What's your daily calorie goal?

AandJsMommy

And how much per week do you have it set to lose? I asked my doctor how many calories I should eat and she said anywhere from 1200 to 1600. I try to stay around 1500 a day, sometimes I have more and sometimes I have less. It just depends on how hungry I am that day! I, however have ate no less than 1400 yet! I was just curious as to what everyone elses goals were.

crzyone

This site set mine at 1730 right now. It is set to lose 2 lbs a week but that doesn't happen for me.

Good luck on your journey.

AandJsMommy

This site set mine at 1730 right now. It is set to lose 2 lbs a week but that doesn't happen for me.

Good luck on your journey.

Thanks for sharing! Good luck on your journey as well!

amberjschmidt

1620 to lose 2lb/wk

tlp148

Right now I am at 1200 / day, however as my activity level increases I will have to adjust that number. I am working on about a 2 lb a week loss.

AandJsMommy

Thanks for sharing!

gumigal82

1200 before workout....make up workout cals w/food:)

hiker282

My daily goal starts at 1990 and usually ends up more around 2500 after exercise.

Edit: Goal is set to lose 1 lb/month, but I'm focusing more on body fat than weight, so my best friend is the measuring tape rather than the scale.

AandJsMommy

My daily goal starts at 1990 and usually ends up more around 2500 after exercise.

Wow, I have a hard time eating 1500!!

determined2lose89

1,430 to lose 1.4lbs a week.

wijac10

1760 to maintain

Mars70

1600 a day @ 1 1/2 lbs a week to lose.

Good Luck

LeanMeanFitnessMachine

1620 cals per day, set at .5 pounds lost per week. Trying to build more muscle so only eating at a slight deficit!

JoolieW68

1480 per day to lose 1.5 lbs per week.

MaximalLife

And how much per week do you have it set to lose? I asked my doctor how many calories I should eat and she said anywhere from 1200 to 1600. I try to stay around 1500 a day, sometimes I have more and sometimes I have less. It just depends on how hungry I am that day! I, however have ate no less than 1400 yet! I was just curious as to what everyone elses goals were.

I increased calories to almost 3000 to account for my activity level, exercises and other variables, and I thought NO WAY! I was eating less than half that....

Out of the 65 lb total weight loss, half of that resulted from a higher calorie diet but slightly restricted with enough of a deficit to reflect a 1lb weekly weight loss.

It worked!

And today I have a mere 10 lbs to go, eating around 3000 daily [except on rest days], losing 1 lb each week like clockwork.
If your input is right, all will be well.

Good Luck!

Trishaf66

Mine is set at 1410 for a one pound a week loss. I had it at 1650 for half a pound, but ended up not losing anything 1410 is working pretty well.

FORIANN

My calorie budget is higher than most due to my size. On days I workout really hard I can have as many as 5k calories. Sometimes I think I workout out so hard because I like to eat. I knew I was having pizza yesterday so I did 2 hours of cardio....it was good pizza.

MericoX

1360/day to lose 2 lbs a week

missgailPer

me too 1200 calories but when I go to spin or kettlebell I get more , so I hate when I didn't exercise I feel so much better when I work out

NoAdditives

I'm 5'5, 170ish pounds, lightly active. When I was set to lose 1 pound per week my calorie goal was 1500-1600 plus exercise calories.

TheVulcanLover

My current goal is like 1530 I believe. Some days I eat it, some days I don't. When I exercise some days I have 2530 or more I could eat. On those days I sometimes eat back some exercise cals and some days I do not. I think the most exercise cals I have ever eaten back is like 300 after a 1000 cal workout.

My 1530 is set for two pounds per week loss. Last week I lost over 5 lbs.

chevy88grl

For a 1/2lb or so a week loss - I consume 2100-2200 NET calories. I am currently in maintenance and am in the 2300-2500 NET range. I currently weigh right around 145lbs (with a normal range of 143-150).

mmonconduit

1280 I workout a minimum of 3 to 5 times weekly and I eat back some of my workout calories. I also give myself one day a week to go over and so far it hasn't affected my weight loss.

G30Grrl

I do 1200 net calories per day, but usually burn around 600 exercising, which allows me to eat 1800.

Oh yeah, and I am hoping to lose around 40 more pounds.

margo36

Mine is 1200 before exercise and I eat all my exercise calories. I try to net 1200 per day. I've just eaten a banana because otherwise I would have been below 1200 net. I went over my allowance yesterday and still lost 3.5 pounds this week

PepeGreggerton

10 calories per pound of my goal weight.

athensguy

I have mine set for maintenance, and it's giving me 2300 calories. On days I work out, I usually need to get over 3000.

amybell68

1250 per day

GreekByMarriage

I am 5'2 and weigh 182 pounds... My goal is to loose 1.5 pounds a week and MFP set my calories to 1280 per day.

Blessedmommy_2x

Mine is set at 1330 (2lbs/wk) That said I typically eat around 1400-1700 a day depending on how much I exercise. MFP pal is a amazing tool to use, but only you and your doctor can determine what is the best intake for you and what is "working".

taso42

About 3000.