How many calories do you allow yourself and......

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  • NurseLocke
    NurseLocke Posts: 103 Member
    Don't eat your 'exercise calories'

    Move a little more tomorrow than you do in an average day.

    Where are your calories coming from? A person consuming 1200 calories in cupcakes vs. the person consuming 1200 calories from salads will obviously lose faster.
  • VaBeachNurse
    VaBeachNurse Posts: 65
    1. How many calories do you allow yourself each day?

    2. What percentage of Carbs/Protein/Fat is in your plan?

    3. How much weight do you need to lose?

    4. What is your activity level?

    5. How tall are you, how much do you weigh? (if you want to tell)


    I don't know how many calories I should be eating. MFP allows me 1210, but I have not lost any weight in a month.

    As someone said, you may need to eat back your exercise calories. What is your weekly goal set at? If it's at 2 lbs/week, try 1 lb/week.

    1. I eat based on MFP's recommendation, which is 1770 calories a day plus exercise calories. My weekly goal is to lose .5 lb/week.

    2. Don't remember my setup. I think it's 35/30/35. I'm not hitting that in protein, but am working on it.

    3. I have about 15 lbs left to lose. That's why my goal is only .5 lb/week.

    4. I workout 4-6 days a week for 30 minutes a session. On the weekend's, at least one day is playing sports for a couple of hours. My workouts alternate between cardio and strength training.

    5. 5'8", currently 170 lbs.


    Thank You. Great advice!
  • VaBeachNurse
    VaBeachNurse Posts: 65
    Ok, so here is the deal. I talked to one of the Dr's that I work with today, he is also a fitness guy/marathon coach. He has put me on 1600-1900 calories a day which as many of you said should get the ball rolling again.

    I am also planning on more drinking more water. Hopefully I will be able to drink less soda too. I still have several Dr Pepper's each day and although it's a HUGE improvement over the 3 - 4 liters that I have drank for several years, I know that I should be drinking less of it.

    I am going to try to make healthier choices when it comes to the foods that I do eat (which may take a few days, because I need to wait until I get paid to go grocery shopping).

    As far as working out goes, honestly, I don't feel like i'm getting enough exercise, but I'm always so darn tired. I guess so since I normally net less than 1200 calories everyday. I am really going to give it my all and exercise more.

    Thank you for everyones advice. Wish me luck and please keep encouraging me. I' going to need it! I should have know better than to limit my calories to 1200 at my weight. Duh, I am a nurse!
  • VeganGal84
    VeganGal84 Posts: 938 Member
    1. How many calories do you allow yourself each day?
    I follow what MFP tells me (1310) plus I always eat my exercise calories, so usually end up eating anywhere from 1600-2000.

    2. What percentage of Carbs/Protein/Fat is in your plan?
    I don't really follow a percentage, but I do try to make my meals at least half whole grains, because that's what my body likes. So my carbs are probably out of this world.

    3. How much weight do you need to lose?
    I'm in a healthy weight range, but am trying to lose a few more "vanity pounds", about 8 more. I've lost about 72 pounds so far.

    4. What is your activity level?
    I have mine set at "sedentary" because I have a desk job. But I do workout almost every day, and always eat those calories!

    5. How tall are you, how much do you weigh? (if you want to tell)
    5'6'', 148.6
  • Riebop
    Riebop Posts: 275
    1. MFP has me set at 1200 so that is my minimum and I also eat all my exercise calories back.

    2. I don't follow my percentage. I know it's way off. I eat too many carbs.

    3. I need to lose 5 lbs to be back at a healthy weight, but I want to lose atleast 10-15.

    4. Stinky desk job so it's set to "sedentary." I try to exercise atleast 5 days a week. Honestly, it doesn't always happen

    5. 5'2" and as of Friday I was 141.5 lbs
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
    1. How many calories do you allow yourself each day? 1400-1600. Sometimes I eat more, depends on activity.

    2. What percentage of Carbs/Protein/Fat is in your plan? 20/30/50

    3. How much weight do you need to lose? 10 pounds give or take

    4. What is your activity level? Moderately active - 6 workouts / week

    5. How tall are you, how much do you weigh? (if you want to tell) 5'0", 131
  • abalicious
    abalicious Posts: 361 Member
    1. Each day I eat 1490 calories, plus I eat back my exercise calories

    2. I don't know, it's still on the manual MFP setting

    3. I want to lose about 60 lbs

    4. I exercise every day at the gym, usually for 30-60 minutes and burning 300-400 calories

    5. I am 5'11 currently weigh 217
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