Any ladies 5'8 and up..

I am 5'10 and MFP currently has me at 1900 per day. I started at the end of June and can't remember what it was then. I am on my feet most of the day cleaning and chasing after my kids. I go to the gym at least 6 days a week and burn between 800-900 calories each time. After I enter my exercise my food calories go up. I have never been able to eat all my calories but I do eat close to 1900 per day and I am losing weight and feeling great. I usually eat 7-10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day plus lean protein and protein shakes with fruit.


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sORRY MY POST IS FOR JoyousMaximus

sORRY MY POST IS FOR JoyousMaximus

That fact was perfectly clear.

I'm not a big eater, I gained weight because I ate the wrong foods. I started out at MFP eating 1600-1800 calories a day I gained. I tweaked it and this is what is good for me. I have a sit down job where I sit for 8-9 hours a day. Really MFP puts me at 1200 calories a week at sedentary, but I am somewhat active after work so that puts me at about 13-1400 a day. I'm just not hungry I eat but at the end of the day I still only ate 1100 or less calories right now I am at 1,046 and thats all 3 meals plus 2 snacks, I am just making better food choices

I guess it's hard for me to understand because I can easily lose weight at 1800 even though I too have a desk job and eat clean. And I have known many people that under eat thinking that it is the best way to lose weight so I may be biased.

tall people are so lucky :grumble: ........u get more calories to eat.....longer legs.......taller bodies in genral.......:grumble: :grumble: so u can reach stuff on the top shelf :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Honey, I'll get stuff off the top shelf for you.:smooched:

tall people are so lucky :grumble: ........u get more calories to eat.....longer legs.......taller bodies in genral.......:grumble: :grumble: so u can reach stuff on the top shelf :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Honey, I'll get stuff off the top shelf for you.:smooched:

sweeet!!!!......lol ok that works for me then :laugh: .......the other day the evil stores clerk put the formula i use in the wayyyyyy back on the top shelf lol and i was sitting there jump swatting at it......lol for like 10mins until someone helped me :laugh:

tall people are so lucky :grumble: ........u get more calories to eat.....longer legs.......taller bodies in genral.......:grumble: :grumble: so u can reach stuff on the top shelf :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Honey, I'll get stuff off the top shelf for you.:smooched:

sweeet!!!!......lol ok that works for me then :laugh: .......the other day the evil stores clerk put the formula i use in the wayyyyyy back on the top shelf lol and i was sitting there jump swatting at it......lol for like 10mins until someone helped me :laugh:

I always help people trying to reach stuff. I feel like it's my responsibility or something.:ohwell:

Okay all this talk I am not eating enough I just went to our local ice cream shoppe and got a heath flurry frozen vanilla yogurrt of course :smokin: puts me at almost 1400 calories for the day

lol wow i skipped a whole bunch of this thread when i came into it......carrie everyones different and theres no need to get upset at someone who was just trying to give advice.....if you've figured out your body and what works congrats to u......some people can eat more and some cant.....i'm allowed 1,000 cals a day in order to lose weight........EVERYone is different and someone who was just giving some helpful advice shouldnt be talked down too.....sorry if that seems a little harsh but i read that one post and i wouldve been offended if u said that to me and all i was trying to do was help

Hey Joyous,

I am same height as you and I have a hard time too with the calories.

My reason is this -- I am supposed to eat 1759 per day ( weigh a lot) -- and I CAN"T get that high without going waaaaay over in carbs or fat. That's not including exercise (which I do 7 days per week) that usually puts me over 2000!

I am eating clean and all different kinds of foods -- it is just tough!

Feel free to view my food diary (but ignore Saturday because it is an embarrassment!).

-- Pink

lol wow i skipped a whole bunch of this thread when i came into it......carrie everyones different and theres no need to get upset at someone who was just trying to give advice.....if you've figured out your body and what works congrats to u......some people can eat more and some cant.....i'm allowed 1,000 cals a day in order to lose weight........EVERYone is different and someone who was just giving some helpful advice shouldnt be talked down too.....sorry if that seems a little harsh but i read that one post and i wouldve been offended if u said that to me and all i was trying to do was help

lol wow i skipped a whole bunch of this thread when i came into it......carrie everyones different and theres no need to get upset at someone who was just trying to give advice.....if you've figured out your body and what works congrats to u......some people can eat more and some cant.....i'm allowed 1,000 cals a day in order to lose weight........EVERYone is different and someone who was just giving some helpful advice shouldnt be talked down too.....sorry if that seems a little harsh but i read that one post and i wouldve been offended if u said that to me and all i was trying to do was help

I've also lost 7lbs in 5 week but I eat 600 calories a day more than you and I've been sustaining it for over 4 months. I very much doubt you will be able to but that's just my .02.

the last sentence of her post is what ticked me off and I do not call that advice. And yes she should have left at your advice everyone is different, I cant eat 1800 calories a day and lose weight. I have to eat the most 1400 and I try to eat the very least 1100, thats what I found works for me. No one should take offense from what I said, I dont think anyone should give anybody on this website one ounce of discouragement and that sentence just made me snap

I didn't mean to discourage you. I think it is great that you have lost all that weight . I am concerned that it may not be sustainable because of the low caloric intake and my opinion is you may see better long term results with an increase in calories and the use of exercise to create your deficit but reading back my response makes me sound like a condesending b!tch and I apologize. I totally see why you were upset. :flowerforyou: I'm really sorry for the way I expressed my thoughts.

Hey Joyous,

I am same height as you and I have a hard time too with the calories.

My reason is this -- I am supposed to eat 1759 per day ( weigh a lot) -- and I CAN"T get that high without going waaaaay over in carbs or fat. That's not including exercise (which I do 7 days per week) that usually puts me over 2000!

I am eating clean and all different kinds of foods -- it is just tough!

Feel free to view my food diary (but ignore Saturday because it is an embarrassment!).

-- Pink

First, congratulations on what you have already lost. Second, my Saturday was an embarrassment too.

On your diary: I have a couple comments. You should probably increase your protein on most days. Having sufficient protein allows you muscles to repair more easily which in turn helps weightloss. I find, for me, the easiest way to do it is to double the amount of whatever is the protein for that meal. For example, instead of .79 cups of chicken on your salad make it a 1.5c.. Of course this means you'll have to cut some where which brings me to my second suggestion. I would recommend you reduce the number of simple carbohydrates you eat. Personally, I believe sugar is fine as long as it's natural and I, generally, eat it will protein and/or fat to reduce the blood sugar spike. However, dieticians recommend no more than 40g of added sugar a day. I wouldn't worry about going over your fat. You seem to stay pretty close to your saturated fat goal so you're eating primarily healthy fats.

I have one more suggestion: spread out your calories over the day more. This allows your body more time to use the calories before you go to sleep rather than storing them as fat.

I am 5'10" and I eat around 1300-1400 calories a day. Need to lose around 20 lbs. However, I am 52 and in the MIDDLE of menopause Over the last 5 years I have gained weight eating exactly like I did when I was younger. Oh my gosh - it becomes so much harder to lose it when you are older.