Ladies- How many cals do you eat?

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  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
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    I'm 5'6" and 138-140#. My BMR is 1490 (assuming I'm about 20% body fat). On a day I do not work out, I usually eat 1650-1800 calories. On workout days, I've put down 2400 cals easy (having burned 700 cals running).
  • Katie3784
    Katie3784 Posts: 543
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    I am in maitenance and have been for about a year. I am 5'5", 125lbs, and eat between 2000 and 2500 calories a day. When I was losing, I ate between 1800 and 2000. I workout everyday for 1.5-2 hours.
  • katmont
    katmont Posts: 32 Member
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    I set my MFP cal. to 1800 because I exercise 6 days a week and weight lift but I don't eat all my cals. so I usually eat about 1300 to 1600......it depends on what i feel my body needs that day :)
  • small_ninja
    small_ninja Posts: 365 Member
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    Heya, I'm 5'0" and 124 lb - I have my base calories set to 1,400 and will eat around that on non-exercise days if I can. Then I eat back most of my exercise calories (but I try and make the estimated burn realistic and don't go by the exorbitant estimates MFP puts up). I exercise most days and usually eat between 1,600-1,800 giving me a net of 1,100-1,400 on exercise days. I've lost 8 lb in just over 2 months.
  • findingmyhappyplace
    findingmyhappyplace Posts: 75 Member
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    I'm 5'1 and between 105-110 lbs. I eat 2000-3000 calories per day, depends how hungry I am. Basically I eat whatever and whenever I want. I don't work out all that much but I am pretty busy on an average day, on my feet quite a bit.
  • elcieloesazul
    elcieloesazul Posts: 448 Member
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    1,670 (200 over my BMR) + exercise calories.
  • meeka472
    meeka472 Posts: 283 Member
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    Normally I'm in the 1300 - 1400 range. If I've had a very heavy workout day I'll go up to about 1500 calories. When I first started out my doctor recommended I say within the 1200 to 1300 calorie range if I wasn't exercising.
  • tdavies1980
    tdavies1980 Posts: 22 Member
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    i am set at 1200, exercise 30 mins a day and never reach my target of 1200. i am finding it difficult to do :sad:
  • heddylyn
    heddylyn Posts: 173 Member
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    When I was still trying to lose I had it set at 1200 and ate back all of my exercise calories (between 300-800 extra per day). Now that I'm in maintenance mode I have it set at 1640 and still eat back my exercise calories so I average about 2000 to 2400 per day.
  • sazzyp1973
    sazzyp1973 Posts: 517 Member
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    mine change daily, depending on activity and how hungry I am. I try to make healthy choices and eat a minimum of 1200 but often go higher. I react to what my body needs. If I have something bad, I alter the rest of the day to allow for it!
  • konswela
    konswela Posts: 137 Member
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    The body cannot survive off of 1200 calories. A child needs that much. Please check out the group Eat More 2 weigh less. determine your TDEE and BMR. Read the threads and go from there.

    I eat 2150 everyday if I burn over 500 calories I will eat back some of my exercise calories so I never net below my BMR...
  • skellyness
    skellyness Posts: 165 Member
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    Probably about 1500 average - I follow what myfitnesspal says (I eat the exercise calories too), I don't think 1200 would be very nice but I always work out anyway so it hasn't come to that.
  • dlpoisson
    dlpoisson Posts: 19 Member
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    I average 2100 per day, workout 5-6 days a week, mostly strenght. I lost 8 lbs this year, went from 150 to 142lbs. But when I started counting calories at the beginning of this year, I was averaging 2300 to 2400 calories per day.
  • ElviraCross
    ElviraCross Posts: 331 Member
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    Mine is set to about 1800 but I breastfeed. If I didn't it would be about 1500. I'm 5'9" 142 lbs. I have it set to maintain.
  • Brandicaloriecountess
    Brandicaloriecountess Posts: 2,126 Member
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    I eat 1700-1800 a day.
  • zukkiz
    zukkiz Posts: 362 Member
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    I am 44, 5'5.5", SW was 202.5, I am now 165.5. I have set MFP to 2028, but eat 300 above that for breastfeeding. I lift heavy three times a week and walk only once a week, (increasing that next week). My BMR is 1538 and my TDEE is 2381. I don't log in my exercising because I don't believe I ever go under my BMR since my cut is pretty high.
  • RedHeadDevotchka
    RedHeadDevotchka Posts: 1,394 Member
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    I eat like a champ! I eat 2400 a day because I work out about 5 days a week. 2400 is my TDEE, and whle I was terrified to do this, it's working! I am gaining muscle, but incredibly NOT getting fat. I guess it depends on what your goal is, and everyone has different ones, but I love lifting and this helps me lift heavy.
  • freckledrats
    freckledrats Posts: 251 Member
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    I'm 4'11" and pretty sedentary. I do tiny workouts but I don't burn very many calories.

    I eat 900 and I eat back exercise calories. Before you throw bricks at me, my sedentary TDEE is 1606. I'm losing less than 2 pounds per week, I feel pretty darn good, and I'm not even that hungry. I'm very short, I'm not actually even technically overweight, I'm fully grown, and I have a desk job. I haven't damaged my metabolism. I have been doing this a little while and I'm losing *by the math* consistently. If my metabolism were broken, I wouldn't be losing what I expect to based on my size and the math.

    IMO you should do what's right for your size, sex, and activity level. Fuel your body and mind, but don't get tricked into thinking that there's a magic number out there. Metabolic sweet spots are like the clutch on a manual transmission. Everyone's is in a slightly different place.

    Again, IMO, don't aim to lose more than you're comfortable with in a week, and losing more than two pounds per week is super unhealthy, so don't try for that, mmkay?
  • keeponkickin
    keeponkickin Posts: 1,520 Member
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    I really dont think its a doable thing for me to stick to 1200 so im thinking 1500 is a good number since I plan to work out at least 6 days a week. What do you guys think? How much are you eating and whats been your results? By the way I'm 5'7 currently at 175 I want to get to 135/140 BMI is in a healthy weight range at 159

    I'm 5' 8", 165 pounds and I eat around 2,000 calories a day.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
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    2350-2600, depending if I'm lifting or not~

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