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    How many calories do you eat a day?

    Posts: 1
    edited February 16 in Recipes
    I have 80 pounds to lose and I have been on a 1200 calorie diet. My husband has 100 to lose and he is on a 2700. Are these amounts right?

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    • Posts: 181 Member
      Tbh I trust MFP it has done me no wrong so far still losing weight as is it will recheck calories every 10 lbs tho so no worries as you get smaller so do your calories
    • Posts: 1,082 Member
      Generally what the poster above said. But it's hard to give any advice without more information... what are your stats? activity level?
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      There is no way for us to know. How much do you weigh, how tall are you, how old are you, what is your activity level... I would just put your data into the MFP diary settings and set it to lose 1 pound a week and eat whatever it says to eat. It's pretty accurate. When I did that it gave me 1400 calories which just wasn't enough for me so I eat about 1600. I just can't do 1400 that's way too little. I don't know how people do it. I lose less than 1 pound a week but I don't care, I'm still losing.
    • Posts: 1,053 Member
      I try to eat between 1200-1500 a day. It's recommended that I eat 1900 a day to maintain my weight.

      1200 fills me up nicely if I choose wise foods.
    • Posts: 5,481 Member
      44 yrs old, 5'2, 1800-2100 calories a day.
    • Posts: 709 Member
      Around 1800. I'm trying to maintain more than anything else,
      but if I lose a pound or so no biggie.
    • Posts: 208 Member
      I eat 1500 - sometimes I am over and sometimes I am under :)
    • Posts: 1,166 Member
      Right now MFP has me on 2190 a day but i've been either right at or under. A few days i've been under 1800. Just depends on what i eat that day. I'm losing weight so i trust it.
    • Posts: 240 Member
      MFP puts me at 1,210 but I tend to stick around 1,400 or so. If I want more, I'll exercise. Done me no wrong so far. *touch wood!*
    • Posts: 1,395 Member
      Only about 1600-1700. Still dealing with car accident injuries. 5'2, 100 pounds. I eat more when I can workout. :) * not trying to lose weight. :)
    • Posts: 29
      I eat 1000 calories a day, and that keeps me filled up for the rest of the day :)
    • Posts: 875 Member
      I eat about 1200 calories a day.
    • Posts: 220 Member
      There's no answer without knowing your weight, ideally you work out whatever your calories would be to keep you at the weight you're currently at, then reduce it by 500 calories for healthy sustainable weightloss, once the weightloss stalls then and only the reduce it again by 500, cutting your calories drastically straight away just introduces problems if you want to stay healthy then you need to doit right and take your time and then keep a constant healthy lifestyle
    • Posts: 58 Member
      Why is this in Recipes?
    • Posts: 38 Member
      I'm meant to be eating 1200 calories but some time only manage to eat 700 calories I'm obese started at 91 kg (200 pounds) 160 cm and since joining mfp 2 weeks ago I have lost 5 kg (10 pounds)
    • Posts: 11,016 Member
      37 yr old, 5ft 2, 142lbs. I eat 1500-1900 a day, :)
    • Posts: 60 Member
      I generally follow what MFP suggests, which is 1320 at the moment. However, I do the 5:2 diet, so to compensate I'm happy to consume around 1500 on non-fast days. I also tend to eat back at least some of my exercise calories so that I don't net lower than about 1300.
    • Posts: 93 Member
      MFP suggests 1200 for me, but I ignored that and changed the settings to 1500. I just can't function on less than 1500 most days. But I got to that number by trial and error. I read everything, I ate different amounts and weighed myself twice a day (I'm not advocating this, it can be dangerous, I just did it to see how my body reacted to different foods).

      How long have you been on 1200? Are you feeling deprived? What is your height, weight, age? Are you exercising? All of these things can affect your weight loss.

      I like the advice most people give of finding what your maintenance calories are, then reducing it by 500. I think that's an excellent starting point.
    • Posts: 1,199 Member
      Why is this in Recipes?

      maybe OP is looking for the recipe for success.
    • Posts: 199
      I lost the bulk of my weight doing around 1200 for over a year, started maintaining on 1650 + exercise calories
      now I've decided to lose another 10lbs so I'm trying to lose slowly by netting 1400-1500, some days I might net lower than that though depending on exercise
    • Posts: 2,765 Member
      I'm losing on 1800 calories a day, I'm 5' 8", 36 and (currently) 192 lbs
    • Posts: 500 Member
      Check out these threads, they will be very helpful. I don't believe in 1200 calories, I just found that to be too little food for me. I know you want to drop it fast, but if you feel hungry everyday, then you're going to be grumpy and more likely to end up feeling frustrated and cheating or giving up. Just my humble opinion. I believe in the TDEE method. I've lost 60 lbs in 14 months using that method.

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/974888-in-place-of-a-road-map-2k13

      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

      Best of luck to you!
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