How many do you use (calories)

jenninsocal
jenninsocal Posts: 419
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I know we use them all, but how close are you, or are you always exact?

I have been going almost exact (as much as possible), yesterday I was under by 20. I figure give or take a little is cool, since my activity calories could be slightly off

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  • I know we use them all, but how close are you, or are you always exact?

    I have been going almost exact (as much as possible), yesterday I was under by 20. I figure give or take a little is cool, since my activity calories could be slightly off
  • I try to use them all but some days I have a 100 or more calories left over.
  • Poison5119
    Poison5119 Posts: 1,460 Member
    I am usually under, sometimes by up to 200 +/-, and I try to use them up, but because I don't know if I'm spot on, or over in my exercise, I could be in starvation mode which would explain my plateau.

    I'm going to start going over my calories by at least 50 +/-, to see if I can break it.:grumble:
  • krystalmoore1986
    krystalmoore1986 Posts: 216 Member
    On days I do not exercise I eat minimum 1220 of my 1280 cals allowed but never go over. On days I do exercise (Most days) I eat within 100 of my goal, but never go over. I think it over estimates slightly on my exercise cals so I usually leave about 50 cals as a cushion space.
  • dothompson
    dothompson Posts: 1,184 Member
    I don't sweat it if I'm within 100 one way or the other. My goal is 2 pounds per week, so that's a 1000 deficit. So one day it may be 1100 and the next it could be 900. I don't think it's a big deal. Even if it was 1100 every day, I'd just loose 1 less pound that month, but I'd still be going down.
  • vennie
    vennie Posts: 12 Member
    r u using the recommended calories? I was, and my boot camp instructer told me i was not loosing weight b/c i was not eating enough, I bought the Jillian Micheals book and it said I should be at 1900 calories a day, and my instructor agreed, however I have put on weight since I have been eating that much. I do bootcamp 3 days per week, walk daily and do water aerobics 2 x per week,
    HELP!!!!
  • seachelle
    seachelle Posts: 69 Member
    Calories can be tricky. I was eating 1800 a day and gaining and was working out hard eating a good clean diet. I took it down to 1700 for 2 weeks and I stayed steady now I try to stay between 1600- 1660. I found that it's a good number for me. Everyones body is different. It depends on height weight and the way your body burns calories. Play with it a little. If your doing a hard work out 3 days a week eat more on those days and a Little not a lot less on the days your not working out.
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I don't sweat it if I'm within 100 one way or the other.

    Ditto
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    I'm usually within about 50, over or under. I try to always be slightly over though, rather than under.
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