How many calories do YOU eat?

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    filbo132 wrote: »
    1200-1250 to cut.
    ~2750 to maintain.
    Bulking ranges anywhere from a 2900-3800/day average, depending upon the speed at which I want to gain. Low end for 0.2-0.3/week, high end for 0.7-1. It maths out weird, but basically the more I eat, the more I end up moving, so it gets more and more difficult to keep a surplus.

    Did you say that you cut at 1200 calories....that's way too low for a man unless you have the shittiest metabolism in the world.

    Shhh, trust me, I got this. Feel free to check my progress on my last cut in the Culking Bishes thread's last pages.
  • Tabbycat00
    Tabbycat00 Posts: 146 Member
    1400 to maintain my range.
  • WatchJoshLift
    WatchJoshLift Posts: 520 Member
    edited August 2017
    All of them.
  • qweck3
    qweck3 Posts: 346 Member
    Really depends on the day for me. Some days I only need 1500 (rest days) and others I need 3000 (lifting type days). I give the body what it wants so I'm never hungry.
  • CaliMomTeach
    CaliMomTeach Posts: 745 Member
    edited August 2017
    1200 - 1550, but trying to lose so wrong place for me to post.
  • heshamemad78
    heshamemad78 Posts: 1 Member
    When I eat healthy I usually eat 1900-2300 at most ehoch is ridiculous
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,373 MFP Moderator
    filbo132 wrote: »
    1200-1250 to cut.
    ~2750 to maintain.
    Bulking ranges anywhere from a 2900-3800/day average, depending upon the speed at which I want to gain. Low end for 0.2-0.3/week, high end for 0.7-1. It maths out weird, but basically the more I eat, the more I end up moving, so it gets more and more difficult to keep a surplus.

    Did you say that you cut at 1200 calories....that's way too low for a man unless you have the shittiest metabolism in the world.

    There are several people in this section that follow Lyle's RFL, PSMF or other protocols. I'd say, it would be the exception....
  • comptonelizabeth
    comptonelizabeth Posts: 1,701 Member
    I maintain on 2200 - 2400. I wish it were less. I struggle some days to reach that and if I want to gain I basically have to eat nonstop.
  • ishmael81
    ishmael81 Posts: 14 Member
    I currently have a goal of 2000. To maintain the weight I'm at now, I'd need about 3400 so it's a pretty big deficit. Then again, I have a lot to lose.
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
    2000-2500 to lose 1lb a week, having a try at maintenance this week and it's a ridiculous amount to eat trying to get to 3000-3500, even with having been shown how to incorporate more fats and oils.
  • LifeIs420
    LifeIs420 Posts: 150 Member
    3000 to 3500
  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
    1220 on the weekdays, 1470 on the weekends.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 5,958 Member
    edited August 2017
    2300 - 2500 when cutting, 2500-2700 maintenance and 2700 - 3000 bulking.
    Of course all these numbers can vary depending on activity...
  • cs2thecox
    cs2thecox Posts: 533 Member
    1,900-2,000 for recomp if I bother to stick to them, and maintenance if I go a bit over.
    But girl...
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    Around 1900 on inactive days to maintain and 2400-2800 on active days. I lose on less than 1800. I am 5'9.2 and 128 Ibs.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    I'm a powerlifter but don't "bulk" per se. I just eat 1,300 cals x day during the week and then on the weekends treat myself to a little more. This is maintenance for me. If I was strict all week long 1,300 would be a cut, but I don't intend to lose anything.
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    2400 a day on average and I'm losing about 1 to 2 lbs per month. But I've also got a lot of burn, including weekly long runs of 10+ miles the past 4 months.
  • 99JT
    99JT Posts: 59 Member
    3000 cutting 3750-4000 bulking.
  • jaxli2017
    jaxli2017 Posts: 1 Member
    About 4000 to maintain :|
  • TomHayward78
    TomHayward78 Posts: 20 Member
    edited August 2017
    Around 3250 - 3500, which is maintenance for me