What are your cut calories?

inertiastrength
inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
edited February 2018 in Health and Weight Loss
I know this varies WILDLY just wanted to see who is managing with the most calories and still able to lose. I'm pretty consistently eating about 2K which at one point was my maintenance haha. Love to see who's able to up their NEAT/TDEE and managing to cut on a decent amount of food.

I'm 37, 5'6" and 155lbs for reference
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  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    If I can behave myself and stick to my calories....I can do 1700 for a 0.5lb/week loss.

    30, 5 feet even, 133lbs.

    ~Lyssa
  • kam3190
    kam3190 Posts: 157 Member
    28. I cut 1 lb a week on 2400-2600. Cw 206 5ft 6
  • merbear787
    merbear787 Posts: 82 Member
    28 and I am currently on a cut at about an average of 1.5lbs/week on 1650. I want to get to 160lbs. I am 5’10” and 170lbs. After my cut I want to try a bulk! I would love to lose or maintain on higher calories!!
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    35, 5ft 5...about 140, and 1400-1500 to cut very slowly. Agree on the Sucks part.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    35, 5ft 5...about 140, and 1400-1500 to cut very slowly. Agree on the Sucks part.

    I'm not happy FOR you but it makes me feel better to see I'm not alone here. Whenever I post this fact I have people (one man especially on MFP) tell me it can't be true, or I've done damage to myself. It does seem like I should be able to eat slightly more but....nope.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited February 2018
    TDEE calculators and MFP tell me I need to eat less than 1800 cals to maintain my weight of 125lbs/5ft 2/48/lightly active but I can maintain on closer to 2000 calories.
    So I would be able to lose 0.5lb a week eating 1750 cals a day.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    5'3.75", 49 years old Being short and older, not fun in the calorie world.

    Maintaining on 2100 (ended my bulk 4 weeks ago) right now I can cut on anything less than that, but I keep my cutting cals very small, I am not in any hurry. With a successful bulk, I only have a little extra fluff I want to rid this time.

    4 years bulk&cut/recomp cycles I have made improvements in body composition, I can keep my activities up (NEAT) and exercise (EAT) and keep a decent maintaining number after I lose. Eating more is a major goal I work towards cause I love to eat. :smile:
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2018
    41, 5'8", 177lbs, maintain at about 2200-2300 net

    I cut at 1900 gross because slow and steady doesn't work for me mentally. I can and have cut on more cals (2000 net), but can't manage that right now.
  • Rose18l
    Rose18l Posts: 147 Member
    I am 5'4 and weight 134 pounds for a slow cut I can do with 1800 calories for a more agressive cut about 1500. I can't really go below 1700 calories or I get quite Hangry. Not to pleasant for the people around me
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    edited February 2018
    mrsnattybulking wrote: »
    I know this varies WILDLY just wanted to see who is managing with the most calories and still able to lose. I'm pretty consistently eating about 2K which at one point was my maintenance haha. Love to see who's able to up their NEAT/TDEE and managing to cut on a decent amount of food.

    I'm 37, 5'6" and 155lbs for reference

    Our stats are pretty close, though I am obviouse male.
    I am 38, 5'6" 150. I usually cut on 1750-1800, maintain 2100ish. I don't do much cardio, have a sedentary job, and lift 4x week
  • ryant618
    ryant618 Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 2018
    30, 5' 11" and weigh 188 pounds. I cut 1lb. to 1.5 lbs. a week on 1800 calories, and my TDEE varies day to day since when I'm not at my desk job I'm pretty active. Slow and steady works for me.
  • sflano1271
    sflano1271 Posts: 121 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2018
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    MFP gives you a starting point, then you refine that number with time/experience. Explore the app/site a bit more, don't just rush right into the forums.
  • sflano1271
    sflano1271 Posts: 121 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    MFP gives you a starting point, then you refine that number with time/experience. Explore the app/site a bit more, don't just rush right into the forums.

    I heard mfp isn't very accurate
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    edited February 2018
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    MFP gives you a starting point, then you refine that number with time/experience. Explore the app/site a bit more, don't just rush right into the forums.

    I heard mfp isn't very accurate

    It's fine. Accurate is an illusion, but you have to start somewhere.
  • sflano1271
    sflano1271 Posts: 121 Member
    Just need a second opinion
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited February 2018
    When I was losing back in 2014 while doing a good amount of exercise I think I was losing about a pound a week at probably an average 2500 calories a day.
  • gamesandgains
    gamesandgains Posts: 640 Member
    At the beginning of my cut I was losing about 1.5 lbs per week on 2650 calories. I'm on week 9 now and I've had to made adjustments; currently cutting on 2350.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    I don't do cardio so I subtract calories from what MFP tells me to maintain.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Between 2600-4000 calories depending on how agressive I want to be.
  • sflano1271
    sflano1271 Posts: 121 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    I don't do cardio so I subtract calories from what MFP tells me to maintain.

    Ye my only cardio I do is resistance training I.just lift the weights fast to get my heart rate pumping no hanging around in the gym
  • sflano1271
    sflano1271 Posts: 121 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    I don't do cardio so I subtract calories from what MFP tells me to maintain.

    How do I lose weight without exercise or working out?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Right now about 2500-2700...it looks like I've lost about 2-3 Lbs in the last month, so pretty slow. I'm not currently doing anything major with my diet...I was pretty lax from about mid November through January with exercise and have gotten back into the regular as of February.

    Most likely I'll drop my calories to about 2300 here at some point...I always start cutting my winter weight slowly and then just decide to suck it up for a month or two and lose more aggressively.
  • takemetosingapore19
    takemetosingapore19 Posts: 86 Member
    edited February 2018
    I eat 1200 net.. which works out to 1500-1800 gross after activity.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    sflano1271 wrote: »
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    32, 5'4", 145. I need to eat 1500 to cut very slowly. Sucks.

    Hi where did you find out how many calories I need to cutt??

    I don't do cardio so I subtract calories from what MFP tells me to maintain.

    How do I lose weight without exercise or working out?

    You consume fewer calories than you expend. You burn calories 24/7...most of your energy expenditure is you being alive...then going about your day to day and finally exercise which in most cases is a relatively small element of your overall energy expenditure.

    You should check out the stickies...they explain how this tool is designed to work and lots of other ins and outs and whatnots...
  • sharpbj
    sharpbj Posts: 10 Member
    6'1" 182 2,440 is my cut calories using 30/35/35 Just started two weeks ago, gained two pounds, so we'll see
  • karynclarke
    karynclarke Posts: 184 Member
    I'm on a diet (and exercise) break due to a broken bone, and am "maintaining" (actually losing slightly) on ~2250 calories.

    When I'm not broken and am exercising as per normal I lose on average 1.2 pounds a week on ~1900 calories.

    35, 5'5", 184lbs
  • chispaza
    chispaza Posts: 153 Member
    5'6, 37 yo, 146 lbs. I lose around 1 lb a week on 1450 calories (plus eating exersize calories so I often eat closer to 1700 calories).
  • SparklySarah412
    SparklySarah412 Posts: 74 Member
    5'6, 34 year old, 146 lbs. Cutting on about 1400-1500 calories a day. Currently losing about 0.5lbs a week.

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