How many calories do you eat in a day?

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  • majica8
    majica8 Posts: 210 Member
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    Female 5ft6.5", 184lbs with another 40 minimum to lose.
    I aim for 1550 NET so depends how much exercise I've done. If I burn 2-300 exercising then I tend to eat it all back but if it's higher I still only tend to eat 2-300 back so net around 1250.
  • dianeb613
    dianeb613 Posts: 121 Member
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    Female - 72 years old
    5'6"
    Exercise 5 days a week - walking, treadmill
    Weekends I relax...LOL after working 5 days a week I have no desire to go out of my way to exercise
    1200 to 1400 calories a day

    Am very close to the weight I want to be.
  • princesstoadstool82
    princesstoadstool82 Posts: 371 Member
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    I aim for 2233 thats my tdee -15%..... im 30 5'0 and 104 kgs :)
  • Kadje
    Kadje Posts: 50 Member
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    Female
    58 years old
    Sedentary
    5' 8"
    CW: 170
    GW: 135

    Slowly *gaining* on 1500 calories a day, so am reducing it to 1300 starting today!
  • Danilynn1975
    Danilynn1975 Posts: 294 Member
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    38 years old.
    5'7"
    SW: 209
    GW: 145 and decide from there
    CW: 157.

    calories vary depending on the type of food I feel like eating that day. If I am in a veggie mood, protein (meat mood) or if I am in slacker mode and don't feel like prepping anything.

    If I am in a veggie mood, I probably don't calorie wise eat enough to keep from getting slammed. But seriously check the macros on that day and all of them are nailed and I am stuffed.

    If I am in a protein, eat all the meat anywhere near me day, I eat at or slightly above goal calories. Macros suffer on key vitamins on those days, because if that mood hits, I can assure you the veggies are not appealing.

    If I am in slacker mode for the day, it's a mixed bag of results, Sometimes it is way over, sometimes it is under, sometimes it just barely squeaks to the correct number. Macros though are all taking a hit.

    So it really all depends on the sort of mood I am in.

    Answer: it varies and depends on the day.

    However I reached the point for me of making a point to not eat beyond my stomach's signals for food. After a year of this I really can tell when it's hunger. Only 12 pounds to go!
  • tarachamp
    tarachamp Posts: 41 Member
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    Female
    37y
    190#
    Lift 60 min+ 20 minute HIT cardio (running biking) 3xwk
    One long run 5+miles a week
    TDEE - 15% = 2100cals a day
  • Kayden1986
    Kayden1986 Posts: 189 Member
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    female
    5'4
    130ish..
    work out 7 days a week, weights and cardio
    I eat 1600 / 1700 a day I think.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
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    Female
    41
    5'6"
    280 lbs
    130ish to go

    I'm eating between 1630 and 2130 calories. Those are my lose 2 lbs and lose 1 lb per week numbers. I eat back at least a portion of any exercise calories so I at least net the lower number.
  • Apatheticme93
    Apatheticme93 Posts: 19 Member
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    Female
    5'0
    147Ib's
    I try to do various cardio. (Zumba, Yoga, Walking, Biking)
    1,200-1,300 calories a day, depending on what i have to eat back from workout.
  • ritchiedrama
    ritchiedrama Posts: 1,304 Member
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    Right now..

    2100 calories
    5'6
    142 lbs
    24 years old
  • jlclabo
    jlclabo Posts: 588 Member
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    Male
    38
    5'9"
    273cw
    200-210gw
    2000 cals (protein 40%, carbs 30%, fat 30%) 15/9 intermittent fasting
    i lift heavy 5-7 days a week. mainly depends on just how heavy ive been going.
  • fatsnacker
    fatsnacker Posts: 209 Member
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    Female
    5'3"
    194.4 lbs
    3 x 30 minutes exercise each week
    fasting 5:2 - aim to eat between 11000 & 11500 calories each week
  • sana479
    sana479 Posts: 1 Member
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    F 15ye 5'5 125lbs eating between 1800-2500 a day
  • sarahc142
    sarahc142 Posts: 156
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    female
    5'7"
    130lbs
    depends on the day, if i go to a dance class i'll eat around 1700
    if i sit around being lazy all day then i limit myself to 1200
  • drvibz
    drvibz Posts: 3
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    25
    female
    5'0
    104lb
    light work

    intake 1260-1350 most of the days. maximum 1600 some days in a month. I try do pilates/ yoga 4-5 times a week. My aim is to loose that tummy fat! Hope to include some strength training.
  • biggsterjackster
    biggsterjackster Posts: 419 Member
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    1400 cal. Minus all the acitivties I eat NET 800 cal.
  • sheilatush
    sheilatush Posts: 58 Member
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    aged 51

    5ft-5

    137 pounds

    maintaining after losing 61 pounds

    eat around 1300- 1400 a day
  • galprincess
    galprincess Posts: 682 Member
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    Female-

    5 foot 5

    166lbs

    1600-1800
  • fushigi1988
    fushigi1988 Posts: 519 Member
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    female 26 years old

    5'11"

    165 lbs

    23-00-2500 calories

    working on recomp
  • Sapho38
    Sapho38 Posts: 28
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    F 75 years old
    1200 cals a day
    40 minutes cardio each day

    Had lost 60 lb, gained 18 back, now trying to lose 20, working fine so far.

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