a size 8-10 jean then. :)

    its so funny how shapes and sizes are so different. I am 220 and depending on the shorts/pants, still wear 18 maybe 20? I am 5'9" so I keep thinking I should be in way smaller....lol...maybe I need to actually go shopping and see. I have a pair of levis that are 17 jr and I fit in those but the other day I tried on a pair of 20 shorts (zip up type) and they fit, not overly lose either.....sigh.......
  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    I eat 1400 and I don't eat back my exercise calories. But I have an awful lot to lose.
  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    Still in losing mode not maintain e but my losing calories are 1750 a day i i usually eat around net around 1500 five or take after exercise.
  • violinkeri
    violinkeri Posts: 212
    I'm 5'6andthreequarters :) currently at 165 and dropping, eating 1500/day plus exercise (which ive sorta let slide :( ) I'm in an 8/10 dress size, and 10/12 pant size. I want to get to 140 but idk if thats realistic with the increased bust size since I last weighed that little. I know you are going to say I will lose that but I wont--when I lose weight my bust doesnt move. 90% of any weight gain I ever have goes to my tummy/gut/muffintop/spare tire region, with the remaining spread out on my face, arms, and upper thighs.
  • Slugsasarus
    Slugsasarus Posts: 76 Member
    I'm 5'6 (AND A HALF!) 125 lbs (20.2 BMI) and WAS eating 1200 per day, seeing no results and going to bed hungry (oooor just getting to the point of so hungry I would start eating everything in my fridge).

    I upped my intake to 1450, and I usually don't eat that much (leaving room in case that 5 oz piece of fish was actually 6 oz and what not). I feel a lot better KNOWING I can eat more, but still stay around 1300. I usually don't eat back my exercise calories, but on exercise days I feel ok eating the full 1450.

    Upping your intake is hard, because it seems backwards, but I've been losing (little by little) more consistantly now, and feel much much better!
  • rlkilgo
    rlkilgo Posts: 48 Member
    I'm 5'6" and I am on 1200 calories a day. I have more wieght to lose and not able to walk at this time because of the weather. I will be hitting the road as soon as it warms up a little. I have about 44 more pounds to lose and will probably stay under a 2000 calorie limit for a while.
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