Anyone else on 1330 calories a day?

I'm on 1350 but I workout almost ever day and eat at least half my exercise calories back. Feel free to look at my diary

http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced neat lil calculator to help with calories burned and whatnot

I try to eat about that much. Some days are more, some days are less. Breakfast is usually coffee with heavy cream. Lunch is a big salad with lunch meat and some fatty dressing. Dinner is usually a hunk of meat with hot sauce and veg. I don't track hot sauce or coffee any more. Snacks are tortilla chips or peanut butter. Desserts are berries (whatever is on sale) with homemade whipped cream.

As you can see, I tend to eat a lot of fat. Fat helps satiate the appetite for me and make me feel satisfied with my meals.

This site tells you 1330 on days you don't workout and 1330+ the amount you burn on days you do workout.

I fall between 1200-1350 most days if you want to add me/check my diary. MFP says i should be 1550, but i am on doctor suggestion at 1000-1300. Most of my items are fresh fruit, gluten free and dairy free due to some health restrictions but I am finding some good alternatives!

Hi, I'm on 1330 and I think my food diary is public, so feel free to check it out. I eat fairly healthy, whole foods, and keep my sugar craving in check with a square or two of very dark chocolate per day. I also have left in my favorite lunch so that I don't feel deprived....Barbara's Jalapeno Cheese Puffs and jalsberg cheese....they give me protein and some fat and help me not miss bread so much.

This is just what works for me eating around that much.
Usually when I decide to try to lose weight I usually eat around 1200-1400 cals.
To maintain I usually eat around 1500-1700.

I've lost 4lbs in the past two weeks by eating two large meals and healthy snacking throughout the day.
This is what I plan on eating today to stay within that calorie range.
Hope this gives you ideas.

Breakfast/lunch:
Eggs w/ mustard of choice.
Vegetable of choice.
Coffee (black.)

Lunch/dinner:
Rice or rice noodles.
Shrimp or tofu. (Or other lean protein of choice.)
Vegetables of choice.

Snacks:
Vegetables.
Fruits.
Seeds.

When I was craving a "cheat" meal, I'd usually go for frozen yogurt (a small size is usually around 100 - 200 cals).

Whenever I track my food, this usually brings me to about 1200-1300 calories a day without me being hungry ever unless I work out a lot that day. But... Whenever I do work out or do a lot of physical activity, I always make sure to add a couple extra healthy snacks or an extra low-cal meal so that I'm not starving myself so that I stay in my deficit.

Listen to your gut and see if that 1330 is actually right. The nice thing about some of the TDEE calculators is that you can manually punch in what you do instead of going "I feel lazy so I'll click sedentary" and having numbers that make no sense even after eating your exercise calories. The numbers they give on those sometimes sound outrageous, especially if you're active and haven't spent the last month and a half watching the scale come up with losses that fail a sanity check - they're not.

Also I noticed you asked the types of things you should cut out of your meals, I thought I'd add onto my post with some of that...

Usually I cut out dairy products. No cheese on a dish can make a big difference in calories! Always take a glass of water or iced tea over milk. If you drink warm tea, try doing just some honey in there instead of sugar and milk. If you love your milk and cheese, you can always try alternatives... such as soy milk or almond milk or coconut milk. They even have non-dairy cheese!

I usually try to go gluten free (or mostly gluten free at least!) with certain dishes. I work at a noodles shop so I eat there a lot and am always making my own concoctions to make my stuff healthier. Usually I use a rice noodle or a gluten free fusilli noodle. If you're not willing to try gluten free, there's other types of flours and stuff you can use in your food... such as buckwheat or rice flour instead of bleached white flour.

I usually never add extra sugar or salt to my food. Instead of salt, I'll use different seasonings.

I also try to limit my meat intake. I'm not a vegetarian, but I prefer to get my protein from lower calorie options such as soy (tofu) or seeds or sometimes I'll sprinkle some protein powder in my oatmeal and stuff. For me, meat is just a bit too heavy and it makes me feel bloated.

I also try to step away from most pre-packaged snacks... I know that granola bar looks good, but you can make your own pretty easily and more healthy. Don't be fooled by protein bars and other diet bars too... they're usually just candy bars with added protein and fiber. If I absolutely want a baked good, I never buy boxed baked goods... always from an actual bakery or I make it myself. Usually mass produced foods has all sorts of crap in it you don't want in your body for weight loss, even if it is a lower calorie snack. There are some brands that are deemed "diet safe" and "healthier" but they're typically more expensive.

Also, I cut out soda COMPLETELY. No diet soda either. If you want something bubbly, I like to take carbonated water and mix a little fruit juice in it to make my own "soda."

This might seem like a lot, but with a little experimentation in figuring out what works for you, it's actually not that hard to do at all. Obviously there's going to be some things you love that you don't want to cut out completely. Moderation is key. Have your favorite stuff, just don't eat it with every meal or every day. (Even I have my favorite ice cream sometimes!)

I hope this helps at all.

Quote: Thanks, it does help! I like the idea of adding fruit juice to carbonated water as the thing I am finding hardest to give up about soda is the bubbliness. End quote.


My go-to drinks are Bengal Spice (Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tea) tea which I make in the morning in 16 ounce glass bottles with one tea bag to a bottle and some hot water, then throughout the day, I just add cold water to the bottle and it's grab and go. I prefer this drink at room temp. It is slightly sweet and spicy and needs nothing added to be satisfying. My other fav is GTs Kombucha (or actually the kombucha that I make at home now) which is slightly fizzy comes in different flavors, has B vitamins, enzymes and anti-oxidants..and best of all is only 30 calories for 8 ounces. :drinker:

the 1330 suggested by MFP is just net calories which is calories consumed - exercise. if you're exercising, you can eat more than 1330. say you burn 200 calories, than you can eat 1530.