Is there anyone that eats more than 1200 calories a day??

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  • HisPathDaily
    HisPathDaily Posts: 672 Member
    Me.
  • ToughTulip
    ToughTulip Posts: 1,118 Member
    3,000 currently.
    2,200 when I am trying to lose
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    If everyone is following MFPs suggested calorie intake, there are very few people eating only 1200 calories per day. 1200 is just the magic number MFP established to avoid "starvation mode".

    MFP had me on 1200 losing 1 lb a week. I found I could go about 500 cals higher and still lose a lb a week.
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    1300-1400....
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Your not alone-1650-2000:-) More on Sundays
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I eat around 1700, but I'm in maintenance so I could eat 2000-2100.
  • I eat more sometimes depending on how much I've exercised, but I've been sticking around 1300-1400 every day for the past few weeks, and so far it's working pretty well. I feel a lot better because I'm not eating too much all at once anymore and getting that sluggish, sleepy feeling.
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I eat close to 3000.
  • confettibetti
    confettibetti Posts: 405 Member
    Im at 1790 and try to net 1500+ each day. I work out at least 30 minutes a day and burn 300-500 cals a day. Been losing about a lb a week, slow and steady, dropped 9 inches overall so far, and I think been on this site about 40-45 days! :)
  • Kirsty178
    Kirsty178 Posts: 7 Member
    Don't know if it's my height but on a losing plan off 1 1/2 lbs a week mine is 1480. My Mum's come out at losing 1lb a week her in take was 1200 so would had to think if she set it higher.
  • konerusp
    konerusp Posts: 247 Member
    I eat BMR+ exercise calories
  • I TAKE MOST IN THRU PROTEIN SHAKES OR FRUIT AND SPINACH SMOOTHIES WHICH I MAKE AT HOME!!! ALSO CHECK INTO SHAKEOLOGY WHICH COMES THRU BEACH BODY! A LITTLE EXSPENSIVE BUT WELL WOTH IT AND ITS ALL NATURAL!
  • missprincessgina
    missprincessgina Posts: 446 Member
    I eat more that 1200 calories a day most of the time.
  • pbecraft
    pbecraft Posts: 17
    I was at 1300-1500 and exercising, but not losing anything. Had my metabolism tested and discovered that I needed to up my calories to 1850 as my net. Since doing that I am losing about a pound a week. Never thought I was eating too little to lose:noway:
  • OAvalos
    OAvalos Posts: 39 Member
    I'm at 1790... its hard to get that much in, especially on days that I burn 400. I'm trying to stay under 100 carbs because that is what seems to work.
  • TripleJ3
    TripleJ3 Posts: 945 Member
    I eat 2180, that is with my activity calories included and I have been losing. I am just over 5ft 8, about a size 9 and muscular. I spent a year on MFP eating between 1200-1700 and rarely lost. Whatever I would lose I always gained right back. I lift 3x per week for about a half hour then walk about an hour 6 days a week, most weeks.

    Its pretty awesome to be able to eat and lose weight!
  • ball858
    ball858 Posts: 395 Member
    I am on between 1400 - 1500 calories a day before working out and I eat most of my exercise calories back too
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I'm around 1800 but I was around 1600 for most of my weight loss. good luck :smile:
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Up from 1200 to 1350...to 1400..now at 1500 and this is what feels best for me. I feel like I can eat well, be full without being miserable. It is a slow loss, but worth it b/c it's easier to maintain.
  • iieee
    iieee Posts: 39 Member
    MFP gives me 1880 for 1lb a week loss but I don't usually eat that much.
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    Um yes. 1200 is actually far to low for most people, especially active people who aren't eating back their calories.

    I'm 5'4" currently somewhere between 125-130. Even at my starting weight of 145, I was eating about 1300 a day. Considering most people are taller or weigh more than me, they will be eating more than that. Now I eat between 1400-1700 a day and usually. More on days I work out.
  • I'm usually between 1200-1300 or so
    I'm not grouchy and I am not depriving myself of anything (except beer & pizza for now)
    I make sure i'm over my protein and fiber for the day. For me that's the key.
  • I am on a 1220 calorie a day limit. I eat a lot of fruits and veggies and there aren't many calories in there. I don't suffer because I'm actually eating stuff that does fill me up and I'm happier and more energetic because my metabolism is up from eating such clean foods. Yes, I do eat breads and pastas, but I cut back SOO much. About a month and a half ago I was eating over 2700 calories a day. I did a diet with someone (cut out all breads, pastas, potatoes, candy and soda) for two weeks and it was the best thing I've ever done. That was the only time I suffered.
  • MtnKat
    MtnKat Posts: 714
    1900 calories here and loving it! I've been losing pretty steadily, too.
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Aim for 1320 and if I walk (3 times a week), I tend to eat those calories back simply bc Im hungry.
  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    I'm at 1390 + exercise calories (Most days I burn about 500 during exercise)
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    I typically do 1500-1700 a day. I tried dropping it to 1300, and I lost for about a week and a half, and then stopped completely. So I upped it again to 1600. On workout days, I eat almost all of my calories back because I don't have a HRM and I go by MFP calculations, which are typically too high.
  • rlmadrid
    rlmadrid Posts: 694 Member
    I am losing steadily at about 1700-2000 a day. That largely depends on exercise though. I'd say my "net" calories are more like 1400-1800. Do what you're doing until it fails really. Some people may have to eat that little for various reasons, but I'm sure I'd be quite the unpleasant person too if I was that hungry!
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    I don't think I could ever stick to 1200 calories a day. I started out on 1500 a day until I joined here and realised I should have been eating closer to 1900 but with the weight lost that is now around 1700 a day but I manage to accrue another 3000 exercise calories per week too usually :-)
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    1400 right now, but I'm slowly upping to 1900!
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