5ft 2" Girls - what's your daily calorie intake?

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  • southerndream24
    southerndream24 Posts: 303 Member
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    I'm about 5'3 and currently eating TDEE-20% which has me at 1831 calories a day. I work out 6x a week.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    I'm 5'1 and eat 1500 + exercise calories back (which means I eat between 1600-2000 cals)
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
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    I'm 5'4" and my TDEE, before exercise, is 1560 calories. That's assuming that I'm lightly active. I eat back most of my exercise calories, so in actuality, I eat anywhere from 1560 to about 1900 calories on any given day.
  • tootchute
    tootchute Posts: 392 Member
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    5'3 1800 I eat 1500-1700
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
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    I try to NET around 1300, sometimes a bit over or under. However, I exercise a lot so eat much more than that.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
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    1300-2600 it really depends on my tdee that day and whether I lift or not. You gotta figure out your own needs.
  • smithed812
    smithed812 Posts: 289
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    I'm 5'3", 145 lbs, trying to lose about 30. I use the TDEE method and eat 2300 per day (determined with my bodymedia stats). Not for everyone, but I have an active job and run a lot.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    I'm 5'4" and my TDEE, before exercise, is 1560 calories. That's assuming that I'm lightly active. I eat back most of my exercise calories, so in actuality, I eat anywhere from 1560 to about 1900 calories on any given day.

    That's an awfully low TDEE, did you have your BMR measured somewhere or did you calculate that yourself?
  • karenboy29687
    karenboy29687 Posts: 61 Member
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    5ft 11/2 inches. I usually eat between 2000-2100 calories.
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
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    I'm 5'4" and my TDEE, before exercise, is 1560 calories. That's assuming that I'm lightly active. I eat back most of my exercise calories, so in actuality, I eat anywhere from 1560 to about 1900 calories on any given day.

    That's an awfully low TDEE, did you have your BMR measured somewhere or did you calculate that yourself?

    That's what MFP tells me for my height, weight, and a light activity level.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
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    I net around 1450 on my active days. I eat my exercise calories back, so generally my intake is around 1900-2300 depending on my activity level that day, 2300 being a nice long hiking day. However, even on my rest days I usually eat closer to 1800-2000. If I were to ever actually eat 1450 calories I would be a whiny grouchy mess.

    When I was heavier, I had a bigger deficit (loss of 2 lbs. a week). In an effort to preserve as much lbm as possible, as I lose I have been making my deficit smaller; it's at 1.5 lb. a week goal now and when I lose another 25 lbs. or so I'll lower it to 1 lb. a week, and finally when I'm within 25 lbs. of my goal I'll shoot for a .5 lb. loss a week. Each time I lower the deficit I aim for, MFP will kick my calorie goals up.

    I weigh and measure my food to make sure it's accurate, and am careful to not overestimate my burns.

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