How many calories do you eat a day?

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    1500-1600 plus exercise calories.
    This weekend totally went over 700 one day. Lost a lb. lmao.
  • kmcosgrove115
    kmcosgrove115 Posts: 260 Member
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    I eat TDEE less 20% = 1693 - made MFP 1680..............it's above my BMR of 1593 but 20% below TDEE..................
  • BlueObsidian
    BlueObsidian Posts: 297 Member
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    Over the past four weeks, I averaged 2152 calories a day and lost 6.8 pounds (which was actually a little higher than expected, since I've been targeting 1.5 pounds a week).
  • lachesissss
    lachesissss Posts: 1,298 Member
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    1720 plus some exercise cals back. Depends on how much I've worked out. But I find this a nice comfortable buffer to work within. I feel that I have enough to eat when I don't exercise, and that I have enough wiggle room for when I burn more.
  • teresalawrencejackson
    teresalawrencejackson Posts: 4
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    I'm doing Herbal Life and am currently struggling to eat 1200 calories a day(sometimes I go a little over 1200 ) I'm starting to add exercise and hope I see some results soon.I'm only loosing about 1 pound a week,any suggestions as to how to loose more
  • msbling06
    msbling06 Posts: 1
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    1300
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    ~4100

    Reported for gloating.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    I'm 5'4" 128 lbs. I eat 1760 plus exercise calories to maintain. When I was actively losing weight I ate 1420 plus exercise calories.
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
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    I'm 5'4" 128 lbs. I eat 1760 plus exercise calories to maintain. When I was actively losing weight I ate 1420 plus exercise calories.

    ^Me too, almost exactly. I am still trying to lose a few more vanity pounds, but I have been averaging total 1800 calories a day and losing gradually. I workout 5 times a week and probably burn around 400 calories each time.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
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    Currently ~3000 a day.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
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    I aim to eat atleast 2100 per day now.. used to eat 1700 but I exercise a lot and do strength training now
  • Willowana
    Willowana Posts: 493 Member
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    1600, and lost 3 lbs. last week.
  • jennfranklin
    jennfranklin Posts: 434 Member
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    I net at least 1200 calories a day, most of the time a bit more. On the average I consume around 1600 calories a day.
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
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    Depending on how much exercise I do.... I can eat close to 3000 a day. Actually that is most days now. MFP gives me 1870 I think.... the rest I earn. Problem is I wont even eat the MFP amount, I'm just not that hungry or able to continue pigging out for the sake of it.
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
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    1100!? Have fun ruining your metabolism...

    It varies on a cut, when I maintain about 3k and when I bulk I need about 4-5k depending on my day.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
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    Around 1800 a day. Today was more like 2100 - I had a lovely hike and so upped my calories accordingly.

    Just over 350 of those calories are in the form of homemade poptarts and ice cream, which I'm going to seriously enjoy tonight :)

    Edited to add that I'm a short girl, 5'3". But, that sure doesn't mean that I can't eat lots of nummilicious food.
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
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    Tree thousand plus
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
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    1600-2000 gross a day.
    Netting 1200-1600, depending.
    5'10 and 137Ibs.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
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    On a normal day I eat anywhere for 700 to 1000 calories and day...... If you are eating good food thats still a ton of food.......


    Bahahhaha to THAT ^ being a TON of food! :laugh:

    OP, I am on maintenance at 130 pounds at 1700 calories PLUS any and all exercise calories I earn. When I was losing I believe it was 1350 plus all exercise cals.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    2100 plus exercise...

    ...until I reach mini-GW and then I'm going back to 2700-3000ish plus exercise.

    ETA: 41, 6'. 171 pounds, mini-GW 165, then resume eating.

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