5"6 women GW and CW - how many calories are you eating?!

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  • 3furballs
    3furballs Posts: 476 Member
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    5"6.5"
    CW 148
    GW 137

    I have my calories set to 1460 currently and I usually eat back most of my exercise calories (500-700 a day).

    I've been tweaking my goals to try and get something I can realistically maintain since I like to eat, but can lose weight on.

    I maintained at 135-137 for years eating ice cream everyday, but hormones and December over indulgence seem to have messed me up.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
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    5'6

    CW 158
    GW- ehhh maybe 145.

    I'm eating 1,600 cals at the moment.
  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
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    5'6"

    CW 150
    GW 135, then I'll reassess
  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
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    CW: 128
    GW: 120-ish (mostly want to reduce BF% at this point)

    I've been at about 1300 cal per day since I started, at 145. Have been steadily losing .5-1 pound per week.
  • tibby531
    tibby531 Posts: 717 Member
    edited February 2015
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    CW: 185
    CGW: 160 (I'll re-evaluate as I get closer/there)

    eating 2000 sun-thur, 4000 fri/sat.

    averages out to a 250 daily deficit over the course of the week (based on TDEE).
  • Emilia777
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
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    5’4”
    CW: 138
    GW: 120

    Set at 1,400 but I aim for 1,200 (going over my goal is demoralizing so I just set it higher to instead be happy if I can eat under it). I don’t eat back more than half of exercise calories.

    Every now and again I’ll eat at maintenance for a day, in case of a special event or just wanting to indulge. I don’t worry about it too much.
  • coleycanolli
    coleycanolli Posts: 3
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    24 years old
    SW 170lbs
    CW 131lbs (was 124lbs during summer)
    GW 120lbs

    My goal weight is not very strict now that I'm more concerned with losing fat and not weight in general. My calories are set at 1400 yet I stay somewhere around 1200. Again calories are just a small guide I can stay under or go over slightly as long as I hit my macronutrients for the day I'm happy. Also say I burn 500 calories at the gym I don't try to eat them back if I met my macros for the day.
  • laurenvilims9
    laurenvilims9 Posts: 4 Member
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    CW: 132
    GW: 125
  • supermodelchic
    supermodelchic Posts: 550 Member
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    current weight 133, age 50, 1500 calories a day, I do not eat back calories burned.
    5'6".
  • brntwaffles27
    brntwaffles27 Posts: 27
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    5'6

    CW: 121
    GW: 115ish

    I've been eating 1200, but I'm switching to intermittent fasting today, and doing 500/1500 every other day. I do IF off and on, it's more effective for me, but sometimes 500 calories just isn't enough so I switch back to 1200.
  • mymodernbabylon
    mymodernbabylon Posts: 1,038 Member
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    46 yr old, cw = 147, gw = 140? I eat 1925 on a cut. I don't really care if I lose weight so much as get rid of a bit of my bf while getting/keeping strong.
  • JuliMoriarty
    JuliMoriarty Posts: 8 Member
    edited February 2015
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    5'6 / 5'7 (sorry, I am used to metric... ;-))

    CW: 167 // GW 130

    I eat 1930 every day and don't eat any exercise cals back.
  • teecee60
    teecee60 Posts: 47 Member
    edited February 2015
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    I think this thread is interesting. As for me...

    5'6"
    54 yrs old
    CW: 147
    GW: 135

    I am trying to eat around 1500 calories when I workout and 1200 calories when I don't. BUT...I am at a stubborn plateau right now so I am not sure if I should eat more or less?!? When training, I exercise between 300-500 calories daily (4-5x per week) based on my heart rate monitor. But I had to give it up for a week for a knee issue.

    p.s. I normally don't eat back my exercise calories.
  • rachellittler
    rachellittler Posts: 1 Member
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    32 year old
    5'5
    Cw 161
    Gw 133

    I stick to 1200 calories a day, don't have any exercise calories as I don't exercise unless you count running round after my four small children ☺
  • smai91
    smai91 Posts: 10 Member
    edited February 2015
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    5 ft 6 / female / 23 years old

    SW: 270 lbs
    CW: 235 lbs
    GW: 150 lbs

    My calorie goal on MFP is 1,550 calories/day. I always meet it (and sometimes go over if I have an intense workout). However that being said, I try VERY hard not to eat any calories I burn.

    Generally speaking, I feel starved if I eat any less than my allotted 1,550/day. I'm a busy university student who is on the go a lot, and my brain needs food throughout the day to help me stay focused/maintain energy.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,953 Member
    edited February 2015
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    26 yrs old
    SW 155
    CW 130.4
    GW 125 But I keep losing focus so I've been wavering around 130 for a while

    Currently eating 1550, not eating back exercise. My plan is to be strict about this for 4 weeks and see how I do. I will adjust my calories at that point. I know for certain I can lose on this since it's the same as I've lost on before.
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
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    5'6"
    SW 220lbs
    CW 193lbs
    GW 130lbs
    I work out 6 days a week and eat 1600-1700 calories a day and do not eat exercise calories back.
  • beffy21
    beffy21 Posts: 3
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    5'6
    CW 130
    GW 115
    Eating 1440, used to be lower then started getting out of control and eating less than 500 each day so I put it way back up and doing quite a bit of exercise each day to keep properly healthy.
  • amehh91
    amehh91 Posts: 1,282 Member
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    5'6 here :)
    SW: 210lbs
    CW: 165.5lbs
    GW: 133-140lbs (dependent on how I feel, size etc)

    Currently on 1410 cals + 50% of exercise for 1.5lb/week loss although will be changing shortly to 1lb/week

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