How many calories do YOU eat?

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  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
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    Last 4wks have avged 4200. Near maintenance.
    Currently 195.
    Was at 6-6500 when I hit my PR weight of 207lb.
    Basically all day eating :|
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    filbo132 wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    filbo132 wrote: »
    Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
    1200-1250 to cut.
    ~2750 to maintain.
    Bulking ranges anywhere from a 2900-3800/day average, depending upon the speed at which I want to gain. Low end for 0.2-0.3/week, high end for 0.7-1. It maths out weird, but basically the more I eat, the more I end up moving, so it gets more and more difficult to keep a surplus.

    Did you say that you cut at 1200 calories....that's way too low for a man unless you have the shittiest metabolism in the world.

    There are several people in this section that follow Lyle's RFL, PSMF or other protocols. I'd say, it would be the exception....

    I am curious to know what that program and it's diet is all about, not that I would follow, I would just shoot myself if I had to eat that low.

    Details of my protocol are in the thread that I mentioned in my last post.

    TL;DR- 2g/lbs. LBM protein, 3g fish oil, supps for micros, and nothing else. I run it for two weeks at a time, and average ten to twelve pounds shed in that timeframe, and had zero strength loss in my last one, which just finished about two weeks ago now.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
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    Around 1700-1800 to cut. I'd need around 2200 to maintain. I'm 5'1 and 120 right now and trying to lose some vanity weight. 55 years old and very active.
  • fancyface1955
    fancyface1955 Posts: 90 Member
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    Wow! I'm blown away by these numbers!! My max is 1200- lately I haven't even been eating 1000! I'm just not that hungry and I don't eat back my calories from my workout. I'm 5'3 and 125.
  • pbryan66
    pbryan66 Posts: 6 Member
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    MFP has set 1220 for me to lose, but I get REALLY hungry on that caloric intake. I do much better on the days when I spend an hour working out and can add 300-350 calories, and I ALWAYS eat them back. Seems the only way I can stay on track!
  • wazo_1616
    wazo_1616 Posts: 1 Member
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    Currently weighing in at about 64kg (never been above 60 in my life) and this is after about 6 months of constantly eating 5-6k calories, still new to this so trying to work out where my macros are meant to be, have changed from hypotrophy style of training to more strength based in the past few weeks and feel/look like i have put on size but the actual weight gain has been minimal...feel like i have the worlds fastest metabolism
  • ellustiina
    ellustiina Posts: 24 Member
    edited August 2017
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    1930 kcal is goal, depending on my activity, it usually goes over than that.
    Trying to gain weight and build lean muscle. 40/40/20 ratio.
    128 lbs, 5ft8in, goal is to get weight around 132lbs
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
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    I try to eat my recommendation plus 75% of exercize calories. Sometimes I go higher, sometimes lower depending on how I feel during the day.
  • trish2016
    trish2016 Posts: 156 Member
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    I eat 1500 kals per day sometimes 1600 I want to lose 2lb per week the MFP tells me to only eat 1200 but that wont work for me I do regular exercise plus I am not a small framed person. I weigh 15st 8lbs at the moment lost 2lb last week and have lost 2 stone since January, my next goal is 2 stone by May 18 so my question is am I eating too many kals ?
  • lindyyy87
    lindyyy87 Posts: 35 Member
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    I'm currently trying to find out how much I can eat and still lose. I was eating 1200 for five months and nearly lost my mind- I had a good amount to lose (20 pounds).

    I got up to about 1800 calories by adding 100 calories every week and my weight has stayed the same. Right now I'm at 1600 and losing, and I plan to get back up to 1800 again to see what happens.

    I'm 5'3 and currently 124 pounds, trying to get down to 115. I strength train 5 days per week with minimal cardio.
  • MegAmanda12
    MegAmanda12 Posts: 5 Member
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    I'm at 2500 calories a day to slowly gain weight. I want to gain around 15-20lbs. I have a very high metabolism & come from a petite family.
  • FitRican
    FitRican Posts: 98 Member
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    leanitup123 wrote: »
    curious.

    I am at 195 LBS.
    Currently I eat between 1200-1300 calories / day between Monday thru Thursday and about 2500 Frida-Sunday, Very low fat, about 200 GM protein daily.


  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,345 Member
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    I am maintaining on almost 2000 cals.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
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    I am 5'7". I am trying to cut a bit right now at 1700-1800 cal. From March-October I bike commute 30 min each way on top of my normal lifting etc. and then I eat around 2200-2400 to maintain 140-145 lb.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
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    3200 calories...I am bulking
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    CJ_Holmes wrote: »
    I am 5'7". I am trying to cut a bit right now at 1700-1800 cal. From March-October I bike commute 30 min each way on top of my normal lifting etc. and then I eat around 2200-2400 to maintain 140-145 lb.

    Ugh so jealous. I need to get more active.
  • Iwantahealthierme30
    Iwantahealthierme30 Posts: 293 Member
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    1610 to lose
    1800-2100 to maintain
  • FloridaFisher
    FloridaFisher Posts: 19 Member
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    2900 presently. I'm eating everything I can, and jesus christ it hurts. I have no clue how some of you do 3k-4k every day. Insulin shot and coma?
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
    edited February 2018
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    FloridaFisher wrote: »
    2900 presently. I'm eating everything I can, and jesus christ it hurts. I have no clue how some of you do 3k-4k every day. Insulin shot and coma?

    I don't know. I think 2500 calories is easy. I can't imagine another 400 killing me.

    ETA I can only eat 1800 to maintain so this makes me sad.

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