Poll: how many calories

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  • learning2bfit
    learning2bfit Posts: 61 Member
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    I get 1200 to lose 2lbs/week
  • stormieweather
    stormieweather Posts: 2,549 Member
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    1800 (maintenance is 2520)
  • lisa811
    lisa811 Posts: 363
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    I am set for 1200 per day for 2 lb weight loss per week, but I never quite get more than 8-900 calories everyday. I am drinking more water and feel stuffed and just don't want to eat anymore.. Very little exercise.. Is this good or not?

    No. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing
    (this post among others...thanks again Banks sharing all of your knowledge!)

    well, you're welcome, but I didn't write that one. :wink:

    Oooops, sorry! Just assumed I guess.
  • toots99
    toots99 Posts: 3,794 Member
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    1590, not counting exercise calories.
  • spicy618
    spicy618 Posts: 2,114 Member
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    1400 - set to lose 1/2 lb. a week. Although, I don't want to lose anymore... It keeps me on track. :wink:

    1600 - to Maintain myself at 145 lbs. :bigsmile:

    Anything "Earned" with exercise, best believe I eat :laugh: Unless I'm not hungry :wink:
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
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    1390 without exercise, 2000-2500 with exercise (usually burn 1200-1500 calories)
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
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    1200 :smile:
  • tkrall
    tkrall Posts: 109
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    MFP suggest 1200 for me to lose 2 lbs a week. With eating SOME of my exercise calories back about 1300. I exercise 5 days a week buring about 200+ calories each time.
  • Sparksfly
    Sparksfly Posts: 470 Member
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    I did have my cals set up at 1200 + 50% or so of my exercise cals. Then I stopped losing, so I have been trying to make sure I eat at LEAST 1200 NET cals a day.

    Now I am set up for 1270 a day + >50% my exercise cals.

    1270 + 400 (exercise) = 1670 (if I ate all of those I would be at 1270 net)


    if I just ate my 1270 without the extra 300-400 exercise cals I would be more like 870 net. I think? Which is way too low and why I think I stopped losing.
  • pinkhockymom
    pinkhockymom Posts: 86 Member
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    I get 1330 before exercise.
  • sazziecee
    sazziecee Posts: 143
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    1230

    But I am not losing weight on it, so may drop my goal to 0.5lb a week, I am confused!
  • dkcj4fox
    dkcj4fox Posts: 35
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    HA! it's actually difficult to eat 3000 healthy calories, I struggle with it every day. Sometimes I think I should just go back to 2100 just cuz it's easier to think up that many calories worth of food. My wife HATES when I mention my calories, because she's at 1650 and always hungry.

    Same here 2800 - 3000 and I eat every 2-3 hours. Couldn't do it without my protein shake.
  • ailysp
    ailysp Posts: 69
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    1200
  • somigliana
    somigliana Posts: 314 Member
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    1500 before exercise. Most days I consume between 1750 and 2050--I eat most of my exercise calories.
  • aliciamille
    aliciamille Posts: 43
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    1470, which means I'm ALWAYS hungry and I love working out, because it means I get to eat MORE :bigsmile:
  • springgrl
    springgrl Posts: 168 Member
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    When I first started I tried 1200 and was trying to 'beat' that score by going too far under like life is a videogame.

    Now I am at 1300 and I am eating at lot of exercise calories and doing better.
  • BamaRose0107
    BamaRose0107 Posts: 635
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    1350 to1600 depending on exercise!
  • talygal
    talygal Posts: 17 Member
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    1250. Any calories burned by cardio or weight works out are not added to my daily intake. To me, that would be defeating the purpose of trying to lose weight! Maybe once I am at the maintaining stage. :bigsmile:
  • jwurtz
    jwurtz Posts: 12 Member
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    1970 - Please tell me ladies you you go on 1000-1300 calories a day. That blows my mind. I personally would have to skip an entire meal to be at those numbers.
  • LittleSpy
    LittleSpy Posts: 6,754 Member
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    1250. Any calories burned by cardio or weight works out are not added to my daily intake. To me, that would be defeating the purpose of trying to lose weight! Maybe once I am at the maintaining stage. :bigsmile:

    If you havent, you should probably check out some of (all of) the posts at the top of the "General Diet and Weight Loss Help" forum here. :flowerforyou:

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