How many calories a day do you eat ?

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  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Lately probably about 2000-2300. Yes I do eat back my exercise calories.
  • kitlynnJ
    kitlynnJ Posts: 78 Member
    I eat 1650 plus 66% of my exercise calories. I'm 5'5" and have 5 pounds to my goal weight. I lose on average 0.5 lbs a week.
  • beastmode_kitty
    beastmode_kitty Posts: 845 Member
    I'm 5'7, and at 173 pounds. I eat approximately 1700-1800 calories a day when I workout, and about 1500 or so on non-workout days. I also make sure I eat every 2-3 hours.
  • MBrothers22
    MBrothers22 Posts: 323 Member
    2100-2400 losing 2 pounds or more per week. I'm a 19 year old male, 6'2" 330 pounds and lightly active at the very least maybe active. I'll usually eat 2200 gross when I don't exercise and 2400 when I do, regardless of calories burned

    I always make sure my net is above 1800 and most of the time 1900
  • XLMACX
    XLMACX Posts: 346 Member
    pretty much same calroies as me and what i intend on doing too! im on 1420 calories a day always eat this amount excersice i earn i save and "bank" for weekend.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    Maintaining at about 1800-2000 calories per day right now. MFP has it at 1680 but I keep going over, but the scale says I'm maintaining :wink:

    FWIW I'm <5'1"
  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    Can I ask everyone, how many calories a day do you eat without eating exercise calories, thanks

    I try to stick to the 1200 calories a day plus I eat at least half of my exercise calories as well, just wondered what everyone else did.

    ^^^This. I was eating 1410 but then I dropped a couple of pounds so now I'm at 1200.
  • Sonicz90x
    Sonicz90x Posts: 40 Member
    Currently averaging 2900 losing 1/lb a week.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    I'm 5'3.5" 116 lbs and have been maintaining my weight on 2250ish. When I was losing, it was around 1650 net for most of my weight loss. I started at 170 lbs
  • Beckilovespizza
    Beckilovespizza Posts: 334 Member
    I eat between 1150-1200 cals per day, I always eat my calories back and workout to eat nice things, my tdee comes in around 1350 cals and - 20% is 1080 cals. I'm 5ft and 103lb (ish) i will be looking at maintenance soon and i'm very anxious about how many calories to maintain on.
  • kaaaaylee
    kaaaaylee Posts: 398
    1400 and only eat back workout calories if I'm hungry.
  • Trixsterfan
    Trixsterfan Posts: 56 Member
    1340 calories net per day
  • Trixsterfan
    Trixsterfan Posts: 56 Member
    Amazing I`ve just come from the gym and one of the instructors was very complimentary about my weight loss,50lbs in total, so keep it up,it feels great doesn`t it??
  • Hondo_Man
    Hondo_Man Posts: 114 Member
    2800, at present. But I'm also cutting. Will be back to 3500 in June.
  • JTick
    JTick Posts: 2,131 Member
    1950, sometimes just a touch over. Pretty much never under.
  • jmv7117
    jmv7117 Posts: 891 Member
    Can I ask everyone, how many calories a day do you eat without eating exercise calories, thanks

    I try to stick to the 1200 calories a day plus I eat at least half of my exercise calories as well, just wondered what everyone else did.

    1,400 +/- 100 calories without eating exercise calories - I only eat some of my exercise calories if I'm really hungry.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    1800-1900
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    When I was losing weight it was:
    1500 + exercise calories
    Averaged out to be 1886 per day

    Currently:
    2284 + exercise (pre-pregnancy maintenance + 465 calories for baby + exercise when I work out)
    Pregnant and not trying to lose.
  • zeussmith718
    zeussmith718 Posts: 29 Member
    about 2300-2500 and still losing faster than I had hoped for, in another 2 months I should be set to bulk up.
  • washingtonred
    washingtonred Posts: 25
    I do TDEE - !5% = 1800
  • kk_140
    kk_140 Posts: 518 Member
    Between 1,100 and 1,300 calories a day.

    I don't at back exercise calories for two reasons:
    1.) I only work out 3 days a week for an hour at a time
    2.) I can't get myself to trust the "calories burned" amounts (not just on myfitnesspal, but everywhere lol)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I lose one Lb per week grossing 2300ish calories...that number includes an estimate of my exercise in my activity level as per the TDEE method (my preferred method). I maintain on roughly 2700 - 2800 gross calories. Again, this includes my just being alive, my day to day activities, and my exercise.

    Without exercise I can lose 1 Lb per week but I can only eat 1,900 calories and I can maintain on about 2,300 - 2,400 calories...but exercise provides awesome healthy benefits...plus I can eat more foodz whilst accomplishing the same goal so WINNING!
  • bestmeicanbe1
    bestmeicanbe1 Posts: 160 Member
    I eat 1200-1230 I don't eat back any workout calories
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Around 2100 to lose, 2600 to maintain.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    1800 to 2200 dependent on exercise but I'm on a pretty aggressive weight loss target.
  • Fit_Fox88
    Fit_Fox88 Posts: 410 Member
    1650 w/o exercise, sometimes I go as high as 2200 eating back my exercise calories. I don't always eat them back but if I'm really hungry or just craving something and I have some to spare (like my midnight ice cream last night), then I'll eat them back
  • Mello_Rello
    Mello_Rello Posts: 421 Member
    1750 cals/day
  • sassyjae21
    sassyjae21 Posts: 1,217 Member
    1490 is what i aim for, currently
  • cuinboston2014
    cuinboston2014 Posts: 848 Member
    I'm 5'10", 180 and during the week I normally am around 1500. Close to 2000 if I drink wine. I work out 6 days a week and so I should be able to eat more but apparently drinking on Saturday nights doesn't do me any favors.....
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Anywhere between 1800 and 2100 is the goal depending on exercise or how hungry I am. 5'9" 190lbs at the moment, but I've realized I'd rather lose 1/2 pound a week than try to radically alter my eating habits. I think it will be more sustainable this way.

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