How many calories do you eat ?

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  • oxers
    oxers Posts: 259 Member
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    5'7, 193lbs, weightlifting 2x a week, zumba 2-3x a week, anywhere from 1400-1800c a day, depending.
  • JazzFischer1989
    JazzFischer1989 Posts: 531 Member
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    1450ish - I've decided not to adhere to that very strictly. I'm 5'3" and 97lbs, on days that I'm more active I tend to disregard the calorie count.
  • williams969
    williams969 Posts: 2,528 Member
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    38 yo, 5'6", ~149lbs (no scale ATM)

    I average 1500-1550cals/day. Strength training 3-4 times/week, HIIT cardio or light jog 2-3 days/ week. Puts me around 0.7lbs/week loss.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
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    I average 1800. 5' 6" 161 lbs. I exercise 6 days a week plus take 2-3 fun walks. I lose 1.5-2 lbs most weeks.
  • clambert1273
    clambert1273 Posts: 840 Member
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    5'7 3/4 lol

    175 lbs, 1700-1900 per day... weights 3x a week
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
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    5'0", 144lbs, Desk job toddler mom (active nights and weekends!) still breastfeeding heavily. 1500 - 1800 (1500 would be my goal without BF, so I give myself 300 more for the amount of BF I do). I tried 1500, and I was HUNGRY all the time. 1800 keeps me perfectly satisfied without overeating, and I dropped a ton of weigh this week (1st week). Apparently, seeing how little I eat now at 1800 calories, I must have been packing it on calorie wise before I started tracking, and I was maintaining the same weight, so hopefully this helps me get where I need to be.
  • gary241069
    gary241069 Posts: 255 Member
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    It's great when you can use your job as part of your exercise routine, isn't it?
    I'm a postman too.
    Remember. If your daily exercise burns more calories than you eat, then your body will not do what you want it to do.
    Hence the term Balanced Diet....
    :mad:
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
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    I'm 5'6, 140lbs and right now eating minimum 2200 calories on non work out days up to 4500 calories on my weekly long run days. I'm training for an ultra marathon.
  • LSinVA
    LSinVA Posts: 60 Member
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    I'm 33, 5'2 and 190 lbs. I eat about 1600-1800 on workout days (depending on what I've done, I try to net 1200) and 1300-1400 on rest days.
  • Cerakoala
    Cerakoala Posts: 2,547 Member
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    It depends how much I exercise but anywhere from 1200 -1800 :)
  • kandyice1
    kandyice1 Posts: 48 Member
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    roughly 1400-1500 calories.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
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    35 y/o male 6' tall 170 pounds. 2100 calories a day for fast weight loss.
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
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    5'3 female, 121 pounds, 42 years old, mostly sedentary: I don't do it by days, but my weekly averages out right now to between 1200 and 1300 per day. I know I'm in maintenance at around 1500 on days I get no exercise.
  • FeraFilia
    FeraFilia Posts: 4,664 Member
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    MFP has me set to 1740 per day.

    Most days I eat between 1700 and 1800. I've gone as high as 2100 when I've done a significant amount of cardio.
  • badcemom
    badcemom Posts: 50
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    I'm 5'8", 225 lbs, 40 years old. I start with 1200 calories per day, but add on a portion of whatever I burn with my workouts. I do pilates, martial arts, Zumba, Turbo Kick, and biking, at least an hour per day. I've been losing 2+ pounds per week.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
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    1300 calories! Mediterranean style diet, lower carb, moderate protein, moderate fat.
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
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    5'6, 145lbs. Lift four times a week.

    3000kcal a day.
  • WolnaDusza
    WolnaDusza Posts: 28 Member
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    5'6" female, 194, losing about 1.5 per week, btwn 1600 - 2,300 calories, workout Hiit & strength 6 times per week.
  • Komodo26
    Komodo26 Posts: 55
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    5'6 270 1200-1400
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
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    5'8" 165 lbs. I eat between 1500-2300 calories a day. I work in retail and walk an average of 3-5 miles at work plus I do light cardio and heavy weight lifting 4x/week

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