I eat eggs and avocado at breakfast, or a banana smoothie with all sorts of stuff in it.

Lunch is usually dinner leftovers- so chicken/turkey/pork with vegetables and rice or potatoes

Dinner- family meal. Same as lunch leftovers.

I work out a lot- today ran 13 miles (training for a race, I rarely run this far) and did a yin yoga class. I work out 6 days a week and am usually doing some sort of active family activity on sundays (rest day). I don't snack all that much, when I do it's an apple and peanut butter or Boursin and celery or rice crackers. One day a week I eat really big, depends on what the weekend is like.

I'm having a vodka and club. Don't drink wine or beer anymore.

I'm very lean but muscular. Weights are integral, as is HIIT and yoga, for me.

Oops, 21:41 again, forgot to post what I eat. Well today, I had an egg and lamen, with tea, for breakfast; two slices of Swedish crispbread spread with soynut butter and slices of cheddar cheese for lunch, along with Ovaltine. I polished off the last Glutino chocolate biscuits in the packet for my snack. For dinner, I had the only healthy meal of the day: quinoa salad with salmon and mixed vegetables. Apple slices for dessert, and now I'm sipping hot chocolate.

5'4", 115lbs.
This is the heaviest I've ever been, I used to be 105. It's what comes from eating too much and not exercising!
I used to eat less, especially less junk food, and work out a little: light weight-lifting, a few squats and jump-rope type stuff, I hate jogging and I've never been a hard exercise junkie.
I think I used to eat around 1000-1200 calories a day, with an eye on carbs, and one cheat meal every week.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'5 and 115 pounds. 50 years old. I eat whatever I want and I eat a ton. But I work out hard every day. If I didn't work out I would be overweight. I am not willing to ever be overweight. And I love to eat. So, I have to exercise. Thankfully, I enjoy working out most of the time.

Define a ton of food. I am your height. I work out 60-90 minutes a day and it's a struggle for me to stay at 130lbs. It's like one big meal and suddenly I'm 135!

130 is not heavy for your height. I would probably be healthier if I were 135 vs 115. I eat relatively healthy for breakfast (cereal, fruit), lunch (usually a sandwich, chips, fruit and almonds) and dinner (meat, veggie, starch). But I eat a lot of junk in between. Today I had ice cream with chocolate syrup and whipped cream at about 10am. Way too many shortbread cookies around 4. And now I'm eating m&ms.

I do short runs (between 3 and 5 miles) most days. Yoga twice a week. Weight training three times a week. Maybe 45 minutes a day. Too many marathons have taken their toll so I have to be careful.

I wouldn't focus so much on the weight. Think more in terms of how your body looks. When I was competing in martial arts, I was heavier because I was more muscular. But again, if you are 5'5 and 130, I can't imagine you are overweight.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4", between 112-115 and usually eat around 1500 calories. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I've got a couple pounds of baby weight on my middle that I've come to accept. It's not budging, and it's not a lot, so I'm not going to stress about it.

I also don't think losing a couple pounds is worth being always hungry and miserable. If your set point is a tiny bit higher than you want, then buy different clothes and accept it. It's better to carry a few extra pounds as you get older anyway.

So what would a typical day's breakfast lunch and dinner be for you?

Coffee for breaktfast. Lunch is always tough, leftovers or pasta or soup. Family dinner with the kids, chicken/pork and fruits and veggies.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'5 and 115 pounds. 50 years old. I eat whatever I want and I eat a ton. But I work out hard every day. If I didn't work out I would be overweight. I am not willing to ever be overweight. And I love to eat. So, I have to exercise. Thankfully, I enjoy working out most of the time.

Define a ton of food. I am your height. I work out 60-90 minutes a day and it's a struggle for me to stay at 130lbs. It's like one big meal and suddenly I'm 135!

^This is where genetics come into play.

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'5 and 115 pounds. 50 years old. I eat whatever I want and I eat a ton. But I work out hard every day. If I didn't work out I would be overweight. I am not willing to ever be overweight. And I love to eat. So, I have to exercise. Thankfully, I enjoy working out most of the time.

Define a ton of food. I am your height. I work out 60-90 minutes a day and it's a struggle for me to stay at 130lbs. It's like one big meal and suddenly I'm 135!

Anonymous wrote:I'm 5'4", between 112-115 and usually eat around 1500 calories. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I've got a couple pounds of baby weight on my middle that I've come to accept. It's not budging, and it's not a lot, so I'm not going to stress about it.

I also don't think losing a couple pounds is worth being always hungry and miserable. If your set point is a tiny bit higher than you want, then buy different clothes and accept it. It's better to carry a few extra pounds as you get older anyway.

So what would a typical day's breakfast lunch and dinner be for you?

Cutting calories slows your metabolism and will make you hungry. Do a combination of cardio and weight lifting, and eat nutritious foods (notice how I didn't say healthy foods. You eat for health).

I'm 5'4", between 112-115 and usually eat around 1500 calories. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I've got a couple pounds of baby weight on my middle that I've come to accept. It's not budging, and it's not a lot, so I'm not going to stress about it.

I also don't think losing a couple pounds is worth being always hungry and miserable. If your set point is a tiny bit higher than you want, then buy different clothes and accept it. It's better to carry a few extra pounds as you get older anyway.

Anonymous wrote:OP, you can't just ask about calories in. It's calories out and metabolism too. Think less about counting calories and more about walking and biking when you can.

Submitted too soon. I'm mid-30s, 5"0, 95-100 pounds. I eat a mix of healthy (salads, whole grains, yogurt) and junk (cookies, french fries, beer, juice). I never go to the gym, but I walk up and down stairs throughout my workday, include a fair amount of walking in my commute and have a toddler I often chase or carry. And I think I'm genetically lucky but know that could change at any point, especially since one parent has thyroid issues.

I'm guessing it varies quite a bit by height, age, & genetic make-up. Most women who are, say, 5'5 & 110-115 in past adolescence probably have to work to maintain that weight but many women the same age & weight who are 4'11" probably don't really watch what they eat & may not work out very often.

OP, you can't just ask about calories in. It's calories out and metabolism too. Think less about counting calories and more about walking and biking when you can.

I'm 5'5 and 115 pounds. 50 years old. I eat whatever I want and I eat a ton. But I work out hard every day. If I didn't work out I would be overweight. I am not willing to ever be overweight. And I love to eat. So, I have to exercise. Thankfully, I enjoy working out most of the time.

I'm 5'2 and small boned, and think this would be an ideal weight for me. However, I cannot eat below 1500 calories, I just get too hungry. By my calculations to even maintain at this weight, one could not go above 1500 calories, so for those of you who consistently weigh in the low teens, how the heck do you do it?