Females: How many calories are you eating daily?

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  • nicolekz
    nicolekz Posts: 10
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    5'3", 116 lbs, I eat around 2200 calories a day, and I eat my exercise calories. Ratios are 50/30/20 protein/carb/fat. Maintaining my weight at this level.
  • schmidtka70
    schmidtka70 Posts: 33
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    1200 daily calories...I WAS NOT eating back my burn (cardio 3 - 4 x week, 60 min each) and only lost two pounds in the first month or so. It was discouraging that the scale wasn't moving, but I felt better and my clothes fit a little better. This past week, I decided to eat back my burn and lost three pounds so far this week! So, I WILL be eating back most of my burn if not all! I'll just need to plan my daily menu (eat more during the day) since most of my workouts are in the evening and I don't plan on cramming in 300 - 500 calories before every night!
  • swimmermama
    swimmermama Posts: 526 Member
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    I had to speak up for all of us women who are eating more :) I am 5'9", maintaining 125 pounds, and eating about 2000 calories a day. I always try to eat back my burn calories!!
  • classy1ne
    classy1ne Posts: 6 Member
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    I eat 1500 calories a day and sometimes I eat what I burn.
  • _Ren
    _Ren Posts: 89 Member
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    Hi. I am 31 (going on 32 in 17 days), female, 5'4", 169 lbs and eating 1200 - 1500 calories a day (depending on exercise). I eat back my exercise calories.

    When I got back on MFP and was tracking I was around 185 lbs and started off with 1370 calories a day.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
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    I eat 1600-2000 calories daily and yes I eat back a good portion of my exercise calories.

    sw: 303.4 (1/1/11)
    cw: 201.4
    Lost 102lbs
    Height 5'6''
    age 29 (for another 2 months!) ;)
  • Savyna
    Savyna Posts: 789 Member
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    my goal is usually 1500 or so calories right now and I usually eat most of the calories I've burned with a little bit left over. Mostly since I just don't like to eat a lot.
  • PositivelyFlawed
    PositivelyFlawed Posts: 316 Member
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    i'm 31 274lbs eating 1300 net. MFP sets me to 1430, but i custom lowered to 1300, but always eat my calories back :)
  • saramerrigan
    saramerrigan Posts: 555 Member
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    I'm 43, 244lbs and have a daily calorie goal of 1300. Sometimes I eat back my exercise calories, sometimes I don't...it depends how hungry I am, or whether I fancy a treat.
  • Rielyn
    Rielyn Posts: 150 Member
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    I am 5'8 and 183 lbs. I have my weight loss set to 1 lb a week at lightly active (I run a home daycare and still breastfeeding a couple times a day) my calorie goal is 1680. I usually zig-zag my calories anywhere from 1480-2180 and I usually eat back most of my exercise calories. I have been steadily losing 2 pounds a week. Not sure how because sometimes I seriously think from how much I'm eating I would have ended up not losing anything. However it's working so that's how I'm going to keep doing it. The lowest I've ever net in a day was 1380 cals. and that was HARD for me. I had to go to bed early because I was so hungry.
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
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    I am 46 and in maintenance(115-117). I do a week example like this:
    Mon-1600
    Tues-1900
    Wed-2200
    Thur-1600
    Fri-2000-2200
    Sat-1800
    Sun-Spike fairly high cals

    I do eat ex cals back-it may vary by a few depending-but, about this range. works for me. I lift weights 3 x a week and cardio 3-4.
  • darlech
    darlech Posts: 9 Member
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    I'm 59, 139lbs - 5'6" eat 1200 per day and i do eat back my burned calories
  • carolann_22
    carolann_22 Posts: 364 Member
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    I am 34, 5 ft 6, and 242 pounds. I do not eat my exercise calories, I eat 2200 calories daily and try to burn at least 500.
  • mrsdizzyd84
    mrsdizzyd84 Posts: 422 Member
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    27, 5'10", 184 pounds. My goal is set to 1590 kC to lose 1 pound a week, but I'm really netting between 1200 and 1500 as I'm trying to lose more than 1 pound a week right now. I eat back some of my exercise calories.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
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    My recommended calories for the day are 1310.
    I eat back my burn on the weekends...lol
  • Shweedog
    Shweedog Posts: 883 Member
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    Goal of 1350. Eat back everything I burn (~400-500 cals/day). Lost 1.4-2 lbs per week. I am prego now so I have stopped dieting but that is what I WAS doing. :)
  • MsFitn2012
    MsFitn2012 Posts: 14 Member
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    Mon-friday i usually dont eat over 1200 calories and I dont burn my calories down, I am not to eat over 1300. When i excercise its usually around 700-900 i have eaten.
  • Ajones33
    Ajones33 Posts: 27
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    I am 5'8
    Starting i was 154 lbs
    Currently I am at 140 lbs

    my current calorie intake is 1200, typically I burn 400-600 calories a day and I eat very little back typically.
    If I skip the gym a few days i'll eat anywhere between 1200-1400 and I am still able to maintain.
  • ShrinkinMel
    ShrinkinMel Posts: 982 Member
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    I aim too eat what MFP tells me to eat. There is no set calorie for everyone this is why MFP has a profile questionnaire to fine what you should eat based on activity level, weight, height and how much you'd like to reasonably lose a week. You have to eat what YOUR body needs not what everyone else is doing.

    Currently MFP shows my calorie goal at 1630. If I earn a lot of exercise calories I tend to eat them if I'm hungry. I shoot for about half my exercise calories but wouldn't shove them down if I wasn't hungry either.
  • ANewLucia
    ANewLucia Posts: 2,081 Member
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    I eat 1800 calories per day on non-workout days and at least 2000 on workout days (usually bet 2000-2500). I eat 40% carb, 30% prot and 30% fat and no less than 30gr fiber per day. I have been eating this way for now 8wks and have lost an inch off my waist and a solid 6lbs of serious fat while gaining muscles. I used to eat 1200, then went up to 1350 and just wasn't loosing any weight....and was way more fatty looking. I then tried 1500 and bounced around the same 3lbs for over 6 months. Then read New Rules of Lifting for Women and it changed my life. I decided to start eating what was calculated as my maintenance calories, but that is just what my body needed because I immediately starting loosing weight. I workout hard, lift heavy, never feel hungry, stopped carb binging and just overall feel great. I also have a cheat day where I don't worry about ratios or calories. So no more starving myself, I EAT, and I am LOOSING WEIGHT and am leaning out very nicely. I am five pounds from goal and I know I will be there in a few weeks.

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