Very tall people eating 1800-2000 calories a day?

[marriedmomof2]

So in reading over the LE diet info for millionth time, I was wondering a few things.
First what do you consider to be very tall?
Are other very tall people actually eating 1800-2000 calories a day?
Or is this just a suggestion?
I am 6ft even, would you consider that to be very tall?
Thanks!

[LilithWiser1979]

That sounds tall to me! At 5'1", there's no way you don't need more calories than me!

[odd]

Don't know but just had ti say I'm envious :-) since I am barely 5' 3" ...

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[atomic sagebrush]

YES that is very tall! :) I always strongly urge anyone 5-10, and often even 5-8 and up to eat more cals. It's not just a matter of height, it's also your build (altho at 6 ft. no matter your build you should eat the higehr cal intake). But for the borderline gals it depends on your build, so a willowy 5-8 person who loses weight easy should eat more, a bigger boned lady who has trouble losing weight should eat less.

[marriedmomof2]

Oh okay thank you! I am 170lbs (I am a size 8), and I lose weight easily with exercise (hence the reason why I didn't exercise before swaying). So I'll increase to 1800 calories at the least, however today I tracked what I ate and only 1300 calories :eek:

[stephk]

Hi married, I try to eat maximum cals, not because of my height - much shorter than you at 5'7" but because an hour on the cross trainer burns 850 calories. I personally prefer to be in the 1800-2000 calorie range for this reason, however sometimes I am below and then at the weekend inevitably I am above. I think for someone like yourself who is our resident supermodel can afford to eat at the upper end of cals :) just my opinion though

[marriedmomof2]

Hi Mamer, I haven't been that weight in years! I was a size zero at 135lbs. Thanks for the advice though! I greatly appreciate it. I'll try to keep it on the upper end.
Steph, thanks! I will try to keep it on the upper end of 1800-2000 cals.

[stephk]

Congrats on the BFP Mamer :)

[marriedmomof2]

Oh yes, congrats on the bfp Mamer!

[marriedmomof2]

Thanks mamer!
So I have a question, Atomic, I guess if you don't reply to this in a few days I write a post. But if I increase my cals wouldn't that mean increasing everything else as well? Like fat and protein? Did I miss something in the essays that said to do this?

[stephk]

hi married, fat is done as a percentage - 20%-30% of calories from fat, so from memory if eating 1800 calories, thats 60g fat to get to 30% (I stick to the upper ends of the diet). Protein is 40-50g regardless, however I go for up to 60g protein. Sometimes I manage 50g, sometimes its 65g. Of course its a different matter at the weekend!

[marriedmomof2]

Thanks steph! As many times as I've read that thread you'd think id remember the fat/cals part lol. Totally slipped my mind, thanks for the reminder!

[stephk]

Different things will stick in our minds at different times :)

[atomic sagebrush]

Thanks mamer!
So I have a question, Atomic, I guess if you don't reply to this in a few days I write a post. But if I increase my cals wouldn't that mean increasing everything else as well? Like fat and protein? Did I miss something in the essays that said to do this?

It can mean that but not necessarily. In the LE Diet section in the Dream Members forum I have a thread called "quick fixes for diet disasters" that has tips on ways to get one thing without the others.

Best way (IMO) to add cals without anything else - full sugar pop