How many calories do you eat a day?
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2200 slow bulk0
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LivingtheLeanDream wrote: »Lillymoo01 wrote: »So I'm currently in jail on the forums but I recently had a friend admit that her daily calories consist of a coffee. A chicken thigh and some pickled jalapeno slices. I've tried to discuss healthy and non. Detrimental weight loss strategies but she refuses to even entertain the idea of losing by eating more. She would also refuse and help from an outside source.
Does anyone have any experience or advice that might aid in this?
As sad and as frustrating as it is you can't help them unless they want it. One of my MFP friends was drastically undereating. I found out when she made a comment about cravings which prompted me to look at her diary. I replied that it would be best for her to eat more so she wasn't hungry all the time. Yesterday she had some inspirational quote about replacing old habits with new. I commented that replacing them with new habits that aren't healthly isn't good and that I was concerned with how little she was eating (her fiary showed her eating less rather than more). She has now deleted me as a friend. It is hard because I am genuinely concerned about her wellbeing but there is nothing I can do. It makes it harder when all her 'friends' like her posts when she has completed her diary and was under goal. This just gives her reassurance and a pat on the back.
All I can hope for is that I have planted a seed which may continue to grow but I can't help thinking, 'if that were my daughter....'
This used to happen me all the time too when I would have mentioned MFP friends undereating... some of them got really nasty with me for trying to tell them to eat more!
I have a friend like that on MFP. I debated about saying something or deleting him/her. S/he has an open diary and it's obvious that they are undereating. I decided not to say anything because after all I don't know the person in real life. I considered deleted them just so I wouldn't have to see it. Now I just don't look at their diary.0 -
1200 calories0
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Around 1850 right now.0
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I eat between 1500-1600 net. But with exercise calories usually around 1800-2000 daily. I'm set to lose 1 lb. per week.0
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1430 now that I’m in the homestretch and need to lose the last 12 or so pounds. I’m set at .5 a week. I’m female, 5’2 1/2”.0
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I've set myself at 1900 (I just jumped back into this a week ago). I'm a female, 5'7 and weigh 321 pounds. I have a sedentary lifestyle (desk worker). I work out at home daily cycling. We'll see how 1900 goes and if I need to cut back more. I don't want to shock myself too much.3
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Goal is 1450ish but realistically I am usually between 1400 and 1700. Any less and I am hungry all the time. Only losing .5 lbs a week but at least I am losing!0
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Female, 5'6", 158.2 pounds
I try to stay between 1300 and 1500.0 -
About 1,950. I've been trying to lose weight actively for about a month and have lost 2.8 pounds. Which I guess isn't bad.1
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5’6, 154 lbs. female. 1,500/day to lose 1 lb./week.0
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I eat 1300 per day. I currently weigh 216 and started at 225. I’ve lost about 6 pounds in two weeks by strictly meeting this calorie goal! Of course I’ve had some bad days where I’ve gone above but I’m consistently below it!0
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1800, I was at 1600 but it was kinda doing my head in so I'm starting with that and gonna see how it goes! Exercise calories/Garmin adjustment on top of that and I don't always eat them0
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900-1100, very short sedentary female.0
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Between 1200 and 1470, but I have a LOT to lose and I'm only 5'. I also can't eat dairy, or leafy green salads, etc. because of blood thinners. I do deal with a lot of hunger and I'm planning to add a protein powder to almond milk and see if that helps.0
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1200.0
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Around 1200 calories, working out 3 times a week + cardio almost every day, still not loosing weight ((( hormones unfortunately0
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1500-1850 depending on my activity level that day. Lose, on average, around 1lb per week.0
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Depends on how active of a day I have. Generally between 1500 & 2500 depending on my activity levels.0
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