how many calories does a women eat and be safe?

1300 calories a day is normal when you want to lose around 1 pound per week. Take in account that on the days you work out you can eat more.

Good luck!
Karen

at least 1200

I'm a bit confused, you say "I then looked" - didn't you look before? I mean, how many calories have you been eating, have you been weighing everything or just guessing, and what have you been eating?

1200 is an absolute minimum unless you're extremely short or under medical supervision. Some people need more than that.

To be honest, you're not going to get an informed reply unless you allow others to view your food and exercise diary.

P.S. Despite being positively ancient, you can still burn fat... :bigsmile:

Open your diary to the public so we can give a better answer.

If you are not losing weigh then reduce your calories, or exercise more. Weight loss is when you burn more calories then you consume. Maybe you are not logging everythign you eat, or not logging the correct foods(there are plenty of DB foods on here that do not have the correct amount of calories). At some point of eating less and exercising your butt off you should start losing. I will caution though, not to eat below 1200 calories.

I'm a bit confused, you say "I then looked" - didn't you look before? I mean, how many calories have you been eating, have you been weighing everything or just guessing, and what have you been eating?

1200 is an absolute minimum unless you're extremely short or under medical supervision. Some people need more than that.

To be honest, you're not going to get an informed reply unless you allow others to view your food and exercise diary.

P.S. Despite being positively ancient, you can still burn fat... :bigsmile:

"Positively ancient" nearly made me pee my pants!! HAHAHA!! Too cute!

I do agree with 1200 ABSOLUTE MINIMUM... I'm trying to "reboot" my metabolism at the moment from trying to maintain 1200ish, and actually not quite getting that many calories, during the first 12 weeks of marathon training. I seriously think my metabolism crashed on me! But I'm trying to eat more (1600ish) and keep it balanced... more calories IN on my harder workout days.

Keep us posted! :flowerforyou:

ok so hopefully this is ok. I heard somewhere I needed to eat 1500.Well,Also didnt know I was supposed to eat more cal if I exercised them off.I figured that would defeat the purpose? I dunno I guess just be more strict and try harder.Its disheartening when it stops.I can tell in my clothes but not in my weight.Well,Thank you and Good Luck to you all.

Depending on how much extra weight you have your body will tolerate a higher or lower caloric deficit before kicking in several survival mechanisms that help us survive famine. Too big of a deficit, and your metabolism slows, and you start burning muscle tissue rather than fat. By exercising you improve your overall health, and by eating some or all of those calories back, you keep your deficit in the right range. The more you need to lose, the higher your deficit can be. some people lose weight better by increasing their calorie intake above what MFP recommends; just be sure you are accurately measuring your food.

If your clothes are fitting more loosely but your weight is staying the same that is a great sign! Your body is likely recomposing itself, losing some fat and gaining a little muscle. Take measurements so you can track your progress on something other than the scale. Also weight fluctuates a lot based on water retention, especially for women. You can do it! Good luck!

I took a look at your diary and your cals are kind of all over the place. Sometimes you're under. Other times you're way under. Other times double your allotted intake. I vote for getting your cals under control first. Do that for two solid weeks and let's see what happens.

You have to remember for as many numbers that are thrown at us by MFP, a lot of it is experimenting to find what works for you.

I know it's discouraging but just because the scale isn't reflecting weight loss, it doesn't mean you're not getting results. You could be losing inches - in other words, losing body fat and gaining muscle instead. Try taping yourself in addition to checking your weight and that might help explain the lack of loss on the scale.

BTW, it's recommended not to go below 1200 calories for women or else your body will do what it needs to survive thus slowing your metabolism and storing any fat.

"Im older too just turned 34 so maybe thats why?" RU kidding me? when i read older i was thinking 60+, then i read 34..
pffft... we are peaches! :-D

ya 34 is not older! I'm thinkin older is like 60ish! We are yunguns

I meant I dont feel as energetic as I was as a teen and early 20s:happy:

You wait till you're not heaving all that weight around all day, you'll be amazed how much difference it makes to your energy levels!

You've already done well to get to where you are now. Is there anything else you can do for yourself when you feel down, instead of eating? Do you enjoy relaxing baths with special scented bath oils for instance?