Calories you eat with weight loss totals

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  • Briargrey
    Briargrey Posts: 498 Member
    1. About 1700-1800/day (set at 1400 + calorie eatback for exercise, and TDEE method puts me around 1750 so I try to keep it around there) - some days I'm closer to 1400, some days I'm way over - it's all a balance!
    2. Yes, but I don't use MFP's calorie burn #s. I round down from what the machine gives me, if I'm using a machine (assuming they overestimate too but MFP REALLY does), and I drastically round down if I'm using the MFP #s. I also don't eat them all back - I try to keep myself under 1800 (TDEE - 20%) most days.
    3. 126 pounds in 18 months, last 6 months of not really tracking/paying attention = maintaining mostly (gained about 3 pounds, which all things considered is pretty awesome for me)

    I'd like to hit 145 at some point this year, but I'm taking it slow and not stressing out.
  • overin2015
    overin2015 Posts: 94 Member
    Thanks to all of you for posting. This has been so encouraging. The success is fantastic and you should all be SO proud!
  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
    1200cal/5024kj
    I eat half back
    I've lost 44lbs/20.1kg since Jan 4th (12 weeks ago this Sunday)

    The weight dropped off quickly at the start. I averaged 4lbs per week for about 8 weeks. Slowing down now.
  • nicoleromine
    nicoleromine Posts: 92 Member
    1. Between 2200 - 2400 calories a day.
    2. Sort of. I use the TDEE method.
    3. 65 pounds in 7 months. I then bulked for 14 weeks, and I just started my cut.
  • Angierae75
    Angierae75 Posts: 417 Member
    1. 1410
    2. Yes, I eat what my Fitbit gives me (I am set to sedentary but walk 10k steps a day most days, so it gives me 300-400 more)
    3. 24 pounds in 25.5 weeks, but it hasn't been linear.

    My goal was 1 lb per week.
  • GetThatRunnersHigh
    GetThatRunnersHigh Posts: 112 Member
    1. 1200 while losing, 1500 maintaining (sedentary work).
    2. 25% back while losing, 50-75% maintaining.
    3. 48 pounds in 24 weeks. Restricted too much to average 2 lb/week weight loss during those last 6 weeks, strongly do not recommend.
  • MrsRuh
    MrsRuh Posts: 9
    Last year:
    Lost 15 lbs in 3 months
    1200 Calories, no exercise, no energy. holidays came and I failed myself. Gained 10 of those pounds back.

    Two weeks ago:
    Decided to give it a different approach.
    Hired a trainer/nutritionist and adjusted my macro split
    1200 calories base
    5 days of exercise, eat back at least half of my exercise, mostly protein though
    4lbs down so far and my energy is through the roof
  • overin2015
    overin2015 Posts: 94 Member
    Thanks for sharing everyone. This info is so helpful for all of us starting out and trying to find goals.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    edited March 2015
    1)1500 (by choice. MFP would have me on 1690 sedentary)
    2)Some of them, only if I need to. I'm getting out of the habit of eating when I don't need to.
    3)15 lbs in 9 weeks
  • saires_au
    saires_au Posts: 175 Member
    Current 1650 calories a day
    I eat exercise calories if I want something above my total so about 30-50% depending on the week
    Weight loss 13.2kg in 12 weeks 8.6kg to lose

    I have actually been increasing my calories as I go to make this lifestyle change more sustainable to me. Started at 1450 calories. We i gloss goal is set to 0.5kg per week

  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    1. Calories I eat: Whatever I want. Some days that's 1400. Some days that's 3000. Most days that's about 1800-ish.

    2. Lol. I'd weigh 1400 pounds if I did.

    3. Goal: Abs. Abdominals. Rectus Andominis... however long it takes. *Hugely* dependent on 1.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    1. What are your daily calorie goals currently it is 1270
    2. Do you eat your exercise points I usually eat some of them
    3. Total weight loss and time to lose it I am down 18.5 lbs and it has been about 5.5 months since I started counting calories


  • JordisTSM
    JordisTSM Posts: 359 Member
    1. Currently 1680
    2. Log them but don't eat them back, may do later on.
    3. 37lbs in just under 3 months.
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    1. 1800
    2. only half
    3. 3 pounds in 35 days (but i lost a good inch from my waist and hips)
  • Amanda4change
    Amanda4change Posts: 620 Member
    1) calorie goal varies between 1440-1900
    2) sometimes, I go back and forth between The TDEE method and NEAT methods (I get my burns from a HRM and usually eat between 50-75%.
    3 I've lost 31.5 pounds in 6 months (though I took a few breaks totally about 6 weeks due to kidney issues).
  • lindaloo1213
    lindaloo1213 Posts: 283 Member
    1. range from 1700-2100
    2. rarely
    3. 68.5# in 6 months
  • duddysdad
    duddysdad Posts: 403 Member
    1. 1400 calories
    2. I don't exercise
    3. 83.2 pounds in 4 months
  • fannydazzle
    fannydazzle Posts: 16 Member
    1. 1580 calories
    2. I eat around 25-50% of my exercise calories
    3. 9kg/almost 20lbs in 60 days

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