How many calories do you eat a day?

3200 or so, sometimes more sometimes less.

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:

You may want to eat back your exercise calories. You should never net below your BMR. This is probably why you are not loosing.

Between 1200-1500.

Going to see how long I can go on this 650 cal a day diet.. taking lots of vitamins and losing a pound a day. Bumping it up to 1200 when I feel ready.

1700, with the idea that over the course of the week, I burn an average of 200 per day through exercising 4-5x a week. I'm generally not hungry at the end of the day.

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:

You may want to eat back your exercise calories. You should never net below your BMR. This is probably why you are not loosing.

I read so many different things on eating vs not eating back exercise calories. Im fairly new to this site, but I feel like that's counterproductive? Some days it's difficult for me to even hit 1450, but I'll try that and see if it helps. Thanks for the advice!

It's good advice. I've been stalled for over 3mos post surgery. I was eating 2200-2400cal or so, as a 5'7" tall male, 37yrs old, 190lbs. I was stuck between 188 and 192lbs...invariably. I lift 3x a week, and have a very active job.

When I upped my calories to 3000 average a week and a half ago...the weight started melting off again.

1875, regardless of exercise.

I am at 1200.
I might change my plan to only lose 1lb instead of 2lb since I am starving lately!
What are you guys at?

Does you activity level include exercise you're doing? If no, MFP is set up for you to log the exercise and eat those calories back. MFP will not give a calorie goal below 1200, but the Net Calorie goal already has the calorie deficit necessary for weight loss built into it. If you're exercising a lot and only consuming 1200, this is a reason you're hungry.

As a 6'2" guy currently at 225 lbs, I have my net calorie goal set at 2300, which includes a 500 cal a day deficit to lose 1 lb a week. I consume around 3000 calories a day on average, after eating at least some of my exercise calories every day.

Been averaging about 1450(set at 1200) which means that since I exercise, I'm eating about half my exercise calories back. But I'm older, and also on the small side at just under 5'5" and 118 pounds with only wanting to lose a few.

1750

You should change. I did.. I went from 1400 to almost 1600.Just going to work out everyday.

2100 is my current goal. In a few weeks, I'll change it to 2500 on weight training days, 2100 on remaining days.

1200 calories and I seem to be functioning fine!

2500-3000 currently, 5'8" female. Work out 6 days per week and have a physical job and walk every day too. By BMR is supposedly 1700 and I burn 3000-3300 calories per day on average (that's measured with a Body Media Fit Armband, 95% accuracy).

I was eating around 1800 and that was definitely not enough, and I was not losing, in fact, the scale wasn't budging at all, either way. I increased the calories and it started moving again in the up-down seesaw effect of losing that I am used to. I am still struggling to eat enough though...

1200-300 on non-workout days and around 1500 on workout days. The Goal MFP set for me is 1610 but I think that's too high.