Women 5'5'' and under: What is your daily calorie goal?

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,432 Member
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    I'm 5'5", 60 y/o, hypothyroid (well-controlled with meds), SW 183 April 2015, CW around 120. I lost most of the 60+ pounds at around 1400-1500 net, eating back all (conservatively-estimated) exercise calories. Exercise has been anywhere 200-500+ most days, probably around 250-300 has been typical 4-6 days/week. I row (on water & machine), spin, bike, have walked some, lifted off & on recently (on hiatus now, fighting some musculo-skeletal old-lady issues), do a little yoga/stretching most days. Rowing is the biggie, especially in the on-water season.

    I've eaten as low as 1200 net (not for long - too low), and my current goal is 1800 net (trying to zero in on my maintenance calories; I was still losing slowly at 1700 net). MFP materially underestimates my calorie needs; I have no idea why. I'm ovo-lacto vegetarian (since 1974), and mostly cook from scratch.

    My loss rate started out in the 2lb/week range, and I deliberately reduced it gradually as I got closer to goal, going to 1lb/week at about 20 above my initial goal, and 0.5lb/week at about 10 pounds above my revised goal, then slowing pretty quickly after that to try to coast into maintenance. I've weighed & logged food like it was a religion.

    My initial goal - which I knew was provisional - was 130, but I reduced that to 125 when 130 got close, then started monitoring how I felt/looked after that. I'd like to land in the low 120s, i.e., I'm slightly on the light side right now.
  • texasf1ght
    texasf1ght Posts: 70 Member
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    I'm 31, 5'4" and currently eating around 1400-1500 per day. It usually ends up netting less than that because of my workouts, but I don't eat many calories back. Been losing 1-1.5 lbs per week.

    When I thought I was done the first time I was maintaining at around 1800-2000 per day with workouts (not eating any back).
  • WendyLaubach
    WendyLaubach Posts: 518 Member
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    5'5" and 59 years old. I shoot for 1200 and don't eat back any exercise calories. I'm losing about 2 lbs. a week, down from 245 to 193. Mild exercise, nothing heroic.
  • annherrin
    annherrin Posts: 35 Member
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    5'0" and I eat between 1400-1500 per day. I'm not really looking to lose weight (120lbs) just to tone the bejesus out of my body. I lift really heavy and if I still feel hungry I try to snack on veggies/fruit to help satisfy without derailing my progress.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    I was 34, 5'5", ate 1650-1700 the whole time (not eating exercise calories). Lost 80 pounds that way, exercising 6 days a week... 1 to 1.5 pound a week until the last 10 pounds (that was MUCH slower). I maintain at 2200.

    I weigh my food so I know it's mostly accurate.
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 798 Member
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    5'1 - 33 y/o weigh 142. Eating between 1100-1300 depending on hunger and exercise and I'm losing .5-1lb per week.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    THANKS to those who mentioned their AGE.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    edited March 2016
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    5'5"...i lost 65# on 1600 per day, then dropped that to 1350 and have lost 72# total now. I also eat back half my exercise calories.

    I am in my early 30's
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
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    5'4.5" 21 years old, 166lb. Currently eating 1400 as a sedentary lifestyle. My fitbit counts about 4000-7000 steps typically.
  • jackslovely
    jackslovely Posts: 45 Member
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    5'3"..27y/o trying to lose between 60-70lbs. MFP set at 1200 and i get about 500 extra in exercise calories that i dont eat back and currently losing 2lbs per week
  • cate320
    cate320 Posts: 130 Member
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    5'4" , 33 years old. Attempting to lose around 70-75 lbs. My "goal" is 1200 calories, but I rarely eat that much. Usually hover around 1000 or so. I don't log exercise or even count them as "extra calories" to eat. Losing around 10 lbs/month.
  • Lydilod
    Lydilod Posts: 135 Member
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    5'3.5 44years old 1310+exercise calories. steadily loosing 1lb per week.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
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    5'1 1430-1570+half exercise calories.
  • amy13a
    amy13a Posts: 32 Member
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    5'1"
    34yrs
    trying to get under 25% body fat
    non-workout day 1,330
    workout day 2,062 (1680)
    I am really slow at losing due to still working on what I put in my body.
  • Chiqui74
    Chiqui74 Posts: 72 Member
    edited April 2016
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    I'm 5'1.5", and trying to lose 30 pounds. My goal without exercise is1370 calories per day. How much I net varies from day to day, depending on exercise.
  • BeYouTiful94
    BeYouTiful94 Posts: 289 Member
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    Age: 21
    Height: 5'5.5"
    SW: 169 (Jan 19)
    CW: 152.4 (This morning)
    GW: 145 and then see
    Calories: Set at lightly active with 1 lb a week goal, 1550 allowance. I eat anywhere from 1200-1550, depending on hunger. I've never eaten back exercise calories (calculated with Fitbit). I do treadmill daily and lifting every other day. The most I've lost in a week is 3.6 lbs, the least I've lost is 0. I typically lose 1 and a couple ounces a week.

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