5ft 7 ladies...calories a day to lose weight?

CazLovesCalories
CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious really that I am starting off on the right foot, calorie wise. It seems very confusing, just wondered what other ladies my height eat?

I am 205.5lb :)

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  • traceyoaten
    traceyoaten Posts: 13
    http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

    ive had a look at this yesterday see what u think
  • Luigidoll
    Luigidoll Posts: 1
    Hi, I'm 5'7and 202 so almost the same :) in the couple of weeks I've been doing this I have decided that I need 1500 per day. I tried eating less but I was miserable so Im aiming to lose slowly and hopefully be able to stick with it :)
  • anku08
    anku08 Posts: 82 Member
    I am 205 lbs and aim for 1500 calories a day
  • kazza2cats
    kazza2cats Posts: 87 Member
    Firstly I'd like to say. Well done on what you've achieved so far so you can't be doing too bad.

    I'm almost at goal weight but I started on 1200 but only managed to stick to it for about a month as I got too hungry and didn't have the energy to do my running. I increased it every few weeks and ate back most of my calories and found I was still loosing. Then I tried the TDEE method which is good and set my calories at 2000 and didn't eat back any running calories but I had a couple of dizzy spells the days after long runs and just found I was too hungry so now I'm on 2000 and eating back most of my running calories and see how it goes.

    Good luck :flowerforyou:
  • Eadne
    Eadne Posts: 18 Member
    I eat 1500 calories a day (sometimes up to 1800, but I break even on those days and don't lose any weight).
  • CazLovesCalories
    CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
    Firstly I'd like to say. Well done on what you've achieved so far so you can't be doing too bad.

    I'm almost at goal weight but I started on 1200 but only managed to stick to it for about a month as I got too hungry and didn't have the energy to do my running. I increased it every few weeks and ate back most of my calories and found I was still loosing. Then I tried the TDEE method which is good and set my calories at 2000 and didn't eat back any running calories but I had a couple of dizzy spells the days after long runs and just found I was too hungry so now I'm on 2000 and eating back most of my running calories and see how it goes.

    Good luck :flowerforyou:

    Thanks, I did 3 and a half stone on slimming world but it doesnt seem to be working anymore so I am trying a different approach :)

    well done on your progress too :)))
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    Just tagging along because we are the same height and I'm around 205-208 pounds. Have been trying 2000-2200 cals and usually around 1500-2000 burned at the gym a week but not hardly losing. Very tempted to drop the calories down to 1800 and see if that works. BMI is around 1650.
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    My BMR is about 1450 and my calorie needs are ~2300 based on my activity level. I'm shooting for 1800-1900 kcal a day. Although I don't really count calories these days, I just estimate.
  • charanne52
    charanne52 Posts: 88 Member
    Just tagging along because we are the same height and I'm around 205-208 pounds. Have been trying 2000-2200 cals and usually around 1500-2000 burned at the gym a week but not hardly losing. Very tempted to drop the calories down to 1800 and see if that works. BMI is around 1650.

    I think you mean your BMR is around 1650 - your BMI (body mass index) basically tells you how overweight you are.

    I am slightly over 5'7" and started out in mid-April at 220 and now weigh 205. MFP has set me at 1220 calories a day but that's not enough food for me. I generally burn between 400 - 700 calories a day and usually eat them back. No matter what, I make sure I eat over my BMR (which is 1583) and below my TDEE (which is 1900) and so far that has been working for me.

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