How many calories women on
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nicsflyingcircus wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I'm 5'9", eat 1400 calories. I increase that if I am hungry or have a super active day. I don't do formal exercise at this point in time. I am 39yo, 275lbs and my TDEE is ~ 2400.
Calculators have me maintaining at about 1800 (sedentary, no exercise), for my goal weight of 160, so I figure I can ride 1400 pretty much all the way to the finish line. 👍
If your TDEE is 2400, that's your maintenance. I'm confused.
That was my bad. I edited to add that the 1800 was for my goal weight.
Got it. I probably just need more coffee. :laugh:0 -
40yrs old, 5ft, 6in, already at a lower BMI working on a few vanity pounds right now, with a .5lb a week goal, and I'm at around 1,400 calories.0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »nicsflyingcircus wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I'm 5'9", eat 1400 calories. I increase that if I am hungry or have a super active day. I don't do formal exercise at this point in time. I am 39yo, 275lbs and my TDEE is ~ 2400.
Calculators have me maintaining at about 1800 (sedentary, no exercise), for my goal weight of 160, so I figure I can ride 1400 pretty much all the way to the finish line. 👍
If your TDEE is 2400, that's your maintenance. I'm confused.
That was my bad. I edited to add that the 1800 was for my goal weight.
Got it. I probably just need more coffee. :laugh:
Me too. I totally missed that until I re-read after posting.
Right now I am super sedentary. I am healing very well and quickly after a surgery last week, but no lifting over 15 lbs, and I wasn't cleared to drive until yesterday (I had to beg, the standard is 2 weeks, oof) and it rained heavily 5 of the 7 days I couldn't drive, so I have been more or less trapped in the house except for grocery shopping Sunday morning (my son drove me). I could climb the walls!1 -
I’m 44, 5’4”. I have been at a net of 1200 since day 1. I eat about 1600 a day (including exercise calories). I maintain at a net of 1600 (eat about 2k including exercise).1
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Maintenance is around 2000 before exercise, +/- depending on season, so can eat something in low/mid 2000s to maintain. I usually go for 1850 net most days, around 2000-2100 gross, to bank calories for occasional more indulge-y meals. I'm 5'5", 136lb this morning, age 63, hypothyroid, and in 3rd year of maintenance after losing around 50 pounds in 2015, most of it on 1400-1600 plus exercise (usually 250-350 of exercise most days).
I ate 1200 briefly when I first got to MFP (that was its estimate for a reasonable loss rate for me then, because I'm old and non-tall), and it was a really bad plan. I got weak and fatigued, even though I corrected very quickly. It took several weeks to recover.5 -
I'm 5'4, gymming five times a week and not exceeding 1200 for the mo. I know this is probably unsustainable long term but I've only just started back and want to get a bit of a running start for a few weeks before I reassess.2
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39flavours wrote: »I'm 5'4, gymming five times a week and not exceeding 1200 for the mo. I know this is probably unsustainable long term but I've only just started back and want to get a bit of a running start for a few weeks before I reassess.
1200 gross or 1200 net? Because if it's the former and you're exercising you're severely under-eating and not doing your body any favours.9 -
I'm 5'4, 44 years old, exercise vigorously 5-6 days a week, and maintain around 1600-1800 and have to get under 1400 to lose. I'm at my goal weight and just occasionally need to spend a few weeks in the 1300s if I've come back from a vacation or other blip, and I will say I was able to eat a lot more when my weight was higher. I think my age and size mean I don't get to eat as much. :-(1
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I'm 5'6 and lose 1lb/week on 1390, plus eating back exercise calories. I'm close to being a 'healthy' weight and when I hit that I am going to drop to .5lb/week until I get to where I want to maintain though.2
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I'm 5'8, 270 and i'm set at 1730, at that rate i've lost 6# over the last 20 days which i'm quite happy with. My first goal is 180, and calculators say at that weight i should be fine at 1850 calories a day.
I used "lightly active" as my setting, and i think in reality i'm somewhere between that and "sedentary" during the winter, sedentary sets me around 1500 calories. So for now i consider 1500 my minimum and 1730 my maximum, and if i occasionally hit 1850 i still consider that a winning day.
In the summer i am a lot more active, and will also record activity & eat back 50% of the calories that MFP gives me. 3 years ago i lost 70# using this plan, and while life intervened & i lost motivation and gained some of it back, it was really relatively easy to do and i think it'll be a good way to go!2 -
5’ 2.5”, currently maintaining 130 pounds on 1600 calories a day. A couple/2-3 times a month I go over that by a bit. Been maintaining for 4 months.4
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I am 5’4 and currently at 139. I am trying to get to 120. I have been losing 1.5 per week since January 1 at 1200-1380 calories. I’m sure a lot of this was water wait initially. I expect closer to 1 pound per week moving forward.1
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evanschantelle524 wrote: »Im on 1.200 a day very hard managed yesterday though
1200 calories was hard because it is too few calories for most women.
https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/1200-calorie-diet/3 -
Few women ACTUALLY need to be on 1200 to lose. I am 5'1 and loosing at 1350. and i don't actively exercise other than walking.
Consider if you have selected to quick a rate of loss (2lbs is only recommended if you are obese - i fyou are loosing "vanity pounds" than no more than 0.5-1lb a week).
Remember to eat back your exercise calories. that is how the program on MFP works. and the sedentary setting is for nearly bedridden people most people who are not ill would select a higher level.
To expand on this, people who use MFP to set their calorie goal, exercise, but don't eat back any exercise calories, are not using MFP the way it was designed.
Unlike other sites which use TDEE calculators, MFP uses the NEAT method (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis), and as such this system is designed for exercise calories to be eaten back. However, many consider the burns given by MFP to be inflated and only eat a percentage, such as 50%, back. Others, however, are able to lose weight while eating 100% of their exercise calories.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818082/exercise-calories-again-wtf/p13 -
I’m 29, 5’4.5”, lightly active, and down to 151 lbs from 229 last year. I am currently aiming to lose .5 lbs per week, so MFP has set me at 1710 to achieve that. After a while eating at 1400-1500, it feels like a tough change to go up to 1710 without feeling like I’m sliding back into old habits. But I’m trying to keep eating foods I like that meet my nutritional goals, meal prepping, snack planning, and getting a little exercise in 3 days a week. Working so far!6
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I'm 30, 5'7", lightly active, and currently losing 1 pound a week on 1700 calories. I get 200-300 additional on days I exercise, which I eat if I'm feeling hungry. I usually eat ~1400 during the week so that I have extra banked for the weekend so I can indulge in some more caloric meals and have some wine, which I try not to drink during the week.
I'm 175 right now, once I'm down to 150-160 (high end of healthy BMI range) I'll reduce my loss to 0.5 per week. 0 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »39flavours wrote: »I'm 5'4, gymming five times a week and not exceeding 1200 for the mo. I know this is probably unsustainable long term but I've only just started back and want to get a bit of a running start for a few weeks before I reassess.
1200 gross or 1200 net? Because if it's the former and you're exercising you're severely under-eating and not doing your body any favours.
I forget the difference between gross and net, that's why I could never understand my pay slip! Either way, I don't track my burned calories, I'm at the gym to get fit with strength and cardio training and I am restricting my calories to encourage my stubbon/frugal body to burn fat
Yes I'm aware that I'll probably slow my metabolism down some and my body will use some muscle for energy but I'm eating lots of protein and making sure I have a big brunch when I get back from them gym. But I'm short, 38 and pretty sedentary so my bmr is quite low. I feel bright and energetic and if I start to feel like it's affecting me negatively then I will increase my intake.10 -
It's day 24 and I just re-adjusted my calorie goal because it may have been too low. I was doing 1200/day. I'm 5'8" and have 10 lbs to lose, lightly active and workout 2x/week. It's been brought up to 1430. I hope I will still lose.
Honestly, this makes me cringe.
I’m 5’9, female and 57 years old. I exercise about 2-3 hours per week usually, but for the last couple of months have gotten very little exercise.
I lost the 1st 12 lbs by eating 1800 calories a day, or about a net of 1400 calories. The last 10 lbs I fumbled with miserably for a long time, but I ended up losing it by eating about 1600 calories, or a net of 1300 calories.
If I ate 1200 calories gross total, I honestly think I would pass out.😂
I ate 1400 per day total for a couple of weeks, and was a grouch the whole time.
I always been afraid of losing skin elasticity and muscle tone by going too low, like several of my female relatives have. Once you lose skin elasticity, it doesn’t ever come back completely.
In my opinion, slower is better with vanity pounds.3 -
2400 calories!!! losing a pound a week.
5'10, 205lb
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frankiesgirlie wrote: »It's day 24 and I just re-adjusted my calorie goal because it may have been too low. I was doing 1200/day. I'm 5'8" and have 10 lbs to lose, lightly active and workout 2x/week. It's been brought up to 1430. I hope I will still lose.
Honestly, this makes me cringe.
I’m 5’9, female and 57 years old. I exercise about 2-3 hours per week usually, but for the last couple of months have gotten very little exercise.
I lost the 1st 12 lbs by eating 1800 calories a day, or about a net of 1400 calories. The last 10 lbs I fumbled with miserably for a long time, but I ended up losing it by eating about 1600 calories, or a net of 1300 calories.
If I ate 1200 calories gross total, I honestly think I would pass out.😂
I ate 1400 per day total for a couple of weeks, and was a grouch the whole time.
I always been afraid of losing skin elasticity and muscle tone by going too low, like several of my female relatives have. Once you lose skin elasticity, it doesn’t ever come back completely.
In my opinion, slower is better with vanity pounds.
I honestly appreciate your comment.1 -
I’m almost 5’1”. I weigh 159lbs. I’m quite inactive except for walking and my calorie goal is 1200. It’s hard to keep my calories at that goal but I have for the most part. I am not losing weight anymore though. I figured I must be logging inaccurately so now I’m using a food scale and am hoping I’ll get results. I’m hoping this will be the thing to kick my weight loss into gear again.7
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It's day 24 and I just re-adjusted my calorie goal because it may have been too low. I was doing 1200/day. I'm 5'8" and have 10 lbs to lose, lightly active and workout 2x/week. It's been brought up to 1430. I hope I will still lose.
Glad you’ve increased the calorie goal but it still may be low for your height. With only 10 lbs to lose, a goal of 0.5 lb/week or recomp might be a better goal.
FWIW I’m 5’2 and my maintenance cals right now are just under 2000 since I’m less active than usual. I lost most of my weight eating between 1600-1900 cals.1 -
I’d like to learn about recomp. Can you recommend a good learning source? Thanks for your feedback!0
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I’d like to learn about recomp. Can you recommend a good learning source? Thanks for your feedback!
This should help you get started.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
Cheers, h.2 -
@evedaniels93 read through this thread. Lots of good info here.0
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Agreed.
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I have MFP set to the minimum at 1200 calories at sedentary but my FitBit is synced and I eat my adjustment. Doing it this way helps me be more active because I like seeing my calories available go up - it makes me feel like I’m winning something. That may seem silly to some people.
My average daily intake is around 1800. I’m currently on a cut cycle with a goal to lose 1lb a week5 -
Eh I'm on 1000 + any exercise
Works for me really well 16 -
I'm 25, 5' 4" and 151 lbs. I was calculating my maintenance calories/TDEE wrong last year so I've told myself I'm starting again. I also have PCOS. I used to think my maintenance calories were 2000 after exercising 5 days a week. I ate 1500-1600 calories for a few months and my energy dwindled. Then I went on a diet break in December and decided to experiment with a reverse diet because scale was not budging and I had lost all will to exercise and eat right. I wanted to binge so badly. I brought my calories up to 2350. I didn't gain weight so that is my TDEE. I realised I used to mistake water weight fluctuations/constipation/DOMS (these can all add up to 10lbs!) for fat gain. I'm now eating 2000 calories (to lose weight) and my waist has started shrinking in just a few weeks. So yeah...spending two weeks to calculate your maintenance calories is very important IMO so that you know what's going on in the long run. I also aim for 10000 steps a day.6
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Chaos_Angel wrote: »Eh I'm on 1000 + any exercise Works for me really well
Why is your base calorie level 200 cals below the minimum recommended for women?9
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