How many calories do you need a day..

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drxw10
drxw10 Posts: 10 Member
edited April 2016 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
To achieve your goals?

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  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
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    1600-1700 while cutting, 1900-2000 for maintenance
  • drxw10
    drxw10 Posts: 10 Member
    edited April 2016
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    I need 3,100!
  • HamsterManV2
    HamsterManV2 Posts: 449 Member
    edited April 2016
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    2250 for maintenance, therefore that's 1750 cutting (urgh) or 2500 lean bulk / 2750 full bulk.

    Currently cutting
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
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    I'm 5'8" 193lbs about 16-17% body fat. I'm getting about 1900 a day for cutting(about a 20% deficit), 40% protein, 40% carbs, 20% fat. I lift heavy 5 days a week for about an hour at a time. It's hard to completely judge what you need based off others without knowing exactly what shape they are in and where they are at in their journey.
  • Densans
    Densans Posts: 51 Member
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    6'0", 154lbs, maintaining at around 2500-2700
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,397 MFP Moderator
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    I cut at 2400, maintain at 3000 and will bulk at 3300-3500
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,160 Member
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    I need about 2500 calories on average to maintain.
  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
    edited April 2016
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    My tdee claculated amount for height, age and activity gives me 1530 a day t' maintain. :|
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    I generally maintain anywhere around 2800 - 3000.
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    edited April 2016
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    The calculators built into MYF are the best in my opinion and its also helps you balance fat, carb and protein. Punch in these percentages:
    Fat: 30%
    Protein: 15% (Yup, that's all you need)
    Carbohydrates 55%
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
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    I need about 2400 to maintain.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    Maintain at around 3600.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
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    I'm cutting at 2000.
  • dillmilk
    dillmilk Posts: 88 Member
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    I need 3,400 for gain. I set my activity level to 'very active' since there is no option to gain more than 1lb a week.
  • caelanwd
    caelanwd Posts: 1 Member
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    Currently bulking at 2,400 but I always eat a few hundred less by the end of the day. My maintenance would be around 2,365 based on http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/#results. Am I doing it wrong?
  • jdscrubs32
    jdscrubs32 Posts: 514 Member
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    Currently maintaining on in or around 3,100 calories. Bulked at 4,000. Not sure what my "cutting" calories would be. @Hornsby if you maintain on 3,600, what calories do you bulk on?
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
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    jdscrubs32 wrote: »
    Currently maintaining on in or around 3,100 calories. Bulked at 4,000. Not sure what my "cutting" calories would be. @Hornsby if you maintain on 3,600, what calories do you bulk on?

    Man that is a lot of food!
  • jdscrubs32
    jdscrubs32 Posts: 514 Member
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    @CasperNaegle if you are referring to me and to the bulking calories, it was. Was my first bulk and was coming from a very low weight. Ended up adding 15kg on. I seem to lose if I go below 3,000 calories so in or around 3,100 is the calories I maintain at.
  • diverroboz
    diverroboz Posts: 61 Member
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    I bet you push start trains for work!!!
    Regardless you found what works for YOU and that puts you in the driver's seat and not a passenger!!! Very interesting thread - clearly illustrates the reality that Human variability is such that nutrition is more ART than SCIENCE!
    Puts an end to the dogma - one size fits all!!!
  • JessHealthKick
    JessHealthKick Posts: 800 Member
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    Currently 1460, ouch. When I add more exercise I hope to up it to close to 2000-2200cals per day for a lean bulk.

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