How many calories are you eating?

jessickahhh
jessickahhh Posts: 20
in Food and Nutrition
I'm curious.
How many calories are you ladies/gentlemen eating in a day? :p

I'm 5'1, and I try to eat below 1,000 every day :p hah
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  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    I'm 5'3 and I eat between 1400 and 1800 per day depending on my exercise levels.
  • Zichu
    Zichu Posts: 542 Member
    1000 O.o

    I'm eat 2130 which is 250 above my TDEE apparently, and not gaining...

    Why are you eating less than 1000 calories??
  • kathyms13
    kathyms13 Posts: 497 Member
    i have my goal set at 800 a day but i do eat well. my diary open
  • marketdimlylit
    marketdimlylit Posts: 1,601 Member
    Is this thread for people wanting to starve themselves or something? o_o
    I eat around 1500.
    Oh and I'm 5'6 ?
  • LouiseRose92
    LouiseRose92 Posts: 112
    I'm 5'4 (and a bit) and my goal is 1350. Sometimes I go over but I'm usually under :D
  • kumotori
    kumotori Posts: 2
    i'm 5'8 and my goal is 1200 kcal a day but i very often don't manage to eat enough ... i know this is bad for my metabolism though so i'm attempting to add more healthy snacks!
  • npetercmway
    npetercmway Posts: 68
    I'm 5'3 and I eat between 1400 and 1800 per day depending on my exercise levels.

    This^
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    1200.
  • Steph2677
    Steph2677 Posts: 3 Member
    I am 5'4 and try to eat 1,400. 1000 is too low, your body will go into starvation mode and then you may not lose. You need to eat to lose, it sounds funny....but its true!!!
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    5'5", netting 1250, but usually eating 1500-1800 with exercise.
  • DeeDee2211
    DeeDee2211 Posts: 1,133 Member
    5'4" eating around 1400 losing about 2lbs. a week.
  • miss0belinda
    miss0belinda Posts: 37
    so should you not be eating what it say you can have should you be eating less?
  • kinzytg
    kinzytg Posts: 42
    I'm 5'3 and I eat between 1400 and 1800 per day depending on my exercise levels.

    This^

    Near this too, say 1300 to 1700 and I am 5'3", exercise gets me to that upper end :glasses:
  • Foodie711711
    Foodie711711 Posts: 137 Member
    Kathyms13 congrats so far on your weightloss, to each their own. But I cant help but think I know a 2 year old who eats more than you!
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    I am on maintenance and eating between 2000 and 2600 calories a day including exercise calories.
    I am almost 5'10 and 126 Ibs.
  • dr3wman
    dr3wman Posts: 205
    Im 6'3, eat around 2500 to lose weight and 3000 to maintain
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    I'm set at 1500 plus I add 300 for breast feeding, so around 1700-1800 daily without exercise calories. I'm 5'7".
  • onikonor
    onikonor Posts: 473 Member
    I'm 5'5 exercise 5-6 days a week and eat 1500-1900 daily to lose weight.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    2800 on lifting days and 2100 on non-lifting days.
  • PaveGurl
    PaveGurl Posts: 244 Member
    I'm 5'8" and eat to net 1450 or so.
  • Bexyf
    Bexyf Posts: 42 Member
    I am 5ft 2.5- 5ft 3 and i eat between 1,200 - 1,300 per day... in my opinion anything under 1000 every day is just stupid and unhealthy! I understand some people are under medical supervision doing that but most are not :/ x
  • AprilRenewed
    AprilRenewed Posts: 691 Member
    Is this thread for people wanting to starve themselves or something? o_o
    I eat around 1500.
    Oh and I'm 5'6 ?

    That was my thought (though it's also my thought that you should be eating more too!)

    I'm 5'2 just about and right now eating about 1600. But I'm slowly upping that number. I used to be the under 1200 calorie girl, but then I realized how wrong that is!
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,735 Member
    I'm 5'2" and eat about 2000 on weekdays and 2500ish on weekends but I also exercise to get my numbers up that high since I sit on my butt all day at work and would do the same at home if I *weren't* exercising.
  • BuffyEat2Live
    BuffyEat2Live Posts: 327 Member
    I'm 5'6'', 27 years old, and on Weight Watchers.... I eat anywhere from 1400-3000 calories per day, depending on how many Points I ate. This probably doesn't help you...
  • myfitnessval
    myfitnessval Posts: 687 Member
    5'6", 26, starting weight 205 and eating around 1280-1400 depending on if i eat my exercise cals back that day or not, usually i try not to.
  • jesss5885
    jesss5885 Posts: 187 Member
    MFP has me at 1200, but i recently upped my settings to 1500.
    I haven't been very successful at 1200, so we'll see how i do with the increase - especially since i'm starting to increase my activity levels
  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
    haha people are way too excited about eating under 1000 calories... i know I SURE wouldnt be excited about ruining my body and slowing my metabolism down... i mean that in the nicest way...

    oh, 5'4 1450-1800 cals
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    For those who are netting well below your BMR, get a DEXA scan done now and then two months later while restricting calories to such a degree. Come back and let us know the ratio of lean muscle mass loss vs fat mass for both assessments.

    To maintain: 2800 (lift heavy 5 days x 25 minutes/treadmill 5 days x 10 minutes at 4.0 incline/3.5 speed)
    To lean down: 2250 to 2350 (lift heavy 5 days x 25 minutes/treadmill 6 days x 50 minutes at 4.0 incline/3.5 speed)
    To bulk up: 3360 to 3600 (lift heavy 5 days x 35 minutes/treadmill 3 days x 10 minutes at 4.0 incline/3.5 speed)
  • _stephanie0
    _stephanie0 Posts: 708 Member
    For those who are netting well below your BMR, get a DEXA scan done now and then two months later while restricting calories to such a degree. Come back and let us know the ratio of lean muscle mass loss vs fat mass for both assessments.

    exactly.
  • HeavyLiftGirl
    HeavyLiftGirl Posts: 1,267 Member
    I'm 5'10", and am averaging about 1600 calories a day.

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