How many calories do you need a day..

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

    Currently cutting
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    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
    6'0", 154lbs, maintaining at around 2500-2700
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    I cut at 2400, maintain at 3000 and will bulk at 3300-3500
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    I need about 2500 calories on average to maintain.
  • Gamliela
    Gamliela Posts: 2,468 Member
    edited April 2016
    My tdee claculated amount for height, age and activity gives me 1530 a day t' maintain. :|
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I generally maintain anywhere around 2800 - 3000.
  • johnnylakis
    johnnylakis Posts: 812 Member
    edited April 2016
    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
    I need about 2400 to maintain.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Maintain at around 3600.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    I'm cutting at 2000.
  • dillmilk
    dillmilk Posts: 88 Member
    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
    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: 515 Member
    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
    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: 515 Member
    @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
    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
    Currently 1460, ouch. When I add more exercise I hope to up it to close to 2000-2200cals per day for a lean bulk.
  • bigbuffbarry
    bigbuffbarry Posts: 38 Member
    Seems like all of them... 4500 to maintain
  • DarthSamson
    DarthSamson Posts: 172 Member
    when I was 30 6000-10,000
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    DarthSamson wrote: »
    when I was 30 6000-10,000

    Are you a competitive strongman and/or weigh 200kg?
  • caliban071
    caliban071 Posts: 1 Member
    About 2850 to gain according to MFP. It's 15:50 and I'm not even close :(

    I'm walking an average of 8km a day at work and I even have 5 aside soccer tonight. Must be why I am so skinny.
  • cecil857
    cecil857 Posts: 2 Member
    DarthSamson wrote: »
    when I was 30 6000-10,000

    I'm 33 and that's where I'm at I can put back 10000 or more when I'm trying to gain weight 6000 to 7000 on a regular day. All because of my activity level and metabolism. The way I eat I should be huge but not no where near. Two days of not putting that many calories in and it starts me losing weight.
  • Kestrelwings
    Kestrelwings Posts: 238 Member
    My trainer is on 4500-5500 to gain.

    I am 5'5" 125lbs and to gain I need 2,000 - 2,200 minimum, but it is not an exact science. I lift 4-5x per week plus a little bit of cardio. I tend to go through mini bulk-cut cycles as I put on a kilo or two, freak out and hold where I am or mini cut, then build up comfort with my new weight and do another increase in calories. Considering I used to be under 100lbs, it has taken quite a while to get where I am.
  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    2400 seems to work for me for maintenance
  • nikkinyiel
    nikkinyiel Posts: 18 Member
    When you have a poor appetite but needs 300 to gain.:-(
  • creasey1990
    creasey1990 Posts: 8 Member
    Currently on 4000 calories looking to put some more size on may have to up next week too I'm doing 50% fats, 15% carb and 35% protein
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    edited May 2016
    4-6000. Ultra marathoner, power lifter. After a 25+ mile run, I will still loose on 6000. But I physically can't eat more. Usually. On non running days, I can maintain on 4000ish.

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