How many calories do you eat?

nmmoore1979

I'm 5'2 185 pounds and female.

Just curious--how many colories do you eat to lose?

TeddyBear47

I started at 340lbs, I eat 1500 calories a day. I exercise 5 to 7 times a week, walking (I consider it exercise). I don't eat my exercise calories back.

Di3012

1200 calories per day here, I am 5' 7" tall.

aj_31

Between 1500-1800. I'm 5'2 and 169.

pastryari

I usually eat anywhere between 1200 - 1500, depending on exercise, hunger, or events.

hollyknouse

I am 5'3" and started at 249. I have done both weight watchers counting points and just plain counted calories. I tried to keep it at 1200 calories pretty much the whole time.

soehlerking

5'4" 150 (down from 170) and i work out 6-7 hours/week and eat 1570. If I want to eat my exercise calories, i do. If I don't, I don't. Usually I end up using some of those unused calories during the weekends anyway. I'm probably not the ideal example b/c I freaking LOVE to eat, but I hope that helps!

Merideth1

I usually eat about 1200. If I don't exercise, sometimes I go less but then MFP tells me I'm in starvation mode if I eat less than 1200. If I exercise hard sometimes I will go up to 1500 a day.

Not loosing anything though. Pretty depressing.

katcod1522

1230ish....only eat like half my exercise cals..when a long run burn of over 400 calories. went from 214.6 to 134.0....goal is 129.6.

Brandie1029

Usually between 1600-1900. I am 5' 8 and now weigh 202 lbs.

FitSuga

My average net is in the 1400 range and I've been trying to increase it to the 1650 net range to get above my BMR. Some days I get there but as an average it's in the 1400's.
5'4 175lbs

DeMarraDontStop

I'm 5'0 and eat between 1200 - 1300 calories per day.

ladyraven68

4ft 11.5
169lbs

1600 + exercise calories.

average loss rate 0.7% per week.

Spanaval

I net around 1300, which means that I eat around 1500 cals daily. Never below my BMR, which is around 1274.

spazofthedead

5'6" 163lbs here. I eat between 1600-2000 calories a day and I lose about half a pound a week or so.

watboy

I eat about 1400 or so but I work out 5-6 days a week I don't eat my calories back so net is lower. I'm 6'1 and on most days about 204 lbs

Scorpioangel

I started at 5'4" 151 and ate 1,600 to lose.

Axels91

im SUPPOSED to eat 1400. I actually end up eating 800-1100

NOT good.

blasiansrus

1300-1600 depending on how much I work out

ImperfektAngel

2380, exercise calories are included, I do zumba 4 times a week

charlotte3176

I'm 5'8 and I try to net around 1400 per day. I don't get upset if I go up to 1600 cals per day.

rose313

I'm 5'2, 160 lbs, and I started out at 1200 six months ago and nothing happened so I increased to 1540.

030376

I'm 5 feet tall and female. I eat about 1000-1200 calories a day. I also exercise a lot.

babyblooeyes

2100-2300 calories

PJilly

1800, give or take 50. That includes my exercise calories. However, I eat that much on my rest days too. I like food. :bigsmile:

Anyaaaa11

5'2
117/118
I workout 3-7 days depending on the week, some weeks I need more exercise
to compensate for food lol.
I net 1550 and an losing a pound a week, so far

simplesolid

I wasn't losing anything either eating little (1500 calories) than I increased my calorie intake to 2800 and now I'm losing. I eat my BMR +30% since I exercise 3-5 times per week. I try to NET at least my BMR. But I'm a pretty big guy 6'4 362 pounds now.
Seems to be working. Only my second week tho but it got me unstuck.

xcmtnracer

I eat all my calories back; I typically consume 2500-4000 a day. Need to control this if I ever slow my exercise rate.

lrlnss

1500 is my goal... after exercise, I try to keep my net calories at 1200-1400