How many calories do you think you eat a day?

christyrp90

On average- how many calories do you eat a day? On a maintaining weight diet, or losing weight diet? Include your height and weight! (if you want) It's interesting to see and compare to others!

ElizabethRoad

1710 to maintain. I don't have to think about it... that's why I'm tracking it.

And I was eating a little below 1500 to lose.

infamousmk

I eat 1500 calories a day, give or take 100 or so, to eat at a calorie deficit (a losing weight diet).

I use this really cool website called myfitnesspal.com to keep track so I don't have to guess!

desert_rhino

5'11", 234 pounds, and I don't have to "think" how many Calories I eat per day. Pretty much every calorie (I could have mis-estimated a time or two) is in my log/diary. Right now, I'm targeting 1910/day net, but I'm trying to lose at least a pound a week.

UponThisRock

I use this really cool website called myfitnesspal.com to keep track so I don't have to guess!

Really? Send me a link, I would be really interested in something like this.

Cheers!

Crawflowr

I'm netting 1740 calories a day on maintenance which is 100 more than MFP set me as I still managed to lose 2lbs on the 1640 calories MFP set, so I'm trying a few more to see if I'll now stay at my goal. I usually eat between 100-400 calories more than this which I exercise off.

I'm 5'8" and 138lbs

cari4jc1

I eat about 1510-1530 a day and have been losing about 2 pounds a week. I am 5' 6" and I started at 194 and am now to 188...hopefully at 186 by the end of this week. I also log everything I eat and don't deprive myself of my starbucks...I just allow for it in my calories.

CrazyGraciegirl

My goal is 1420 a day to lose. To maintain I need to eat 1800-something. I weigh 159lbs and I'm 5'7.5 My goal on MFP is to lose a pound a week.

lizziebeth1028

I eat 1800 cals give or take a few. That includes the calories I earned through exercise.

Rae6503

Without exercise I need about 2300 calories to maintain my weight, (with exercise it averages around 2600). Right now I'm trying to eat around 2000 to lose weight but I'm not very committed to that.

christyrp90

I'm glad to see all this feedback- I'm 5'4 136 lbs and MFP recommended that I eat 1200 cals a day to lose 2 pounds a week. I usually stay right around that and I don't eat my exercise calories anymore because when I did, I didn't seem to lose much weight at all. I am losing weight but very slowly. That is why I want to see all of your numbers. Thanks everyone

ElizabethRoad

That's a pretty aggressive goal. You don't have a lot of weight to lose. I'd cut back to a pound a week.

Rommel_V

1490 calories a day to lose weight ( from a sedentary lifestyle) now I do 90 minutes of cardio/day, lost 6 lbs in 3 weeks...

staceyseeger

Maintaining:

2200-2500/day.

reyopo

My MFP set goal is 1310 to lose 1 lb a week...so WITH exercise calories I eat between 1300-1600, never hitting my net...I just don't. I'm losing at the right rate, but if I stopped, or didn't feel well/lost energy, I would try to pack in some more. I also don't weigh my food, so perhaps I'm actually getting a bit more cals than recorded.

I'm 5'7"
141.5 lbs and my goal is 135...

tomhancock

On average- how many calories do you eat a day? On a maintaining weight diet, or losing weight diet? Include your height and weight! (if you want) It's interesting to see and compare to others!

I am 5'9" 185 pound man. I'm trying to get back to 170, I eat 1450 calories a day with tons of protein and fiber to stay full, when I'm back to 170-ish I'll start eating around 2500 again. EDIT: I never eat back my exercise calories, for me, it causes me to gain weight. I log my exercise but still try to stay under 1450.

Ultimately I'd like to lose enough weight to see my abs, which I haven't seen for several years. I'm guessing around 155 they might show up.

AmberLee2012

I’m trying to stick right around the 1200 mark since I have a sedentary job 40 hours a week. I’m 5’3 and about 175 (down from 199).

superstarcassie

2000-2300 usually!

keem88

5'4, 115 lbs. 1210 or less a day

HoLLyZ82

That's a pretty aggressive goal. You don't have a lot of weight to lose. I'd cut back to a pound a week.

i agree, better yet a .5lb / week is much better. im 136lbs at 5'4" and was stuck in a plateau then started gaining weight because I was in such a huge deficit....im talking for like 6 months. i started missing that TOM guy and was depressed. Be careful. Ive been on maintenance and i eat anywhere from 2100- 2600 calories a day. to lose weight i just need to eat around 2000 cals a day.

NovemberJune

1600-1800 now to lose. I'm 154 lbs wanting to lose just a bit more.

ETA I mean I eat that many, my net is usually between 1200-1600.

auntiebabs

5' 7"
Maintaining 143 lbs on 1550 calories.
(secretly wanting to lose another 2 lbs., but I'm hanging on to maintenance by my fingernails.... so no sense losing it if I can't maintain it the only thing that will accomplish is making me feel bad.)

camila_scl

1200-1400 normal day. My BMR is 1300, so some days I'm under and other above (aprox)

When I work out I eat 1300-1500, but the days I work out I usually net under 1300. I'm not a fan of eating my calories back, just half or a quarter of them.

I'm on a losing weight diet and I'm 5'2

My TDEE is 1700... So with the 1200, I'm in a 500 deficit.

kateflourishes

I eat my BMR (1401) and I always eat back my exercise calories to get back to 1401... this is about a 730 cal deficit from my TDEE of 2134. Since I burn on average 400 calories a day through exercise, I guess this means I eat in total about 1800 calories a day.

AmadaLynn

My goal and net are typically around 1310, I'm an admin so not much physical activity at work, at home I am a mom of 2 so I keep pretty busy. I eat around 1500 calories not including my exercise.

I have lost 7 pounds in 5 weeks.

I am 28, 5'6" and currently 148 pounds.

vmessyness

i eat 1800-1900 cal/day on days i don't exercise. when i do exercise, i try to eat back at least half of my exercise calories.

i'm 26, female, and 232 lbs. i set my goal on MFP to "lose 1lb/week," which is pretty much exactly the same as my BMR. i try to never eat under my BMR. it works, i've been losing an average of over 2lbs/week! even with my goal set to lose 1lb. i don't do any crazy exercise. only walking/jogging or 30DS.

emnk5308

My diet before was TERRIBLE, I could eat an entire bag of Doritos.. =( So I'm eating 1100 for now. Trust me! It is a pretty good 1100 I'm prepared for the 'plateau' though.. where I'll start eating more.. but for now 2 lbs a week. I take a multivitamin and snack on veggies. I've got tons of frozen veggies in my freezer

♥Amy♥

I'm 32, female, and am 4'11" and currently weigh 106 lbs. I am eating at 1650 calories to maintain (MFP had me set between 1490-1550, but I upped it because I was still losing and was hungry). I usually burn anywhere between 300-500 calories and eat back most of my exercise calories too.

Meg_78

I'm a gainer, but adding anyway:
Female, 33, 5'4" currently 103lbs, 2000 to maintain, anything below and I lose, (at 1600 I lost 3 lb in a week) 2250ish to gain 1lb a week. I eat back all my exercise cals (so I eat 2500 4 days a week at least)

I'm a twisted freak of nature and my metabolism is out there (it can be a curse), but I do feel for 1200 eater's, that's seems so small! I applaud those who can stick to that goal!

osualex

I ate exactly 1341 calories today. No guessing for me!

mfpcopine

5'2", 100.5, 19% fat (per scale, could be higher), older. Unable to exercise because of injury, nor can I walk long distances.

I seem to need to aim for about 1150 to stay at this weight. Some days I go over, less occasionally, under. I kept bouncing back to my start weight -- 103.5 to 104 - when I used 1200 as a goal.