How many calories do you eat a day?

pinksunnyrose
pinksunnyrose Posts: 453 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just what the title says. Curious about your responses.
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  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    I'm currently at 2170cal a day, losing 1lb/week pretty steadily.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    About 2,200. Currently maintaining.
  • DamienAngelica
    DamienAngelica Posts: 281 Member
    Around 1950, but I just switched to maintenance and as such, I'm slowly raising my daily calories, trying to find the right number.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    2100-2600 depending on my hunger level and exercise. Maintaining.
  • chornak05
    chornak05 Posts: 135 Member
    Maintaining on around 2200/day. 5'6'', 118 lbs and pretty active.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    2800-3000 for maintenance.
  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I maintain on about 2,100 calories a day, with a net average of 1,700-1,800.
  • mutantspicy
    mutantspicy Posts: 624 Member
    1900 to 2100 losing about 2 lbs per week.
  • crystalewhite
    crystalewhite Posts: 422 Member
    1600, losing about a lb a week. Trying to get some blood work under control.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    All I want. Some days I want to stay within my budget, some days I don't. My budget for sedentary with no exercise logged is 1730. That's easy enough. Consistency isn't.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    A pet peeve of mine when comparing calorie intakes...

    No one knows for sure how many calories they are eating. Some people's estimates are more precise than other, but everyone is just estimating. So my 1800 cals per day may be very very different from someone else's 1800.

    Very true
  • Birder165
    Birder165 Posts: 484 Member
    edited April 2018
    I'm all over the map with my daily calories. I think my lowest was 1085 and my highest has been close to 4000. (just checked - it was 4411 - whew!)
    I've lost 21 pounds since Jan. 18. March was bad eating wise and I lost 0 pounds but maintained what I'd lost up to that point so that was good.

    If I try to be too aggressive with my weight loss, I always end up overeating and set myself back a few days. That's very tiring. I'm still trying to find my happy place with the calorie limit. It might be more of a range for me from day to day. Say 1500 - 1900.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    edited April 2018
    I range from 1450-1850 if I'm doing good. Female, 5'6", losing about 1 lb/week if I stick with it.
  • watts6151
    watts6151 Posts: 905 Member
    Currently cutting so anywhere from
    3000-6000 depending on work
  • tbright1965
    tbright1965 Posts: 852 Member
    5'11" tall, currently weight in the 240s, started at 265 14 Feb. Pre-diabetic/T2 diabetes suspected. Assigned a 2250 calorie/day diet. Not more than 225g carbs/day. The other 60% of my diet can come from fat and protein.

    I usually stay between 1800-2000 calories, and don't eat back the 500-1000 calories burned in the gym or on the bike.
  • Lizakabibbis
    Lizakabibbis Posts: 370 Member
    It just depends - anywhere from 1200-1800. It depends on how hungry I am and how calorie dense my food is for that day.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    1400 before exercise. I'm in maintenance, but I'm very short and I have a sedentary job.
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    1200-1400.. sedentary life
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,152 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    A pet peeve of mine when comparing calorie intakes...

    No one knows for sure how many calories they are eating. Some people's estimates are more precise than other, but everyone is just estimating. So my 1800 cals per day may be very very different from someone else's 1800.

    Very true

    Even if we are weighing all of our food? I used to make estimates, but got a tip from a chef to weigh everything, so I do. I don’t think I make any estimates. Once I began doing this, I steadily lost. There is wide variety of weights In avocados, apples, even mandarins...
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    edited April 2018
    MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    jjpptt2 wrote: »
    A pet peeve of mine when comparing calorie intakes...

    No one knows for sure how many calories they are eating. Some people's estimates are more precise than other, but everyone is just estimating. So my 1800 cals per day may be very very different from someone else's 1800.

    Very true

    Even if we are weighing all of our food? I used to make estimates, but got a tip from a chef to weigh everything, so I do. I don’t think I make any estimates. Once I began doing this, I steadily lost. There is wide variety of weights In avocados, apples, even mandarins...

    I weigh nearly everything, but that still doesn't guarantee calories. Fruit/veggie calories by gram is an average. Sometimes you get really sweet fruit and there really is more sugar. Meat is also an average. They are usually pretty reasonable averages, but not always; some chicken is soaked/injected with salty water. Fat content varies. When you eat packaged food, you have to trust a label that can be 20% off and still be within regulations.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    I bounce around, trying to figure out maintenance and I walk a lot. I think around 2000 is right, but the last few days I am going a little lower trying the give myself a bigger cushion.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    Around 1400-1500.

    I'm "sort of" in maintenance, sedentary, but still have my MFP set to lose 0.5 lb per week, which I don't...I've lost 1 lb per month since Christmas but I was up about 6 lb from holiday eating.

  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    1200 to 1600
    short
    old
    female

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