How many calories do you have a day?

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  • eazy_
    eazy_ Posts: 516 Member
    1000- 1200
  • ehsan517
    ehsan517 Posts: 114
    on 2300 right now....gradually increasing every week because i f***ed myself up initially by eating 1600 cals a day.
    yes i lost weight...i turned into a skeleton. never going down that road again. you wont get fat eating 2000+ calories...just make sure the intake is consistent and then your body will adapt.
    i`ve been burning fat and feeling better reverse dieting and so far its been awesome. i look and feel great and i get to eat loads more and im simply going to keep upping that number until i hit around 2500.
  • LisaGirlfriend
    LisaGirlfriend Posts: 493 Member
    I'm 5'3, 155 1bs with a goal weight of 140 1bs or 25% body fat. I currently gross about 1700 calories and am considering upping to my TDEE (2100) for a few weeks to give myself a 'diet break', then drop again to a 10% deficit so 1900 calories...

    Sometimes I think that if I eat less I'll lose the weight but I know that's not good for my body, and I fell into the 1200 calories a day trap for a year, often netting under 1000 calories a day. No wonder my metabolism is a mess!

    Do a search on MFP for 'eat more to lose weight' and read away. I lost 9 pounds eating more.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    My goal is 1700 but it varies according to circumstances anywhere from 14's and 15's to well over 2000. However, my exercise burn is high enough to still give me a deficit every day .I've lost around 16 lbs. in 135 days, which is about the right rate for me. I don't want to lose weight fast.
  • Melissa_H_39
    Melissa_H_39 Posts: 11 Member
    My daily goal is to burn between 1300 to 1500 calories a day from exercise on top of the calories my body burns to function. While doing this I also set my calorie goal to be right at 750 calories less than I burn. My starting weight was 170.2 three weeks ago, current weight is 161.2 and goal weight is 130. I've lost 3 lbs a week and I am eating more than I usually eat and the weight is finally coming off.
  • FrustratedYoYoer
    FrustratedYoYoer Posts: 274 Member
    Height: 5'8"/173cm
    CW: 146 lbs

    Rest days: 1850 cals
    Active days: 2000-2700 (ish) depending on my level of activity. I'd say most days I eat around 2300 though.
  • springs47
    springs47 Posts: 82 Member
    When I first started here I was eating 1000 calories a day because I thought "eat less, weigh less". Then I bumped it up to 1200 and still could barely get through a workout without feeling like I was going to pass out. Since I came to my senses, I've moved around anywhere from 1800 to 1400 calories a day and I'm consistently losing 1-2 lbs a week now.

    5'2"
    SW: 183
    CW: 172
    GW: 140
  • claire671
    claire671 Posts: 93 Member
    I could not survive on 1000 cals. Some days I hit 1700!

    5'5

    SW: 200lbs
    CW: 150lbs
    GW: 144lbs

    I am currently set at 1420 calories in order to lose 1lb per week but I'm going to change it to 1600 at 0.5lb loss as I want to eat more, yum!
  • SweetestLibby
    SweetestLibby Posts: 607 Member
    from 1800 - 2100/day depending on how much I'm working out. Currently 121 pounds, not in maintenance but with a slower loss.
  • m0jk
    m0jk Posts: 133
    1200 max .. i cant exercise and need surgery, (unless anyone can advise someone with prolapsed discs how to get started?) im 5'9 small body frame and my bmi is 36 or something :P
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Hi what is your calorie allowance?

    Initial W: 182
    CW: 170
    GW: 154


    I am currently on 1,100 a day but find myself going over to 1, 300.

    Is this realistic if I want to be 154 by October? I lost 13 lbs pretty quickly, the last 6 is getting v hard to shift and I was wondering if I should drop it to 1000 a day

    any help/support will be great

    1300 is better than 1100, especailly since you find yourself going over. If you can't sustain 1100 then that's too little. You could probably eat even more and still lose 16 lbs. by October.

    How tall are you? How often and how long and what type of exercise do you do?

    I am 52, female and currently weigh 157. I eat about 1300 -1500 during the week and don't track on weekends. I don't binge on weekends, but I do eat and drink quite a bit more. I had been maintaining my initial loss for a couple of years and now losing a bit more. About .5 every 1 to 1.5 weeks so far (but it's only been a couple weeks).
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    My BMR is 1845 and MFP set a 1310 daily calorie limit which goes up when I exercise. I'm sticking to their suggestion now as I just started two weeks ago. I weighed myself 2 weeks ago at the start of my adventure and don't plan on weighing again until the four week mark. I am going to give myself a few months at their suggested limit plus my exercise plan and see what happens before I change it. If anyone thinks this isn't a good idea or has some helpful advice feel free to reply!
  • Losingthedamnweight
    Losingthedamnweight Posts: 536 Member
    1760 is my base but on days where i get at least 10,000 steps, i up it to about 2,000

    I'm a 5'8 male at 240. Goal weight is 150
  • Laroka
    Laroka Posts: 60 Member
    When I log my weight myfitnesspal wants me to get at least 1800 for how active my lifestyle is. I usually have trouble getting that though, except for my cheat days. So I guess after that it evens out for the week.
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    I lift 3 times a week and do cardio 3 times a week, each for about an hour. 3,000 daily to cut, 3,750-4,100 is maintenance.

    ETA: 5'10" @ 193 lbs (right now)
  • A_Fit_Mom
    A_Fit_Mom Posts: 602 Member
    I eat 1350 and then also half of my exercise calories.

    I'm 5'8

    Sw:185
    CW:159
    Gw:140 or so
  • kazsjourney
    kazsjourney Posts: 263 Member
    I eat 1800 cals

    SW 380
    CW 197.5
    GW 167
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    Maintenance for me is about 2800 calories daily. I eat about 2500-2700/day. I lost 35 lbs last year eating 2100 calories daily.
  • cavia
    cavia Posts: 457 Member
    I'm 5'7". SW: 184
    CW: 163
    GW: 150

    Non workout days I eat 1650. Lifting days I eat 2500-2700. I'm hoping to reach my goal weight by September.
  • Hexahedra
    Hexahedra Posts: 894 Member
    My sedentary maintenance is about 2100 calories. Current limit is 1900 a day before exercise, this is because I lift and have a specific running goal. I tried to do 1700, but I couldn't keep it because my lifting and running suffered. It's a work in progress, maybe in July I'll try 1800.

    Edit: I'm 5'8" and currently 161 lbs.
  • hilaryhill
    hilaryhill Posts: 156 Member
    I am 196 right now (ive only been on MFP for less than two weeks), started was 199. Im 5'9" and my calories are 2200. I am also breastfeeding so I had to add in some calories for that, and I eat my exercise calories. It works out to be about TDEE - 15%. I exercise a lot so I have to eat haha.
  • Puffingmuffin
    Puffingmuffin Posts: 76 Member
    Can anyone help me? Not sure if I'm eating too little. For the past 2 weeks, I've been eating 1200 calories, doing IF. Felt hungry at night all the time.

    Yesterday I decided to up it to 1400 calories. CW:122 pounds, GW: 110 pounds, 5"7. I have a small frame and the fat/weight drops off really slowly since I'm not that heavy. I find eating my daily required calories a struggle unless I eat junk food. I want to lose 12 pounds by Oct/Nov 2013 in time for summer (Aussie here!)
  • kbauman09
    kbauman09 Posts: 40 Member
    I weigh 150, am 5'7", and have 19.6% body fat. I eat 1550 calories on a NON-workout day and then eat back 1/2 of the calories I burn when I work out (I use a heart rate monitor so that I have an exact calorie burn). Good luck!!!
  • megsi474
    megsi474 Posts: 370 Member
    I'm 5'6".

    HW: 151
    CW: 146.5
    GW: 130-135 (looking more for inches lost/muscle gained than a specific number on the scale)

    I'm currently at 1450 and will most likely increase it as my activity level increases and strength training improves.
  • Cheri_Moves
    Cheri_Moves Posts: 625 Member
    ...As many as I want :wink:

    1,100 is snack sized. I Wont EVER do that to myself again.

    http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-starvation-experiment/
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    as many as allowed usually between 1300-1400 I eat them all. I hate to be hungry--if I am I will eat anything in sight.
  • stargazer008
    stargazer008 Posts: 531
    I'm currently eating at maintenance with 1820 calories and I eat calories burned from exercise back. I am 5'4 and 110 lbs.
  • lswain1970
    lswain1970 Posts: 58 Member
    ...As many as I want :wink:

    1,100 is snack sized. I Wont EVER do that to myself again.

    http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-starvation-experiment/

    eye opening study. Thanks for posting. Time for me to ease into a more reasonable net calorie rang (currently net below 1200 on a regular basis though I do eat 1300-1500)
  • Cheri_Moves
    Cheri_Moves Posts: 625 Member
    ...As many as I want :wink:

    1,100 is snack sized. I Wont EVER do that to myself again.

    http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-starvation-experiment/

    eye opening study. Thanks for posting. Time for me to ease into a more reasonable net calorie rang (currently net below 1200 on a regular basis though I do eat 1300-1500)

    YAY! Someone read it! Just googling "the Minnesota Study" will open anybody's eyes if they will let them be opened :) There is no reason to starve ourselves, history has given us enough proof that it shouldn't be the answer. There is a way to lose weight in a healthy way, while EATING THE FOOD.
  • lswain1970
    lswain1970 Posts: 58 Member
    ...As many as I want :wink:

    1,100 is snack sized. I Wont EVER do that to myself again.

    http://eatmore2weighless.com/the-starvation-experiment/

    eye opening study. Thanks for posting. Time for me to ease into a more reasonable net calorie rang (currently net below 1200 on a regular basis though I do eat 1300-1500)

    YAY! Someone read it! Just googling "the Minnesota Study" will open anybody's eyes if they will let them be opened :) There is no reason to starve ourselves, history has given us enough proof that it shouldn't be the answer. There is a way to lose weight in a healthy way, while EATING THE FOOD.

    The sad thing is that after 42 years of having that 1200 calorie number drilled in my head, despite being an intelligent woman, and hearing over and over again here that its really not a good level for most people, it takes a conscious effort and a leap of faith to treat my body right. We have a whole generation or more of brainwashed people in my opinion. I am hoping to get this right and be able to teach my children (and friends and family!) a better way, using my success as proof :)

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