What's your daily calorie budget?
JeremiahStone
Posts: 682 Member
Iv set my calorie budget at about 1600 calories a day, but I make sure I never reach it. What's your daily calorie budget?
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Mine is at 1200... which is easy to reach on most days!0
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I think the recommended minimum is 1200, and that's what a LOT of women are on.
Personally, mine is 1035, but that was after consultation with a doctor and a nutritionalist.0 -
2200-2500 NET calories. Depends on what I do that particular day:
If I work, but don't workout - I stay close to 2200.
If I don't work, but I workout - I stay around 2350.
If I work AND I workout - I aim for 2500.
I ALWAYS eat back my exercise calories too.0 -
1330 NET (so I eat my exercise calories). With some planning, I can usually hit within 20 calories on either side.
Edited to add that it's my NET.0 -
Mine is 950, I try not to make it though. However yesterday I only got to 127calories. So I've implemented a minimum too which is now 5000
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Mine used to be 1200, but I just changed it to 1350. I plan to meet with a dietician soon to talk to him/her about what would be good for ME. Everyone dietary need can be different. What works for me might not work for others. Good luck on your weight loss journey.0
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1200 but I only eat about 800-1000 calories a day. After talking with my doctor and nutritionist, I do not eat back my exercise calories.0
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12500
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around 2000 calories with a workout for me, but mine is more protein based than calorie based, too.0
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2500 + exercise currently0
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MFP set my calorie goal at 1540 but i try to have a net of 1200.0
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Mine is 1200 net calories, and I eat back most of my exercise calories0
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1460 and if I exercise I might eat those calories too!0
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your more likely to put on weight eating that little. i was on 1200 or under but found that it was less effective at losing body fat then when i ate up to 1500. your body is going to absorb all food as fat. you might lose muscle therefore lose 'weight' but it will be replaced by bodyfat.0
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I'm at 1700, I just changed it to 1/2 lb a week, I was struggling at 1lb a week and seem to be doing much better with my new calorie goal :-)0
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Agreed when saying eating too little is not effective to keep the weight off. I used to restrict like crazy and eat around 400-1000 calories a day and I did lose the weight rather quickly but put it all back on in less than a year.
So not worth it folks, do it the healthy way!
My calorie goal is somewhere between 1200-1400 now.0 -
Mine is 950, I try not to make it though. However yesterday I only got to 127calories. So I've implemented a minimum too which is now 500
wow, girl your body needs you to eat!0 -
Mine was set to 1200, but I upped it to 1600 and I am still losing (:0
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Mine's 1350, and I tend to stay in a 50-calorie range of that (on either side).0
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1530 + exercise calories, so anywhere between 1500-2800 day.0
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