What is your daily calorie intake? (Mine's 2,300)

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  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    2000.
  • fahdiz
    fahdiz Posts: 10 Member
    1500, I eat back some of the exercise calories on lifting days but generally not on cardio days. 5'10", 209.6 lbs (as of this morning), lost just over 15 lbs since February.
  • 4righteousnesssake
    4righteousnesssake Posts: 276 Member
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    1440, plus exercise. So around 1640 total.
    I'm 5'5 and around 133 lbs.
    What I wouldn't give to be able to eat 2300 :s

    You know what's funny? I hardly ever actually eat that much. I've been trying to get close, but I'm usually around 300-500 calories short. :#
  • sbl1881
    sbl1881 Posts: 213 Member
    5'3, 36yrs old. 15 lbs to lose, 1510 cals/day and don't eat back exercise calories
  • JemPuddleduck
    JemPuddleduck Posts: 28 Member
    1760 is my MFP setting for losing a pound a week. Started at around 231 pounds and lost around 5 pounds so far. So working nicely and isn't so drastic that I feel hungry. Got a lot more to go :)
  • BeYouTiful94
    BeYouTiful94 Posts: 289 Member
    My 1 pound a week goal gives me 1550 calories. I eat 1200-1500. I usually stay lower, around 1200, just cuz I'm not hungry, but will eat all my calories if I'm hungry enough too. I don't eat back exercise calories

    Stats:
    Female, 5'5.5", 21 years old, 150.0 as of this morning, lightly active as activity level. SW: 169, GW: 145
  • Midnightgypsy0
    Midnightgypsy0 Posts: 177 Member
    Wow! I wish. I've been trying to lose 2 pounds a week. MFP Set me at 1500. Desk job. 59. Male. Walk a couple of miles every day . Arthritic knees prevent most exercise.
    Been here for a year. Lost NOTHING. 238 when I started. 236 this morning. :#
  • ryry_
    ryry_ Posts: 4,966 Member
    6'4 225lbs

    2130 + excercise calories for a 1 lb per week loss rate
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    male, 41, 5'10", maintaining 153lbs, ~1950+exercise
  • yoyeen1981
    yoyeen1981 Posts: 14 Member
    MFP set me up at 1660 for 0.5lbs/week, sedentary (desk job). Do cardio 3x/week. I don't eat those calories back.
  • mll58
    mll58 Posts: 9 Member
    You all make me feel.... hungry... I'm 5'1" (used to be a little taller), in my late 50s, and have a metabolism built for famine...

    At 1000 to 1050 calories and at least 30 minutes of exercise 6 days a week (with several hours of hiking, biking, or something on the weekend), I'm losing between .5 and 1 lb weekly. That "never eat less than 1200 calories a day" thing? Don't want to hear about it. I gain at 1200 (even with exercise).

    Currently at 164, heading to 148ish -- I'll never be thin, but I look and feel a whole lot healthier there.
  • kirakinss
    kirakinss Posts: 25 Member
    2000 (: female 5'5 120 lbs (on good days). It feels high for me too but I'm not gaining so I can't complain. Just trying to maintain at a healthy weight right now. Sure I could lose a couple lbs but honestly it's too much of a hassle for such a small pay off.
  • wbhurtt
    wbhurtt Posts: 5 Member
    edited April 2016
    41 Female
    142 pounds
    5"0
    Sedentary
    Eating at my maintenance 1750
    Recovering from total hysterectomy
  • JoshuaJarrett
    JoshuaJarrett Posts: 21 Member
    edited April 2016
    5 foot 9 inches tall just turned 20 male 212lbs was 290 (down 76 lbs)1500 now was 1200 but had negative effects after several month so I pumped it up eased up a lil on workout and back on my way to losing.
  • olive1968
    olive1968 Posts: 148 Member
    I'm on the dreaded 1200 plan, trying to add more via activity. 47, 5'4", desk job.
  • curlyblue21
    curlyblue21 Posts: 78 Member
    sbl1881 wrote: »
    5'3, 36yrs old. 15 lbs to lose, 1510 cals/day and don't eat back exercise calories

  • curlyblue21
    curlyblue21 Posts: 78 Member
    Same ish stats as me...do you loose weight eating 1500 cals? I've been on 1200 for a while now and loosing weight but seems to be slowing down
  • GuyVerharen
    GuyVerharen Posts: 1 Member
    4000 kcal
  • SharBear44
    SharBear44 Posts: 4 Member
    Female: 5'1"- weigh 137 with 17-20 lbs to drop. Total caloric intake= 1200
  • leviathas
    leviathas Posts: 37 Member
    Female. 183cm. 170lbs. About 2100
  • willammoney
    willammoney Posts: 137 Member
    1600 net
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
    I'm aiming for 1300 to lose, but I seem to be able to go as high as 1600. If I get near 1700-1800 I only maintain.
    I'm not always good about staying on track so it's nice that I have some wiggle room.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    5'9" , 183 lbs here (down from 270).

    I average between 1650-1900 calories on any given week. Yes, it really does vary that much. Lately I've been absolutely ravenous. Now I am going to go earn those calories above my target (1500 + exercise) on a hike so I can enjoy a delicious supper.
  • DEBOO7
    DEBOO7 Posts: 245 Member
    1170+exercise calories that I try not to eat! Have 1kg (2lb) to go to my Atkins goal weight, but 3kg (6lb) to my personal goal weight. Have lost 34kg over the past 2 years. Female, 54 yo, 5'2" at 135 (61.4kg)
  • ernestrodgers82
    ernestrodgers82 Posts: 208 Member
    4righteousnesssake wrote: »
    Hey everyone. Just curious what people are shooting for as far as total calorie intake per day?
    Specifically fellow guys, but girls welcome too!
    MFP set mine at around 2,300, and I've always thought that sounds a bit high...so what are yours?

    2170 that's with a MFP goal of losing 1 lb per week at 6'2" and 250 lbs.
  • BiggDaddy58
    BiggDaddy58 Posts: 406 Member
    I do between 1200-1400 a day..very low cal diet..but I am older (57) and needed to drop weight fast. I was over 300# I couple the low calorie diet with mainly cardio exercise. I'm sure I'll add calories as my weight drops and add some different exercises as well.
  • sbl1881
    sbl1881 Posts: 213 Member
    curlyblue21 wrote: »
    Same ish stats as me...do you loose weight eating 1500 cals? I've been on 1200 for a while now and loosing weight but seems to be slowing down

    I was losing for sure on 1400-1450, but wanted to increase because I started exercising more. I averaged 1.5lbs/week at 1,450 with only working out 2-3 times a week. Feel free to add me or look at my diary. I think it's public. Ignore the last week...major swing from a 2 day binge and now 3 days of getting back on track. Lol
  • juliebowman4
    juliebowman4 Posts: 784 Member
    1200-1400
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited April 2016
    It varies depending on whatever calorie scheduling pattern I'm following. If doing IF I do 800 one day 2000 the next. Currently doing a flat 10,000 calories a week (averages out to 1428 a day) and I just eat to satisfaction 6 days a week, trying to not to stray too high up, then catch up on any extras on the 7th. For example, if I had 6 days of 1600 calories I would eat about 400 calories on the 7th. Those numbers are a base. I do eat back almost all of my exercise calories depending on appetite, so that 400 may actually turn out to be anywhere from 400 to 1400.

    I'm 5'6, female and have about 75 more lbs to lose give or take.
  • 4righteousnesssake
    4righteousnesssake Posts: 276 Member
    That's great, everyone!

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