Anybody losing on about 1500?

That's what I'm doing at the moment - just upped my cals yesterday so feel free to add

I'm am 5'5 and I weigh 116-120 depending on the month. I have maintained my current weight eating up to 1600 calories in a day with exercise. Anything less than 1600 with or without exercise and I loose weight easily.

I upped my calories because I was hungry and tired and if that's what it takes to lose weight, then no thanks! I'm 36, 160Lbs, and pretty sedentary outside of intentional exercise, as I work a desk job and drive 3 hours a day. Would like a couple friends who eat at least 1500, preferably without hours of exercise daily or huge calorie burns? Thanks!

I'm eating around 1410. Some days I'm under, other days I'm over. My BMR is about 1536 (I think) and I'm 5'4". I can eat over that and still lose weight. What is your BMR? A lot of users advocate eating at or slightly above your BMR to reduce the amount of lean body mass (LBM) that you lose during your weight loss. You'll lose weight more slowly, but you'll look less worn out once you reach your goal. AND you won't be hungry for sure. Even with a sedentary lifestyle, you can eat above your BMR and lose weight steadily.

ETA:: I'm recovering from a broken foot so I don't do any extra exercise aside from daily activities at work (lightly active).

How do you know how many calories to eat a day? I weigh 155.4 lbs as of today, sedentary lifestyle, apart from going to the gym 3x a week. I am allowing 1200 cal/day, but not sure if this is the right amount to lose weight. My goal is to get to 140 lbs by end of March. Any suggestions?

A lot of people feel too hungry at 1200 calories a day, even with a sedentary lifestyle. Because you're so close to your goal already, most people would suggest you set your goal to lose 1/2-1lb per week. See what your BMR is by clicking on "APPS" them "BMR". That is an estimate of the number of calories your body burns just by existing, without any walking or moving at all. You can easily eat at or slightly above that number an continue to lose weight. If you DO stick to 1200 calories, make sure you eat your exercise calories back.

I'm 5'1", 124 lbs, and 43 years old. I strength train 3 X week, run 4 miles 3 X week. I'm losing about 1/2 lb a week. I don't think that's a crazy amount of exercise to do. I eat between 1600 and 1900 a day. You shouldn't have any problem losing weight eating 1500 a day. Even if you don't do that much exercise. All you have to do is have patience and perseverance.

I'm lightly active on a 1500 calorie, since I'm a college student and have to walk. I was way too hungry for the first couple of days when I was on the 1200 calorie diet.

ME! Feel free to add me if you want. :flowerforyou:

I eat about 1500 calories a day sometimes a little less. The bulk of my exercise comes from walking my kids to school which takes me about an hour and I do a 2-3 weight training exercises about 3 days a week. I have reached my goal weight before weight 1500 calories or more a day. I say more because last year as I got closer to my goal weight I upped my daily calories to make a smoother adjustment.
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God bless,
Karen

hi!
My BMR is 1444, I'm 5'4" and at about 166 lbs. I'm aiming at 1550 net cals a day, if I workout I'll eat my calories back. I think this is a good starting point, I'm going to stick to it and see where I go from that.

I eat 1575, sometimes 1600 and I've lost weight. I'm also eating keto-style, so that might be helping a bit.