Calorie Consumption

tdc8557

Hello! If you don't mind me asking, how many calories do you eat per day and how do you break them down with your meals/snacks? My daily goal is 1,860 and I'm usually pretty good about keeping it low by substituting vegetables as my carbs and eating fuller snacks so I don't eat as much between meals.

What's your strategy? I'm curious!

Lezavargas

I shoot for 1200 because Im trying to lose. I like to eat alot so i make sure I pack in a large number of low cal foods

ana3067

Currently 2000, had been at 2200; lowered it to 2000 because I do TDEE method (set calorie goal with exercise included in the calorie goal number) and I haven't been exercising this week due to midterms. I'm at a small deficit for maybe half a lb a week.

I don't really break my calories down anymore. I used to have 3 meals a day eating 1/3rd of my cals each meal, and this all just got too regimented and strict for me. I now just eat however much I crave for breakfast and lunch, although I find that I do best when I eat at least 400 cals for breakfast. I keep breakfast higher protein (and fat) for satiety reasons, when I work out I keep lunch low fat and usually only eat a few hundred calories since I work out in the afternoon (too much fat and calories makes me feel gross working out), I tend to eat higher carb in the evenings. I will eat 3-7 meals a day. Or just.. eat 3-7 times a day. I don't really "snack" but instead I Just... eat when hungry? This works best for me. I don't replace carbs with low-carb veggies though. I still eat plenty of calorie-dense food.

nadiabooboo

I am doing the 21 day fix - so I should be eating 1500 calories. But I hardly ever do that. I am usually below. They say that you should not eat less then you are suppose to. Hard concept to follow - though I do understand why.

makingmylifebetter

I'm aiming for 1500-- my guideline is 300 breakfast, 400 lunch, 500 dinner and two 150-calorie snacks (afternoon and nighttime), with any leftover calories available to me late at night, when I especially appreciate them. At first I was trying to do 400 each for breakfast-lunch-dinner, but I wanted enough calories at dinner to be able to go out if I chose to. None of this is rigid, of course, but it does help me as I'm trying to do some basic meal planning and cut down on my grocery bill.

roxielu0422

I don't break mine down by meals. I do have a guideline. 400-450 breakfast, lunch and dinner, 200 snacks (2) per day.

dawnna76

1800 with an open diary

zipa78

Lezavargas wrote: »

I shoot for 1200 because Im trying to lose.

Lose what? Your sanity or your will to live?

Sydking

1800 at the moment. Will creep up to 2000 after next week

Akimajuktuq

zipa78 wrote: »

Lezavargas wrote: »

I shoot for 1200 because Im trying to lose.

Lose what? Your sanity or your will to live?

^this X a million.

I care more about WHAT I eat than the calories because, for me, the food matters. The way I currently eat is sustainable for the rest of my life. I no longer log very often but I'm around 2000 calories but ideally should move more and eat more.

frendy21

The way i do it is i tend to eat the most calories in the morning that way i could burn those calories during the day. My goal is 3,600 cal a day

zipa78

frendy21 wrote: »

The way i do it is i tend to eat the most calories in the morning that way i could burn those calories during the day.

Meal timing has pretty much no relevance to anything. There is no calorie counter in your body that magically resets itself at midnight.

cityruss

2600 at the moment.

Volume breakfast
Moderate lunch
Volume evening meal
Snacks in between
Use my leftover calories/macros for whatever I fancy before bed, usually a bowl of chocolate, oats, nutbutters, yogurt, ice cream etc.

ScalySquash50

1200

Main meal is breakfast,

medium lunch

small supper

If I'm under than I have a snack of raisins or a piece of toast depending on what I need

greengoddess0123

I net about 1800 per day.

I eat back exercise calories, so with those, I usually gross about 2200-2500 per day.

I eat about 400-500 for breakfast, whatever I want for lunch, then I plan dinner and snacks based on what's left.

I lose about 1-1.5 pounds per week this way.

suruda

I aim for 1200 per day to lose as well. I try and eat nutrient packed food high protein and lots of fruits and veggies.

I go for around 300 in the morning with coffee and a light breakfast like 1/2 cup of greek yoghurt

around 300-400 more for lunch and snacks (fruit, veggies, chicken)

that leaves me between 500-600 for dinner and a treat at night if I have the calories. My low calorie dessert is SF jello...if I have more calories, I can have pudding! :-)

arditarose

I'm at 1800 and transitioning into maintenance/winter hibernation for a bit. I eat 6 times a day. Usually about 300 for breakfast, 200 calories before lunch, 400-600 calorie lunch, afternoon snack around 200, dinner around 400, and the rest is dessert.

hesn92

My goal is set to 1500. I eat 350-400 calories for breakfast and then 400-500 for lunch and dinner. But it varies depending on what it is. I usually eat a snack in the afternoon of some sort like100-200 calories. If I have extra calories left over at the end of the day I just eat a bigger dinner usually.

rozford

this is all very new to me. This App tells me to eat 1350 per day. I'm on day 3.
I spend 4-5 evenings at the gym so this gets increased by 300-500 cal... so anywhere between 1350 and 1850.

gonna have to start eating oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast again.

arditarose

rozford wrote: »

this is all very new to me. This App tells me to eat 1350 per day. I'm on day 3.
I spend 4-5 evenings at the gym so this gets increased by 300-500 cal... so anywhere between 1350 and 1850.

gonna have to start eating oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast again.

Why? What are you eating now?