5'4-5'5 female twenty something's...

hummingbirdhope
hummingbirdhope Posts: 101 Member
edited November 8 in Goal: Maintaining Weight
If you're a 5'4-5'5 female in your twenties, what is you maintenance weight goal, and what are you maintaining on? I'm curious because I've been told that my goal is "unrealistic". Thanks!
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  • Sophiareed218
    Sophiareed218 Posts: 145 Member
    I'm 5'4 my goal range is 130-135.
  • melinda11587
    melinda11587 Posts: 16 Member
    I'm at 116...but want to get a little more muscular...so prob 120s...
  • allieallieoxenfree
    allieallieoxenfree Posts: 114 Member
    Well, I'm not maintaining yet, but I'm 5'6", my goal weight is around 125, and I anticipate maintaining around 2000 cals/day. That's what MacroFit calculator says, at least, and it's been extremely accurate/effective for me thus far with my loss.
  • hummingbirdhope
    hummingbirdhope Posts: 101 Member
    i WAS maintaining 105 on 1500-1700 until i had a stupid birthday binge.. i'm up to 106.5 now
  • CjEm7985
    CjEm7985 Posts: 15 Member
    I'm 5'6" at 145 and can't maintain on 1900 (I gain) so...
  • karenkasbi
    karenkasbi Posts: 216 Member
    I'm 5'5" and currently at 128. Goal is 115. I eat 1200 calories a day. I can eat up to 1800 and maintain.
  • FitFitzy331
    FitFitzy331 Posts: 308 Member
    5'4" My goal is 125-128lbs and based on my TDEE I should be maintaining a little over 2100. Right now I'm losing at 1700
  • kk1084
    kk1084 Posts: 51 Member
    edited November 2014
    I am 5'4" but I'm 30 (I still look about 16 though; a blessing and a curse) and I'd like to maintain in the 107-110 range. Right now, my daily goal is 1400, but I exercise a lot, so I'm currently losing. I'm not sure what I will have to eat to maintain 107-110.

    I'm currently 113-114.
  • orchidee1987
    orchidee1987 Posts: 97 Member
    hummingbirdhope wrote: »
    i WAS maintaining 105 on 1500-1700 until i had a stupid birthday binge.. i'm up to 106.5 now
    I think you should try to maintain in a certain weight RANGE, like +/- 5lbs, rather than obsess on a particular number (105 in your case). To answer your question, i am still aiming for a few lbs (5ish), but have been maintaining at 2300 kcals (TDEE method, so total calories) per day. I'm 127 lbs. I find 105 really really low by the way
  • tsikkz
    tsikkz Posts: 404 Member
    edited November 2014
    5"5 145 and I think I look great check out my pics (The one on the beach and in my before/after is 135lbs)

    edit to add I maintain on 2000 cals but I am VERY active. I have also been goal weight for a number of years which is an important factor in your maintanence weight
  • girlnamedsarah
    girlnamedsarah Posts: 18 Member
    5'4 and maintaining between 110-115 with a lot of weight lifting. Aiming for 1300-1400 a day.
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
    I'm 5'4" and 108-110 lbs. I maintain on 2100-2200 calories but I exercise a lot. I was actually maintaining 103 lbs over the summer on 2300-2500 calories ( I had a very active job, took walks all the time and was running 50 to 60 miles per week. I was doing about 30000 to 40000 steps most days! ) Right now I'm mainly running... I ran a marathon on November 2nd and this month is my "non-training" month. Kind of like a transition before hard, serious training for my next one which is in the spring. Still running 45 to 55 miles per week, though the week after my marathon I cut it down to 35. Right now I'm exercising about 8 hours per week, so 2200 seems to do the job for me.
  • WWbuffydo
    WWbuffydo Posts: 340 Member
    I'm 5ft4 and maintain between 105-108 but I have a quite small frame, a lot of people probably wouldn't be healthy at my weight. I maintain at 1500 calories without exercise, but i usually aim to burn at least 400 a day, so most days I end up consuming around 1900ish calories a day.
  • hummingbirdhope
    hummingbirdhope Posts: 101 Member
    WWbuffydo wrote: »
    I'm 5ft4 and maintain between 105-108 but I have a quite small frame, a lot of people probably wouldn't be healthy at my weight. I maintain at 1500 calories without exercise, but i usually aim to burn at least 400 a day, so most days I end up consuming around 1900ish calories a day.

    You sound just like me...but I can see a huge difference in my body between the 3lbs range. Is that weird? Could be brcause it's usually water weight...idk
  • maria0elisa
    maria0elisa Posts: 199 Member
    bump :)
  • ChristineMeg1
    ChristineMeg1 Posts: 7
    I'm close to 5'4" and 126 lbs 1900 or more calories per day. Works nicely!
  • leeanneduffy41
    leeanneduffy41 Posts: 2 Member
    I'm 5'6 and weigh 184 lbs. I know that's overweight. Where can you look up what your weight should be? I'm in my 40's by the way.
  • GothyFaery
    GothyFaery Posts: 762 Member
    I'm 5'5, 26 and weigh 143. I have been maintaining that on about 1750/day plus weekend splurges so probably closer 1900/day if I evened it all out. I have a desk job but try to get at least 10k steps/day and lift 3x/week.
  • 86tigger
    86tigger Posts: 31 Member
    I'm 5'4 and cutting cutting. My goal weight is around 140 which is on the high end for my hight however since I lift heavy I've got more lean muscle so will be heavier. I'm currently cutting on 2200 calories per day and im losing. I'm assuming ill be maintaining around 2500 with the exercise I do.
  • ourtruelovewillneverdie
    ourtruelovewillneverdie Posts: 170 Member
    edited December 2014
    I'm 5'5.5" and to maintain at my goal weight range of 125-128 I'll need to maintain on 1900-2100 a day based off of what exercise I do or don't do for the day.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    I'm 5'5" 27yo and I maintain around 130 lbs on 1800 net calories/day.

  • MissNations
    MissNations Posts: 513 Member
    I'm in my 30s but my goal is the same now as it was then--140ish. I'm 5'5".
  • allanakern
    allanakern Posts: 245 Member
    5'5" - goal weight 120 - been fluctuating between 127 and 130 - starting my cut soon though
  • StarvingAuthor
    StarvingAuthor Posts: 67 Member
    hummingbirdhope wrote: »
    WWbuffydo wrote: »
    I'm 5ft4 and maintain between 105-108 but I have a quite small frame, a lot of people probably wouldn't be healthy at my weight. I maintain at 1500 calories without exercise, but i usually aim to burn at least 400 a day, so most days I end up consuming around 1900ish calories a day.

    You sound just like me...but I can see a huge difference in my body between the 3lbs range. Is that weird? Could be brcause it's usually water weight...idk

    Same boat here, and I can see the difference at 108 too, particularly in my thighs!
  • artemis222
    artemis222 Posts: 390 Member
    As far as only gaining about 1.5 lbs over the course of one night. Don't sweat it too much. It'll come off. This ALWAYS happens to me when I go out for a night on the town. It's the booze that does me in. Makes me feel really bloated, too.

    I think you are going to find that people with different body structures, and ideals of perfect body types, are going to vary a lot and you'll have to find something that works for you specifically. For instance, I have an hourglass shape and like a little bit of jiggle on my booty. hehe These are all going to have an effect on what they are doing for diet.

    That being said, I was maintaining at 5'4'' and 124 lbs with around 1800-2200 cals a day, depending on what activities I had been doing that day. I decided that I wasn't happy with a lack of muscle. So, I am currently trying to build more. (Still trying to figure out the best option for myself with caloric intake and my macros.) The calories you should eat per day will be mostly dictated, I have found, by muscle mass (more muscle burns more calories) and activity level.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
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  • Alanakrahenbil
    Alanakrahenbil Posts: 811 Member
    I'm 5'5, 27 and 122 lbs, I'd like to stay around this weight
  • estherdfoster
    estherdfoster Posts: 127 Member
    5'4, 146 going for 123...this is the site i use to look at how many calories i need for either maintaining, losing or gaining, and it shows per amount each week you prefer to lose or gain.
    http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    5'4, age 27, weigh 118 lbs. I maintain on 1800 calories without excersize.
  • Slasher09
    Slasher09 Posts: 316 Member
    I am about 5'5.5 and I weigh about 154 right now. I am looking to get to about 143-145. With my frame, I personally get too skinny looking when I get below 143ish. I am 26.
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