How many calories do you eat a day?

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camarand
camarand Posts: 21
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I'm eating 1500-1600 per day and burn around 300-400 calories a day... i weight 235 lbs and i am 5, 4''... just wondering if this is a good goal for me or if i should modify anything...
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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
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    You could probably eat slightly more if you wanted do but I don't think 1600 is deficient provided you're making intelligent food choices.


    I'm at 3k currently but I'm trying to slowly gain.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    I'm at 3k currently but I'm trying to slowly gain.

    Ditto
  • chrisdaddino
    chrisdaddino Posts: 15
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    I EAT BETWEEN 1500 AND 1600 A DAY AND BURN ABOUT 2500 TO 3000 A DAY, ONLY 10 LBS TO GO TO REACH MY GOAL, THEN I GO ON MAINTENANCE DIET PLAN.... LOST 30 LBS SO FAR.... I AM ALMOST THERE
  • rachmaree
    rachmaree Posts: 782 Member
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    About 2000 a day at the moment, but I don't seem to be gaining any weight, so I might bump it up. I'd like to (hopefully) gain some muscle.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
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    I usually net 1400 on a good day for losing weight. I'm 5'2" and currently at 155.
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
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    About 2000 a day at the moment, but I don't seem to be gaining any weight, so I might bump it up. I'd like to (hopefully) gain some muscle.

    Same here. :smile:
  • cheree1965
    cheree1965 Posts: 29
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    I eat around 600 a day tying to lose
    Wished i could eat more
  • yukimiyazawa
    yukimiyazawa Posts: 83 Member
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    June through September, I ate around 500 calories per day. Now I'm eating 800 or so, but I usually end up closer to 1,000, because I have less self-control these days. I don't really exercise much these days, but I work fast food 5 days per week (however much that burns).
  • shovav91
    shovav91 Posts: 2,335 Member
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    Around 2000 if I can... I'm smaller than you are so you could probably eat more if you still feel hungry at this level :D
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 3,019 Member
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    i'm doing 1200 net currently to lost a good 10 lbs, once i achieve that i will bump it up to maintain myself.. probably around 1400-1500.
  • kensky
    kensky Posts: 472 Member
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    When I was in weight loss mode I vacillated between 1500 & 1800 cal. Now that I'm in maintenance mode I am right around 1900-2000 a day. When I aim to cut a little fat post-winter, I'll aim for the 1800 mark again.

    I am 5'2.5" and around 128ish these days. I workout pretty hard 6 days a week.
  • Jess5825
    Jess5825 Posts: 228
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    I have been eating about 1700-2000 calories per day, I've been trying to net around 1400. I was trying to net 1200, but bumped it up a little.
  • it_be_asin
    it_be_asin Posts: 562 Member
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    It depends on how active I've been on the day, but 1750 -2100 is typical. I'm 165cm, 53kg and on maintenance (and somewhat active - burning 150 cals per day is my absolute minimum, can do 1000 cal burn days occasionally, 400 cals is typical)
  • fiercewarrior1
    fiercewarrior1 Posts: 15
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    You should be careful about losing 2500-3000cals/day and eating only half that. This is a setup for bingeing if you do it for an extended period of time, which would end up negating all of your hard work.
  • nalliebell
    nalliebell Posts: 61 Member
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    I eat between 1200 - 1500 per day but I try and burn about 1500 - 2000 per day
  • kelseyt17
    kelseyt17 Posts: 110 Member
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    This is very bad! but since I've been working I only eat about 600-700 cals a day... I should be eating around 1300
  • angel79202
    angel79202 Posts: 1,012 Member
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    I fluctuate between 1300-1700..I burn between 500-1800 depending on the day..I can't imagine surviving on some of these small amounts others eat...also if I tried my trainer would kick my *kitten* :)
  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
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    Depends on my workout...anywhere from 1400-1700. I'm 5'0 and about 133lbs. I don't do a ton of cardio, just heavy lifting for 45 minutes every other day and about 30 minutes cardio on my non-lifting days.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
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    I eat between 1200 - 1500 per day but I try and burn about 1500 - 2000 per day

    So your net calories are negative? You may want to speak to a professional about this. This is equivalent to not eating. Aka eating disorder. :(
  • LabRat529
    LabRat529 Posts: 1,323 Member
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    I eat around 600 a day tying to lose
    Wished i could eat more

    You CAN eat more and you SHOULD eat more unless you are on a medically supervised very low calorie diet or unless you have undergone gastric surgery, in which case, you'll still be medically supervised.

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