How Many Calories Should A Woman Have Per Day?

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littlemshepy
littlemshepy Posts: 28 Member
in Food and Nutrition
And how many calories do you have per day? xxx

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Well that will vary depending on height, weight, age, activity level. Do you think all women should eat the same amount per day?

    I maintain my weight on 1800 calories per day as a lightly active ,5'4" women in the 140lb range who is 30 years old.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 17,959 Member
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    Depends on age, weight, height and activity level. I personally aim for 1500 on average a day, I'm 164cm and 82.5kg, 37 years old and lightly active. I eat back some exercise calories when I've gone for a run or something that day.
  • PixelPuff
    PixelPuff Posts: 901 Member
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    As everyone said above, depends on their stats.

    I'm 5'2", 25 years old. I've got some health issues going right now, so won't post my weight - just know I'm tiny af and working on it. I maintain around 1500 while lightly active.
  • she_lived_wholly_forevermore
    she_lived_wholly_forevermore Posts: 179 Member
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    I've been told 1200 minimum in order to get proper nutrients etc. I'm 5', about 147 lbs, 30 yrs, and set to lose 0.5 a week. Mfp has me set at 1380 and I aim for about 1550 on rest days (light walking, general life activities etc) and 1650 on workout days. I've been losing between 1 and 2 lbs a week lately which is fine because I still have a bit to go.
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
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    How many calories a women should eat depends on the woman. I can't answer that.
    I attempt to eat 1210, but often miss it by a couple hundred over or under. It usually averages out by the end of the week. I typically burn about 400 calories a day walking. Assuming everything is perfectly calculated I should lose 3 lbs a week. My average over time is pretty close. TrendWeight says I'm losing 2.8 lbs/week. I'm 5'3", 256 lbs, 35 y/o.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    I am 5'6" and maintain in the upper 140s on 2300ish calories per day.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,382 Member
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    A woman should eat the number of calories she needs to accomplish her goals, which can vary wildly: We all have different heights, weights. ages, activity levels and goals (like gain, maintain, or lose weight).

    I'm 60 years old, 5'5", sedentary outside of intentional exercise. I lost 60+ pounds in a bit under a year (from 183 pounds to 120 pounds), most of it eating around 1400-1600 net calories (i.e., I ate back my exercise calories on top of that, which would be another 200-some to 300-some most days). I maintain at something in the low 2000s. This is many more calories than most of the calorie needs calculators estimate that I would need, but experience trumps calculators.

    Set your MFP profile based on your personal details & goals, follow that for several weeks, and then adjust your calorie goal up or down as needed, based on those few weeks' results, to achieve whatever your goals are, in a healthy way.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    edited October 2016
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    Im playing around with maintenance set to 2,360 calories

    5'7", 24, and active
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,344 Member
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    Asking that question without some context (age, weight, activity level, etc.) is like asking "how long is a piece of string?"
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
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    Age, height, weight, goals, activity. All different.
  • Mazintrov13
    Mazintrov13 Posts: 133 Member
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    I'm 164 cm 53kg(116 pounds) and maintain my weight on 1900 calories. I workout 5 times a week mostly weightlifting with 2 days of cardio.
    Hope this helps
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    I am 5'4 105ish maintain 2100-2600 (I vary day to day by hunger) with 4-5 days a week exercise, but otherwise sedentary.
  • awolf2011
    awolf2011 Posts: 265 Member
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    I'm 36 years old, 5 ft. 4 in., 179 lbs. I workout 5 days per week burning between 250-500 calories per workout. My trainer has me eating 1800-2000 per day on a high protein, lower carb diet. It definitely depends on the person.

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