How Many Calories are you Eating a Day?

Xtina_Beba

I'm 5'7" .. Currently 168 want to lose about 20 more lbs. My "goal" on here is 1200 calories a day but I've noticed some people say that may be too little?

I'm not a big exercise person .. I know I need to try to get in some cardio at least a couple days a week but it's very hard having 2 children and working full time! But when I do I eat my calories back (usually only burn around 200 anyway)

I'm 5'4, trying to lost 20lbs also. I did eat 1200 a day and lost a few lbs with exercise but then I hit plateau so I started caloric cycling. I started losing lbs and inches after that with exercise. So far, it's been working for me. my weekly including weekend intake varies from 1205-1705.

rlysrh

I'm 5'6 and eating 1400 a day. I tried eating 1200 a few times before without exercise but I just ran out of steam and gained it back afterwards because I'd be quite hungry and feel deprived. But now I'm doing 1400 a day and exercising 3 or 4 times a week and I can pretty much eat everything I want and on days that I exercise my net calories still comes to about 1200. So I feel like this is much more sustainable in the long term. (:

Gee45

5`4 wanting to lose about 15 more lbs. I've lost 7 lbs this year and have plateaued since Sept. I eat between 1500 and 1800 plus burn on average of 500 calories a day doing p90x and Insanity. I net between 1050 and 1400 a day.
Will be trying to get myself down to 1300 so I can net between 800 and 1000 calories a day to see if that will make the scale move.

adlwilmot

I'm 5'7" .. Currently 168 want to lose about 20 more lbs. My "goal" on here is 1200 calories a day but I've noticed some people say that may be too little?

I'm not a big exercise person .. I know I need to try to get in some cardio at least a couple days a week but it's very hard having 2 children and working full time! But when I do I eat my calories back (usually only burn around 200 anyway)

I work full-time and have two toddlers as well and have, until now, used that as excuse not to exercise. I'm making the time (even when I so don't want to) even if its only 10-20 minutes each day. You deserve it ;-)

So true.. I would really like to start doing Zumba. But if I can't find the time to do that maybe I can at least get on my treadmill for a bit a day. .. if I can clean it off from being a coat rack lol

Do you have a Wii or Playstation? If so, get Zumba for one of them, then the kids can be entertained laughing they're little backsides off at mummy leaping around the front lounge! Voila! Kids entertained and you exercised all in one go! x

jgarrett626

I aim to hit 1200 calories a day but if I miss and actually eat approximately 1400 calories, I'm ok with it and don't beat myself up. Also, as long as my average weekly results are within 1200-1400 calories, then I'm good. So far I've lost 10 lbs since I started on 9/17/2011. I'm 5'4" and was looking to lose about 10 lbs. Now that I am at my ideal weight, I am doing this for long-term maintenance.