Women average calories per day?

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  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    edited April 2016
    IGbnat24 wrote: »
    Cutting around 2000-2200. Maintain around 2400.

    @IGbnat24 if you don't mind me asking, how tall are you and what are your stats? Also, are those #'s before or after eating back exercise cals? P.S. Abs ON POINT!! :flowerforyou:
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    MandyC1972 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    MandyC1972 wrote: »
    Ok I'm averaging at around 2800 per day and I'm 9stone. I'm 5ft 1. Im not tall but I want to be 8stone but I don't get how people eat less calories and still weigh more than me?

    Height, age, weight, activity levels, hormones are all factors. Along with self reporting of calories is highly influenced by errors. So while many people say they are eating 1200 cals, it is not uncommon for them to be eating much more.

    Ok that may make sense as I can't live on 1200 calories but according to the calculations I should be eating 1200 calories before exercise. I do 2 BodyPump classes, 1 Metafit and 1 LBT with an hour walk per week. What's realistic calories to have?

    1200 is a DEFAULT minimum (before exercise). Lots of women get "assigned" that number because they set an aggressive weekly goal, or they are seniors and/or very petite.

    Set a sensible weekly goal:
    Pound per week goals
    75+ lbs set to lose 2 lb range
    Between 40 - 75 lbs set to lose 1.5 lb range
    Between 25-40 lbs set to lose 1 lb range
    Between 15-25 lbs set to lose 1 -.50 lb range
    Less than 15 lbs set to lose 0.5 lbs range

    Then eat 50% of exercise calories back. If you are losing too slow, eat less. If you are losing faster than expected eat more.

    If you don't like logging exercise, then use a TDEE calculator and take a cut (small, medium, or large).....use pounds per week chart as a guide.
  • omima07
    omima07 Posts: 17 Member
    Averaging at 1400 a day
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    So dependent on activity level and body comp! I maintain at 2650 and cut at 2100.
  • SingRunTing
    SingRunTing Posts: 2,604 Member
    I eat 1800. My TDEE is between 2000 and 2300 a day depending on my exercising.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    edited April 2016
    Around 2300 for me in deficit. Maintenance is around 3100 depending on the day.

    I eat anywhere from 1900 to 2500 a day, again depending on the day.
  • xtina315
    xtina315 Posts: 218 Member
    1370-1500 calories a day. I'm 5'5'' and 209 lbs. I've been losing when eating that much
  • RebeccaNaegle
    RebeccaNaegle Posts: 236 Member
    I eat 1100-1200 a day on average. I am 5'4" and 119lbs.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    MandyC1972 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    MandyC1972 wrote: »
    Ok I'm averaging at around 2800 per day and I'm 9stone. I'm 5ft 1. Im not tall but I want to be 8stone but I don't get how people eat less calories and still weigh more than me?

    Height, age, weight, activity levels, hormones are all factors. Along with self reporting of calories is highly influenced by errors. So while many people say they are eating 1200 cals, it is not uncommon for them to be eating much more.

    Ok that may make sense as I can't live on 1200 calories but according to the calculations I should be eating 1200 calories before exercise. I do 2 BodyPump classes, 1 Metafit and 1 LBT with an hour walk per week. What's realistic calories to have?

    How many calories does MFP give you when you tell it you want to lose 0.5 pound per week? (Since you only want to lose 14 pounds, this should be your weekly weight loss goal.)
  • IGbnat24
    IGbnat24 Posts: 520 Member
    @branflakes1980 I'm 5'4, 130.I eat the same everyday regardless of exercise. Unless I'm starving --in which case I eat everything in the house

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