How many Calories are you eating?

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  • branjovanovic
    branjovanovic Posts: 5 Member
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    I have it set to 1.400 and with that I lose half a pound/pound a week. I never eat that much, and never eat back my exercise calories, not even a third. And I rarely get my macros right but that takes time I suppose. I am 5ft 7. Current weight 155, goal weight 140 lbs.
  • narspips
    narspips Posts: 48 Member
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    I'm on 1460 at which MFP has me losing half a pound a week (31yo woman, 5'3"). In reality I'm losing slightly faster than that, which I guess is because I almost never log exercise calories (though by "exercise" I mean I walk for 30-40 mins a day 5x a week as part of my commute which probably doesn't burn a huge amount anyway).
  • vnb_208
    vnb_208 Posts: 1,359 Member
    edited September 2017
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    26 y/o female
    SW 295
    CW 202
    GW 180

    MFP sets me at 1280 @ sedentary based on my job type, but If i am hungry I eat 50% of exercise calories. 387 days strong :D


    edited --- 1280 to lose 1.5lb a week
  • sdolan91
    sdolan91 Posts: 250 Member
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    I eat around 1,200 a day.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
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    lucerorojo wrote: »
    DeannalFisher, do you do a lot of exercise to get such a high maintenance calories?

    ehhh - endurance triathlete - but peak season we're talking 10-15hrs working out and I compensate with more food then; this last week was a recovery week for me - I ran a sum total of 4 miles and did 90min on the bike and my weight (even eating the same amount of food) stayed the same
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,789 Member
    edited September 2017
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    My calorie goal is 2200 to lose one pound per week. I'm using MFP to work on my relationship with food, though, so I'm logging very casually right now.

    ETA: I am tall (5'8") and quite fat (hovering around 270-280). I lost a lot of weight here a few years ago, but I didn't do it particularly sustainably, regained it all plus some, and sent myself into a spiral of even more disordered eating. If I lose a little now with loose logging, great, but my focus is mostly on "am I eating reasonable portions" and "am I including a variety of nutritious foods" and "have I binged today y/n" at the moment. :)
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 13,611 Member
    edited September 2017
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    Made small changes for about 9 months.
    Then bigger changes over 2 months.
    Joined MFP 11 months in because diet and exercise had become un-sustainably extreme and I was ready to give up.

    S.A.:49. C.A.:51. H:172cm (5ft 8") W: in lbs.

    Calories eaten and results since joining MFP:
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    Logging days missed: 0
    Random guesses (meals): 1 (since then I take pictures of my plate and made a semi-educated guess afterwards)
  • maggibailey
    maggibailey Posts: 289 Member
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    I set it to lose half a pound a week so it is giving me 1690 a day, but I seldom go over 1400 unless it's date night. That way I have room if I want it or might lose a tiny bit extra if I don't.
  • LiftandSkate
    LiftandSkate Posts: 148 Member
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    5'3 169#, losing on 1550ish/day, irrespective of exercise. 40% protein, 30% each carbs and fat, but I let those fall where they may, within reason, as long as I hit my protein goal.
  • dancoon7469
    dancoon7469 Posts: 20 Member
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    1300 a day (-1000). I've gotten used to it, most days I'm around that figure, some days a little over some days a little under. I'm going to up it to 1500 soon as I've been losing 3 to 4 pounds a week for the last 2 months and I'm getting a little worried about the speed I'm losing weight. I thought it would slow down but I pushing the exercise further as I get fitter so guess that's compensating.
  • usafbeach
    usafbeach Posts: 147 Member
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    dancoon7469 wrote: »
    1300 a day (-1000). I've gotten used to it, most days I'm around that figure, some days a little over some days a little under. I'm going to up it to 1500 soon as I've been losing 3 to 4 pounds a week for the last 2 months and I'm getting a little worried about the speed I'm losing weight. I thought it would slow down but I pushing the exercise further as I get fitter so guess that's compensating.

    I'm hoping for a similar experience. I've been eating ~1340 cals (TDEE - 1000), but I do eat back exercise calories. I find that I'm hungry often and a little worn out at times, but not miserably so.
  • threec
    threec Posts: 97 Member
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    35 female
    Sw 141.4
    GW 120
    Burning 2200-2400 calories a day ( in a perfect world) and trying to maintain a 750 calorie deficit
  • womanisadevil
    womanisadevil Posts: 52 Member
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    Mfp sets me at 1200.
    But I eat 1700-2100.
    I'm on my feet all day and walk quite a bit.

    5foot 1inch 151lbs.
    Start weight 187lbs beginning of April!
  • Mccloud74
    Mccloud74 Posts: 789 Member
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    Aged 43
    5' 6"
    SW - 193
    CW - 186
    GW - 140
    1200 per day
  • 08_GreenEyedMomma
    08_GreenEyedMomma Posts: 62 Member
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    32 yr old female
    5'7"
    30-40lbs to lose
    Sedentary activity level set at 1lb/wk loss
    Just re-set goals after 7lb loss, MFP has my goal at 1390/day
    In 5wks I've lost 7lbs, which is just shy of 1.5lb/wk loss.

    Realistically, I gave myself a range to stick to. That's 1390-1640/day. 1640 is what MFP gives me for a .5lb/wk loss. I don't care what rate I lose at, so long as I'm losing. And it's nice to have that buffer for weekends/spontaneous things. I strictly eat at or below my lowest goal M-F, and I can afford to be a little looser on weekends. Helps that I don't generally eat back any exercise calories unless I am still hungry.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
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    About 2000 on average, though daily is all over the place. I'm in maintenance.
  • katnadreau
    katnadreau Posts: 149 Member
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    My net goal is 1420 for .5 lb loss a week (5'4" female, currently 134.3 lb), but I usually consume a gross closer to 1800 calories after exercise calories are added. My TDEE is 2033, so I've been losing closer to 3/4 lb a week.
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
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    katnadreau wrote: »
    My net goal is 1420 for .5 lb loss a week (5'4" female, currently 134.3 lb), but I usually consume a gross closer to 1800 calories after exercise calories are added. My TDEE is 2033, so I've been losing closer to 3/4 lb a week.

    We're twins! Although for 0.5lbs I'm set a 1360.
  • IsabeausRose
    IsabeausRose Posts: 129 Member
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    MFP has me set at 1200 and I've been losing steadily since last February with no plateaus. I'm at a healthy weight now but still considering whether or not to lose those last 25 pounds. Also thinking about upping my calories if I'm going to do it. So many people on here lose weight eating more than I do.

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