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Any other woman eat 2000 calories?

meganreid163
meganreid163 Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
So I’m fairly tall, 5’8. I’m also pretty active I wear a Fitbit. I’m trying to lose a pound a week. & my calories range from 1800-2200 calories depending on my activity level that day.
But it’s just a lot lol compared to your typical 1200 you hear about!
Just looking for some other ladies who eat that much and still lose weight!
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  • jessalittlemore
    jessalittlemore Posts: 65 Member
    I do! I'm also quite tall (6'1'') and I have 2000 calories a day before exercise. I've been losing consistently around 2 lbs. a week for the last five months.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,126 Member
    Not as tall as you. Not very active. I lose around half a pound a week at 2000 calories.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I'm average height, but I'm fat enough to lose a pound a week on 2000 calories on active days.
  • meganpettigrew86
    meganpettigrew86 Posts: 349 Member
    I'm a shorty but breastfeeding and active, if I manage to stick to 2000 I lose 1kg per week.
  • Anna022119
    Anna022119 Posts: 547 Member
    I would lose on 2000 a day. I'm 5'6 and fairly active. Currently on 2600 trying to gain (bulking).
  • jelleigh
    jelleigh Posts: 743 Member
    I'm somewhere in that range. I'm 5'8 and have an MFP goal of 1500 but typically burn over 3000 a day so I eat closer to 2000. Really anywhere from 1600-2400 depending on how I'm feeling that day.
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    I'm 5'2 (almost 40) and am maintaining/slowly losing at 2000. I'm probably "very"ish active. I love food.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,277 Member
    I'm mostly in maintenance now, but will lose slowly at 1850 net (around 2000-2200 gross most days depending on exercise) at 5'5", 130s lbs, age 63, mostly sedentary outside of exercise.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I’m 5-7 and fairly active, I eat 200 to maintain
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    I average around 2500 calories - a little less during the week and more over the weekend.

    Although I'm in my 40's and have sedentary life outside of exercise, I'm active daily and maintaining.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited May 2019
    I lost the majority of the weight I had to lose eating around 2000 calories total (not net).

    I’m 5’4.5”.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    Another 2000+ calorie (gross, not net) woman here. 5'3" and 110 pounds. I'm pretty active.
  • staticsplit
    staticsplit Posts: 538 Member
    I'm often 2000+. My TDEE is 2100-2200, and I'm usually around that. Happy to have friends who eat around that! Even when I'm aiming to lose I rarely eat less than 1600-1700. I'm 6 ft tall and pretty active.
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    I’m 5’ 4”, aged 25 and moderately active so I walk 10000 steps a day plus exercise 5 times a week and eat 2000 calories. I have two yoga days where I eat 1400 calories. On average that’s 1828. If im walking less then it’s 1800 calories on normal exercise days. I love food. If I’m not exercising due to unforeseen reasons then I have to eat 1400 calories everyday and I’m miserable but I try and make it work. I love exercise too so I’m lucky!
  • New_Heavens_Earth
    New_Heavens_Earth Posts: 610 Member
    I usually eat 1700 average to lose, but maintenance is 2000 to 2300.
  • Ducks47
    Ducks47 Posts: 131 Member
    I vary a lot. Yesterday I walked 30,000 steps and ate 2400 calories then I have days where I eat 1500... all depends. I’m also kind of tall at 170 cm
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    I am 5’7” and moderately active. I eat 1800 to maintain when I am sedentary-low activity and add in a bit more when very active. I could probably eat a tiny bit more (100-200cal/day) if my hypothyroid was properly treated
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    Female; 5’3”, 160lbs and I avg 2700-3000 cal a day and weight stable
  • Kiyomoo
    Kiyomoo Posts: 357 Member
    edited May 2019
    That's a good amount for you, given that you are tall and active.
    I'm short (5'0) and sedentary, so for me, 2000 would be a lot. For someone like me, 1450/day is fine, but for someone like you, 1450/day would be unnecessary, much less 1200.

    It really all just depends on the individual in question!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    5’9, 44 years old, fairly active. My TDEE is approximately 2400 calories per day, So, Yeah, I can lose on 2000 per day.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    I am a 47-year-old female. I hover between 42-43 kgs and am 4'11. I eat between 2100-2200 to maintain but I do average around 20,000 steps a day. I would lose really slowly on 2000 calories a day.
  • TamaraLoe
    TamaraLoe Posts: 7 Member
    edited May 2019
    I eat almost 1800 calories, and I am down 15.6 in 25 days. However, I am doing Keto (LCHF) along with cardio, body weight exercises, and lifting weights (Bowflex). I also have a Fitbit and use that with MyFitnessPal. Some days my calories consumption is less because I do intermittent fasting (IF). All that said, I am 5' 7", and I still have 113 lbs to lose.
  • littlebuffbiddy
    littlebuffbiddy Posts: 63 Member
    I am just under 5'3" and was eating 2500 calories for maintenance before my cut. I lifted heavy regularly though. Put your calories to good use and you can eat more
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,358 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    I’m 5-7 and fairly active, I eat 200 to maintain


    I'm sure that is a typo!!! :o;):D
  • ChelzFit
    ChelzFit Posts: 293 Member
    I am 5'7 135 and I eat about 2400 calories and am maintaining. I get around 12,000 steps outside of my workouts. I usually workout 4 days a week for an hour and do an active walk on the other day. Previously I was eating around 2,000-2,200 and was always exhausted and I just couldnt keep up with my lifestyle. 2,400 seems to be my magic number :)
  • kellykrauss
    kellykrauss Posts: 1 Member
    Is that net? so you guys are eating the calories you burn in addition to the 2000-- or is that total?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    kellykrauss wrote: »
    Is that net? so you guys are eating the calories you burn in addition to the 2000-- or is that total?

    Looks like gross calories to me.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    kellykrauss wrote: »
    Is that net? so you guys are eating the calories you burn in addition to the 2000-- or is that total?

    Gross in my case. I maintain on 2000 on days I'm very inactive.
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