Calorie Goal Community Survey

Aaron_K123
Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hey everyone.

Just wanted to do a quick survey of the active community to see what people are setting for themselves as a goal. Fill it out like a form in the following format and lets see what people are having as their goals. At the end say whether or not you invite criticism.

Gender: Male
Age: 35
Height: 6'0''
Starting weight: 188
Current Weight: 173
Goal weight: 155 (or 12% bodyfat whatever comes first)
Activity level: Lightly Active (about 10k steps most days)
Weight loss goal: 1.4 pounds per week
Calorie Goal (Net): 1800
Average Calorie intake: 2150
Exercise: P90X, 6 days a week for about 1 to 1.5 hours a day
Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat

Criticism: Open to critique, bring it.
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  • chicalatina4eva3
    chicalatina4eva3 Posts: 43 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'7''
    Starting weight: 178
    Current Weight: 168
    Goal weight: 120
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 2 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
    Average Calorie intake: 1200
    Exercise: T Focus 25 ; 4-6 times per week.
    i have no idea on the last part.
  • marissanik
    marissanik Posts: 344 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5 feet 6 inches
    Starting weight: 175.8 lbs
    Current Weight: 158.4 lbs
    Goal weight: 154 lbs (healthy weight range according to BMI, ultimate goal will be somewhere around 130-140lbs probably)
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 0.5lbs/week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1600
    Average Calorie intake: 1600-1900
    Exercise: Runner! Jillian Michaels, walking.
    Macros: 50% carb, 30% protein, 20% fat

    Criticism: I've lost 17lbs I think I'm okay.
  • chicalatina4eva3
    chicalatina4eva3 Posts: 43 Member
    my average intake is 1200 calories, because some days I only eat 900 while others I can go up to 1400.

    criticism: I can take it. go ahead(:
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    Gender: Male
    Height: 6'1''
    Starting weight: 275ish
    Current Weight: 205
    Goal weight: 185 (or visible abs, whatever comes last)
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1-1.5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2000
    Average Calorie intake: anywhere from 1600 to 2500, im pretty inconsistent but i try to keep a decent weekly average
    Exercise: bike to/from work 13 km round trip 5days/week (weather permitting, rains about once a week here), lift 3x/week (my own variation of starting strength, usually takes just over an hour)
    Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 30% Fat
  • Meerataila
    Meerataila Posts: 1,885 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'3''
    Starting weight: 245
    Current Weight: 128.2
    Goal weight: 110-ish
    Activity level: Sloth
    Weight loss goal: 2 pounds per week (screw you, MFP, I can so!)
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
    Average Calorie intake: 1200
    Exercise: Slothfully strolling for an hour or so two or three times a week.
    Macros: Work in progress and subject to change
  • _Resolve_
    _Resolve_ Posts: 735 Member
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 6"
    Age: 34 (I think)
    Starting weight: 375
    Current Weight: 215 (ish)
    Goal weight: 199 eventually, in no rush. My current goal is to get BF% below 19%
    Activity level: Active
    Weight loss goal: none at the moment, if I lose something.. super.
    Calorie Goal (Net): fluctuates
    Average Calorie intake: 2170
    Exercise: CrossFit 5x week, cycling at least once a week usually 30+ miles a ride
    Macros: 35% Protein / 45% Carb / 20% Fat

    Criticism: feel free, but I probably wont listen. I have a dietitian and trainers that I put 110% confidence into and in return give them 150% dedication :smile:

    ETA age
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 307 HW, 262 SW on MFP
    Current Weight: 179.4
    Goal weight: somewhere around 160-170, undecided
    Activity level: Sedentary
    Weight loss goal: 1 lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1460
    Exercise: 160 min per week, I usually get closer to 200+


    Criticism: Nope, not interested.

    ETA: sorry if this was meant just for very active (i.e., workout, high level) members.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'7''
    Starting weight: 180
    Current Weight: 147ish
    Goal weight: 135 (or lower body fat, don't have a percentage in mind, I'll know when I see it)
    Activity level: Lightly Active (chasing kids, running errands, housework, walk dog about 1.5 miles)
    Weight loss goal: 0.5 -1 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1400-1600 according to reports, 1650 is MFP goal
    Average Calorie intake: around 1800 (trying to switch over to TDEE)
    Exercise: Just started another round of P90X3, 6 days a week for 30 min, plus occasional HIIT
    Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (always over on protein, sometimes over on fat, usually under on carbs; might adjust)

    Criticism: *shrugs*
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 26
    Height: 5'11''
    Starting weight: 275
    Current Weight: 272
    Goal weight: 18% bodyfat/fit into a specific shirt/jeans combo
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: current 0, slowly increasing deficit to 1lb/wk loss (metabolic break into a slow cut)
    Calorie Goal (Net): 3000, working down to 2500/2600
    Average Calorie intake: 2950
    Exercise: Compound lifts + dumbbell lifts, warm up cardio.
    Macros: 40% Carb / 30% Protein / 30% Fat

    Criticism: Open to critique/questions.
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5'7''
    Starting weight: 203
    Current Weight: 192
    Goal weight: 150-160 (Around 15% BF which means that I would have a lean body mass of about 131-136 lbs)
    Activity level: Lightly Active (about 14k steps most days)
    Weight loss goal: .5 to 1 lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1700-2200
    Average Calorie intake: 2000-2300
    Exercise: Starting to do more pushups, situps, slowing getting into weight training.
    Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 40% Fat

    Overall Goal: To continually improve my strength, speed, flexibility, and overall energy. For me it is not so much as losing weight, but getting fit!
  • Adasunshine
    Adasunshine Posts: 8
    Hey :)

    Gender: Female
    Age: 34
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 192
    Current Weight: 158
    Goal weight: anywhere between 145-150 (my weight can fluctuate a lot over a week) or approx 15% body fat whatever comes first
    Activity level: Lightly Active (around or above 13k steps most weekdays)
    Weight loss goal: 0.5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1600
    Average Calorie intake: 1950 (average taken from last 7 days' figures)
    Exercise: I walk 4 miles every weekday for school runs but that aside, up until now (I start a new programme on Sunday) I've pretty much been doing a Jillian Michaels' workout every weekday and have weekends off although have taken a break over past two weeks. I do hardly anything of a weekend other than usual housework/shopping trips etc
    Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat

    Criticism: Open to it
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 48
    Height: 5'3"
    Starting weight: 250
    Current Weight: 178
    Goal weight: 130
    Activity level: Lightly Active (desk job but exercise)
    Weight loss goal: I'll take whatever I can get
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1300
    Average Calorie intake: 1515
    Exercise: Running and/or walking 30-40 min 4x week, strength training (weights or HIIT) 1x week
    Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 30% Fat

    Criticism: Yes please
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 230ish
    Current Weight: 162
    Goal weight: 145-155
    Activity level: Sedentary (desk job)
    Weight loss goal: 0.5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1630
    Average Calorie intake: 1500
    Exercise: 2x per week heavy fully body lifting routine combined with light cardio on the weekends and non-lifting days
    Macros: MFP defaults right now.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    ETA: sorry if this was meant just for very active (i.e., workout, high level) members.

    Nope, open to everyone. When I said "active community" I meant active on MFP and the forums not necessarily active in terms of exercise.
  • GiveMeCoffee
    GiveMeCoffee Posts: 3,556 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 42 - Menopause
    Height: 5'7"
    Starting weight: 285
    Current Weight: 174
    Goal weight: Wherever I feel the healthiest and strongest when I get there I'll let you know
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: .5 to 1 lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1600-1900
    Average Calorie intake: 1600-1900
    Exercise: Biking currently about 50-75 miles per week, lift 3-4 times per week
    Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat

    Criticism: Sure, not exactly sure what we are criticizing... but yea I can take it, probably won't change anything cause it's working for me

    ETA: To add age
  • cweaver1981
    cweaver1981 Posts: 76 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'5''
    Starting weight: 191
    Current Weight: 175.2
    Goal weight: Unsure, I'll know it when I see it. I'm hoping about 150lbs
    Activity level: Lightly Active at work, but workout every day
    Weight loss goal: .50-1 pound per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1800-1850
    Average Calorie intake: 1750-1900
    Exercise: running 1-2x week (20 minutes), HITT 3x a week, weight lifting 2-3x week, zumba 1x week, TRX 1xweek
    Macros: 35% Protein / 35% Carb / 30% Fat
  • jlynnm70
    jlynnm70 Posts: 460 Member
    Gender: Femail
    Height 5'0"
    SW 153
    CW 133
    GW 120-125 - not focused on the # know it when I get there.
    Activity level - Sedentary - desk job
    Weight loss goal - .5-1# week
    Calorie Goal 1300 (net)
    Average Intake 1500-1600 on exercise days
    Exercise - depends - try to go to workout 2x week Cardio 20 min/Strength 20-30 min - then stuff with the kids or yard work.
    macros - don't care about them so much right now - set to MFP defaults and I never hit them all right.

    Critique: go for it.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 318
    Current Weight: 242
    Goal weight: 180, then see where I want to go from there
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: ~1 lb a week, but not really going down like that
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1650
    Average Calorie intake: 1800ish
    Exercise: 3 day split/2 days C25K/1 day whatever moves me
    Macros: 35% Protein / 35% Carb / 30% Fat (best I could do to get carbs around 150)

    Criticism: Open to it, but I already know I need to be more consistent with cardio. Lack of sleep is an issue.

    ETA I am not experiencing "the change"! :tongue:
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'9''
    Starting weight: 231
    Current Weight: 187
    Goal weight: 160
    Activity level: Lightly Active (about 10k steps most days)
    Weight loss goal: 1 pound per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1800 TDEE-20%
    Actual intake: 1800-2000/day
    Exercise: SL 5X5 3 days a week
    Macros: Whatever MFP set for me
  • 0somuchbetter0
    0somuchbetter0 Posts: 1,335 Member
    Shouldn't age be a variable? Maybe not for you youngsters (and men), but Madame Menopause is knocking on my door and it's certainly slowing things down...
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5'11''
    Starting weight: 320lbs
    Current Weight: 208lbs
    Goal weight: Anywhere between 155-175, depending on where I land in the 10-12% bodyfat range.
    Activity level: Lightly to Moderately active, depending on the week
    Weight loss goal: Whatever I lose.
    Calorie Goal (Net): I don't count calories.
    Average Calorie intake: No idea.
    Exercise: Bodyweight only exercises & speed walking for long distances (8-11 miles).
    Macros: I don't have a structured macronutrient breakdown, but I prefer high fat, moderate protein, and low-moderate carb.
    Criticism: Open
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Shouldn't age be a variable? Maybe not for you youngsters (and men), but Madame Menopause is knocking on my door and it's certainly slowing things down...

    Oh yeah, whoops...totally forgot that. I'm going to edit my post and include that.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 29
    Height: 5'9''
    Starting weight: 217 (42% body fat)
    Current Weight: 181 (20% body fat)
    Goal weight: Meh
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: .5 pounds per week or less
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2150 (TDEE method, not MFP method)
    Average Calorie intake: 2300
    Exercise: 4-5 day lifting (hypertrophy), no cardio
    Macros: 40% carbs / 30% protein / 30% fat
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    2300-3k / day.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Hey :)

    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 192
    Current Weight: 158
    Goal weight: anywhere between 145-150 (my weight can fluctuate a lot over a week) or approx 15% body fat whatever comes first

    Criticism: Open to it

    Not a critique as much as a comment but 15% bodyfat for a woman is crazy low and if you hit 15% at 145 pounds as a 5'8 woman then you have a lot more muscle than I do. For reference I'd check out usmcmp. She is 5'9'' 181 pounds at 20% bodyfat according to her post and you can see from her pictures a woman at 20% bodyfat doesn't have that much fat left to lose. She also does have a lot more muscle than I do :-(
  • manicautumn
    manicautumn Posts: 224 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 21
    Height: 5'0''
    Starting weight: 135 (147 unofficially)
    Current Weight: 127
    Goal weight: ~110 (will reevaluate at 115 though)
    Activity level: Lightly Active (I sit around at work all day, but I get at least 10K steps after)
    Weight loss goal: 0.8 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1200
    Average Calorie intake: 1575
    Exercise: Walking and hiking
    Macros: I just go for MFP suggestions
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30
    Height: 6'
    Starting weight: 281
    Current Weight: 205 (got down to 181lbs but neck injury made me lose track)
    Goal weight: 14% BF
    Activity level: Active to very active depending on my neck injury
    Weight loss goal: 1lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1800 (keep my deficit between 500-750)
    Average Calorie intake: 1800-2000
    Exercise: 3 day lifting, Bike, Run and swim (also depends on neck...)
    Macros: I only keep track of calories
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 20
    Height: 5'11''
    Starting weight: 140
    Current Weight: 170 at 9% body fat
    Goal weight: 190 At 10% body fat.
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight gain goal: 0.5 pounds per week
    Average Calorie intake: 3700
    Exercise: 4 days of lifting (Power/Hypertrophy), no cardio
    Macros: 20% Protein / 60% Carb / 20% Fat

    Criticism: Open to critique, bring it.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5'11"
    Starting weight: 333
    Current Weight: 191
    Goal weight: I'll let you know when I get there but nothing specific
    Activity level: I'm not sure what i set it at but lightly active I think
    Weight loss goal: .5 to 1 lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): Fluctuates
    Average Calorie intake: 1900-2500
    Exercise: Running road and trail on average 45-50 miles a week
    Macros: 15% Protein / 60% Carb / 25% Fat

    Criticism: I'm happy with what I'm doing so no
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 43
    Height: 5'8''
    Starting weight: 264 (Oct. 2013)
    Current Weight: 219
    Goal weight: 150-170 (depending on how I look/feel)
    Activity level: Moderately active I guess? (desk job sitting 8 hours a day)0 minutes exercise and 20 minute dog walk 5 days a week, 30 minute jog 3 days a week and some lifting 3 days a week)
    Weight loss goal: 1-2 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1620
    Average Calorie intake: 2150
    Exercise: 30 minute run gradually expanding time to prepare for half marathon in Oct. 3X week, lifting 3X week, 20min. dog walk daily
    Macros: prot 83g fat 55g carb 208g daily

    Criticism: Open to critique but keep in mind that I am currently working approx. 60 hour weeks so there isn’t a whole lot more time I have to devote to “new” exercise. For MFP purposes, I have my activity level set at “sedentary” since I know at least 8 hours a day (and many days 12) I will not be getting very many steps in at all. And like many others are saying, I have had pretty consistent losses of 1-2 pounds a week so I will take anything offered with not a grain but probably the entire shaker of salt. :laugh:

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