How many calories are you eating and what exercise are you doing?

domeofstars
domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
How many calories are you eating on average each day?
What exercise are you doing?
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  • annacole94
    annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
    Net 1300 calories, eat 1500-1800 calories, walking and kettlebells. Will add cycling soon, and look forward to the calories.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    I'm 47 female 5 ft 2 started 206lbs
    1450 calories
    Walking atm as unfit about 10'hours a week
    Week 1 restart - 6lbs

    I lost 63lbs last year got ill gained back 38 lbs so I need that off

    I usually lose 0.5-2 lbs a week average 1lbs on calorie counting used to be 2-3 lbs a week in my 20s
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    edited February 2017
    I'm in maintenance and my calorie intake is around 1,800. I don't do any intentional exercise, besides my every day activities.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    1750 calories daily, cutting, 4 day split weight training and 30+ min cardio 4-5 days a week
  • alondrakayy
    alondrakayy Posts: 304 Member
    Average 1900 a day - don't count calories burned in gym.

    5ft 7 in and I weigh 150
    Strength training 4-5x a week for an hour/1.5 hours
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    I don't get what this will tell you.

    My husband and I do the same long run on a Sunday. He will burn 900+ calories and I'll only burn around 500. He can eat up to 4000 calories that day while I get 2300.

  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    I'm maintaining. I eat about 1,900 calories a day. I run 6 days a week, usually 30-90 minute sessons, and either do cross-training or rest on the other day.
  • sweetpea813
    sweetpea813 Posts: 112 Member
    1600 a day. I do Zumba 4 times a week and Body Pump 1-2 times a week. I try not to go over 1600 calories but it's not a big deal if I do since I get so many exercise calories. I'm 5'9", F, SW 196, CW 168, 44yo.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    4000ish

    Just lifting primarily.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,421 Member
    Net 1500-1600. Walking,hiking hills 3-4 times weekly.
  • happysherri
    happysherri Posts: 1,360 Member
    Around 1450 calories a day. I have my weight loss goal set for about 0.4 lbs a week, slow and steady.
    I am currently doing Lee Labrada Lean program through bodybuilding.com

  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    On average I'm eating around 2100 calories a day. I do one hour of exercise on my bike (push myself to the limit) and do about 10 000 steps a day. I have about a 500 calorie a day deficit, I've lost 4 kilos (about 9 pounds) so far.
  • z4oslo
    z4oslo Posts: 229 Member
    Don't count anything.
    I run about a marathon each week (40-50 km)
    I have lost on average 0,8 kg the last 33 weeks, and have lost weight every single of those 33 weeks.
    Have about 6 kg left to lose.


  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I alternate between Insanity, speed intervals on the treadmill with 5.7 incline, and lifting. Typically I earn 300-400 and eat them all. That earn also includes all daily steps because my fitbit is synced.
  • nichell88
    nichell88 Posts: 364 Member
    edited February 2017
    I net an average of 1205 calories a day weekly; my goal with MFP is 1210. I do strength training and low intensity steady state cardio 3 days a week, HIIT 3 days a week, and rest 1 day a week. And I have a cheat meal every other week. Ive lost about 25 pounds in about 6 weeks
  • Running_and_Coffee
    Running_and_Coffee Posts: 811 Member
    I run between 3-5 miles 3x a week, 5-7 miles once a week, and do Orange Theory 2x a week. Sometimes I swap out one run for a spin class. I'd say my average burn is 450 calories when you average it all together.

    I eat between 1350-1600 calories a day (total, that's not net.)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Right now around 2500 to lose about 1 Lb per week. I mostly cycle and I lift 2-3 days per week.
  • ChristopherLimoges
    ChristopherLimoges Posts: 298 Member
    edited February 2017
    Average caloric intake, 1800-2100. Workouts are stretching(so far very little yoga and pilates), walking, cardio, liit/hiit/viit, some strength, lean mass, burnout/exhaustion/failure sets, some isolation, and tabata.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    edited February 2017
    Base 1520. Usually 1475-1650. I burn about 300-400. Right now, I've lost 37 lbs, usually 2/week. I also have 87 lbs to go to get to goal, so right now, this is fine. I've been reading various threads in the forum and I know that when I get to within 75 lbs of goal I will need to shoot for 1.5 instead. (I told MFP I wanted to lose 1/week, but for the first few months, I didn't eat back any exercise calories. Now that I'm exercising enough that my net is below 1200, I do try to eat some back.)

    ETA: As for exercise, my goal right now is to walk at least 1 hour/day at a leisurely pace (I usually do more like 2) or 40 minutes on a bare-bones Nordic skier. I say 'bare bones', because I recently found out that some models let you adjust the resistance. Mine doesn't.

    Last month, I added resistance training. I'm using a medium-resistance fitness band and working on biceps, lats, and triceps. (Currently doing 3 sets every other day of 15/15/12 reps. When I was getting started, though, I couldn't do more than 12 of the first two and 8 of the triceps reps, so I am definitely seeing progress!)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    2055, powerlifting training
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    About 1800 per day on average (daily varies greatly). Losing about 1-1.5 lbs per month at 5'6".

    I mix my exercise up and much of my exercise is activity rather than formal exercise just for the sake of exercise:

    I have a Total Gym and workout on that 4-5 days a week. I walk, sometimes walk-run intervals. I hike, shoot hoops (basketball), garden, kayak (river). Occasionally I do Zumba DVDs, use resistance bands, dumbbells, step aerobics (at home not class), play active video games, toss football or Frisbee. I love to swim but don't do it often.
  • speccy1
    speccy1 Posts: 17 Member
    My target is 1570 without exercise, and I earn about 1600 extra each day through cycling. I actually eat around 2500, lost 11 pounds, got 25 to go
  • ChristopherLimoges
    ChristopherLimoges Posts: 298 Member
    edited February 2017
    ChristopherLimoges wrote: »
    Average caloric intake, 1800-2100. Workouts are stretching(so far very little yoga and pilates), walking, cardio, liit/hiit/viit, some strength, lean mass, burnout/exhaustion/failure sets, some isolation, and tabata.

    Some overload/progression sets also(sometimes isolated depending on the days current workout routine), and little mass.
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    I average out to 1200 per day, (old, sedentary) and I do no intentional exercise (medical). Lost over 100 lbs since October 2015.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    5'5" female, 139, I get 1410 and add 250-350 any given day with exercise, and eat back to within about 100 of those. I ran this morning which added 250, and I will skate later tonight and that could be anywhere from 100 to another 250 depending on what we get up to at practice. Non skate days I might walk or run again on the treadmill, or use my stationary bike. I would add some weights in for upper body but I am nursing a sore shoulder. Once in a while I'll do some bodyweight stuff like squats, burpees, and whatnot.
  • Bentforkx
    Bentforkx Posts: 69 Member
    2540 calories on non exercise days based on a 7/10 active daily life style rating and maintenance/recomposition nutrition plan
    Plus:
    1 hr x 4 days/week weight training
    30 min x 4 days/week arc trainer HIIT
    15 - 25km hike every other week

    I add/eat my exercise/hiking calories

    I'm 1.83 Metres tall, 72.5kg and 55 yo

  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    3100 whilst doing wendler's 531 with boring but big.

    Still playing with calories at the moment as I've upped the conditioning work quite a bit.
  • RandiNoelle
    RandiNoelle Posts: 374 Member
    5'7", 176 lbs

    I eat around 1700. Exercise varies. I do something 6 days a week. 3 days of cardio (walk/jog/run, elliptical, bike) mixed with Pilates, yoga, water aerobics, weight training, cardio kickboxing on the other 3 days.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    5-7", 150f. Eat 1800/day to lose .5-1# per week. Lift 3x, Pilates 2x, run 3x and get 10k steps every day without fail.
  • maurihart
    maurihart Posts: 51 Member
    I generally eat between 1700-1800 per day. I'm a 41yo female 178lbs - 5'7" and I've been averaging about a .75 lb weight loss each week. I do Zumba 3-5x a week (55min) and I do weight training 2-3x a week. It's very slow but super manageable.
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