Who eats 2000 calories or more?

stonel94
stonel94 Posts: 550 Member
in Food and Nutrition
And if you do, how big are you (height/weight) and what do you do fitness wise. and provide pictures if possible!
I've been looking a lot and see that maybe TDEE-10% will be best, and that's about 2000 calories for me, and I currently am down at 1500 and was at 1700 for a long time, but it scares me to eat this many calories. I lift 2-3 days a week (NROL) and also do some cardio (running or ellipitical) and i'm almost 20 years old (in less than a month) 5'7" and about 160, I'm trying to recomp my body.

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  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    I'm 44 years old, 6'1" and ~180 lbs. I eat about 3000 to gain and about 2400 to lose. Instead of copying all my pics here, this thread shows some of the stuff I do:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1154118-one-year-of-lifting-pizzas-setbacks-and-triumphs-pics
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I eat a range of 2200-2700 cals at the moment, doing a cut. I'd like that to be more. Was eating about 2500-3000cals gaining...once I've finished losing a bit if fat, I'll be trying to increase my metabolic capacity again so that the next cut is on higher cals/macros

    I'm 5ft5, 150lbs, under 20% bf, do weights 5/6 days a week and 10mins of cardio.

    Why would you be scared of eating? Losing or maintaining on as many calories as possible is the best scenario.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I eat around 2000 calories a day (1900 to 2500 or so) for maintenance. I am 5'2", I weigh around 100 pounds. I'm 35. I'm reasonably active. I lift weights, dance, walk, play.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Achrya/view/12-week-week-2-progress-pictures-595411

    These pictures are from November, profile ones are early December, maybe. IDK.

    Anyway. 26. 5'3, eat between 1850-2100 calories to lose (1-.5 pounds a week). I lift, occasionally cardio (rarely) and have a generally active job.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
    I do, but I'm also in maintenance. I'm not currently keeping a food diary because right now I'm staying within my maintenance window without having to, but after counting calories for so long, I can't look at food without the calorie count automatically going through my head :laugh: I'm averaging 1,900-2,300ish calories a day-my TDEE is around 2,250.

    Picture in my avi was taken a few weeks ago
    I'm 35 yrs old, 5ft, 6in
    my maintenance range is 117.5-121lbs

    Exercise-my winter schedule starting last month was 4 miles of outside slow running (2 miles/twice a week) and three days of an at home strength training program/30 minutes. But, I got a mini trampoline for Christmas ie a rebounder, and I'm changing my routine starting today to 2 days a week of 30 minutes jogging/moving around on the rebounder and 3 days of 10 minutes warm up on rebounder, with the strength training. That rebounder is so much fun! And I did 30 minutes of it last night and was totally out of breath, sweating like crazy-way more than my 2 mile runs were giving me!
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    Me! I'm 42, female, 135 lbs and eat about 2250 calories a day (on average).
  • cavia
    cavia Posts: 457 Member
    I'm 5'7" also. I just finished dieting on 2000 calories/day to lose 1lb/week. Right now I'm trying to bulk on 2750 calories/day. My maintenance is 2500. I crossfit and weightlift on my days off.
  • mojohowitz
    mojohowitz Posts: 900 Member
    My average is about 2000 calories and I have not gained or lost much at that rate. So, 2000 appears to be my maintenance.

    I am 38 years old. I am 6'5". Currently hovering between 216-220 lbs. I try to shoot for 1500 calories but my BMR is 2000. It is taking forever to get down to 200.

    I run about 20-30 miles week barring illness and injury.
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    W: 132
    H: 5'5
    BF: 18-19%
    42 yo, recomping on 2300-2400 daily (approx. 2500 is my TDEE)
    Bodyweight exercises 3x weekly, with some weighted squats and DLs, and walking 3x weekly.
  • ajlandon
    ajlandon Posts: 115 Member
    I'm 5'8" at ~160 lb, eat anywhere from 2000-4000 cals per day, do compound barbell and bodyweught (push ups, pull ups) 3x per week, hike, bike, and occasionally run. There are photos on my profile... I think they are visible to all members... if not, I will try to change the setting, again. They are also posted on Fitocracy (same username).
  • Lonestar5775
    Lonestar5775 Posts: 740 Member
    I am on maintenance now and goal is 2120 calories. My diary is open but don't I'm red the last few days for Christmas.

    I don't have any pics but I am 6' tall, 153 lbs. waist 31" and believe me I am not "ripped".

    I mostly walk for exercise just for the cardio, I'm a 56 year old male.

    Good luck with your 2014 plan!!
  • xilka
    xilka Posts: 308 Member
    I'm 5'0, 115lbs, eating an average 2,200 (1900-2500) for maintenance.

    My main workouts are:
    bodyweight/strength training 2 x week
    Zumba once a week
    Hike 1 x week

    I take walks and teach dance classes too.
  • talisamb
    talisamb Posts: 65 Member
    5'4 135 pounds, maintaining on 2100-2300. I lift weights 4 times per week and cardio 2 times per week with one rest day
  • silverinc13
    silverinc13 Posts: 216 Member
    I eat about 2050 everyday. I'm 5'4", somewhere between 130-140 (haven't weighed myself in quite some time), size 2-4, S. I lift 4 days a week (about 50-60 minutes per session) and have probably about 2-3 hours of cardio interspersed in there as well (always warm up with 11 min on the elliptical and then fit in some extra after lifting if I have time). I'm generally pretty active, walk the dogs twice a day and try to move around as much as possible. :)
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    I eat @2,500-2,800 on workout days. About 1,900-2,000 on rest days. That makes for about 1/2lb loss -> maintenance a week depending. My cycle peaks every five weeks, so I'm looking to eat closer to, or at, maintenance at the more arduous end and maybe cut at the easier end. I play it by ear though...

    I'm 39, 5'6"-7" (shorter at the end of the day - especially squat day!) and do a 4 day upper/lower split.
  • Thorbjornn
    Thorbjornn Posts: 329 Member
    Male, 56 y/o, 5'5", 200 lbs, ~23% body fat. To lose the 25 lbs I want, all the calc. sites say I need around 2000-2100 calories to lose. I was aiming for too low at 1600-1800. So I'm going for the 2000-2100.
  • aubyshortcake
    aubyshortcake Posts: 796 Member
    not to be totally off topic, but upearly I have to say you look a lot like Robin from How I Met Your Mother lol.

    anyway, I'm not sure what my maintenance is but I'm definitely not active enough for it to be 2000 calories although I really wish that were my maintenance number lol. in reality, its a lot closer to 1500. I am 5'3 and around 104 ish

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