How many Calories are you eating?

Jancandoit7

According to MFP I should be eating 1460 calories a day (1 lb per week loss) I cut it to an even 1400- this is quite doable. Tried to cut to 1200- nope, not gonna happen
I also focus on getting all my fiber grams per day which helps-

So wondering what you folks are eating for calories

LVNF04

I have it set at 1200, but depending on if I have a opportunity to eat it usually goes over or way under. I am very physically active.

misnomer1

Net intake 1950. Maintenance is 2500. Planning to up intake to 2200.

jayemes

44 y/o female
SW 205
CW 185
GW south of 170

I start with 1460 and then eat back 50-75% of my exercise calories, so I wind up eating 1400-1800 daily
I'm set to lose 1 pounds a week and I'm doing that pretty consistently since I started at the beginning of June

FeelingAlive

I'm currently maintaining a 1200 (or slightly below) calorie intake. This is quite easy for me as I stack up on vegetables (300-500g), that makes my stomach feel physically very, very full. Late at nights I become quite hungry, but by keeping myself busy (studies) it's not too difficult to overcome. I will increase the calorie intake once I start doing exercises, but due to a knee injury I would like to lose a few kg's before doing so, just to relief the strain.

claudiawalsh1

1200 for two years now and only lost 5 lbs all summer, feeling quite stuck....7 lbs to goal. any tips on breaking this plateau would be appreciated.

OliveGirl128

I'm maintaining a lower bmi, 19.9ish, and my calorie intake is around 1,600 a day.

deannalfisher

i maintain on 2600ish a day (female, 5'3", 149lbs)

bribucks

I lose about 0.5lb/week on 1300. (I also eat more on gym days, around 1450ish). Female, 5'3", 116lbs. I will be going into maintenance/recomp soon and I estimate my maintenance to be around 1520.

firef1y72

jperreault57 wrote: »

According to MFP I should be eating 1460 calories a day (1 lb per week loss) I cut it to an even 1400- this is quite doable. Tried to cut to 1200- nope, not gonna happen
I also focus on getting all my fiber grams per day which helps-

So wondering what you folks are eating for calories

I'm currently taking a diet break, but when I was losing as a 5'2", 45yo female 150lb, I managed to lose 1.5lb week before last eating 2500-3000 Calories a day. But my activity level is anything but average, I burn anything from 1000-2000 Active Calories (that the Garmin gives me which is far more conservative than the Fitbit) and occasionally a little more (half marathon alone gives me 1600)

TavistockToad

I'm currently maintaining on net 1900 cals (5ft5, 136lbs female)

CindyWard2

1290 is what MFP gave me as a goal...I eat back 50% - 75% of my exercise calories....most days net between 1350 - 1500 calories.

__TMac__

I'm 5'10", 182 lbs, sedentary, and set to lose 1 lb/wk, which means MFP set me at 1400+ cals per day. I log my exercise cals and usually (but not always) eat them. I'm losing as expected.

amylouise1997hull

Just started out on 1200 calories a day. Finding it hard to eat enough to not feel hungry but not go over my calories

busyPK

1530 calories plus eat back half or all of my workout calories. 31yo, 169lbs

tinkerbellang83

Losing on 1600 net (normally eating between 2000-2400 on active days)
34, F, 5'8" 220lbs average loss when I am behaving myself is 1lb per week.

alondrakayy

5ft 7in
25 yrs old
I weight 142.4 lbs as of this morning
Currently on a 12 week cut - eating 1750 cals a day
Average weight loss 1 lbs a week

lexmb1

Female, 45, 5'7'', 154 lbs. I eat 1350 on non workout days and up to 1900 on workout days. I just started 3 weeks ago and am losing between 0.5 to 1 lb a week.

jdlobb

Male, 31, 6'0", 253 lbs, 1400 calories, 70C/70F/123P

Don't eat back exercise calories

averaging about 1.5 to 2 lbs per week. 22 pounds in the last 12 weeks.

estherdragonbat

My base is 1380, but apart from purposeful exercise, I'm pretty sedentary. Thing is, I've been shooting for at least 2 hours walking every day (or an hour on the fitness glider, or some combination) plus a full-body light dumbbell workout three times a week that takes over an hour. So, MFP routinely tells me I'm burning anywhere from about 650 to 1000 calories/day. I eat back about half of those.

So, in general, I'm probably having 1700-1800/day and losing anywhere from 0.6 to 1.8/week

Not bad for Female, 45, 5'3" currently 174.6 lbs, down from a high of 254

TavistockToad

jdlobb wrote: »

Male, 31, 6'0", 253 lbs, 1400 calories, 70C/70F/123P

Don't eat back exercise calories

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