5'6'' ladies (or thereabouts)

17746991 · October 2014

how many calories are you eating
and do you eat your exercise calories back and losing?

xsmilexforxmex · October 2014

I'm 5'5"ish, 156lbs, and have my goal set at 1350. Most days I end up eating about 1400-1800 and am VERY slowly losing with that number. I'm pretty sure being pretty much sedentary doesn't help.

eldamiano · October 2014

Only one response so far? Seems like women must be getting taller......

LTGPSA · October 2014

5'6", calories presently set at 1310 for 1/2 lb loss). I've always eaten most of my calories.

mcibty · October 2014

You must be new here...

I'm probably just about between 5'5 and 5'6, I weigh 154lbs but I had an operation recently and I was 147lbs and really happy there, but put a little on during recovery.

I eat between 1,500 - 1,700 if I want to lose, and around 1,800 - 2,000 to maintain.

YES I eat exercise calories back, you're meant to on MFP because you've already been given a deficit, do not ignore that fact.

merfhur · October 2014

I'm 5'7 & 140lbs and I have my daily goal set at 1,750 to lose 0.5lbs a week, most days I struggle to reach this and usually average at about 1,350.

I don't tend to log my exercise because I cycle everywhere and don't have a heart rate monitor so I think if I logged my exercise according to MFP I'd overeat to eat my calories back but I think most people do eat back exercise calories, or at least half.

Phrick · October 2014

I'm 5'7" and currently 159 pounds; my goal is set to 2350 calories a day although probably 2/3 of days I don't quite meet it (which is OK because the other 1/3 of days I blast it out of the water - it balances out over a week). I do try to get within 100 calories of it, some days it just doesn't work out that way though.

I am losing about .6 pound per week at that level. I don't usually eat exercise calories back - unless my Net Calories are going to fall below 1500 which rarely happens, because my primary exercise is just a ton walking (most days over 6 miles in total; my highest day was over 13 miles, per Fitbit) but it doesn't really raise my HR much it's just a ton of being active.

esjones12 · October 2014

I'm 5'8 and 194. I aim to lose 1 pound a week and my base calories are 1650. I plugged my info into MFP and it spit that out, I also checked that with the fancy equation and it seems right. I have a desk job, btw....that can effect your TDEE. I eat back my exercise which averages 2000 to 2200 calories on workout days (5-6 days a week). As long as I stick to my calorie limit I don't find myself starving and the pounds are coming off slowly. Aprox 1 pound a week (with a cheat meal here and there). Also note when entering exercise into MFP I adjust the time I did the exercise to about 40% of what I actually did. The calories for some exercises tend to be too high. You kind of have to figure out what works for you.

You are best off figuring using "the equation" and finding out what is recommended for you. Then adjust as needed. People are different and what works for one might not work for another.

Best of luck!

Sabine_Stroehm · October 2014

I'm 5'6", but I don't count my calories, sorry! You'll notice that several women here put their WEIGHT in their reply because that will affect how many calories you eat (and how fast you'll lose). Age is also an important variable: I'm 49 and can't quite eat the way I did in my 20s and still lose weight. Best of luck!!

SezxyStef · October 2014

I am 5 ft 7 and currently weigh 147.7lbs I lose about .4lbs a week on 2k a day...my maitenance is 2267.

I eat the same everyday but workout at least 5-6x a week and get in on average 9k steps a day without exercise. Even tho I work at a desk. I also lift heavy 4x a week. I use TDEE method instead of MFP's NEAT Method now but when I did use the NEAT method I always at back my exercise calories...all of them.

I could lose faster if I wanted but my goal atm is 145...might change it to 140 in the new year we will see.

I_Will_End_You · October 2014

I'm 5'6, 33 years old, and when I decided to lose weight was 135. I ate around 1700-1800 calories per day, worked with weights about 3 days a week, did short cardio, circuit training workouts, and played volleyball 2-3 times a week. I usually did not eat back exercise calories, as my goal was already a very slight deficit. I don't count calories now, I'm maintaining around 120ish, but if I do log to check myself I maintain around 2100-2200 calories per day.

kimlight2 · October 2014

I am 5'6" age 42. My current weight is 205.6 and my goal is 130. I am also using the TDEE method so I have 1510 calories a day but rarely reach that. I am usually around 1350. I am losing about 1.5 a week. I do not eat my exercise calories back.

lillyrose2020 · October 2014

It's not just about height, it is about your current weight, activity level, amount you want to lose..
Put your stats into an online calculator and it will give you a suggested amount based on your stats and goals:
http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

amcook4 · October 2014

I'm 5'6" and currently weigh 275. I eat 1790 calories a day and I'm set at 1.5 pounds lost a week. When I started out 50 pounds ago, I was eating 1940 calories a day.

nomad1000 · October 2014

5'6" and 236. I eat around 1500/day on a day without any exercise and am losing about 1-1.5 lbs/wk. I eat back about 1/2 of my exercise cals when I do work out.

rhonellewaldron · October 2014

I'm 5'5"ish, 156lbs, and have my goal set at 1200. Most days I end up eating about 1000. I lose between 0.2 to 1lb per week. I do HIIT 3 times a week and on those days I eat more to ensure I have enough energy for the workouts. On the other days I try to fit in some cardio once I have time but I don't eat back calories.

h_seaward · October 2014

Im 5ft7 and weight 138lbs would like to get down to 134ish so im closer to 9 and a half stone. I do 1 hour of kickboxing 3 times a week and 1 hour of crossfit 3 times a week plus maybe 1 or 2 runs (of 5-8 miles) MFP has calculated 1200 calories for me and I usually go under this. I try not to eat my exercise calories back as worry that I havent actually worked off as many as MFP has worked out! I do have the odd binge day where i'll eat the wrong things though! Im currently not losing as much as I would like- lost 1lb in the last 2 weeks! Need to be more disciplined!!

kt_simms · October 2014

I'm 5'5" and have a LOT to lose. My counselor recommended I eat 1800 calories a day, plus 50% of the calories I burn during exercise. She warned me not to get below 1200 net calories consumed a day and prefers that I stay above 1400 to avoid metabolic confusion.

amykhughes · October 2014

I'm 5'6", 140lbs. I set my calories to 1500 because it was the lowest I could go and still feel sane. I eat back every single exercise calorie too (sanity!). I lose about 3/4 of a pound per week. It's slow, but maintainable. I got tired of the restrict/binge cycle.

peopletalk · October 2014

Days off, i'm pretty sedentary due to studying and exams so i stick around 1300-1400. days i work i'm pretty active and can eat up to 1600-1700. i fluctuate a lot but i've lost about 5 lbs in a month and a half.

jemhh · October 2014

5'6", 152 lbs., 38 yo. I eat 2075 3 on days I lift weights (3x/wk.) and 1825 on days I don't. I'm losing about a half pound a week right now. My goal is 150. I've lost 50.5 pounds since January 1.

peopletalk · October 2014

jemhh wrote: »

5'6", 152 lbs., 38 yo. I eat 2075 3 on days I lift weights (3x/wk.) and 1825 on days I don't. I'm losing about a half pound a week right now. My goal is 150. I've lost 50.5 pounds since January 1.

wow, you're awesome

xyrnyth · October 2014

5'5" , 154 lbs , 18 years. I try to eat between 1300 and 1800 calories a day. It's a big gap, yes, but my Basal Metabolic Rate says I burn around 1500 calories/day with basic human functions. My weight fluctuates because I don't eat the right foods.

arhoney · October 2014

5'7", 266.6, 41yrs. I'm a little more extreme than the rest of the ladies on this message board. I stay within 1100 cal/day and I try to workout for 30 min/day 4xwk. I have a lot more to lose and I'm looking to lose more than 1lb a week. I need to see progress. No progress, no motivation, no continution. I just know me.

I love putting in my food/drinks/exercise into MFP. To be totally honest, when I don't, I've fallen short or way too much.

farberry · October 2014

5'6", currently around 128lbs. My calories are set at 1150, but I probably go over this by quite a bit around once a week so it evens out to more. I wear a fitbit and sometimes I'll eat a hundred or so calories over my allowance if I've earned it according to fitbit

JLCrunch · October 2014

5'5''+, 29 y/o, currently 215.2lbs

My calories are set at 1200, I normally burn about 600-700 calories a day through workouts and end up eating back about half of those burned calories landing me at the 1500 mark. It has worked fairly well thus far. I'm averaging a loss of about 4lbs a week.

tbt280 · October 2014

I'm 5'5 and my goal is set to 1272. I go over sometimes, and I eat if I'm hungry (though I try not to snack mindlessly) and always stay under 1500. I maybe go up to 1800 on days when I want a dessert, or some drinks, etc. I do not eat back exercise calories and don't even log exercise.

nikkit321 · October 2014

I'm 5'6, 45 years old, and weigh 142. Very slowly losing at 1500; some days I'm under 1500, occasionally over.

malibu927 · October 2014

5'6", 199, and I eat between 1600-2000 a day (goal is 1570) to lose 1.5 pounds per week. But I also have a fairly active job, so I generally eat a lot of my Fitbit calories back (trying to leave ~50-100).