How many calories do YOU eat?

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  • Elle_Marie_Fit
    Elle_Marie_Fit Posts: 138 Member
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    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,572 Member
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    Elle_Marie_Fit wrote: »
    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.

    I assume the poster you are most likely questioning is bulking.
  • Elle_Marie_Fit
    Elle_Marie_Fit Posts: 138 Member
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    Thank you bbell.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
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    1900
  • Steelpit202
    Steelpit202 Posts: 51 Member
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    I've been averaging around 2,600 or so lately, I often come a little short of my actual calorie goal (2,650) and often fail to eat back exercise calories. I may need to up my intake to 2,800 or so.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited February 2018
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    Back when I posted 6 months ago I hadn't been logging and was mostly estimating. But with more accurate tracking now, 2100-2300 is about maintenance for me at 120 lbs. I have a desk job and do 2-3 hours of cardio a week plus some lifting.
  • caiteh86
    caiteh86 Posts: 243 Member
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    Losing steadily at 1700-1800 cals a day
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    Elle_Marie_Fit wrote: »
    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.

    It depends on the posters, but i know a lot of women who only workout a few days a week are at higher calories than you. I guess id ask how active you are (including exercise), what your stats are, and how much you are losing per week at 1200.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
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    sardelsa wrote: »
    Too many haha

    My original answer still stands! :p
  • philsy1
    philsy1 Posts: 104 Member
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    I'm a 64 year-old man, 6'2" tall. I still have 3 lbs to lose, maybe more. I'm at -1.4 lbs per week with about 1600 calories ingested a day and about 2500 calories per week in aerobic exercise. The charts tell me maintenance calories will be around 2050. Sometimes I wish I was losing 40 years instead of 40 lbs!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
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    5’10”, up to 170 now, and gain has stalled with 3150 per day. Going to be bumping to 3400 next week, after I get some things straight with my doctor.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
    edited February 2018
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    2100-2600 maintaining
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
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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 find 2900 is not a lot of food...even worse is when I see women eating at 1200 calories, I don't know how they do it, I would be starving to death. When I was cutting at 2400 calories, I thought that was little food.
  • KaduParga
    KaduParga Posts: 26 Member
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    Starting 5000 daily this week. I was eating between 4000-4500 and did not gain fat so going up some calories
  • klrenn
    klrenn Posts: 245 Member
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    Right now I’m bulking on 1800. I just added cardio back in so I can eat a bit more.
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
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    KaduParga wrote: »
    Starting 5000 daily this week. I was eating between 4000-4500 and did not gain fat so going up some calories

    Holy *kitten*! 5000? That's double my average intake!
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    Bulking, I'm eating a measly 2500 :'(
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
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    imfornd wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Bulking, I'm eating a measly 2500 :'(

    Everyone's body has different requirements

    Understood, but I would be much happier eating 3500.

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