How many calories do you eat?

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  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    chanellecherington wrote: »
    Out of sheer curiosity, I want to know your sex, height and weight, how many calories you eat, and your method (NEAT or TDEE-%). If you use NEAT, how many (if any) of your exercise calories do you eat back? Also, if you know it, your BF% and how often you work out.

    Female
    You didn't ask but I am 40 years old and my activity level is sedentary.
    5'4"
    161 lbs
    My calorie goal is 1270. I typically eat between 1300 and 1500.
    NEAT method. I eat around half of the exercise calories. If I am really hungry I eat more than half.
    I don't know my body fat percentage.
    I try to do about 30 minutes of some exercise every day. Some days I do more.
  • kaylacharlene
    kaylacharlene Posts: 26 Member
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    Female, 27, 5'6 and 151lbs. Was 157 with TDEE 2015. Eating at 1600 calories daily (was eating 1400 but increased and now have plateaued... Cruel world hehe). Workout 5-6 days a week for an hour each day, both cardio and weights. I live a sedentary lifestyle. My body fat percent is 32%. I don't eat back my calories every day, only if I find I'm extremely hungry and even then it's only a small amount.
  • Cking1162
    Cking1162 Posts: 65 Member
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    female
    5' 6"
    164 lbs
    NEAT --1200 calories day; do not eat back exercise calories. (However, I will eat 100-200 cal extra on HIGH calorie burn days)
    Workout 6 days a week for 1-1.5 hours---mix of cardio/weights
  • nikkishai
    nikkishai Posts: 407 Member
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    Hola!

    Sex: Female
    Weight: 189 lbs
    Body Fat: approx 28% (using a caliper)
    Height: 5'2"
    Calorie Intake: approx 1650 daily using the 20% TDEE deficit method.

    The scale is actually moving now, whereas I was eating 1300 and was stuck on a 3 month plateau... yeah, 3 months (I believe I was under-eating and over-training). My goal is to get as close to my lean body mass as possible (around 136 lbs) and for my body fat to be in the low 20's or even high teens. Giving myself about a year to get there.

    Hope this helps!
  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    edited April 2015
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    Sex: Female
    Height: 5ft 1ins
    Weight: 175.4lbs
    Method: I have no idea, I keep changing my mind, I use a fitbit and it confuses me lol Average TDEE is around 2400. Lazy days I only burn around 1600. Still losing though. One minute I eat according to my fitbit the next I have a set amount.
    Calories: Going to aim for 1900.
    BF: 37.7
    Exercise: Running (5k) 3-6 days a week. Starting SS 5x5 soon
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,868 Member
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    - Male
    - 40
    - 5'10"
    - TDEE
    - 2800 to 3000 calories to maintain

    I lost a good chunk of my 40 Lbs using the TDEE method. Note that if done correctly, TDEE and NEAT are basically 6 of 1, the only difference is where you account for your exercise.
  • sjohnson__1
    sjohnson__1 Posts: 405 Member
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    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    - = Note that if done correctly, TDEE and NEAT are basically 6 of 1, the only difference is where you account for your exercise.

    Correct. TDEE factors in your activity level already, and therefore includes your exercise on average.

  • Jessikin13
    Jessikin13 Posts: 52 Member
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    5'6
    127 lbs
    TDEE (i don't eat back my exercise calories)
    I usually aim for under 1400 as I'm still trying to lose 7 lbs
  • HanamiDango
    HanamiDango Posts: 456 Member
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    Gal
    5'6.5" with a small frame
    33 y/o
    142lbs
    NEAT (I eat back 2/3 of exercise cals.)
    Poorly attempting a reverse diet and trying to find my TDEE via NEAT. Ummm so like net I have been eating at 2400- 2500 weekly average for the last 3-4 weeks. I have been gaining some but weight is leveling out now.
    BF% Way higher than it should be.
    Exercise = being lazy as possible? Seriously I do a bodyweight routine every other day and try for light jogs in between.




  • Mapalicious
    Mapalicious Posts: 412 Member
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    Woman
    5'10" Amazonian-statured lady beast
    30 y/o
    168 lbs
    NEAT (I eat back 20% of what MFP says I burn)
    Baseline was 1510 until I just dropped 1.5 more lbs, now it's 1470.
    Exercise =
    *5 mile round-trip w/ hills daily bike commute
    *2X a 3-4 mile run per week
    *2-3 30-40 minute ab/core/back/arm exercise videos per week

    I I've been here 47 days, and lost 11 lbs so far. So I guess it's working :)
    I go out drinking/dancing about once every two weeks - and those days are my "cheat" days purely because of the alcohol.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Female
    5'6"
    165lb
    TDEE
    2,500 (maintaining)
    Lawdy knows at the moment lol
    Lift 4-5 x a week. No cardio.
  • Shaystays
    Shaystays Posts: 34
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    I have no idea what NEAT or TDE is lol. But I'll answer the questions I do know!

    Female
    5'5
    172 lbs (started at 204 lbs)
    1,200 - 1,400 cals
    Workout 4-5 times weekly. (1-2 hr cardio)

    I don't eat my calories back, I may had eaten a little extra that day but I exercise at night and don't eat anything after so if I'd eaten a bit much that day I should be in the safe zone from exercising.
  • likehlikeo
    likehlikeo Posts: 185 Member
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    Female
    6.06 foot (185cm...metric system FTW!) B)
    147 pounds
    NEAT, eat back calories if I am hungry, if not...even better :)
    I NETTED 990 calories per day on average during the last 30 days (I just whipped out my calculator)
    BF -> no real idea, used the army method and calipers, but both methods are not really reliable.
    I walk 12-15k every day and would like to start running again.
  • ArkMom35
    ArkMom35 Posts: 225 Member
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    Female
    5'6"
    CW 198.6 (SW 242, GW 149)
    NEAT
    1400 + 50-75% exercise calories, so generally around 1600-1800
    No clue on my BF
    I exercise everyday - walking, bicycling, aerobics, gazelle glider, dancing, 321, whatever I can
  • Losingthedamnweight
    Losingthedamnweight Posts: 535 Member
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    Dude
    5'8
    230lbs
    1500 cals a day
    Rarely ever exercise aside from some walking and getting my 10,000 steps
  • Apud85
    Apud85 Posts: 74 Member
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    Female
    5'10
    173lbs.
    NEAT
    This is my first week really using MFP, so I've been eating 1200 calories/day, but may up it to around 1400.

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