For weightloss I was eating around 1530 calories/day, flexing +/-200 depending on the day, at my doctor's suggestion (so I would eat a variable range of 1400-1750/day). She did not want me eating the exact same calorie target each day. She did not want me going below 1500 calories a day very often (Of note, I'm 5'9" with a large frame...not sure how much that played into her recommendations). I was also on a LCHF-approaching-keto diet. I know from prior weight-loss endeavors, I DO NOT LOSE WEIGHT when my calorie intake is in the 1200-1300 range, regardless of how often/little I work out. It's like my body goes into a stasis mode. I lost nearly 70 pounds on this plan (along with Metformin 1000mg ER bid, 2.0 g Insositol b.i.d, multi-vitamin, complex b-vitamin, etc).

I'm currently pregnant & in my first trimester, so she wants that back up to around 1800 calories. My carb levels are MUCH higher right now, but I'm planning on stepping those back down to 80-100 g total/day once the 1st trimester stomach issues chill out. Because of the pregnancy, she doesn't want my total carbs to go below 80 unless I develop GD. So my keto days are behind me for a bit.

I eat between 1400-1600. I agree with switching it up as mentioned above. I'm going to start a slight carb-calorie cycle again as I had more success on that previously than eating the same consecutively. Currently at a stall so I'm hoping that helps kick my weight loss going again. Currently 5'7" 163lbs so it is super slow going especially adding more strength

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

I'm 5'4" tall, 39 years old, and around 255 right now. My number is set at 1780 for weight loss with sedentary as my activity level, so any activity frequently pushes me over 2000 calories daily, and I'm losing slowly, but steadily. It's all so different. Here's a calculator that might help. http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/

This is pretty much me, except I'm 5'9.5", 28 years old, and at 1800 calories on sedentary. Exercise frequently and easily puts me up over 2000 while retaining the deficit. Sometimes, I'll even go as high as nearly 3000. I generally follow my appetite, and while it doesn't always meet up with my caloric expenditure, it usually does (so it's not like I have a 2000 calorie allotment and only eat 1000 or something like that).

I've found for me, what I eat is at least as important as how much I eat. I've found through years of trial and error that I have to be very low carb (very low, like trace carbs from animal products, low) in order to lose weight reliably. That success and reliability drops off very quickly once carbs from any source are returned with any regularity. When I consume just about any carbs, I've yet to find a level of calories in which I can lose weight while maintaining my activity level and not crashing and burning by the end of the week. So, for me, the easier way is to simply remove carbohydrates from the equation.

I'm 5'5'' and 215 lbs. Ive been eating 1200-1350, and just upped my calories to 1400-1500.

I try to eat about 1500/day, 5 days a week, and the other two days i just don't track. That way i don't feel guilty if i want to go out to eat or have a dessert with supper. I don't usually eat back the calories i lose working out, unless i feel hungry, in which case i will have a protein smoothie. I typically follow a low glycemic diet and eat 4 to 5 smaller meals per day. It's been working so far, i've been able to lose about 19 lbs in 3 months.