How Many Calories??

[deanie]

I posted this on the open discussion forum, hoping maybe someone here knows?
TIA

Hi all

I started tracking my calories at Fitday last week. According to fitday, someone my age (43) and weight 122 and height 5'3" and activity level/workouts should be eating:
2531 calories on weight days
3001 calories on cardio days
they both seem VERY high!
I was eating about 1700ish each day, and I am a little hungry so I was going to bump it up to 2000. but 2531??!!! That seems so much.
Let me just add- , I am a size 0 or 2 petite, and I am not looking to lose weight. I also agree with the food ratios they gave me of:
carbs 45-65%
protein 10-35%
fat 20-35%
which I am within on a daily basis.
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Does any one have any experience with fitday? Do those calories it is recommending seem really out of whack??? or is it just me? I've never counted calories before, I've never been overweight, just tried to eat right. I chose fitday over Cathe's nutrition report card because its free and $$ is tight.
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[JodelleFitzh20]

I'm not familiar with Fitday, but I'm 5'9 and 128 lbs and exercise about 2-3 hours a day and I eat 2500 calories on a low activity day, so to me those ratios do seem a bit high for someone petite like you. I would say 2000 seems more accurate, maybe 2200 on higher cardio days. Really though, equations are good estimates, but the best way to know for sure is to just keep trying new things and seeing how your body responds. If you are in tune with your body, you will know if you are getting too many calories or too many. You said you feel hungry which probably means you are either, a.) in need of more calories or b.) in need of more nutrient rich food instead of processed food to meet your nutrient needs. But without knowing how you eat, I can't say for sure. I know my body needs lots of healthy carbs and lots of fibrous veggies. My body does not do well with alot of protein or a lot of fruit. But what works for me, might not work for you, because every body is differnt.
Hope that helps.

[DeanaMax]

everyone has different calorie needs based on their own metabolism and activity level. the guides are just generic and are often overstated. you will need to find the level of calories that works for you. Do this by tracking your calories and your weight and see how different level of calories impact your results.

[athomedavina]

Originally Posted by DeanaMax

everyone has different calorie needs based on their own metabolism and activity level. the guides are just generic and are often overstated. you will need to find the level of calories that works for you. Do this by tracking your calories and your weight and see how different level of calories impact your results.

Ditto to DeanaMax. I have used FitDay.com and I find their #'s are higher than I would use. Even though it is more time consuming, the best way is to track your calories and weight for a week and see how it changes. Then adjust for active days, rest days, etc...

Davina

[nspire]

Deanie,

I started logging my foods on fitday also, but what part of the site tells you what your calorie intake/ratio should be? I couldn't find it. I'm 5'7, 150, 42

[punka274]

Hi! Ive never tried fitday but I do use another food tracking website...myfitnesspal.com...ive had success with it so far!

Good Luck!

[jthornton202264]

I just checked out myfitnesspal.com. This looks like a pretty cool website. Thanks for sharing!

Julie

[AaW]

I need to loose 80 pounds and am trying to figure what my calorie intake should be. Can someone help me figure this out?

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by deanie

I posted this on the open discussion forum, hoping maybe someone here knows?
TIA

Hi all

I started tracking my calories at Fitday last week. According to fitday, someone my age (43) and weight 122 and height 5'3" and activity level/workouts should be eating:
2531 calories on weight days
3001 calories on cardio days
they both seem VERY high!
I was eating about 1700ish each day, and I am a little hungry so I was going to bump it up to 2000. but 2531??!!! That seems so much.
Let me just add- , I am a size 0 or 2 petite, and I am not looking to lose weight. I also agree with the food ratios they gave me of:
carbs 45-65%
protein 10-35%
fat 20-35%
which I am within on a daily basis.
.

Does any one have any experience with fitday? Do those calories it is recommending seem really out of whack??? or is it just me? I've never counted calories before, I've never been overweight, just tried to eat right. I chose fitday over Cathe's nutrition report card because its free and $$ is tight.
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wow, I dint know that you can do all that online... Oh sorry my name is Diana new on the cathe nation. I am from Hawaii, and trying to improve on my eating habbist, I am 45 yrs 5 2" and weight 108lb I workout just about every day of the week leaving 2 days off
my goals are to gain weight but on muscle mass. to all of you thank you for sharing!!!

[punka274]

Originally Posted by AaW

I need to loose 80 pounds and am trying to figure what my calorie intake should be. Can someone help me figure this out?

Google Calorie Caculater...ther are serveral websites that have them. The website i mentioned earlier also has a calorie calculater.

good luck!