How many calories do you eat in a day?

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  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
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    Female
    5'5"
    Currently 119 lbs trying to reach 113 lbs. as part of a fitness challenge.
    1000 to 1100 per day. Some days over, most days under.
    Exercise includes Sculpting (free weights), cardio, boxing, dance, yoga, jogging, walking, elliptical, ARC Machine, some nautilus, a lot of core work - Seven days per week.
    I also cycle my calories e.g., I will restrict for a few days at a time and then increase my calories for one or two days.

    That really doesn't sound like a healthy intake at all!
  • slimtms
    slimtms Posts: 2
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    I probably average @1800. Plus, I exercise. But , now im trying to eat 800 cal. And still exercise. Realisticly hitting 900-1100, eating more fruit and vegetables. Happy life.
  • ErinCE
    ErinCE Posts: 3 Member
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    Female
    5'9
    27yrs old
    100lbs to lose
    Exercise: Walk/jog 3-4 miles 4x/week (increases every 3-4 weeks by 1 mile)-training for 1/2 marathon!
    Additional exercise: elliptical on super sore leg days; weight training on 1/3 off days
    I aim for 1600 calories. I'm a raw vegan/fruitarian/vegan, and I don't limit myself when I'm hungry :P I'm basically following an 80/10/10 lifestyle for the moment.

    Yesterday I binged :'( Came home after my workout, was SUPER tired (more than usual), and ate an entire Freschetta pizza (around 933 calories) to myself. Still lost .6lbs though! :P
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
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    I'm around 161.5, eat around 2,000, and exercise sometimes 1-3 days a week.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
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    47, male, 2300 @10%; 2530 at maintenance; 5/11 202
  • kazzsjourney2goal
    kazzsjourney2goal Posts: 56 Member
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    Heres mine:

    5"9
    220 Pounds
    1500 calories
    Workout 4-5 times a week - strength train twice a week
  • SarahBeth0625
    SarahBeth0625 Posts: 685 Member
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    I am happy to see people right around where I am at. Sometimes I feel like I eat like a "man", but I know I workout hard and need to fuel my body.
  • tegalicious
    tegalicious Posts: 629
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    Female
    29 years old
    5'3"
    SW:155
    GW: 120
    CW:115

    I follow IIFYM.

    At goal so I eat for maintenance: roughly 2500/day Mon-Fri and then eat back any deficit on Sat and Sun (roughly 3000-3500/day on weekends).

    I am very active. Active job plus training for a half marathon plus weight training and cycling and dancing for cross training. Workout 6 days a week, 1 rest day (cardio 6 days a week, weights 3 days a week).
  • julissavega1
    julissavega1 Posts: 1 Member
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    Female
    5'11
    190 lbs
    Eat 1,200-1,250 cals a day
    1 cheat day a week
    Exercise 2-3 times per week
  • glennunez
    glennunez Posts: 2
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    Male
    5'9
    157lb

    Eat 1620 - 2000 cals a day.

    Minimum of 15 min high intensity cardio every morning.
    (Boxing, jump rope, or dancing)

    Some strength training 2-3 week
    (Break dancing, pushups)

    I eat as much as I want when I want. I never go hungry.

    My diet consists of mostly fruit and vegetables which are low in calories so it can be difficult to accumulate 1620 per day.
    I occasionally eat eggs and fish when my body craves it (usually on days that I roller skate or weight train).

    So far I have lost over 30 pounds.
    6 pack for the first time in life. EVER!
  • ClaudiaKho13
    ClaudiaKho13 Posts: 229 Member
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    Female
    5"5'
    current wight: 142lbs or 64kg
    goal weight:45 to 50kg
    Eat 1200 calories per day

    exercise on the elliptical 6 times a week including with strength training
  • zivasak
    zivasak Posts: 88
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    Female
    5'8"
    161pounds
    workout 3 times a week
    1400 calories
  • wahmx3
    wahmx3 Posts: 646 Member
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    Female
    5'4"
    153 pounds
    workout 4-5 times a week, light jogging/fast walking 30-60 minutes a day and sometimes JM dvd's
    1500 calories a day
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,514 Member
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    female
    5ft 2
    started at 387lb and was eating 1500 to 1800 a day, at least 30 minute swim a day, 2 hour swim once a week and some weight training and an aqua aerobics class once a week

    now 317lb and my daily calories is likely to spark an argument ( had surgery )
    walk 30 minutes a day and back to swimming from monday, have to hang fire a little longer on the weight training
  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
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    Female
    5ft 4in
    159lb
    Workout 5 times a week (3 x heavy weights, 2 x swim 90 mins) plus walking 3 miles a day to get to/from work (4 or 5 times a week)
    1800-1900 cals
  • thegilly6
    thegilly6 Posts: 137 Member
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    Male
    5' 9"
    171
    run 5 miles x5 per week
    lift heavy, 30 min x5 per week
    1800 net calories (eat back cals) maintaining
  • sarafischbach9
    sarafischbach9 Posts: 466 Member
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    Female
    5'3.5"
    SW: 136
    CW: 116
    GW: 110

    I eat anywhere between 1200-1600 calories depending on how active I am. I would say my average is 1400 calories per day. 1200 is super low for me and I only aim for that when my activities are low.

    I try to do cardio for 60-120 minutes 5 days a week
  • Gameofthrone
    Gameofthrone Posts: 1,522 Member
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    Female
    5'4
    238 (after losing 2lbs this week =) )
    calorie intake was 1250 5/7 days this week, started a new more physically demanding job so the last couple days my calorie intake has been 1800-1900
  • oneismagic
    oneismagic Posts: 1
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    Female
    5'9
    198lbs
    Run around after two children
    Eat around 1200 cals a day.
  • Losingthedamnweight
    Losingthedamnweight Posts: 535 Member
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    I'm a dude. And apparently one of the few! Geez. Chick fest much?
    30
    225lbs
    On sedentary days, 1500 cals
    On days where I get some exercise, 1800

    My exercise only consists of going to work (cna) and going for long walks to get my 10,000 steps at a minimum. And the weight is coming off just dandy! Pretty soon I'm gonna try couch to 5k and then pick up some weights. I'm on track to be 150 at least by Christmas and god damn, I can't even imagine myself skinny. Never been that, so seeing myself without a gut is gonna be weird

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