How many calories do you eat a day?

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  • JamesGGAnderson
    JamesGGAnderson Posts: 13 Member
    3000-5000 depending on amount of exercise. 1400 if I did no exercise (losing weight).
  • cbevan1229
    cbevan1229 Posts: 326 Member
    My goal is set to 1500 - I usually shoot to be a little under that - ideally at 1400. That's about a 1lb loss for me per week.
  • Michellereducf
    Michellereducf Posts: 168 Member
    1250. That's for losing 1lb a week. I thought about 2 a week, but I would be STARVING.
  • Katahna
    Katahna Posts: 326 Member
    You need to start off with a higher calorie intake, as your stomach adjusts to it, you won't feel as hungry if you drop down by 100 calories every months,

    I started on 2400 a day, and slowly tapered down to 1950, even on 1950 I am losing 1-2kg per week =]

    (with excersise, Muay thai, weights)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    2250-2500 ish
  • dazygrl02
    dazygrl02 Posts: 10 Member
    I set mine to 1500 because it made family functions and going out with friends less stressful. I know it's the easy way out, but I can stick with it and eat what I'd like. I'm sometimes below and rarely over. I think it has me losing .6 or .7 lbs a week.
  • drdortch
    drdortch Posts: 16 Member
    About 1800 .... that's what MFP and my fitbit page suggest.

    Some days, more and some days less.
  • Daisy_Cutter
    Daisy_Cutter Posts: 774
    1900
  • NoahandPresleysMom
    NoahandPresleysMom Posts: 763 Member
    1200
  • DeeDel32
    DeeDel32 Posts: 542 Member
    1600-1700, not including exercise calories
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    1200ish usually... today like 1800 cuz I burned like 1300 LOL
  • mszebra
    mszebra Posts: 94
    1600, which is about 25-30% below my TDEE.
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    Net? 1970/2100. :)
  • LeotaD
    LeotaD Posts: 25 Member
    It's set at 2280, but I usually exercise around 800-1,000 cals, leaving me around 1200 net.
  • AllyCatXandi
    AllyCatXandi Posts: 329 Member
    I've bumped up my net calorie goal to 1350 per day :)
  • spookygoldfish
    spookygoldfish Posts: 10 Member
    2500-3500 a day depending how hungry I am. (still losing 1lb per week)

    I would up your cals as you will find it hard to stick to this if your always starving!
  • 78Octane
    78Octane Posts: 68
    Around 2300-2600 daily, mostly clean eating. 40% protein, 30% carbs, 30% fat.

    Once a week, like today, I go to about 4000 - 4500 calories whatever the hell I want.
  • james123567
    james123567 Posts: 15 Member
    You seem to have a nice body in your pics, I eat usually about 2650-3400 cals in a day if I work out, try to keep it at 2300 or below if I don't. If you build yourself a metabolic machine, building strength in your large muscle groups, (legs/chest/back) you need more energy to maintain thereby increasing your resting metabolic rate (amount of cals you burn with little or no exercise). Sometimes you have to put on a few lbs of muscle to get yourself into the position where you can be fit and healthy.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I'm 47, female and my BMR is 1333.

    I aim for about 1500 a day, regardless of whether I work out or not.
  • lcn1220
    lcn1220 Posts: 124 Member
    Eating based on a cut off my TDEE, so sub 1700 daily. Average is about 1650 or so. Occasionally go about sub 1900 if I have a high cal burn on cardio.
  • 1SlimShaylee
    1SlimShaylee Posts: 204
    I eat 200 on non work out days, and 2300 on work out days! nom nom nom!!

    i meant 2000, not 200
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    I seem to be cutting bodyfat nicely on 3000cal/day (whether I exercise or not). I'm sure I'll need to lower it a bit though eventually.

    My calories come in the form of 150g of protein or more, and the rest don't much matter to me. I'm probably going to take a better handle on fat soon (not getting enough), which will automatically lower my carbs some.
  • oh_em_gee
    oh_em_gee Posts: 887 Member
    I aim for about 1500. At that number, I can eat without feeling hungry or deprived and still lose.
  • nettasaura
    nettasaura Posts: 173 Member
    I eat 2000 everyday and burn about 2600 a day per my fitbit.....losing and loving the fact that I don't have to starve in order to do it.
  • onyxgirl17
    onyxgirl17 Posts: 1,722 Member
    1200-1400 avg.
  • enewsome2
    enewsome2 Posts: 355 Member
    I eat 200 on non work out days, and 2300 on work out days! nom nom nom!!

    i meant 2000, not 200

    I was like "HOLY CRAP!" lol. I'm glad you don't eat 200.

    This week I'm eating 2,000. I went through a bad undereating phase recently and I'm boosting my metabolism.

    After this week I'm going to go down to 1700 a day. :)

    I'm 5'1" and I workout 3-6 days a week.
  • knk1553
    knk1553 Posts: 438 Member
    I eat 1400, but on workout days probably closer to 2000 since I eat back my workout calories. My focus recently has been more on upping my protein and lowering my carbs, which has REALLY helped me not feel hungry as often. I'll most likely be upping this in the next few weeks as my workout plan will be changing
  • teamtommo6
    teamtommo6 Posts: 16 Member
    1200 calories to start and I add accordingly depending on how hard I worked out that day.
  • sabolfitwife
    sabolfitwife Posts: 423 Member
    MFP programmed mine at 1730 and I usually eat just about that every day. I do not eat back my exercise calories. I usually only burn 220-300 so it' doesn't make that big of a difference. On days where I burn a lot more than that, I might eat a little extra to compensate.
  • acar414
    acar414 Posts: 19
    I started out at 1200 but felt hungry and sluggish. After reading some forums I bumped it up to 1450 (my BMR is 1496) but now I'm not losing. I don't eat back exercise calories. Thinking of dropping back down to 1200 :sad:

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