ladies- what is your calorie goal?

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  • FreyasRebirth
    FreyasRebirth Posts: 514 Member
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    I use MFP + Garmin VivoSmart. Today, that has been 1610 + 247 for maintenance. I'm 15 calories shy of meeting that but I pampered myself with a grilled egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast. Mmmmm, cheese....
  • Leah_62803
    Leah_62803 Posts: 292 Member
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    I manually set mine to 1600 based on some averages of online calorie estimators. I'm thinking about raising it though.... I'm losing good but feeling pretty hungry towards the evening.

    I'm 5'4
    SW- 195 lbs
    CW- 177 lbs
    GW- 140 lbs
    I'm also still nursing my 17 month old baby.
  • juliehmaui2016
    juliehmaui2016 Posts: 32 Member
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    MFP gives me 1270. I have a desk job so I'm sedentary. I try and do at least one work out video on Saturdays (the actual workout varies as I rent the CD's from the library). I do my best to try and stick to those caleries but I seem to end up closer to 1400 most days...sigh.
    I'm 39 Y/O Female
    SW-160
    CW-156
    GW - (145, I think - this could change)
  • cozytimes
    cozytimes Posts: 111 Member
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    i work at a desk, so i'm pretty sedentary.
    MFP gives me 1400 calories for a 0.5 pound loss per week. i usually eat 1200-1500 calories though, i'm generally happy if i'm below my TDEE.
  • lilolilo920
    lilolilo920 Posts: 184 Member
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    shadow2soul wrote: »
    I average around 1800-2000 when cutting. It's actually what I averaged for most of my weight loss. 2300 -2400 to maintain currently.

    I'm 5'4.5" and currently have a trend weight of 133.4 lbs.
    I'm jealous!! 5'4" and I maintain on 2000-how do you maintain on so much??
  • faby_1221
    faby_1221 Posts: 9 Member
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    I stick to 1000kcal week days and up it to 2000kcal on weekends. I find it fits in better with my lifestyle and I am seeing good results. I work at a desk, walk 30 minutes every day and do strength training 3 x a week.
    5'6/26/F
    SW 185
    CW 159
    GW 150
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
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    5'3"/35/F
    SW - 158
    CW - 148
    GW - 144 (although more BF reduction focused that weight focused specifically)

    I cycle through 4 different calorie goals in a week - low of 2180 and a high of 2490
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
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    I'm 5'3, 135, 37 y/o. I maintain around 2200. I bulked twice...worked up to 2600 cals. a day (only put on 10 lbs in a year). I've been on a cut for 2 months...worked down from 2300 to 2100. I'm down 3-4ish lbs.

    I lift 5 days a week and am fairly active on rest days (volunteer at an animal shelter and do heavy duty clean a few hours a week). I heart food.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    lilolilo920 wrote: »
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    I average around 1800-2000 when cutting. It's actually what I averaged for most of my weight loss. 2300 -2400 to maintain currently.

    I'm 5'4.5" and currently have a trend weight of 133.4 lbs.
    I'm jealous!! 5'4" and I maintain on 2000-how do you maintain on so much??

    I'm pretty active. When I was a stay at home mom I would walk a lot of places (grocery store, park, ect) and then I worked out 7-8 hrs a week.
    Currently (as of Feb) I work as a server in the restaurant of a retirement community. I typically have 10k steps by 2 pm from work. Then I workout about 5-6 hrs a week (mostly strength, but there is a little cardio in there).
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
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    I think your plan sounds reasonable OP, the best thing to do is pick a number, stick with it, and monitor results for 6 or so weeks. If you are losing faster then desired, eat a little more of the exercise cals. If not as fast as you'd like and is reasonable for your total weight loss goal, cut back 100 or 200 cals.

    I'm 5'2, 42, and also have a desk job. I lost ~ 30 lbs when I started on MFP while eating 1600-1800 cals/day and am maintaining at 120 now with a TDEE of 2200 measured by my FitBit and actual results.
  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
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    MFP gave me terrifyingly low numbers!
    I'm on 1,800 on a rest day (C135, F80, P135)
    and 1,965 on a training day (C210, F65, P135)

    I'm 36, just under 5'6" and about 62kg, but my most recent caliper measurements put me at 16.6% body fat, so I'm smaller than my weight implies!

    I dropped 2.6% body fat between November and February on slightly lower calories than this, but it wasn't making me happy so I upped my training day allowances a bit.
  • CoachJen71
    CoachJen71 Posts: 1,200 Member
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    I net 1400.
  • wernertraut
    wernertraut Posts: 19 Member
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    Your daily Kcal requirements = Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) x Physical Activity Level (PAL) factor. To loose weight, reduce your daily requirement between 500 - 1000 Kcal in order to do it safe. Don't lose more than 10% of body mass in 6 months (you will pick it up again) Maintain a negative energy balance until you reach your target and slowly go back to RMR x PAL. Based on your age, weight and activity level, your normal daily requirement is 2770, minus 1000 Kcal (max and safe) bringing your target to 1770. (Split that into 50% Carbs, 20% Protein and 30% Fat)
  • imgr8stmom
    imgr8stmom Posts: 30 Member
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    DamieBird wrote: »
    I use TDEE with a goal of 1850. I have a desk job, but I work out 4ish times a week, plus lots of walks in the evenings. I'm between 15k-18k steps a day except Sundays, when I deliberately try to stay below 5k steps. I lose about 1.5/wk. I would starve on the MFP kcals on non-exercise days, lol!
    36/F
    5'7"
    SW 217
    CW 205
    GW 155

    do you eat back your excercise calories or just stay below the 1850 ?
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
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    imgr8stmom wrote: »
    i have been on MFP for about a month, and still cannot figure out what my calorie goal should be?
    Do you go off what MFP gives you? do you go based on your TDEE?

    I'm 48/f
    current weight: 202
    Height- 5'5"
    i have a desk job, but average 8-10k steps per day. I also workout 4 days per week

    I currently have my goal set at 1800- this is using my TDEE as sedentary, and adding in/eating 1/2 back my activity..

    What is working for you??????????

    I walk anywhere between 7000-25000 steps per day averaging maybe 10000. I'm 27 and 188lbs. My goal is 1200 NET ideally but I try to stay under 1500-1600.
  • imgr8stmom
    imgr8stmom Posts: 30 Member
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    Thanks for all the great reply's! My goal, which I forgot to mention, is to lose 40lbs- i'd like to get to 165 by at least november 2018, so I have plenty of time.

    So now after reading your replies, I think i've been doing it wrong this entire time, which is may be why i have been on a weight loss standstill.
    My TDEE is about 2200, so I cut it down to 1800, but then add my excercise calories & eat 1/2 back.

    I cut my calories down to 1450- we'll see how that works!!!

    Thanks again for all your great replies!!!!!
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    edited April 2017
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    I'm 5'6" / F / 42
    SW: 252 (Sept 2016)
    CW: 177
    GW: 150-ish

    My calorie goal M-Th is 1300. With exercise (just walking typically), I usually get up close to 1400, though.
    My calorie goal F-Su is 1500. Depending on what we have planned that weekend, I may stick closer to 1300 some of those days if we have plans that include a big meal so I can make sure the calories fit. On 1500 days, I usually am right at that number or a hair over.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    imgr8stmom wrote: »
    Thanks for all the great reply's! My goal, which I forgot to mention, is to lose 40lbs- i'd like to get to 165 by at least november 2018, so I have plenty of time.

    So now after reading your replies, I think i've been doing it wrong this entire time, which is may be why i have been on a weight loss standstill.
    My TDEE is about 2200, so I cut it down to 1800, but then add my excercise calories & eat 1/2 back.

    I cut my calories down to 1450- we'll see how that works!!!

    Thanks again for all your great replies!!!!!

    If you're using tdee then you don't need to eat back exercise cals, just take off 20% to lose a pound a week.
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,808 Member
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    TavistockToad wrote: »
    imgr8stmom wrote: »
    Thanks for all the great reply's! My goal, which I forgot to mention, is to lose 40lbs- i'd like to get to 165 by at least november 2018, so I have plenty of time.

    So now after reading your replies, I think i've been doing it wrong this entire time, which is may be why i have been on a weight loss standstill.
    My TDEE is about 2200, so I cut it down to 1800, but then add my excercise calories & eat 1/2 back.

    I cut my calories down to 1450- we'll see how that works!!!

    Thanks again for all your great replies!!!!!

    If you're using tdee then you don't need to eat back exercise cals, just take off 20% to lose a pound a week.

    ^^ This ^^ Don't make it more complicated than it has to be
  • imgr8stmom
    imgr8stmom Posts: 30 Member
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    thank you-- i think i get it now!!!! on to losing-- FINALLY!
    my diary is open for those that want to take a peek!

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