How many calories do you eat a day?

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  • DragonHasTheSapphire
    DragonHasTheSapphire Posts: 184 Member
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    nooshi713 wrote: »
    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.

    Being hungry all the time definitley doesn't sound like something's right. Do you know what keeps you full longer? (Like fat and protein?) If so, I would eat more fillimg foods and try to knock out foods that don't give you energy all that much. Helped with me a lot.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
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    2200
  • shillbert
    shillbert Posts: 20 Member
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    3000-3500 (a surplus to support strength training)
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
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    DragonHasTheSapphire wrote: »
    nooshi713 wrote: »
    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.

    Being hungry all the time definitley doesn't sound like something's right. Do you know what keeps you full longer? (Like fat and protein?) If so, I would eat more fillimg foods and try to knock out foods that don't give you energy all that much. Helped with me a lot.

    I know. I try to eat more protein and fiber rich foods. I try to eat eggs in the morning most days . I'm not a big meat eater although I do eat it most days. The number of calories is just hard to be full on for me.
  • OHammykins
    OHammykins Posts: 98 Member
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    I'm eating 1,500 -2,000 depending on how active I've been during the day.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    2200-2400 for maintenance
  • ccruz985
    ccruz985 Posts: 646 Member
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    I shoot for 1600 on the two days I don't work out, I eat a little more on the five days I do work out. I'm losing the 10lbs I gained after having surgery, plus adding five more so 15 total but I'm not being overly aggressive about it and it's working just fine for me.
  • Instant124
    Instant124 Posts: 2 Member
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    I weigh everything religiously to try to get up to the recommended 1200 but find it so hard and dont get there most days. Medication im taking makes me not like much food and i dont get hungry. I still have around 15kg to loose so I'm ok until then but am going to have to try a bit harder after that
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,345 Member
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    This answer varies so much from person to person so I'm not sure how helpful post is...

    but for me, I maintain on 1950-2000 cals, I'm 5ft 2, 125lbs and 48.
  • LZMiner
    LZMiner Posts: 300 Member
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    1200 to 1600---starting maintenance
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    2200 for maintenance. 1700-1800 to lose about a pound a week.
  • karynclarke
    karynclarke Posts: 184 Member
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    My TDEE is 2400 - 2500 calories, currently averaging around 1850 calories (1400-2000 depending on the day and how hungry I am) and losing about 1 - 1.25 pounds a week. I'm 5'5", 179lbs and 35.
  • e_v_v
    e_v_v Posts: 131 Member
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    1420 cals/day and aiming to lose 1lb. per week. I'm a 5'3" female.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    Oh why not. I looked at all of yours so I will share mine. :smile:

    Maintain 2100. Currently losing .5 a week on 1850. If it helps, I'm just under 5'4", 49 yrs old.

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