How many calories do you eat?

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  • shortie555
    shortie555 Posts: 37 Member
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    2200 give or take
  • CMmrsfloyd
    CMmrsfloyd Posts: 2,383 Member
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    To lose 1/2 lb per week, my goal is set at 1370. I also eat my exercise calories, so for example today my goal ended up just over 2000 and I ate only 1 calorie under my goal. :-)
  • Adri1994
    Adri1994 Posts: 24
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    1330
  • alecta337
    alecta337 Posts: 622 Member
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    I try really hard to get 1200 a day, the medication I am on decimates my appetite.

    I take my pill after breakfast so I try to get 500-600 calories for breakfast and then the other 600 mostly in protein shakes and peanut butter and avocado for the rest of the day.

    On the weekends (no medication) I am aiming for 1500 calories a day and I am going to start weight training on the weekends.
  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
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    My calories are at 1580 but with exercise most days I eat around 2000.
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
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    1200 seems to be those near or at their goal. I run around 1400 - 1600 and losing just fine, 212 here.
  • deeva2266
    deeva2266 Posts: 65 Member
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    Mine is set at 1430 and I don't always hit it. I do not eat back excercise calories back.
  • Sheri3851
    Sheri3851 Posts: 70 Member
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    Mine had me at 1200 calories too. That doesn't seem to be a problem but I always have way to many grams of fiber. I had 14 over today. Should that be a concern? Not used to counting calories. Used to Weight Watchers so this is really different.
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,023 Member
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    I have mine set at 1290 cals and I dont eat back my exercise cals but if I have a big workout day or am extra hungry i eat an extra 100 cals that day, but I am fairly sedentary. I think that you should leave your cals where they are for now and see if you lose, if you arent then play around with it, everyone is different
  • kylee_marie
    kylee_marie Posts: 299 Member
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    anywhere from 1260-1600 depending on the day... i aim for 1260 but im trying to listen to my body and eat when i am hungry
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
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    I'm 5'2....my calories range from 1600 to 2500 throughout the week, but I average 1800. I'm set to lose 1 lb per week
  • mrsdizzyd84
    mrsdizzyd84 Posts: 422 Member
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    MFP is set at 1590 cals a day to lose 1 pound a week. I usually try to come in under that number but over 1200.
  • PaulS70
    PaulS70 Posts: 70
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    2300-2700
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
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    1400-1600 net
  • mowu
    mowu Posts: 245 Member
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    2000 calories on any normal day - typically up to 2500 when I work out....this is for 6 days a week.

    On Saturdays I don't count anything and eat whatever I want (a good guesstimate would be that I take in about 3500 calories on an average Saturday).

    I'm losing weight at a steady pace and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything
  • 714rah714
    714rah714 Posts: 759 Member
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    Mine is set at 1300 and I also dont eat back my exercise calories. Body is content burning the blubber surrounding my waist.
  • nikolaim5
    nikolaim5 Posts: 233
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    Between 3 and 4 thousand.
  • KatrineJohansen
    KatrineJohansen Posts: 24 Member
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    1450 on non-exercise days, 1600 on exercise days. :)
  • savvato
    savvato Posts: 1
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    "I'm hoping that if I'm not logging my exercise if and when I do any, that it will create a deficit on somedays and on others will stop me beating myself up about it."


    Log your exercise and eat what you earn. The reason is that you can treat that as a reward. Exercising will help you build muscle which is more compact than fat so you will loose girth anyway. 1lb of body fat is 3500 cals, if you are in deficit you will loose that pound whether it is over a week or a month. I went 2 weeks without loosing a lb but I went down 2 belt sizes.

    By using exercise to earn that extra reward you can eat better and have a reason to exercise more.
  • Mamoonie
    Mamoonie Posts: 328
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    I'm 5'7 and I started at 243 lbs. I had MFP set to lose 1 lb per week, and was given 1740 calories to do so.
    Now I'm 194lbs and I get 1470 calories per day.
    I usually eat around 2000 or even more, but with my workouts average a net around 1800 and this is where I lose best. If/when I have a good week and stay around 1500 calories on average, I usually lose less than with 1800, and I even lose weight when I average a net around 2000.

    Try what works best for you and your body...

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