Ladies. What is calorie goal set at?

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ido10612
ido10612 Posts: 51
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Im 25. weigh 163. My calorie goal is set at 1300. Im starting to plateu and i havent lost any weight in a while. I want to change my workout routine and up my calories but not sure how much i should be eating. any advice would be greatly appreciated
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  • dancer4275
    dancer4275 Posts: 149
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    mine is set at 1200. it usually goes up because I burn between 300-500 cals teaching and dancing.
  • leilani♥
    leilani♥ Posts: 579
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    I weigh 172 with 1440 cals.. though I think it should be a little higher like 1500 .. I burn anywhere from 400-1000 cals / day
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
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    I weight 152, am 31, 5'9". My activity level is set to "light-active". My goal is set to 0.5lbs per week. I net:

    1750.

    I eat my exercise calories. I also often "cheat", making my weekly average net about 2000 a day. I'm down 7lbs in 2 months.
  • Lauren_Whitney
    Lauren_Whitney Posts: 26 Member
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    I am 5'5" and 104, and my goal is at 1000. I usually eat about 1300-1400 but burn off 300-500, so my net is typically about 900 calories a day. I wouldn't recommend for you to go that low though. My daily caloric needs are low to begin with. The smaller you get the less calories you need.
  • Creiche
    Creiche Posts: 264 Member
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    I've upped my net calorie goal to 1500. After my first plateau I went to 1400 and immediately started seeing results, then went up to 1500 after a small plateau. I highly suggest trying out 1400 for a week or two and see how it goes...I think you'll see results.

    Forgot to include my info...I'm 5'3" and 132 lbs. I've focused a lot on strength training during my journey, so I had to up my calories to feed the muscles that were burning a lot more than when I started while at rest.
  • rpearce519
    rpearce519 Posts: 72
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    mine is set at 1400, but I burn around 300-400 calories a day, so it goes up to 1600-1700 a day total.
  • kandy221
    kandy221 Posts: 79
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    mine also set @ 1200 before any exercise
  • ltlane
    ltlane Posts: 120
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    mine is set at 1200 to lose 2 pounds a week for atleast 16 weeks. i usually exercise about an hour a day so it goes to about 1500 to keep up with my desired weight loss goals.
  • Jade1x
    Jade1x Posts: 166
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    Hi, my calories intake is 1,200 calories and 40grams of fat and thats set to lose 1lbs per week :D
    Cause im new im starting off with a small goal then i will gradually set a bigger goal :)
    The more you work out then more calories you burn off so i think u can have extra foods from those calories burnt like, But im not 100% sure. xx
  • ande2994
    ande2994 Posts: 136
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    I have mine set pretty high. I started at 1500 because anything less seemed impossible! I knew I'd get frustrated and give up if it was too low. But once I changed enough habits where 1500 seemed pretty easy, I moved it down a little to 1450. Progress is slow, but I'm still here and still making progress, so I consider that a success.
  • bry_all01
    bry_all01 Posts: 3,100 Member
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    mine is at 1800, dropped down from 2000. I was trying to gain, now maintaining as I strength train.

    EDIT: to add, I am 33 yo, 5'5" and 130 pounds (started at 120 pounds).


    I was told by my nutritionist to eat equal parts protein and carbs at least 5 times a day, hence the reason I have mine set at 1800 a day.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
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    Edit: 1530 (not 1350) (weekly loss goal: .5 / week)

    I'm 5'4, 129 lbs.

    If you are a regular exerciser and have a normal to athletic body fat percentage, then you must eat your extra exercise calories in order to successfully lose weight.

    FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WORK OUT LIKE CRAZY AND AREN'T LOSING:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/196502-for-the-people-who-work-out-like-crazy-and-are-not-losing?hl=for+people+who+work+out+like+crazy

    blessings.
  • janiepumphrey
    janiepumphrey Posts: 59
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    My weight loss goal was small (5-ish pounds) and I had my calorie goal set to 1700 net calories while I was losing. This is higher than MFP's recommendation for me ... I'm 5'4" with a desk job. I'm not sure why MFP recommends such low numbers - on MFP's recommended amount I was going into starvation mode, ravenously hungry and tired all the time, and not losing anything.

    Now I'm in maintenance mode and I try to average 1900 net calories.
  • TrishaLeighNelson
    TrishaLeighNelson Posts: 258 Member
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    20 years old 5'9" 212, 1500 cals
  • Forensic
    Forensic Posts: 468 Member
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    I'm 5'6" and lightly active... My calories are 1340. I don't exercise nearly as often as I ought to, lol. I'm set at two pounds a week.
  • bens_mommy
    bens_mommy Posts: 219
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    I'm 21, weigh 188, and my goal is set at 1560, but it usually goes up to 1700 or 1800 after exercise.
  • bwinslow42
    bwinslow42 Posts: 6
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    a fitness instructor has told me recently that what ever your goal weight is add a zero and that is how many calories you should eat a day: for example if my goal weight is 140 then my calorie intake would be 1400 and so on.
    He also said if I was having trouble losing weight I should cut my carbs down to 180 a day and that should produce a 2 pound a week weight loss, if that doesnt happen lower your carb intake to 140 a day and you should see positive results. Hope this helps I always ask any fitness trainer I can a ton of questions. Good luck!!!:smile:
  • bzmom
    bzmom Posts: 1,332 Member
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    Im 31, 5'4", 139lbs and my daily goal is at 1790
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
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    1350. I'm 25, 5'9" and lost 34 of my 80 lb goal. I did start out at 1400 but recently recalculated my goals and that is what it gave me for 2lbs a week.
  • trini14
    trini14 Posts: 110 Member
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    Hmmmm...this is interesting. I'm wondering should I change my activity level. I workout 3-5 days a week avg 4 days, my activity level set at slightly active. I'm a Medical Assistant so I'm both sitting and standing moving around. My calories set at 1420, not losing lbs. but inches. Any suggestions. My siggy has my stats.

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