Calorie Goal Community Survey

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,860 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 44
    Height: 5'3''
    Starting weight: 220
    Current Weight: 172
    Goal weight: 120 but it's flexible and depends on bodyfat, how I look and feel, etc.
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1.5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net):1250 (MFP would put it at 1200)
    Average Calorie intake: about 1400-1500 but varies a good bit
    Exercise: 6 days: biking (main thing), swimming, was running but recovering from knee injury, some weights but need program
    Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat

    Criticism: Sure, whatever
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 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.

    Very nice man, hoping to be working towards those goals in about 4 months time with a similar plan. Though 3700 is higher than I was picturing, was thinking more like 3200 for myself. Not sure a 35 year old can match the 0.5 pound a week of a 20 year old. Clearly working for you though.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Macros: I just go for MFP suggestions

    As a side question, what do people think of MFP's default setting for macros. I felt like it really low-balled protein, especially if your calorie goal is as low as 1200 and you end up with a goal of something like 60g a day.
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 29
    Height: 5'9''
    Starting weight: 217 (42% body fat)
    Current Weight: 181 (20% body fat)

    You are a beast!

    George-Costanza-clapping.gif
  • blkane1984
    blkane1984 Posts: 23 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 54
    Height: 5'8''
    Starting weight: 229
    Current Weight: 212
    Goal weight: 150
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1-2 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1300
    Average Calorie intake: 1800
    Exercise: walking
    Macros: whatever MFP calc'd.
  • DivineChoices
    DivineChoices Posts: 193 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 27
    Height: 5'5"
    Starting weight: 330
    Current Weight: 318
    Goal weight: 150 (or less, it depends on how I feel with my composition when I get ALL the way down there)
    Activity level: Sedentary (goal of 5K steps a day).
    Weight loss goal: ~1 lb a week, estimating conservatively ~36 lbs a year (so I don't get discouraged by not dropping fast enough or making this a SUSTAINABLE CHANGE). Though as of late, my trend has been 1-1.5 lbs a week.
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2270
    Average Calorie intake: 2424
    Exercise: 3.0 mph to 3.5 mph walking 3-6x a week for 20-60 minutes. I'm just starting out, and getting used to exercise, eventually I want to incorporate some jogging/running and some strength training, but I'm taking things slow and steady this time.
    Macros: 20% Protein / 50% Carb / 30% Fat <<< I think these were the default macros.

    Criticism: Yes, via PM only. Please be polite, kind, and respectful. I don't know much about fitness nor nutrition, but I am trying my hardest to make this work. I need more help w/ exercise than anything else.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30
    Height: 6'0''
    Starting weight: 340
    Current Weight: 320ish
    Goal weight: 220-240 (depends how I look/feel)
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1-2lbs per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2800
    Average Calorie intake: Variable as I've been inconsistent.
    Exercise: Weight lifting, walking, and interval jogging.
    Macros: 40/30/30 P/F/C


    Critique is welcome.
  • 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)

    You are a beast!

    George-Costanza-clapping.gif

    :blushing: It's taken a few years of very hard work! I'm thankful I started lifting when I was still obese because I think that helped me gain/retain more lean mass.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    Gender:female
    Age: 26
    Height: 5'3.5'' 
    Starting weight: 170 lbs
    Current Weight: 118  lbs (around 17% BF)
    Goal weight: 125 lbs or when visually ready to cut
    Activity level: No idea lol take care of my two kids, clean buildings 3x a week for a few hours
    Weight gain goal: no more than .5 pound per week 
    Calorie Goal :  2300 (currently maintaining at this intake)
    Exercise: All Pro weightlifting routine 3hrs a week, walk 30 minutes 3x a week
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 36
    Height: 6'1''
    Starting weight: 245
    Current Weight: 225
    Goal weight: ~205? (or 15% bodyfat whatever comes first)
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Exercise: 5-6 day lifting/1 day 5k cardio
    Weight loss goal: .5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2000
    Average Calorie intake: 2200
    Macros: 40% Protein / 40% Carb / 20% Fat
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,784 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 52 (as of yesterday)
    Height: 5'4''
    Starting weight: 232lb
    Current Weight: 185lb
    Goal weight: PHASE 1 - 182lb (50# weight loss)
    PHASE 2 - 165lb or 35% BF
    PHASE 3 - 146lb or 28% BF
    Activity level: Lightly Active (desk job w/ regular household activities)
    Weight loss goal: .5 -1lb/wk 492day average weight loss = .69lb/wk
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1440
    Average Calorie intake: 1800
    Exercise: walk 3.5- 3.8mph 2.5 - 3 miles 6x/wk, 6-7mile hike on Saturday, SL5x5 3x/wk
    Macros: 30% Protein (100g minimum) / 40% Carb / 30% Fat

    open to comments
  • enoliaa
    enoliaa Posts: 28 Member
    Gender: FeMale
    Age: 41
    Height: 5'11''
    Starting weight: 258
    Current Weight: 212
    Goal weight: 170
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1kg per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): Current 1500 but mostly around 1330...
    Average Calorie intake: 1330 except cheat days!
    Exercise: walking
    Macros: MFP Default(50-30-20?)
  • PunkyDucky
    PunkyDucky Posts: 283 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 27
    Height: 5 '5.5"
    Starting weight: 229lbs
    Current Weight: 205lbs
    Goal weight: 155lbs or whenever i get to a size 6 ^_^
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1.5 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1,600
    Average Calorie intake: 1,600
    Exercise: Circuit Training/Weight lifting
    Macros: 30% Protein / 30% Carb / 40% Fat (I have PCOS, this works for me)
  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 32
    Height: 6'0''
    Starting weight: 250
    Current Weight: 225
    Goal weight: 200 (to start, then I will reevaluate)
    Activity level: Sedentary - based on MFP's description (desk job - but active to very active outside of work)
    Weight loss goal: 0.8 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 2100
    Average Calorie intake: 2500
    Exercise: Lift weights 3 times/week - Cardio 3-6 times per week
    Macros: 40% Carbs / 30% Protein / 30% fat

    Criticism: Please do, love more insight into my health!
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30
    Height: 6'0''
    Starting weight: 340
    Current Weight: 320ish
    Goal weight: 220-240 (depends how I look/feel)

    Is that your ultra goal weight or just your first goal weight?
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30
    Height: 6'0''
    Starting weight: 340
    Current Weight: 320ish
    Goal weight: 220-240 (depends how I look/feel)

    Is that your ultra goal weight or just your first goal weight?

    220 pounds isn't bad for being 6'0" and male. That's still 100 pounds less than his current weight and 35% total body weight reduction.
  • oiseau17
    oiseau17 Posts: 142 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 37
    Height: 5'8"
    Starting weight: 223
    Current Weight: 146
    Goal weight: 135 (pre-pregnancy weight)
    Activity level: Sedentary
    Weight loss goal: 0.5-1 lb/week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1250
    Average Calorie intake: 1200-1600
    Exercise: c25k, Convict Conditioning
    Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat
  • Arydria
    Arydria Posts: 179 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 55 - postmenopausal (ugh!)
    Height: 5'9"
    Starting weight: 291 (July 2013)
    Current Weight: 173 (won't update ticker until Monday)
    Goal weight: 169 (gives me a BMI of 24.9, but we'll see)
    Activity level: desk job / lightly active
    Weight loss goal: 1lb per week (give or take... a lot less now I'm closer to goal)
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1370
    Average Calorie intake: anywhere from 1200 to 2500... depends how hungry I am and what the day holds
    Exercise: walk 3 miles to and from work; workout (cardio, weightlift and crossfit-type training 6X/week ~120 min/day)
    Macros: 35% Protein / 35% Carb / 30% Fat
  • Branstin
    Branstin Posts: 2,320 Member
    Gender: Female
    Height: 5'-1"
    Starting Weight: 234
    Current Weight: 188
    Goal Weight: 150
    Activity Level: Lightly Active
    Weight Loss Goal: 1 lb per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1220
    Average Calorie Intake: 1500-1600
    Exercise: Walking, Elliptical, Treadmill (30 minutes minimum, 4-5 days minimum)
    Macros: 25% Protein / 50% Carbs / 25% Fat

    Criticism: All criticism, gifs, jokes, and sarcasm welcome.
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30
    Height: 6'0''
    Starting weight: 340
    Current Weight: 320ish
    Goal weight: 220-240 (depends how I look/feel)

    Is that your ultra goal weight or just your first goal weight?

    It's hard to say for sure until I get there, but it may very well be the lower limit. I'm hoping to be around 20% body fat by 240.
  • LifeWithPie
    LifeWithPie Posts: 552 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 49
    Height: 5'7"
    Starting weight: 169
    Current Weight: 136
    Goal weight: 132
    Activity level: it's a fine line between lightly active and sedentary for me
    Weight loss goal: .5 / week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1350
    Average Calorie intake: 1350-1450
    Exercise: 30 minutes brisk walking a day / yoga 2-3 times a week
    Macros: MFP settings
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 33
    Height: 5'5.5"
    Starting weight: 242
    Current Weight: 210
    Goal weight: Initially, 150-160 (about 25-27% body fat and a size 8-10), then we'll go from there.
    Activity level: Between sedentary and lightly active when you exclude the walking I specifically do for exercise; with exercise I average about 11K steps per day per my Fitbit (set to lightly active).
    Weight loss goal: 2.0 pounds per week (but read below before you judge fully)
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1310
    Average Calorie intake: about 1740/day. I do eat back exercise calories, plus I set my daily goal aggressively to allow for minor overages and slightly larger ones on weekends. End of week deficits come in right around 5250 (or 1.5lb/week), which works for me.
    Exercise: Tons and tons and tons of walking, lifting 2x/week, I'm wanting to get into some other stuff to change it up but haven't yet.
    Macros: Minimum of 90g of protein and 60g of fats, then I do whatever. It doesn't shake out in percentages well, but I'm set at 30% carbs, 25% protein and 45% fat.

    Criticism: Sure, go for it.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Macros: I just go for MFP suggestions

    As a side question, what do people think of MFP's default setting for macros. I felt like it really low-balled protein, especially if your calorie goal is as low as 1200 and you end up with a goal of something like 60g a day.
    60g a day is pretty much in line with most governmental recomendations. the USDA recomemend around 46g for women between 18-70 and 56 for men

    http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/consumers/major-nutrients-carbohydrates-proteins-and-fats/proteins

    Strength athletes obviously need more but the USDA guidelines are in line with those of the world health organisation and most other countries guidelines. So do we believe governmental health bodies with millions of pounds and years of research with access to some of the best research data and doctors available or do we believe someone at a gym trying to sell us protein bars? I know where my money's going. Personal choice though if you disagree with MFP macros you can change them but as I said they are in line with recommendations.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 31
    Height: 5'8''
    Starting weight: 215 (that was a couple of years ago - starting weight for this round is 185 after gaining a little weight back)
    Current Weight: 178
    Goal weight: 160
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1-ish pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1700
    Average Calorie intake: 1793 over the past month
    Exercise: none really.
    Macros: 110g protein/ 60g fat minimums (works out to 25% protein/ 22% fat/ 53% carbs)

    Criticism: not really.
  • Slacker16
    Slacker16 Posts: 1,184 Member
    Gender : Male
    Age : 28
    Height : 5'9 (I think, 1.75m)
    Starting waist : 36in
    Goal waist : 30in
    Current waist : 30in :smile:
    Calorie goal : 2070 (1800 while cutting), sedentary
    Exercise : bodyweight for strength and walking for cardio, on a very strict "when/if I feel like it" basis
    Macros : 50C/30F/20P (theory), 40C/40F/20P (practice)
    Criticism : go for it, diary is open too
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,864 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 39
    Height: 5'10"
    Starting weight: 220
    Current Weight: 179
    Goal weight: 170 (or 15ish% bodyfat)
    Activity level: Very Active (including exercise)
    Weight loss goal: 0.5 Lbs per week (or maintain...I'm at a healthy BF% and that's what's most important to me)
    Calorie Goal (Net): I do TDEE and don't worry about this
    Average Calorie intake: 2500-2600ish
    Exercise: Riding my bike about 75-80 miles per week; weight training 3x weekly; swimming once or twice per week; walking my dog daily.
    Macros: I don't really know anymore as I don't log...
  • joansjourney
    joansjourney Posts: 110 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 32
    Height: 5'6"
    Starting weight: HW 260ish MFP (this round): 234
    Current Weight: 224
    Goal weight: 160 (or when I decide I'm fine with my body fat)
    Activity level: Lightly Active
    Weight loss goal: 1.4 pounds per week
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1400
    Average Calorie intake: 1550 (sometimes more, sometimes less)
    Exercise: P90X3 6 days a week for about 30 minutes, some days I add in walking or FitnessBlender or some other workout
    Macros: 40% Protein / 30% Carb / 30% Fat

    Criticism: Whatever
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    Gender: Male
    Age: 26
    Height: 5'11''
    Starting weight: 167 lbs
    Current Weight: 183.4 lbs most recent as of last Sunday
    Goal weight: Dunno \ Don't care
    Activity level: Dunno \ Don't care
    Weight loss goal: Recomp \ Maintain current weight, . Will evaluate whether to resume lean bulk at end of summer.
    Calorie Goal (Net): 3217 Workout Days, 2934 Non-Workout Days
    Average Calorie intake: 3168
    Exercise: Weights 5x Week - 2 Power Days, 3 Hypertrophy Days based on RPE scale
    Macros: 176p, 455c, 77f on workout days | 176p, 400c, 70f on non-workout days
  • OkamiLavande
    OkamiLavande Posts: 336 Member
    Gender: Female
    Age: 20
    Height: 5'4"
    Starting weight: First time was 178, second time was 148
    Current Weight: 128
    Goal weight:118-120 or 19% body fat
    Activity level: Don't honestly know, but since out of college for summer probably sedentary.
    Weight loss goal: .5 lbs
    Calorie Goal (Net): 1300 (never reach it)
    Average Calorie intake: 1200-1500 depends on the day and binges
    Exercise: Elliptical Trainer at home for 40 mins/5x a week, Pilates for an hour if needed
    Macros: 30% Protein / 40% Carb / 30% Fat (don't know what works for me but carbs tend to make me binge and I don't cut them out)

    Criticism: Open to criticism! No one can do this alone and any improvements I can make would be appreciated.

    If suggesting I strength train, I've got limited options to mostly body weight. I don't really have any heavy cans or things I can fill to make weights now because everything is going towards recycling because lost jobs = we need money in whatever way possible.
  • Adasunshine
    Adasunshine Posts: 8 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 :-(

    Hey :)

    Sorry, that's a typo on my part, should be 18% (I use the numberpad). Last October I was 19% (am more around 20-22% atm due to having a terrible diet for that past few months) and I was happy with that except I could have done with a little less around the naval measurement so that's why 18%.
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