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How many calories do you eat a day?

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  • Chunkahlunkah
    Chunkahlunkah Posts: 373 Member
    To maintain my usual weight, usually 1300-2200 a day, averaging over the long-term in the 1700's. (I gain at that average though if I become very sedentary. I likely need to stick to a 1500 calorie average during my extreme sloth phases.)

    To lose, averaging out in the 1300's for the week gives me a loss of about 3 pounds a month.

    I'm very short.
  • vallary14
    vallary14 Posts: 215 Member
    The tracker has my goal at 1840 which is really low for me since I’m very active, I’m female 5’11.5” and about 149. I average closer to 2000.
  • stevephi01
    stevephi01 Posts: 240 Member
    I'm tracking less than 1000 but still gaining - too low for me to close my diary, ah well a problem I'm having to work though.
  • stevephi01
    stevephi01 Posts: 240 Member
    Well done, and not trying be envious, but really you are doing well - hope you get to your goal weight.
  • Love_2_Hike
    Love_2_Hike Posts: 103 Member
    MFP says it should have been 1200, I upped it to 1300. Im feeling ok with that amount.
  • nexangelus
    nexangelus Posts: 2,080 Member
    2500 - 2600 maintenance and 2000 - 2100 to lose around a pound per week.
    Female, 40s, 5 foot 5, 170ish pounds. Fairly active and I lift heavy 3 times per week.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    My base to lose 1/2 lb per week is 1400 before exercise. However, I generally get 2-3 hours of exercise daily (I shoot for a 2-hour walk. Three days a week, I strength train) and I eat back half of those exercise calories. So, for example, today I had slightly over 1800 (2 hour 35 minute walk, 50 minute upper body dumbbell workout, plus 5 minutes warm-up... It adds up to more calories.)
  • Stacey_mfp
    Stacey_mfp Posts: 14 Member
    Hey I’m looking at 1800 but with walking at work Fitbit adds at least 500 a day. I’ve still only on average eating 1500-1700.
    It’s my first week so we shall see what I’ll loose this week
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    My average TDEE is around 2300 (7 day average).

    I try to stay below that (1800 being the lowest I'm willing to go or I gnaw off my arm)
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    edited April 2018
    5'11 male. I'm eating 1700 net calories per day (2200ish is maint).
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    About 1500-1600.

    5’7 woman, 12 st 3ish (it’s hard to tell as I’m currently gaining weight for TOM). Losing possibly around 1.5 lb per week (see previous about it being hard to tell :) ), which is a bit faster than intended, oops.
  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    maintaining on 2700-3100cal (I carb cycle) - female, 5'3", 159lbs, endurance athlete - training just starting to ramp up again, so food intake will increase in the near future
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    5’2 female maintaining at 116-120.
    Average 12-14k steps a day
    Circuit training a couple days a week with light weights

    Maintenance cals 2100-2200. Usually goes up in warmer weather when my step count goes up as well.
  • MerryMavis1
    MerryMavis1 Posts: 73 Member
    edited April 2018
    I'm a few years in maintenance and working on leaning out for the summer. I'm at 1,370 calories a day, to lose .5lb a week (current bmi is 21.5, working towards 20.5).
  • springsweet
    springsweet Posts: 184 Member
    edited April 2018
    1430. Trying to lose 2 lbs a week. Still new to it, but it's an adjustment for sure.

    Female, 42, 5'5", 195 lbs, exercise about 3 times a week.
    After reading that, I may bump the calories up and the rate of loss down.
  • springsweet
    springsweet Posts: 184 Member
    apullum wrote: »
    1400 before exercise. I'm in maintenance, but I'm very short and I have a sedentary job.

    Oh god, me too. (on the sedentary job part.) It's ridiculous - if I don't exercise, I come in under 1000 steps in a day. I freakin hate it.
  • AprilMLowe
    AprilMLowe Posts: 447 Member
    I have my calorie goal at 1750 daily but I am set to lose 1.5 lb a week. I am 5"2 254 lbs. I do 60 minutes of exercise a day some days more! I try not 2 eat back my exercise calories.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    I average 2000 cals a day at maintenance
  • abbynormalartist
    abbynormalartist Posts: 318 Member
    My weekly average is around 1500 and 1600 calories for a very sloooooow lose but it goes up and down on different days.
  • Trex5009
    Trex5009 Posts: 171 Member
    2400 for maintenance.
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    edited April 2018
    ~2,500 to ~2,700 depending on weight lifting targets
  • TomHayward78
    TomHayward78 Posts: 20 Member
    3400 for maintenance
  • Krysi150
    Krysi150 Posts: 2 Member
    I try to stay under 1300. Some days are not as good:( Currently trying to loose. If I know I'm going out to dinner or going to have a drink or 2 that night I try to increase my cardio to "earn it".
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    My fitness pal suggests I eat 1400 calories per day to lose 1/2 lb a week. I am super strict on measuring and use a scale for everything. After one month, I have lost 1 lb. I am always hungry too. Pretty discouraging.
  • OliverRaningerVegan
    OliverRaningerVegan Posts: 349 Member
    about 1500-1600
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