How many calories do you eat?
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Male
6'1"
176lb
TDEE cals: around 2500
MFP cals: 2000 (losing 0.5lb/wk)
BF: 11-12% (goal = 10%)
Lifting 6-7 days + cardio 3-4 days0 -
A women *
5'5
120 lbs
Main on -2200-2600 max*
to lose 1650 cals max
suppose to be losing but i prefer to eat at maintenance + somedays
i do not exercise , i Balance my cals throughout the week
i do not know my bf% i careless*
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female, 5'1''
174 pounds
TDEE-500 method (TDEE is around 2350)
I have cheat days, so daily cals avg around 1850 for 1lb loss
37% bf according to scale
daily exercise with stationary bike0 -
Lady
5'10"
TBD (weighing self after 30 days of tracking due to disordered eating and not weighing myself since ED recovery)
NEAT - 1200 calories
BF- no idea and won't find out for awhile
Exercise: walking 5x a week
Next Step: Strength Training!!!0 -
- Male
- 185 cm (6'1")
- 110kg (242 lb) - was 118 kg (260 lb) at start of this year
- Calorie method: Whatever MFP uses, which I guess is NEAT
- 7200 kJ (1700 calories) per day for 6 days; 1 "off day" with around twice the calories
- BF was 38% in Dec 2014 (measured by BodPod) before I started my current program; am guessing it's around 36% now
- Walking dogs 7 days a week; Running 2 days/week; Kettlebells 2 days/week
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Female
5'4"; 219lbs
TDEE (at BMR): 1700
BF: 45.9%
Exercise 6 times a week at 500+
Cardio because I enjoy it, weights to get some strength in there.
Generally I eat at 1200, but I do eat back up to half exercise calories (always leaving that 500 deficit at least) when super hungry.
Workin' well so far.
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Female. 5'1"
Got to about 10lbs from my GW last year, then slacked off and gained some back (crap food + not working out enough), so I'm trying to get the recent gains back off + get all the way down to my GW this time. I'm gonna make it, no doubts.
TDEE - 25% = 1500 daily calorie goal.
Exercise 3-5X a week. Long hikes (90 min - 2 hours average), light to medium weights (still a noob) and adding in biking now for the summer season.
Losing roughly a pound a week right now, sometimes 1.5 a week even. Lost around 25lbs this way last year fairly easily, so just have to do it again and stick it out to the end this time.
I lose so well at 1500 cals a day that I'm beginning to believe I have a higher calorie goal than I think I do (maybe a couple hundred more a day if I wanted to go higher - 1700 for example while still losing). I have a decent amount of muscle leftover still from horseback riding for 12+ years of my childhood and teen years & growing up on a farm made me develop quite a bit as well physically. I can never get my thick thighs and glutes to go away, they're here to stay. I look good and "healthy-thin" at 130, and that's surprising for someone of my height and frame. I looked "unhealthy-thin' at 100-110 when I was that weight before. So either my muscle helps a bit, or there's something else weird going on with my body composition. But for now, I'm OK at my current levels. Nice to have the option if I ever need to push things up a little.0 -
Male
Height: 183cm, 6'
Weight: 90kg, 198lbs
BMR 1800
TDEE usually 3800-4000
Exercise: Running every day, min 2km, max 15km. Lifting 4 days a week on average. Walking 3-4 hours a day.
I eat back all my exercise calories... can't burn that much without eating.0 -
Female
5'3.5"
107lbs
NEAT
This week it's set at 1300 (I hit maintenance so I'm trying to find my number), but I eat back no more than half of my exercise calories. It depends on how hungry I am.
Cardio: 6 days a week (35 minutes-2 hours depending on my distance goal that day), Strength training: 5 days a week (around 30-45 minutes depending on how long it takes me to get through the machines), and one rest day.
BF% is 13.4% as of Monday.
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Male
5'10.5"
155-160
NEAT
2300 calories/day net to maintain my weight. I currently average about 3000 calories a day.
10% BF
Run 6 days a week, currently 45 miles/week, plus a 5x5 heavy lifting program twice a week.0 -
KCoolBeanz wrote: »Female
5'0"
178.1 lbs
TDEE (cut between 15-20%)
2150
BF 26.7
Train 3 x week, and I gave up deliberate cardio. I hike when it's nice out because I enjoy it.
Maybe I’m reading this wrong - do you mean your TDEE is 2150, or that’s what you eat? I ask because I’ve been playing with the IIFYM calculator all day and I don’t think 2150 would be 12-20% less than your TDEE. I hope you don’t mind me asking.
I don't mind at all! I eat 2150 a day. My TDEE is 2560ish. I lift pretty intensely, so for me, that's accurate.
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shadow2soul wrote: »chanellecherington wrote: »shadow2soul wrote: »Female
5'4.5"
147.5 today (low is 145.9)
NEAT
1230+ exercise/fitbit adjustments (current average is 2013 calories consumed per day)
27.5% - 32% (BF% depends on which scale you ask. I have 2. One says 31.6% and the other says 27.5%. 3-point caliper measurement 28%.)
Stronglifts 5x5 3 times a week
Zombies,Run!5k training 2 times a week (sometimes 3, depends on if I can get up to the gym 5 or 6 days that week)
Random cardio and yoga at home when I feel like it
If it's nice out I will also get out the double stroller and walk my boys to the park (which is fun and yet sucks because of all the hills). The route I take to the park will vary depending on how I'm feeling and traffic. The shortest path (a little over a quarter of a mile) has the worst hills and is by the high school and middle school, so if I decide to take them around 3pm or so that route isn't a good option.
Do you find that your fitbit motivates you to move more for more calories to consume? Also, how much are you losing per week on average?
Yes. Very much so. When I first got a Fitbit in 2013, I was really Sedentary. I mean I knew at the time I was Sedentary. I just didn't realize how bad I really was until I got a Fitbit. Fitbit was taking away calories even when MFP was on Sedentary. That's a real eye opener when you aren't even meeting what MFP predicts your Sedentary calorie burn to be. On a good day, exercise would actually bring my calorie burn to Sedentary level (so 0 adjustment).
Now, I've changed my activity level to Lightly Active on MFP and I still get a positive adjustment of 200-300 calories on days I don't workout.
As for weight loss:
**The 10 month part, is from the end of my last pregnancy
edit: Oh and ignore the weights on that chart. They are "Trend Weights". My trend weight is always higher than then my scale weight by 1-2lbs (which will probably change once I actually move to maintain).
THANK YOU! This is the best explaination/example anyone has ever given me and I've been doing a ton of research on it. Super helpful!
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KCoolBeanz wrote: »KCoolBeanz wrote: »Female
5'0"
178.1 lbs
TDEE (cut between 15-20%)
2150
BF 26.7
Train 3 x week, and I gave up deliberate cardio. I hike when it's nice out because I enjoy it.
Maybe I’m reading this wrong - do you mean your TDEE is 2150, or that’s what you eat? I ask because I’ve been playing with the IIFYM calculator all day and I don’t think 2150 would be 12-20% less than your TDEE. I hope you don’t mind me asking.
I don't mind at all! I eat 2150 a day. My TDEE is 2560ish. I lift pretty intensely, so for me, that's accurate.
Ooooh okay, cool. Now I get it, thanks for clarifying! I’m considering upping my calories to help with my lifting, so I hear you
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Female
5' 2
141 (SW: 148)
NEAT + fitbit adjustments
1700 cals - Average intake in the last 30 days but depends on how active I've been that day. Can vary from 1400-2000.
BF% - No idea!
I go to the gym about 3 or 4 times a week. I usually do about 30-45 mins of cardio - a 2 mile run most days and some time on the stepper. I also added in some weight training as well recently. I plan to slowly increase my running distance over time.
I also walk as much as possible. Usually 10,000-15,000 steps Mon-Thur and 15,000-25,000 steps fri-sat. (Thats including my workout steps).0 -
Female, 5'2, 225
NEAT
1800-2800, usually about 2400
Eat back exercise at 50% MFP suggestions, or 75% HRM calculations
BF 45%
Work out 5x a week - 3x cardio/strength, 2x swim; walk 4+ x a week - ~3miles, plus active job 12-25hours per week0 -
Female
5'8"
149lbs
Eating about 1700-1800 calories daily
Do heavy weights 5 days a week mixed with yoga twice a week and volleyball once a week
before every workout I do moderate pace on the step mill for 30mins that is approx. 300 calories burned
Body fat is 22% right now...aiming for 20% for the summer0 -
I'm in maintenance now.
5'2 female 121.7lbs
Maintenance no exercise my goal is 1530.
However I usually eat anywhere from 1700-2300 depending on exercise. I get the most on my long run days.
3 months on maintenance and holding between 119-124 so I'm doing good!0 -
Female
5'1
113 lbs
1,000-1,200 calories per day
30-45 minute ab workout 4-5x per week
30-45 minute thigh+butt workouts 3-4x per week
20-60 minute Yoga sequence 4-7x per week
Recently started jogging 3-4x per week (average mile is 9 minutes but I just started last week)0 -
Female
5'4" 50 YO
180 lbs
BF 40%
1200 calories per day
Pilates 1 hour twice a week, lap swimming 1 x per week, Walking 60 minutes 3-4 times a week.
I don't eat back exercise calories (unless I am earning them intentionally to increase calories for special occasion) and have lost 20 lbs since January 4.0 -
Female
5'8
160
I eat about 2100 a day but I'm around goal so trying to find my maintenance level. MFP maintenance is 1780 based on sedentary and yes I eat my exercise
I generally work out 3 times a week..cardio and weights, twice alone for about 45 mins, once with a trainer for 80 mins, and I walk 5 miles a day and always wear a fitbit
I'm still slowly dropping though0 -
Female
5'6"
150
TDEE
2450 (to maintain)
BF around 27-29%
Work out 6 times a week (3x full body lifting, 1 extra lower body only lifting, 2x incline walking on treadmill ~45 minutes)0 -
Female
5'6"
TDEE - 1900
Eat - 1900
BF around 27%
Work out 6 times a week (3x cardio, 3x compound lifts)0 -
Female
5'6"
182.8
NEAT
Net is 1400. I'm set at sedentary due to a desk job. I workout 5-6 days a week, cardio, and I take the lower of the MFP number and the machine number and halve it. Lately I've been eating back 250 calories on a 45 minute workout, so I consume about 1650. I think my actual goal is like 1480, but I put in a slight buffer for miscalculations. I have been averaging a 1 lb loss per week for the last 11 weeks.
No idea what my BF is! Once I drop more weight I am going to incorporate weight training and maybe hire a trainer.0 -
-female/36 years old (two years into maintenance)
-5'6"
-124.5lbs
-my maintenance plan has been 16:8IF and some mental CICO math (would aim for 1,500-2,200 calories and it all kind of evened out over a week's time). However, I just started tracking again and eating at a deficit, of 1,350 calories yesterday, to take care of some weight creep. Will only be doing this short term though (want to get back down to 120lbs) I also just started a low carb/grain free elimination type diet, to see if it helps with some health issues I have (60ish grams of carbs a day right now and 0 grains)
-BF: About a year ago and it was around 17%. I've gained a few pounds since then though (think I was 117lb when I had it checked), so I'm sure it's gone up a bit.
-Don't follow a structured exercise regiment. I recently finished a 100 push-up challenge and now I'm doing a 200 squats challenge. Besides that I usually walk a couple miles a week.0 -
Female
5'5
Averaging about 1550 per day but probably should be closer to 1650 per day, per my fitbit's added eating calories at 10k steps/day. Having occasional appetite problems. >_<
BF% hasn't been checked recently.
Weight: 159ish
GW: 140ish
I may have to bump my eating up to about 1700 cal or more per day once I start lifting again, but I'm keeping an eye on my appetite and trying to keep my eating in line with my exercise.0 -
Female
5'6"
127
TDEE (Currently eating at TDEE)
2400
BF 17%
Work out 5 times a week (lifting ONLY)0 -
Female
5'6"
currently 201-3 lbs
NEAT and eat back exercise calories (a standard 50 cals per weightlifting session and -100 calories of what garmin tell me I burned for a run)
BF% - dont know a guess would be 40-45%
run 4 days a week and lift 2
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5'11
Female
149 lbs
Follow MFP maintenance for sedentary: 1840
What I usually end up eating: around 1400-1600 (working on eating more, but I'm a creature of habit!)
The only exercise I currently get is when it's nice, walks after work. But it's April in Oh and it's been raining every day this week! Will start kettlebell workouts at home soon.
Lost 17lbs from Dec. 2015 till now. Tried to start maintaining at 152 - kept losing.0 -
Sex: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170 pounds
Intake: 2050-31500 -
I'll toss mine out there
Male
5'11"
188
NEAT (don't eat back unless I'm starving)
2000
BF 22%
Work out 3x's per week (Insanity Max30 & TRX)0
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