Ladies - How many calories do you eat??

jjanay100
jjanay100 Posts: 46 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Curious how many calories you ladies eat per day? Also, do you eat back your exercise calories? I am 5'8 and eat 1800.... I am breastfeeding which uses about 500 calories a day so I try to get between 1500 - 2000. I'm losing weight slowly so I feel like this an ok number for me.
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  • jadethief
    jadethief Posts: 266 Member
    1450 on a "couch potato" day, 2200 on a super active day. But generally around 1800 to 1900. I'm 5'1'
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    1600 when I'm not active, 1900 when I am. I'm also 5'8".
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
    In maintenance on workout day 2300, rest day 1800-1900
  • smarionette
    smarionette Posts: 260 Member
    Not enough. Rest days I aim for 1500, workout days 2200 - 3000. Seldom to I meet my goals though :(. I have a bad habit of coffee for breakfast and skipping dinner.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    I gross between 2000-3000, depending on that day's workout. Net 1600-1800.

    ETA: I'm 5'7", lifting heavy and training for a half marathon, so very active.
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    1450 on a "couch potato" day, 2200 on a super active day. But generally around 1800 to 1900. I'm 5'1'
    ^^^ pretty much this. I'm 5'3" at 42 years old. 110 pounds
  • pinkstp
    pinkstp Posts: 220 Member
    1350 non-exercise day, 1400-1700 exercise day (if I'm hungry, I'll eat my exercise cals back, if not... then I don't! but I usually only burn about 300-400 calories on exercise days anyway).

    ETA: 5'4", ~170 lbs
  • mkwongh
    mkwongh Posts: 279 Member
    about 1500-1800
  • theoriginaljayne
    theoriginaljayne Posts: 559 Member
    1600-ish on rest days, 1800-2000 on exercise days. I'm 5'4".
  • shelbelw
    shelbelw Posts: 48 Member
    I'm 5'8" and kickbox as exercise. I eat between 1800-1900 a day and don't eat the exercise calories back. I have been losing about a pound a week.
  • JustAnotherGirlSuzanne
    JustAnotherGirlSuzanne Posts: 932 Member
    1580 plus whatever calories I burn that day.

    I used to be on 1440 but I find that the 140 calorie increase really helped me feel satisfied and I'm still losing at the same pace!

    ETA: I'm 5'7"
  • septembergrrl
    septembergrrl Posts: 168 Member
    My MFP goal is 1330. I go up to 1500 if I exercise. (I don't so super-strenuous workouts.) I'm 5'5" and 209 lbs.
  • Nikachelle
    Nikachelle Posts: 66 Member
    I average it out over a week instead of doing the "up and down" thing with the calories. My personal daily goal is 1650 and that's with an anticipated weight loss of 1 pound a week. (This accommodates for rest days and for high activity days. I exercise roughly 5-6 days a week.)

    Edited to add: I'm 5"3" and currently weigh 151.
  • JoelleAnn78
    JoelleAnn78 Posts: 1,492 Member
    1504 and YES, every single one of the calories I burn.
  • dewgirl321
    dewgirl321 Posts: 296 Member
    Are you considering upping your calories? I would...

    I'm 5' 0" and I eat about 2000 cals per day. Desk job + heavy lifting.
  • Graceious1
    Graceious1 Posts: 716 Member
    2000 on a martial arts day, 1700 on a jogging day and 1500 on a lazy day.
  • kristen6022
    kristen6022 Posts: 1,923 Member
    1620, eating back 3/4 of my exercise calories.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I'm set to lose .5 pounds per week because I'm breast feeding. At my height and current weight that puts me just under 1800 calories a day. I log the amount of milk I pump, which is about 60oz a day, ad that means I need an extra 1200 or so calories. I'm not currently exercising, but when I do, I eat my exercise calories. I have a really hard time meeting my goal with the extra calories though. I generally net around 1300-1400 calories.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    1200
  • tanikatrusty
    tanikatrusty Posts: 15
    ok...so I'm VERY NEW to dieting and I'm apparently clueless to what I'm suppose to be doing but how can you eat so many calories and still lose weight? I thought you ate less calories=weight loss? I workout out guaranteed for 30 minutes of the 30DS and i try to jog/run/walk at least 2x/week. My calorie goal is 1100. Is that right?
  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    5'1" and eat 1800-2200 depending on workouts and losing steadily.
  • ruffnstuff
    ruffnstuff Posts: 400 Member
    In maintenance on workout day 2300, rest day 1800-1900

    Daaaaaaaaaammmmmnnn! If that profile pic is you, I can't wait to eventually be on maintenance, eating around 2300 on workout days, and looking half as good as you!
  • TdaniT
    TdaniT Posts: 331 Member
    MFP has me set at 1200 with no exercise. I try to eat back all of my exercise calories. I am losing a pound a week. I am currently 5'3" and 147lbs. Goal is 130lbs.
  • nainai0585
    nainai0585 Posts: 199 Member
    My doctor has instructed me to be a complete couch potato, so I average between 1200-1500 calories a day. I'm 5'7" and 28 yrs.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I"m really happy to see some of these answers :) I eat about 1850 but I'm on a hiatus from working out. I plan to up that to 2000 with lifting. I am 5'6"
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    my mfp goal is 1400 and i usually eat between 1300-1400. i hardly eat any of my exercise calories back. nothing big tho just walking for now.
  • gonnamakeanewaccount
    gonnamakeanewaccount Posts: 642 Member
    Everyone's BMR and TDEE are different, so does it really matter how much every one else is eating?
  • kr1stadee
    kr1stadee Posts: 1,774 Member
    2000 daily, don't log exercise calories. I'm 5'3
  • WDEvy
    WDEvy Posts: 814 Member
    I'm 5'6" my goal is 1500. On non workout days I eat between 1400-1500 and on workout days 1600-1900
  • jfrankic
    jfrankic Posts: 747 Member
    I'm on maintenance so I eat my TDEE of 2,600 per day. Train strength 3x per week, walk about 10-12k steps through daily living.

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