how many calories do you get?

tiffany82manross
tiffany82manross Posts: 48 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How tall how ypu?
How much do you weigh?
How many calories do you get?
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  • mikeh78
    mikeh78 Posts: 9 Member
    I am 5'11" and weigh about 200 lbs. My calories for each day are 1570 and it use to be a little more, but once I added weight loss is dropped. I always try burn around 400-500 calories exercising daily, so I can have a little cushion for the occasional sweet. How about yourself?
  • LAWoman72
    LAWoman72 Posts: 2,846 Member
    5'1", 191 lbs., 1600 calories to lose 1/2 lb./week, age 47, sedentary.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    5'8" 32 years old 170-ish pounds. I eat 1700/day to lose 1 pound a week. 2200/day when I'm maintaining.
  • tiffany82manross
    tiffany82manross Posts: 48 Member
    I'm 5'1,189.8, I lowered my calories to 1350.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    edited April 2015
    5'5
    262.5
    2430 I usually end with a 400 +/- calorie deficit.
    set for a 2 pound a week loss.
  • zap5
    zap5 Posts: 38 Member
    6'4, 216, 2350 a day with 2lb a week weight loss, 3300 to maintain (tdee)
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    33, 5'6", 186.5, 1720+Fitbit calories to lose a pound a week
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    6'1" 260. BMR is around 2200, and since I workout pretty hard 4x/wk, my maintenance is around 3500, so I have MFP set to 2500.
  • phxhiker
    phxhiker Posts: 22 Member
    5'6 141.8 lbs. 1500 calories a day to lose 1lb a week.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    5' 4", 1430. I weigh 115... :D:D:D:D
  • bigd66218
    bigd66218 Posts: 376 Member
    6'6.5" 237 lbs. 2100 calories a day to lose 1 lb. a week.
  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    5'6", around 140, sedentary lifestyle, 19 years old. I eat around 1700 to maintain.
  • cjenkins91
    cjenkins91 Posts: 92 Member
    Age: 24
    Height: 5'7
    Weight: 157 lbs
    Net Cals/Day: 1200
    Gross Cals/Day: 1700
    Currently losing between 1 and 2 lbs per week
  • MonaLisaLianne
    MonaLisaLianne Posts: 398 Member
    edited April 2015
    5'5" - 62 yrs old - 144 lbs. - 1440 calories for TDEE at Lightly Active - 1200 calories to lose a pound a week
  • lloftus723
    lloftus723 Posts: 43 Member
    5'6 130lbs 1380/day burn around 300.
  • JessicaOnKeto
    JessicaOnKeto Posts: 364 Member
    I'm Female, 5'9", weigh 281pounds, and get 1600 calories per day.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    5'7", 137, 1755 to lose .5lbs a week
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    6'9"
    235
    1780 is the goal. I end up averaging 1750 a day for the week when the slight shortages each day add up.
  • teagirlmedium
    teagirlmedium Posts: 679 Member
    I am 5'4, 147lbs and I get 1200 calories a day.
  • MakePeasNotWar
    MakePeasNotWar Posts: 1,329 Member
    5'9", 151 lb, 2060 cal to maintain
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    6'9" 235 1780 is the goal. I end up averaging 1750 a day for the week when the slight shortages each day add up.

    6'9" 235? Dude! You're tall!

    58% of people your age seem to have a higher BMI than you. At a 25% deficit and "very active" one would expect you to eat around 3359; at a 25% deficit and "sedentary" about 2121.

    You are getting by with about 1750, so you are either cutting at a >25% deficit while barely overweight, and increasing the risk of fat free mass loss during your weight loss; or your body has adapted due to a steep/prolonged caloric deficit and now requires less calories to sustain itself than what many online calculators would predict!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited April 2015
    I'm 5'4.5"
    25
    145lbs
    ___________________________

    MFP BEFORE Exercise Goal (AKA Net Goal)
    Lightly Active -
    1.5lbs per week (deficit of 770)- 1200 **
    1.5lbs per week (deficit of 750)- 1220
    1lb per week (deficit of 500)- 1470
    0.5lb per week (deficit of 250) - 1720

    According to Fitbit my average 30 day total intake should have been around 1893 for 1.5lbs per week loss. My 30 day average intake isn't accurate right now. I went to several restaurants (multiple times I might add) that created some days where I completely guessed on how much I ate. It wasn't smart, but it was tasty and I lost closer to 1lb per week instead of the 1.5 I wanted. However, I typically have myself set for 1lb per week and only increased the deficit to try and offset the black hole days. It seems to have worked, seeing as I lost the typical 1lb per week I aim for.
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    5'2" 1200 calories, nearly 40 pounds to go
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    6'9" 235 1780 is the goal. I end up averaging 1750 a day for the week when the slight shortages each day add up.

    6'9" 235? Dude! You're tall!

    58% of people your age seem to have a higher BMI than you. At a 25% deficit and "very active" one would expect you to eat around 3359; at a 25% deficit and "sedentary" about 2121.

    You are getting by with about 1750, so you are either cutting at a >25% deficit while barely overweight, and increasing the risk of fat free mass loss during your weight loss; or your body has adapted due to a steep/prolonged caloric deficit and now requires less calories to sustain itself than what many online calculators would predict!
    It looks like my TDEE is about 3136, so that 3359 number is probably very, very close. In the most recent starvation mode thread, I was attributing 276 calories a day to adaptive thermogenesis, which would make my "theoretical" burn 3412, which is even closer. So, yeah, I think your number for me is very reasonable.

    I am cutting at a > 25% deficit while barely overweight. My weight has touched the normal range on BMI, but my average for a week hasn't. I'm right on the cusp. In fact, if you look at the "new BMI" which is adjusted "better" for height, I'm solidly normal. As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I think my body has adapted by burning fewer calories than I would have if I hadn't gotten obese and then (close to) back to normal.

    I don't think I'm at a huge risk for excessive fat free mass loss, though I have bumped up my calories by 150 a day (MFP suggests 1630 for 2 pounds a week, which is where I got the 1780) and I'll bump it up another 150 a day, either starting this Sunday or the Sunday after that.

    As near as I can tell, starting at Day One until today, about 86% of the weight I've lost has been fat. Most likely, the percentage has risen some as my weight has fallen, but that's a total I can live with in order to be down 100+ pounds in less than a year, rather than dragging it out for two or more.

    I do get your point, though, and I am raising my intake a bit for the reason you mention.
  • kpkitten
    kpkitten Posts: 164 Member
    5'2, 225lbs, usually about 2200, 1500 on a lazy day
  • cavia
    cavia Posts: 457 Member
    5'7", 145lbs. I maintain on 2700.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    5'8"
    Current ~195lbs
    December 22 ~ 222.5lbs

    Since 12/22: Eats 2328 Cal, Spends 3,038, Deficit based on 100% Fitbit eat back* = 779 Cal a day
    Predicted to actual weight loss % difference = -5.15% (1.43lbs > than expected)

    Last 7 days: Eats 2448, Spends 3,326, Deficit based on 100% Fitbit eat back = 877 Cal a day
    Predicted to actual weight loss % difference: -3.05% (0.06lbs > than expected)

    *deficit based on 100% Fibit eat back explained: I am set for an MFP deficit of 750 Cal a day. On average, I obviously eat just a little bit shy of 100% of my Fitbit adjustment and achieve a slightly more than 750 Cal deficit.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    I was attributing 276 calories a day to adaptive thermogenesis, which would make my "theoretical" burn 3412, which is even closer. So, yeah, I think your number for me is very reasonable.
    I do get your point, though, and I am raising my intake a bit for the reason you mention.
    My napkin said you were a bit higher than the 15% I've seen as the highest level of AT. BUT, muscles also get more efficient doing a particular set of exercise with figures as high as 20%.

    When you combine the two adaptations (plus all the other measurement errors in this whole process) you are quite explainable and definitely on the ball!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    As near as I can tell, starting at Day One until today, about 86% of the weight I've lost has been fat.
    Unfortunately I didn't do my first DEXA scan till early December, shortly after starting on MFP, and starting to learn more about what I was doing.
    I did lose more weight before joining MFP than after; but, I certainly feel much more comfortable having a better understanding on what I am doing to myself!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,233 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    DeguelloTex wrote: »
    As near as I can tell, starting at Day One until today, about 86% of the weight I've lost has been fat.
    Unfortunately I didn't do my first DEXA scan till early December, shortly after starting on MFP, and starting to learn more about what I was doing.
    I did lose more weight before joining MFP than after; but, I certainly feel much more comfortable having a better understanding on what I am doing to myself!

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