Calorie Goal Community Survey

Aaron_K123

Hey everyone.

Just wanted to do a quick survey of the active community to see what people are setting for themselves as a goal. Fill it out like a form in the following format and lets see what people are having as their goals. At the end say whether or not you invite criticism.

Gender: Male
Age: 35
Height: 6'0''
Starting weight: 188
Current Weight: 173
Goal weight: 155 (or 12% bodyfat whatever comes first)
Activity level: Lightly Active (about 10k steps most days)
Weight loss goal: 1.4 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1800
Average Calorie intake: 2150
Exercise: P90X, 6 days a week for about 1 to 1.5 hours a day
Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat

Criticism: Open to critique, bring it.

chicalatina4eva3

Gender: Female
Height: 5'7''
Starting weight: 178
Current Weight: 168
Goal weight: 120
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: 2 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
Average Calorie intake: 1200
Exercise: T Focus 25 ; 4-6 times per week.
i have no idea on the last part.

marissanik

Gender: Female
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Starting weight: 175.8 lbs
Current Weight: 158.4 lbs
Goal weight: 154 lbs (healthy weight range according to BMI, ultimate goal will be somewhere around 130-140lbs probably)
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: 0.5lbs/week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1600
Average Calorie intake: 1600-1900
Exercise: Runner! Jillian Michaels, walking.
Macros: 50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat

Criticism: I've lost 17lbs I think I'm okay.

chicalatina4eva3

my average intake is 1200 calories, because some days I only eat 900 while others I can go up to 1400.

criticism: I can take it. go ahead(:

BigT555

Gender: Male
Height: 6'1''
Starting weight: 275ish
Current Weight: 205
Goal weight: 185 (or visible abs, whatever comes last)
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: 1-1.5 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 2000
Average Calorie intake: anywhere from 1600 to 2500, im pretty inconsistent but i try to keep a decent weekly average
Exercise: bike to/from work 13 km round trip 5days/week (weather permitting, rains about once a week here), lift 3x/week (my own variation of starting strength, usually takes just over an hour)
Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 30% Fat

Meerataila

Gender: Female
Height: 5'3''
Starting weight: 245
Current Weight: 128.2
Goal weight: 110-ish
Activity level: Sloth
Weight loss goal: 2 pounds per week (screw you, MFP, I can so!)
Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
Average Calorie intake: 1200
Exercise: Slothfully strolling for an hour or so two or three times a week.
Macros: Work in progress and subject to change

_Resolve_

Gender: Male
Height: 5' 6"
Age: 34 (I think)
Starting weight: 375
Current Weight: 215 (ish)
Goal weight: 199 eventually, in no rush. My current goal is to get BF% below 19%
Activity level: Active
Weight loss goal: none at the moment, if I lose something.. super.
Calorie Goal (Net): fluctuates
Average Calorie intake: 2170
Exercise: CrossFit 5x week, cycling at least once a week usually 30+ miles a ride
Macros: 35% Protein / 45% Carb / 20% Fat

Criticism: feel free, but I probably wont listen. I have a dietitian and trainers that I put 110% confidence into and in return give them 150% dedication

ETA age

seltzermint555

Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Starting weight: 307 HW, 262 SW on MFP
Current Weight: 179.4
Goal weight: somewhere around 160-170, undecided
Activity level: Sedentary
Weight loss goal: 1 lb per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1460
Exercise: 160 min per week, I usually get closer to 200+


Criticism: Nope, not interested.

ETA: sorry if this was meant just for very active (i.e., workout, high level) members.

kgeyser

Gender: Female
Height: 5'7''
Starting weight: 180
Current Weight: 147ish
Goal weight: 135 (or lower body fat, don't have a percentage in mind, I'll know when I see it)
Activity level: Lightly Active (chasing kids, running errands, housework, walk dog about 1.5 miles)
Weight loss goal: 0.5 -1 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1400-1600 according to reports, 1650 is MFP goal
Average Calorie intake: around 1800 (trying to switch over to TDEE)
Exercise: Just started another round of P90X3, 6 days a week for 30 min, plus occasional HIIT
Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (always over on protein, sometimes over on fat, usually under on carbs; might adjust)

Criticism: *shrugs*

darkguardian419

Gender: Male
Age: 26
Height: 5'11''
Starting weight: 275
Current Weight: 272
Goal weight: 18% bodyfat/fit into a specific shirt/jeans combo
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: current 0, slowly increasing deficit to 1lb/wk loss (metabolic break into a slow cut)
Calorie Goal (Net): 3000, working down to 2500/2600
Average Calorie intake: 2950
Exercise: Compound lifts + dumbbell lifts, warm up cardio.
Macros: 40% Carb / 30% Protein / 30% Fat

Criticism: Open to critique/questions.

Chevy_Quest

Gender: Male
Height: 5'7''
Starting weight: 203
Current Weight: 192
Goal weight: 150-160 (Around 15% BF which means that I would have a lean body mass of about 131-136 lbs)
Activity level: Lightly Active (about 14k steps most days)
Weight loss goal: .5 to 1 lb per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1700-2200
Average Calorie intake: 2000-2300
Exercise: Starting to do more pushups, situps, slowing getting into weight training.
Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 40% Fat

Overall Goal: To continually improve my strength, speed, flexibility, and overall energy. For me it is not so much as losing weight, but getting fit!

Adasunshine

Hey

Gender: Female
Age: 34
Height: 5'8"
Starting weight: 192
Current Weight: 158
Goal weight: anywhere between 145-150 (my weight can fluctuate a lot over a week) or approx 15% body fat whatever comes first
Activity level: Lightly Active (around or above 13k steps most weekdays)
Weight loss goal: 0.5 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1600
Average Calorie intake: 1950 (average taken from last 7 days' figures)
Exercise: I walk 4 miles every weekday for school runs but that aside, up until now (I start a new programme on Sunday) I've pretty much been doing a Jillian Michaels' workout every weekday and have weekends off although have taken a break over past two weeks. I do hardly anything of a weekend other than usual housework/shopping trips etc
Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat

Criticism: Open to it

0somuchbetter0

Gender: Female
Age: 48
Height: 5'3"
Starting weight: 250
Current Weight: 178
Goal weight: 130
Activity level: Lightly Active (desk job but exercise)
Weight loss goal: I'll take whatever I can get
Calorie Goal (Net): 1300
Average Calorie intake: 1515
Exercise: Running and/or walking 30-40 min 4x week, strength training (weights or HIIT) 1x week
Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 30% Fat

Criticism: Yes please

SapiensPisces

Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Starting weight: 230ish
Current Weight: 162
Goal weight: 145-155
Activity level: Sedentary (desk job)
Weight loss goal: 0.5 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1630
Average Calorie intake: 1500
Exercise: 2x per week heavy fully body lifting routine combined with light cardio on the weekends and non-lifting days
Macros: MFP defaults right now.

Aaron_K123

ETA: sorry if this was meant just for very active (i.e., workout, high level) members.

Nope, open to everyone. When I said "active community" I meant active on MFP and the forums not necessarily active in terms of exercise.

GiveMeCoffee

Gender: Female
Age: 42 - Menopause
Height: 5'7"
Starting weight: 285
Current Weight: 174
Goal weight: Wherever I feel the healthiest and strongest when I get there I'll let you know
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: .5 to 1 lb per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1600-1900
Average Calorie intake: 1600-1900
Exercise: Biking currently about 50-75 miles per week, lift 3-4 times per week
Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat

Criticism: Sure, not exactly sure what we are criticizing... but yea I can take it, probably won't change anything cause it's working for me

ETA: To add age

cweaver1981

Gender: Female
Height: 5'5''
Starting weight: 191
Current Weight: 175.2
Goal weight: Unsure, I'll know it when I see it. I'm hoping about 150lbs
Activity level: Lightly Active at work, but workout every day
Weight loss goal: .50-1 pound per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1800-1850
Average Calorie intake: 1750-1900
Exercise: running 1-2x week (20 minutes), HITT 3x a week, weight lifting 2-3x week, zumba 1x week, TRX 1xweek
Macros: 35% Protein / 35% Carb / 30% Fat

jlynnm70

Gender: Femail
Height 5'0"
SW 153
CW 133
GW 120-125 - not focused on the # know it when I get there.
Activity level - Sedentary - desk job
Weight loss goal - .5-1# week
Calorie Goal 1300 (net)
Average Intake 1500-1600 on exercise days
Exercise - depends - try to go to workout 2x week Cardio 20 min/Strength 20-30 min - then stuff with the kids or yard work.
macros - don't care about them so much right now - set to MFP defaults and I never hit them all right.

Critique: go for it.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Starting weight: 318
Current Weight: 242
Goal weight: 180, then see where I want to go from there
Activity level: Lightly Active
Weight loss goal: ~1 lb a week, but not really going down like that
Calorie Goal (Net): 1650
Average Calorie intake: 1800ish
Exercise: 3 day split/2 days C25K/1 day whatever moves me
Macros: 35% Protein / 35% Carb / 30% Fat (best I could do to get carbs around 150)

Criticism: Open to it, but I already know I need to be more consistent with cardio. Lack of sleep is an issue.

ETA I am not experiencing "the change"!

madhatter2013

Gender: Female
Height: 5'9''
Starting weight: 231
Current Weight: 187
Goal weight: 160
Activity level: Lightly Active (about 10k steps most days)
Weight loss goal: 1 pound per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1800 TDEE-20%
Actual intake: 1800-2000/day
Exercise: SL 5X5 3 days a week
Macros: Whatever MFP set for me

0somuchbetter0

Shouldn't age be a variable? Maybe not for you youngsters (and men), but Madame Menopause is knocking on my door and it's certainly slowing things down...