How many calories do YOU eat?

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  • lindyyy87
    lindyyy87 Posts: 35 Member
    I'm currently trying to find out how much I can eat and still lose. I was eating 1200 for five months and nearly lost my mind- I had a good amount to lose (20 pounds).

    I got up to about 1800 calories by adding 100 calories every week and my weight has stayed the same. Right now I'm at 1600 and losing, and I plan to get back up to 1800 again to see what happens.

    I'm 5'3 and currently 124 pounds, trying to get down to 115. I strength train 5 days per week with minimal cardio.
  • MegAmanda12
    MegAmanda12 Posts: 5 Member
    I'm at 2500 calories a day to slowly gain weight. I want to gain around 15-20lbs. I have a very high metabolism & come from a petite family.
  • FitRican
    FitRican Posts: 98 Member
    leanitup123 wrote: »
    curious.

    I am at 195 LBS.
    Currently I eat between 1200-1300 calories / day between Monday thru Thursday and about 2500 Frida-Sunday, Very low fat, about 200 GM protein daily.


  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I am maintaining on almost 2000 cals.
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
    I am 5'7". I am trying to cut a bit right now at 1700-1800 cal. From March-October I bike commute 30 min each way on top of my normal lifting etc. and then I eat around 2200-2400 to maintain 140-145 lb.
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    3200 calories...I am bulking
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    CJ_Holmes wrote: »
    I am 5'7". I am trying to cut a bit right now at 1700-1800 cal. From March-October I bike commute 30 min each way on top of my normal lifting etc. and then I eat around 2200-2400 to maintain 140-145 lb.

    Ugh so jealous. I need to get more active.
  • Iwantahealthierme30
    Iwantahealthierme30 Posts: 293 Member
    1610 to lose
    1800-2100 to maintain
  • FloridaFisher
    FloridaFisher Posts: 19 Member
    2900 presently. I'm eating everything I can, and jesus christ it hurts. I have no clue how some of you do 3k-4k every day. Insulin shot and coma?
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    edited February 2018
    FloridaFisher wrote: »
    2900 presently. I'm eating everything I can, and jesus christ it hurts. I have no clue how some of you do 3k-4k every day. Insulin shot and coma?

    I don't know. I think 2500 calories is easy. I can't imagine another 400 killing me.

    ETA I can only eat 1800 to maintain so this makes me sad.
  • Elle_Marie_Fit
    Elle_Marie_Fit Posts: 138 Member
    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Elle_Marie_Fit wrote: »
    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.

    I assume the poster you are most likely questioning is bulking.
  • Elle_Marie_Fit
    Elle_Marie_Fit Posts: 138 Member
    Thank you bbell.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    1900
  • Steelpit202
    Steelpit202 Posts: 51 Member
    I've been averaging around 2,600 or so lately, I often come a little short of my actual calorie goal (2,650) and often fail to eat back exercise calories. I may need to up my intake to 2,800 or so.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
    edited February 2018
    Back when I posted 6 months ago I hadn't been logging and was mostly estimating. But with more accurate tracking now, 2100-2300 is about maintenance for me at 120 lbs. I have a desk job and do 2-3 hours of cardio a week plus some lifting.
  • caiteh86
    caiteh86 Posts: 243 Member
    Losing steadily at 1700-1800 cals a day
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    Elle_Marie_Fit wrote: »
    May I ask if these higher caloric intake numbers are earned by extensive workouts and for the purpose of building muscle? Only asking because they sound delicious. ;) I try to eat about 1200 because I am trying to lose.

    It depends on the posters, but i know a lot of women who only workout a few days a week are at higher calories than you. I guess id ask how active you are (including exercise), what your stats are, and how much you are losing per week at 1200.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Too many haha

    My original answer still stands! :p
  • philsy1
    philsy1 Posts: 104 Member
    I'm a 64 year-old man, 6'2" tall. I still have 3 lbs to lose, maybe more. I'm at -1.4 lbs per week with about 1600 calories ingested a day and about 2500 calories per week in aerobic exercise. The charts tell me maintenance calories will be around 2050. Sometimes I wish I was losing 40 years instead of 40 lbs!
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    5’10”, up to 170 now, and gain has stalled with 3150 per day. Going to be bumping to 3400 next week, after I get some things straight with my doctor.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    edited February 2018
    2100-2600 maintaining
  • fb47
    fb47 Posts: 1,058 Member
    FloridaFisher wrote: »
    2900 presently. I'm eating everything I can, and jesus christ it hurts. I have no clue how some of you do 3k-4k every day. Insulin shot and coma?

    I find 2900 is not a lot of food...even worse is when I see women eating at 1200 calories, I don't know how they do it, I would be starving to death. When I was cutting at 2400 calories, I thought that was little food.
  • KaduParga
    KaduParga Posts: 26 Member
    Starting 5000 daily this week. I was eating between 4000-4500 and did not gain fat so going up some calories
  • klrenn
    klrenn Posts: 245 Member
    Right now I’m bulking on 1800. I just added cardio back in so I can eat a bit more.
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    KaduParga wrote: »
    Starting 5000 daily this week. I was eating between 4000-4500 and did not gain fat so going up some calories

    Holy *kitten*! 5000? That's double my average intake!
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  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    Bulking, I'm eating a measly 2500 :'(
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  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    imfornd wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Bulking, I'm eating a measly 2500 :'(

    Everyone's body has different requirements

    Understood, but I would be much happier eating 3500.
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