Maintaining on 1400 calories.....

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  • vivmom2014
    vivmom2014 Posts: 1,649 Member
    Gisel2015 wrote: »
    vivmom2014 wrote: »
    Why maintain on 1400 calories? Ugh, I wouldn't last.

    I maintain at about 1450 but I am very short, small, and much older than the OP. So it is possible because we are all different. Just because you wouldn't last doesn't mean that somebody else does.

    I know. It's just another perspective for the OP. She could very likely maintain at higher calories. I don't have enough information about her to know.

  • 7elizamae
    7elizamae Posts: 758 Member
    If I only had 1400 calories a day for maintenance, I'd be logging my piano practice calories, too!

  • vicky1947mfp
    vicky1947mfp Posts: 1,523 Member
    I am 68 years old, 5'2" and 117 lbs. moderately active before counting my exercise cals. I only get 1,430 cals to maintain my weight. Sometimes I do eat a few of my exercise cals on the weekend.

    But that is all I get. It is what it is! Everybody is different.
  • alias1001
    alias1001 Posts: 634 Member
    I get 1410 (105 pounds, 5 ' 1/2"). I eat back about half of my exercise calories. It not always fun but it's doable.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    saragreen012 wrote: »
    1400 calories doesnt seem to be enough for me to maintain, I lost more weight than I meant to by averaging 1400-1500 calories a day. Though, I am very active and have been lifting quite heavy weights lately, so maybe my metabolism has increased more than I anticipated. I think 1700-1800 may be more appropriate for me.

    I agree it is very far below the 2000 ball park number tossed around for females.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    edited March 2016
    Gisel2015 wrote: »
    vivmom2014 wrote: »
    Why maintain on 1400 calories? Ugh, I wouldn't last.

    I maintain at about 1450 but I am very short, small, and much older than the OP. So it is possible because we are all different. Just because you wouldn't last doesn't mean that somebody else does.

    ^True words - different for everyone, gender, weight, height, age, activity level

    Maintaining at 1600 calories. I am fairly short too, 5' 2-3/4", old (64), and lost weight at 1200. Anything above 1600 and I begin gaining. I have been on maintenance over 2 years, so it is pretty much where I have to be. Everyone is different.
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,185 Member
    snowflake930 wrote: »
    Gisel2015 wrote: »
    vivmom2014 wrote: »
    Why maintain on 1400 calories? Ugh, I wouldn't last.

    I maintain at about 1450 but I am very short, small, and much older than the OP. So it is possible because we are all different. Just because you wouldn't last doesn't mean that somebody else does.

    ^True words - different for everyone, gender, weight, height, age, activity level

    Maintaining at 1600 calories. I am fairly short too, 5' 2-3/4", old (64), and lost weight at 1200. Anything above 1600 and I begin gaining. I have been on maintenance over 2 years, so it is pretty much where I have to be. Everyone is different.

    I am shorter and older than you. I win! :D
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,318 Member
    jeepinshawn wrote: »
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    rdrettig1 wrote: »
    I'm going to have to have my husband wear the heart monitor next time he plays his drums, he leaves behind a sweat puddle so I'm sure it is a good burn!

    also nope - an HRM is not giving a calorie burn for drum playing - LOLs
    if he is sweating a lot his heart rate is up. An hrm would pick that up.

    HRM will detect a raised HR, but the algorithm for calories estimation is only good for steady state cardio. For that matter, upper body activity which uses smaller muscles, often raises HR more than something like brisk walking (an activity that HRMs work well for) which will further skew the calorie estimate. So, no, a HRM will not give an accurate estimate of calories burned while drumming.
  • vicky1947mfp
    vicky1947mfp Posts: 1,523 Member
    sobriquet01 wrote: »
    I get 1410 (105 pounds, 5 ' 1/2"). I eat back about half of my exercise calories. It not always fun but it's doable.

    Agree. If we eat healthy non fried protein, lots of great veggies and fresh fruits. I have no problem with my 1430/day. Portion control is the key.
  • katiebean
    katiebean Posts: 110 Member
    robininfl wrote: »

    I'm always amazed at people who think that Yoga counts as exercise. I mean yeah, it's good for you, but 300 calorie burns in one hour? LOL no.

    Hatha yoga, yin yoga, no.

    Vinyasa styles? Yes that is exercise. I jog and have reasonable aerobic capacity, and a yoga class that keeps moving gets my heart and breath rate up through weight bearing movement, which is pretty much the description of exercise. I cannot imagine it's not burning calories.

    Agreed. I do power, vinyasa and ashtanga yoga and by the end am pouring with sweat, heart beating fast and muscles burning and aching. Yoga can be a great workout, but more stationary styles like hatha and yin yoga don't burn much.
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    61 and 5'2". Been maintaining on 1340 for 3 months. Eat exercise calories back. Would love to eat more!
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    How much you burn doing activities like yoga or tai chi depend entirely on how you do them. My husband teaches tai chi and works up a huge sweat in slow motion with shaking muscles from exertion. Or you can kind of stand still and slop your hands around.

    I can never figure out what to do with music - I play a lot. I don't count it but have to be careful that my pedometer doesn't pick up banjo or bodhran playing and count it as exercise. :)
  • ginalove1960
    ginalove1960 Posts: 60 Member
    I quit doing yoga because it took too long to do. Now,, I am doing 100 burpees a day, spread throughout the day. A lot easier. I still play piano.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    edited March 2016
    Playing piano... that well known form of cardio....
  • Lovelifeyoulive
    Lovelifeyoulive Posts: 19 Member
    fiddletime wrote: »
    61 and 5'2". Been maintaining on 1340 for 3 months. Eat exercise calories back. Would love to eat more!

    Did you experience any hair losloss from eating at 1340?
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    Lovelifeyoulive wrote: »
    fiddletime wrote: »
    61 and 5'2". Been maintaining on 1340 for 3 months. Eat exercise calories back. Would love to eat more!

    Did you experience any hair losloss from eating at 1340?

    Not at all.

  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    Sweating doesn't mean anything. Hell, I sweat in my sleep! (Am I burning extra calories with hot flashes?)
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    Gamliela wrote: »
    I play accordion, calories burned and weight lift at the same time!

    Impressive...
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,156 Member
    nxd10 wrote: »
    I must admit, I play the banjo and my apple watch counts those movements as if they were steps. But they're not. If I don't take it off, I eat too much and my weight creeps up. I'm sure performing burns something. But not as much as steps.

    I don't count my banjo playing either. I don't even count it as music, let alone count the calories. ;) (Not a banjo diss: It's that I'm still a newb. My playing pretty much stinks. Gonna keep working . . . . ;) ).

    OP, if your weight is stable over multiple months, and you're enjoying life at that calorie level, what you're doing to maintain is working. It doesn't matter what others think.

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