What is your daily calorie intake? (Mine's 2,300)

Panda_Poptarts

2000.

fahdiz

1500, I eat back some of the exercise calories on lifting days but generally not on cardio days. 5'10", 209.6 lbs (as of this morning), lost just over 15 lbs since February.

4righteousnesssake

smotheredincheese wrote: »

1440, plus exercise. So around 1640 total.
I'm 5'5 and around 133 lbs.
What I wouldn't give to be able to eat 2300

You know what's funny? I hardly ever actually eat that much. I've been trying to get close, but I'm usually around 300-500 calories short.

sbl1881

5'3, 36yrs old. 15 lbs to lose, 1510 cals/day and don't eat back exercise calories

JemPuddleduck

1760 is my MFP setting for losing a pound a week. Started at around 231 pounds and lost around 5 pounds so far. So working nicely and isn't so drastic that I feel hungry. Got a lot more to go

BeYouTiful94

My 1 pound a week goal gives me 1550 calories. I eat 1200-1500. I usually stay lower, around 1200, just cuz I'm not hungry, but will eat all my calories if I'm hungry enough too. I don't eat back exercise calories

Stats:
Female, 5'5.5", 21 years old, 150.0 as of this morning, lightly active as activity level. SW: 169, GW: 145

Midnightgypsy0

Wow! I wish. I've been trying to lose 2 pounds a week. MFP Set me at 1500. Desk job. 59. Male. Walk a couple of miles every day . Arthritic knees prevent most exercise.
Been here for a year. Lost NOTHING. 238 when I started. 236 this morning.

ryry_

6'4 225lbs

2130 + excercise calories for a 1 lb per week loss rate

20yearsyounger

male, 41, 5'10", maintaining 153lbs, ~1950+exercise

yoyeen1981

MFP set me up at 1660 for 0.5lbs/week, sedentary (desk job). Do cardio 3x/week. I don't eat those calories back.

mll58

You all make me feel.... hungry... I'm 5'1" (used to be a little taller), in my late 50s, and have a metabolism built for famine...

At 1000 to 1050 calories and at least 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week (with several hours of hiking, biking, or something on the weekend), I'm losing between .5 and 1 lb weekly. That "never eat less than 1200 calories a day" thing? Don't want to hear about it. I gain at 1200 (even with exercise).

Currently at 164, heading to 148ish -- I'll never be thin, but I look and feel a whole lot healthier there.

kirakinss

2000 (: female 5'5 120 lbs (on good days). It feels high for me too but I'm not gaining so I can't complain. Just trying to maintain at a healthy weight right now. Sure I could lose a couple lbs but honestly it's too much of a hassle for such a small pay off.

wbhurtt

41 Female
142 pounds
5"0
Sedentary
Eating at my maintenance 1750
Recovering from total hysterectomy

JoshuaJarrett

5 foot 9 inches tall just turned 20 male 212lbs was 290 (down 76 lbs)1500 now was 1200 but had negative effects after several month so I pumped it up eased up a lil on workout and back on my way to losing.

olive1968

I'm on the dreaded 1200 plan, trying to add more via activity. 47, 5'4", desk job.

curlyblue21

sbl1881 wrote: »

5'3, 36yrs old. 15 lbs to lose, 1510 cals/day and don't eat back exercise calories

curlyblue21

Same ish stats as me...do you loose weight eating 1500 cals? I've been on 1200 for a while now and loosing weight but seems to be slowing down

GuyVerharen

4000 kcal

SharBear44

Female: 5'1"- weigh 137 with 17-20 lbs to drop. Total caloric intake= 1200

leviathas

Female. 183cm. 170lbs. About 2100

willammoney

1600 net

smantha32

I'm aiming for 1300 to lose, but I seem to be able to go as high as 1600. If I get near 1700-1800 I only maintain.
I'm not always good about staying on track so it's nice that I have some wiggle room.

tomteboda

5'9" , 183 lbs here (down from 270).

I average between 1650-1900 calories on any given week. Yes, it really does vary that much. Lately I've been absolutely ravenous. Now I am going to go earn those calories above my target (1500 + exercise) on a hike so I can enjoy a delicious supper.

DEBOO7

1170+exercise calories that I try not to eat! Have 1kg (2lb) to go to my Atkins goal weight, but 3kg (6lb) to my personal goal weight. Have lost 34kg over the past 2 years. Female, 54 yo, 5'2" at 135 (61.4kg)

ernestrodgers82

4righteousnesssake wrote: »

Hey everyone. Just curious what people are shooting for as far as total calorie intake per day?
Specifically fellow guys, but girls welcome too!
MFP set mine at around 2,300, and I've always thought that sounds a bit high...so what are yours?

2170 that's with a MFP goal of losing 1 lb per week at 6'2" and 250 lbs.

BiggDaddy58

I do between 1200-1400 a day..very low cal diet..but I am older (57) and needed to drop weight fast. I was over 300# I couple the low calorie diet with mainly cardio exercise. I'm sure I'll add calories as my weight drops and add some different exercises as well.

sbl1881

curlyblue21 wrote: »

Same ish stats as me...do you loose weight eating 1500 cals? I've been on 1200 for a while now and loosing weight but seems to be slowing down

I was losing for sure on 1400-1450, but wanted to increase because I started exercising more. I averaged 1.5lbs/week at 1,450 with only working out 2-3 times a week. Feel free to add me or look at my diary. I think it's public. Ignore the last week...major swing from a 2 day binge and now 3 days of getting back on track. Lol

juliebowman4

1200-1400

amusedmonkey

It varies depending on whatever calorie scheduling pattern I'm following. If doing IF I do 800 one day 2000 the next. Currently doing a flat 10,000 calories a week (averages out to 1428 a day) and I just eat to satisfaction 6 days a week, trying to not to stray too high up, then catch up on any extras on the 7th. For example, if I had 6 days of 1600 calories I would eat about 400 calories on the 7th. Those numbers are a base. I do eat back almost all of my exercise calories depending on appetite, so that 400 may actually turn out to be anywhere from 400 to 1400.

I'm 5'6, female and have about 75 more lbs to lose give or take.

4righteousnesssake

That's great, everyone!