How many net calories do you eat a day?

I do the TDEE method so I eat 2350 every day because my exercise is already factored in. I am 5'3" and 115.4 pounds and very active and lose about .5 pounds a week this way (it is more variable now that I am in a healthy weight range).

ETA: Feel free to add me as a friend if you want a friend who eats more than 1200 calories and still loses weight!!

2000 seems reasonable. I net about 1600 but eat gross between 1650 and 2000 depending on how much I exercise. I am also over 200 pounds and bout 5'8"

My personal trainer said to take my body weight and multiply it by 10. Well being over 200 lbs at the moment I am eating right at 2000 net calories. I'm 5'9", large body frame, easy muscle gainer body type. I currently do strength training 2x a week and cardio 3x a week and have been for 6 weeks.

So does 2000 calories seem reasonable? Most females I see in their food diary eat around 1200-1500 a day which is why I'm asking. I really want to hear from successful people on what works for you. Thanks!

Go here, enter your information, and the calculator will tell you everything you need to know.

http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/tools/Calculator-Daily-Calorie.html

Sounds about right. I am eating between 2100-2300 calories a day, I am 5"11. We have been brainwashed into thinking 1200 calorie diets are the way to lose weight, it may work for some smaller people but that is not a one size fits all goal.

I'm 5'7" (175 cm) and have a large frame. I'm finding that I net somewhere between 1400 - 1600 calories a day. MFP is set to 1200 for me, but that's because I told it I'm sedentary. I don't do any strength training but do an hour and a half of light exercise (yoga and walking) at least 5 days a week and usually eat most of it back. I'm finding that it's working really well so far.

It is hard when you are actually 'big boned'. The charts all say that my 'ideal' weight is 71 kilos (156 pounds), but I'm aiming for 75 (165 pounds). I've been there before and you can see the outline of my ribs and hips. If I lost more than that I'd be worried.

My personal trainer said to take my body weight and multiply it by 10. Well being over 200 lbs at the moment I am eating right at 2000 net calories. I'm 5'9", large body frame, easy muscle gainer body type. I currently do strength training 2x a week and cardio 3x a week and have been for 6 weeks.

So does 2000 calories seem reasonable? Most females I see in their food diary eat around 1200-1500 a day which is why I'm asking. I really want to hear from successful people on what works for you. Thanks!

Go here, enter your information, and the calculator will tell you everything you need to know.

http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/tools/Calculator-Daily-Calorie.html

Looks like I'm spot on with 2000. I checked a few calculators and they are all saying the same thing. Thanks!

Just remember that calculator is saying 2000 cals total and you said 2000 cals net. That means you could be eating 2500 or higher with exercise? Your trainer probably meant total cals rather than net, as the net calorie concept is pretty meaningless.

Because I'm old, hate exercise, and I'm female, I can't get away with high calorie limits. I stick to the 1200-1350 range, and it's worked like a charm, in the complete absence of exercise or eating any specific foods.

I don't eat "net calories", I eat food that has calories. 1200-1600.

I'm netting 1200 most days but I only have 3 kilos left to lose . Normally burn calories through excercise and I'm usually eating those back rather then netting under 1200. I'm losing weight on it and not finding it too difficult but if I didn't excercise to be able to eat more I think it would be tough as 1200 is not a lot

Doing the method your trainer recommended I'd only be eating 1,180 calories a day :huh: I'm in maintenance, am 5ft 6in, a 35 year old female and my maintenance weight range is 118lbs-120lbs. I eat around 1,700-2,000 calories a day, give or take a few in either direction. For exercise I walk 3-4 times a week and that's already factored into my calories.

I don't mfp settings, I go for a calorie goal that does include exercise. I also eat in a range. I eat 2500 to 2750 calories a day which gives me a weight loss of .5 a pound to one pound a week.

ETA: I played with the numbers some and the only way mfp gives me 1200 calories is if I choose a weekly weightloss goal that is too aggressive and I have to set my actitity level at sedentary or lightly active (before exercise my activity level is very active).

I net an average of 1750 a day, and I'm losing about around .5lb per week, lifting once maybe twice a week when I can squeeze it in. If I could actually get back to lifting the way I was before all hell broke loose in my job, I would either
a. be losing closer to 1lb a week or
b. be averaging closer to 1900 calories a day

Just posted this in another thread:

"How did you set up your MFP account? You need to pick an accurate activity level. Too many folks pick "sedentary" when they are actually lightly active or even more. Also set your goal to lose no more than 1 pound/week to achieve a sustainable weight loss. Plateaus, inadequate intake & hunger are the biggest cause for people to quit. View this as a lifestyle change, not a diet. You need to find a happy medium between eating too much & dieting, so you can live with it for life! After finding your actually calorie goal, then eat back exercise calories. I'm not sure how you are measuring your exercise calories? If using MFP then most folks find their calories burns high & thus eat back 1/2-2/3 of the actual calorie burn. Other methods of measuring vary in accuracy depending on the device.

If you prefer a more constant daily calorie goal, then you can switch to the TDDE-deficit method. The following I just posted in another thread:

If you let MFP set your calories, then yes, you eat back exercise calories. I decided to use the TDEE method mostly, because I didn't like the constantly changing calorie goal. ... If you want a more constant calorie goal, then I'd switch to the TDEE-deficit method & self-set your calorie & macro goals. For protein, ensure you are getting AT LEAST 1 gram/pound lean body mass--for most women that's 100-125 grams/day. Your fat should be set at 0.4 grams/pound of lean body mass. Carbs are whatever is left. ... meet your calorie goal most every day!!! If after 3-4 weeks, you're not losing then adjust your daily calorie goal by 100 calories & watch for another 3-4 weeks. You may need more calories or less calories, it can be a little trial & error from the TDEE-deficit calculation. If you need to lose >20 pounds, set your deficit at TDEE-20%. If your need to lose 10-20 pounds, then TDEE-10 to 15%, and once you're down to <10 pounds to lose, set your goal to TDEE-5-10%.

Meeting your macros, especially protein, is very important! You want to lose fat not muscle (lean body mass), so protein intake is very important. The more lean body mass you lose, the lower your BMR will be. That's where folks get lost in the "starvation mode" idea. It's not so much borderline/low calories cause "starvation," as it robs you of your lean body mass, and as the lean body mass drops, so does your BMR (i.e. daily basal calorie burn). Resistance training/heavy lifting is also essential for maintaining lean body mass/muscle as well."

Here's a link to Heybales TDEE calculator: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/heybales

"Go to heybales profile page & look for the link to his Excel spreadsheet. It's a few lines down from "About Me." The spreadsheet is great! I've been using it for 8 months now & have lost tons of weight, as has my family. The instructions are at the top of the document. You change the values in "yellow" & the others will adjust to give you your %BF, BMR, TDEE & macro goals. It also allows you to enter your activity in "hours." I redo my numbers monthly or after I've lost 5 pounds. The second tab also allows you to track your values over time, so everything is in one simple spreadsheet!"

Hope this helps! Good luck!!!

I would put you at 2100 calories total... since exercise is all included, these are gross calories, not net calories. As long as you are logging correctly, aka weighing your food with a scale, then you should see fat loss, pending you follow the standard deviation.

Ok well I'm going to try and hit 2000-2100 this week and see what happens. I am going to use my food scale all week and see what results I get. I'm very curious at how accurate this all is.

A week isn't long enough... a month of accurate logging is the minimum requirement to get an understanding if its working.

This is accurate. Gives me very close to the same amounts as the TDEE Scooby Calculator does.

My personal trainer said to take my body weight and multiply it by 10. Well being over 200 lbs at the moment I am eating right at 2000 net calories. I'm 5'9", large body frame, easy muscle gainer body type. I currently do strength training 2x a week and cardio 3x a week and have been for 6 weeks.

So does 2000 calories seem reasonable? Most females I see in their food diary eat around 1200-1500 a day which is why I'm asking. I really want to hear from successful people on what works for you. Thanks!

Go here, enter your information, and the calculator will tell you everything you need to know.

http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/tools/Calculator-Daily-Calorie.html