Maintanence calories for 5"1 women

anatmoed
anatmoed Posts: 5 Member
in Goal: Maintaining Weight
Hi all,

I'm a 5"1, 105 lbs. female.
This has been my weight most of my adult life until about a year ago when I slowly gained 15 lbs. luckily, I managed to get these extra pounds off by consuming ~1200 calories a day for about 5 months.
I now want to make sure I'm not gaining any weight again, slowly transitioning into maintenance. I have been consuming 1600 calories a day for the past 2 weeks and my weight stayed the same. I now upped my calories to 1650 to see if I can eat a bit more without gaining.

Anyway, just wanted to know, 5"1 women who are around 105-110 lbs - what are your maintenance calories?

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  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    How much do you exercise?
  • anatmoed
    anatmoed Posts: 5 Member
    I lift heavy 6 days a week for about 45 minutes. The 7th day is usually one hour of light cardio.
    Other than that I'm pretty sedentary.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    I am 5'1, 100-105 lbs maintenance, and lift 3 days a week.
    My calories are around 1450 (I don't log anymore). I am over twice your age so 1650 sounds reasonable, if not a little low for someone your age- keep pushing the boundaries.

    Cheers, h.
  • suziecue20
    suziecue20 Posts: 567 Member
    I'm 5' 0" and 110 but aged 68 so my maintenance cals are only 1340. I have exceeded these now and again but my weight has stayed constant. I would agree with @middlehaitch , keep pushing the boundaries until you find your level....after all why eat less than you need to.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Yes keep upping those calories a little more each week yet, you'll soon know what your true maintenance calories are.
    I'm an inch taller and maintain on 2100 at 47yrs - I am very active though. On my less active days, ie 10k steps my TDEE is 1850.

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