How many calories are you eating?
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JessLLoser
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So how many calories are you eating and what`s your height and activity level? There are a lot of numbers out there and it can be hard to choose the right one.
I think I know mine now but I haven`t been successful with weight loss, Yet!
5'8"
medium activity level 3-5 times a week c210K plus one or two body weight or dumbell sessions. Plus Kinect games. Fun!
maintenance at 183 2473
maintenance calories at goal weight of 160 2300
calories at deficit 2125
Bring on the weight loss!
I think I know mine now but I haven`t been successful with weight loss, Yet!
5'8"
medium activity level 3-5 times a week c210K plus one or two body weight or dumbell sessions. Plus Kinect games. Fun!
maintenance at 183 2473
maintenance calories at goal weight of 160 2300
calories at deficit 2125
Bring on the weight loss!
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5'2"
125lbs
lift weights 3-4x/wk, cardio 2 days
maintenance ~2100
deficit ~1900
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After seeing Kiki's numbers... I think I need to eat more. I'm not making any progress after almost 8 weeks averaging around at 1825 calories. Scales has stayed up 4lbs., and I haven't lost ANY inches in TWO months.
Think I should up to at least 1900? Go to full TDEE maintenance of 2200????
Age: 40
5'6.5"
144 (before upping) 149 (currently, so numbers are new below)
BMR 1419
TDEE 2199
TDEE -15% 1870
Run 3 days, Lift 2 days (training for half-marathon)0 -
Age: 35
5' 5"
174
BMR 1719
TDEE 2313
TDEE -15% 1966
Run 4 days, Lift 2 days (doing C25K on wk 4). On my cardio days, I will alternate between elliptical and HITT for 10 sets of 30:30. Usually get in about 2-2.5 cardio during the week. And 2- 30 minutes strength sessions.
Right now eating anywhere from 1800-2000 calories a day. I wear a Bodymedia Fit armband.0 -
47 (well I will be on Thursday)
5' 5.5"
BMR- 1690
TDEE- 2324 lightly active
Cut- 1975
I'm usually within + or - 30 calories of 19750 -
39, 5'3 182 lbs I work out 5 days a week just doing the shred so I chose light activity and eat about 1817 calories or slightly less.
I'm not sure if it's high enough or not.0 -
Age 31
5'8"
292.5 lbs
Working out 5 days a week.
Maintenance - 3944 calories
TDEE-20% - 3164
I usually get within 30-50 calories up or down.0 -
33yo with ladybits
260lbs
BMR 1990
TDEE (exercise 1-3 days a week) 2662
Cut- 2100-2300 and I'll go over if I feel I need to.
I lift heavy (for me) and can't progress with my lifting unless my deficit is smaller. I DO NOT in any way want to lose muscle mass. I've worked hard for these suckers!!!
If it's a rest day and I'm starving- I eat. I don't usually eat over 2000 on workout day- all the blood rushing to the moosles doesn't leave much for the stomach and if I force it..well.. we don't do that anymore ;D So on rest days I try to make up the difference.0 -
Age 41
5' 7.75"
154.6 (well, have water weight I am carrying from the weekend...uggh)
Lift 3 days and cardio one day
BMR 1443
TDEE 2237
Cut 1900
When I came into the knowledge, I started eating 1800, I lost some weight and then plateaued. So I went up to my 15% cut value and the scale started moving again. I am still trending down, but whew, the fluctuations with TOM, HIGH SODIUM, lifts, etc...it is hard to get a true weight. So I wait for all those things to be a couple days out of reach to get a good weight.
And I am no longer thinking of a "goal weight" but a "goal size"...whatever the weight is at that moment, ok:-)0 -
Age 45
5' 4.5"
156
TDEE 1950
(light activity with 2 days 30 min strength, 3 days 20-40 min walk, 2 hrs/wk doubles tennis)
TDEE-15%: ~16500 -
Age 41
5' 3"
167
Strength or core training 6 days a week; cardio approx 2-3 times per week (30 mins each session) - 1 rest day each week
BMR 1479
TDEE 2292 (choose moderate instead of very active even though I workout about 7 hrs/week in general)
Cut 1948
I do the "Cut - exercise cals - BMR" to get my remaining calories needed each day. I hope that's right.0 -
Not enough.
5'7, 166 lbs, 29 yo female.
lift 3-4 days a week, run 5+ miles 1 day a week.
My last 90 days....
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Age 49 (50 in July!)
5' 4" and 145
BMR 1450
TDEE 2200
CUT 1900
Work out hard with weights 3x a week.
Moderate cardio 2-3 more days (walking).
As of today I'm one month into eating 1700-1900 daily, after a three-month plateau at 1200. I also adjusted macros to 40/30/30.
The scale ticked up to 149 around the three-week mark, and is down to 145 today. Feeling very optimistic and committed to this approach.0 -
Age: 25
Cw: 139
5'5"
Maintenance: 2200, moderately active
Cut: 1700-19000 -
Age 32
5' 4" and 198
BMR 1666
TDEE 2575
CUT 2188
30 Day shred 3x/wk
C25k 3x/wk
Tabata 4 minutes 2x/wk
cross trainer HIIT 2x/wk
I have just increased my calorie intake to what i should be eating ... I am still struggling to get that number up but my body is starting to get used to eating more after 2 months of low cal diet on MFP. I at least try to hit my BMR but even that is hard most days.
I was losing on the low cal diet but it was not right and i was now (after 2 months) feeling hungry still t the end of the day. Yay now i can have more to eat even though struggling to go as high as i want ... oh the irony!0 -
5"9 and 44 years old. I am currently eating 2275 cals a day (and losing). My BMR i THOUGHT was 1580 cals. But i had a Dexa Scan this week....i weigh 189 pounds and found out i am 142.78 pounds of lean mass (they told me i have one of the highest levels of muscle they have ever seen in a female) and told me my RMR is 1900-2000 cals....so completely explains why i went on a binge cycle when eating 1200 cals! lol....Im staying with my 2275 cals a day at the moment....but if i burn over 375 calories i am now starting to eat it back.0
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5"9 and 44 years old. I am currently eating 2275 cals a day (and losing). My BMR i THOUGHT was 1580 cals. But i had a Dexa Scan this week....i weigh 189 pounds and found out i am 142.78 pounds of lean mass (they told me i have one of the highest levels of muscle they have ever seen in a female) and told me my RMR is 1900-2000 cals....so completely explains why i went on a binge cycle when eating 1200 cals! lol....Im staying with my 2275 cals a day at the moment....but if i burn over 375 calories i am now starting to eat it back.
Wow! That`s great. Wish I had acess to that kind of scan. I`m having trouble finding the correct calories for my height. I am always thinking I am more muscular than I thought. Changed my goal cals to 1975 a day. Hope that makes the cut. You are going to be so fit now!!0 -
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Age 40
5'6" and 152
BMR 1443
TDEE 2235
CUT 1900
30 day shred and Leslie Sansone walk away the pounds 2-3 times a week.0 -
Age - 38
5'4ish"
CW: 164 and some ounces
TDEE: 1782
less 15%: 1515
BMR: 1485
Exercise: very little and so chose sedentary when determining TDEE. I work a lot and commute 2 hrs/day. Then play mom/wife/cook with less than an hour of 'me' time (which work is slowing down so I'll have a smidge more time for working out).
I'm having a hard time most days even getting to 1400 calories after being strict about 1200 calories for over 3 months. I'm also trying to fill my days with better choices regarding food. With that I have way more options and can eat more.0 -
AGE: 38
5'5" and 165
BMR: 1498
TDEE: 2584
CUT 15%: 2196
Exercise:
- I do P90X so I Lift/Strength Train 3x/week
2 - 3 days of Cardio (1 hr each of kickboxing, plyometrics and CardioX)
- plus I walk the dog for an hour every day.0
