How Many Calories are you eating?

creeunit

Hello! I've been wondering how many calories are you eating?

I've done a lot of the bmr equations and my average for my weight, size and lean mass is 2700 calories. The karch mccardle is what I'm going with and with how much I work out a week, I've given myself a 1.5 multiplier. Which would be about 3100 calories, so I've been eating 2300 and I'm still hungry. I guess my question is how much do you eat given your weight and size and lean mass.
I weigh 299 lbs.
I'm 6'1"
And my body fat % is 42%.

williams969

Why an 800 calorie deficit? A lot of people get hungry with such a steep cut.

pensierobello

I'm a woman who weighs c.188, I'm 5'2 and I'm not sure how much my body fat % is - at the gym they said it was probably around yours, but then they also said the machine has huge swings in accuracy, so...

I eat 1400, but then I'm a lady, so I need less, and I supplement with exercise, so I often eat more than that, though I only eat half my exercise calories back.

williams969

Also, I think your numbers are a bit off. I think perhaps you meant 2070 BMR? That's what I get from K-M calculations. Put your numbers in here, 3-5/moderate is a 1.55 multiplier, close to what you report as your activity: http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/#results

creeunit

Yeah, that's what I'm trying to figure out, for a big guy, if any one else has similar calories goals.

GhostdogX

Try to cut carbs not calories . Get them off it first two meals . Breakfast only proteins and healty fatsTry eat 5 times .less carbs will benefit with no sugar spike/insuline rush what cousing feeling of hunger try get loads fiber in it diet they give u feeling of fullness , carbs only complex , no white bread, pastas only wholemeal . Basmati rice ,wholemeal pastas , many more ways. Low intensity cardio around 65% of it max heat rate plus deficit of 500 cal a day. Don't eat it cardio deficit.

J72FIT

I like Alan Aragon's formula.

Goal weight x (hours of exercise + 9.5)

So for example mine is...

180 x (5+9.5)

180 x 14.5 = 2610

2610 per day...

sissoujoysme

Why not try the ketogenic diet.....check the macros for your body weight.....you will not be hungry I promise you....good luck

ana3067

sissoujoysme wrote: »

Why not try the ketogenic diet.....check the macros for your body weight.....you will not be hungry I promise you....good luck

Why are you arbitrarily recommending this when all OP wanted to know what how much people eat? Considering I eat nearly as much as OP, at 157lbs and female, I can see why he'd be hungry.

OP, I am 5'7, 157lbs, work out ~4-5hrs a week (most of that is lifting weights), lightly active in my normal life, and I'm eating 2100 to lose ~0.5lb/weelk. But I've lost 1lb/week for the last 2 weeks on this number so I'll likely be raising it to 2200-2300 next Monday if my weight stays at 157 or drops lower; I've been a bit hungry myself, so there is a chance my calories are too low.

I used the health-calc.com calculator for my TDEE guesstimate, and used a number for a while to monitor. With a 0.5lb/week goal that's 10% below maintenance, but my results indicate 20% below maintenance, so the equations aren't always correct.

cityruss

6ft, 168lbs, 17%bf

I'm currently reversing back up to maintenance after a cut, currently consuming 2600-2800 a day, not far from maintenance, but still seeing a very small weekly loss.

That's with a busy non-work life, a non-sitting down job and 4/5 2 hour gym sessions of mixed cardio and weights a week.

Zedeff

GhostdogX wrote: »

Try to cut carbs not calories . Get them off it first two meals . Breakfast only proteins and healty fatsTry eat 5 times .less carbs will benefit with no sugar spike/insuline rush what cousing feeling of hunger try get loads fiber in it diet they give u feeling of fullness , carbs only complex , no white bread, pastas only wholemeal . Basmati rice ,wholemeal pastas , many more ways. Low intensity cardio around 65% of it max heat rate plus deficit of 500 cal a day. Don't eat it cardio deficit.

coughbullshitcough

ana3067

GhostdogX wrote: »

Try to cut carbs not calories . Get them off it first two meals . Breakfast only proteins and healty fatsTry eat 5 times .less carbs will benefit with no sugar spike/insuline rush what cousing feeling of hunger try get loads fiber in it diet they give u feeling of fullness , carbs only complex , no white bread, pastas only wholemeal . Basmati rice ,wholemeal pastas , many more ways. Low intensity cardio around 65% of it max heat rate plus deficit of 500 cal a day. Don't eat it cardio deficit.

what the frack is this

lindseyrenee8

2000. My bmr is 3000. Im not hungry. I load up on protein.

arditarose

Apparently too many.

shadow2soul

My average is in the 1800's. Depending on the day, my normal range is 1600-2000 (sometimes more sometimes less).
5'4.5"
F
152lbs
Average weight lost for the past 5 months is 1.34lbs per week
Average weight lost for the past quarter is 1.13lbs per week
Average weight lost for the past month is 0.98lbs per week

KingofWisdom

I've been messing around with different calorie amounts. Most recently I was using 2150 calories, the calorie allowance I'm given when I set up MFP for me to lose half a pound each week. But with default macros, I found that no matter how many calories I ate, I just wasn't getting enough protein to satisfy my hunger. Since then, I've gone back down to 1600 calories and increased the protein ratio to 45%. I'm only 5'5", so 1600 calories is a fair amount (plus, I don't get much exercise). I might end up increasing my calories by a little more too, whatever works. Once I can afford a gym membership with the little cash I get from working part time, I'll start exercising again. I just got really tired of walking/running around the neighborhood, and my house doesn't really have the room for exercise equipment.

lemurcat12

creeunit wrote: »

Hello! I've been wondering how many calories are you eating?

I've done a lot of the bmr equations and my average for my weight, size and lean mass is 2700 calories. The karch mccardle is what I'm going with and with how much I work out a week, I've given myself a 1.5 multiplier. Which would be about 3100 calories, so I've been eating 2300 and I'm still hungry. I guess my question is how much do you eat given your weight and size and lean mass.
I weigh 299 lbs.
I'm 6'1"
And my body fat % is 42%.

2300 seems reasonable, but if you want to do a more gradual cut 2600 might be easier.

I weigh 125 now and am doing around 1800 (about a 250 cut, since I'm close to goal, I'm pretty active). I did 1250 when I was fatter, which was a 1000 cut, and was okay on that, but now I couldn't manage it.

FitPhillygirl

I eat between 1780 and 2040 calories depending on my activity level for the day.

joepratt503

6'1 202lb, I am eating right at 2000 calories a day, about 1400 net and getting good results.

My advice, even though it will take longer, slow step into your calorie deficit. Yes it adds weeks to your goal but its a far sight better than shock-n-awe.

Katerina9408

creeunit wrote: »

Hello! I've been wondering how many calories are you eating?

I've done a lot of the bmr equations and my average for my weight, size and lean mass is 2700 calories. The karch mccardle is what I'm going with and with how much I work out a week, I've given myself a 1.5 multiplier. Which would be about 3100 calories, so I've been eating 2300 and I'm still hungry. I guess my question is how much do you eat given your weight and size and lean mass.
I weigh 299 lbs.
I'm 6'1"
And my body fat % is 42%.

161 sm , 48 kg, workout every day for 1 h and am usually at approx 350-400 deficit ( I usually eat approx. 1300 cal most of the days or something like this). I think that it works out for me.

Katerina9408

when I go to maintain mode I might increase the cal

970Mikaela1

Last body fat test was 13.6. Bod pod.
Eat 2100 on non lift days ~200 calorie deficit.
Eat 2300 or so on days I lift. (3-4 times a week.)
I weigh 165-170.

foursirius

Im 6'0 225 and take in between ~2000 and ~2600 depending on where i am in carb cycling. Just for reference this is about a 20% deficit for when im trying to maintain.