how many calories do you eat a day?
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i try to stay around 1400 but I go up to 1700 if I dip into my exercise calories. I am trying to loose about 20 LBS. I was stuck at a plateau for months and didn't start loosing until I started tracking my calories, increasing protein and restricting my beverages to only water and my morning coffee. I have to bulk up on low calorie foods to remain satisfied. I make protein smoothies and stuff them with spinach before blending it up.0
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Struggling with this one right now, hoping some meal prep will help me get back on track.
Not having issues maintaining 155, but that's definitely too chunky for my frame, by at least 15 pounds, possibly closer to 25 pounds.
Currently working out ~10 hours a week, about half of that is martial arts training the other half is weight lifting. Also have a reasonably spirited motorcycle ride or track day/race for at least a couple hours on the weekend before my part-time job.
If I stick to my calorie range of 1,544 - 2,019/day, I can keep a slow loss trend (like .2-.5 lb/week), but tend to eat at the higher end. If I try to eat at the lower end, my energy levels and workouts seem to suffer almost immediately, but if I'm missing too many workouts in a week, I try to cut to the lower end of that.
If I'm not tracking (like most of April for me), I definitely eat over that far too often (which is why I now have a couple pounds I need to re-lose
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ive calculated my maintenance weight and then in order to loose 2lb (1KG) a week I need to have 1000 calories less than that as 500cal less per day = 1lb a week loss.
So I have my maintenance calories and all the calories from working out added onto that and then provided I always have a surplus of 1000 calories at the end of the day im laughing
so 1500 maintenance + 500 work out = 2000 so I eat 1000 that day and have 1000 towards my loss.
or 1500 Maintenance + 800 work out = 2300 so I eat 1300 and have 1000 spare. so mines all depends on how active I am.2 -
I aim for under 1400 a day--usually hitting 1350-1390. I'm 5'4, 135 lbs., on keto, and active (running, spinning, weights, Orange Theory, etc.)0
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SportyKirsty wrote: »ive calculated my maintenance weight and then in order to loose 2lb (1KG) a week I need to have 1000 calories less than that as 500cal less per day = 1lb a week loss.
So I have my maintenance calories and all the calories from working out added onto that and then provided I always have a surplus of 1000 calories at the end of the day im laughing
so 1500 maintenance + 500 work out = 2000 so I eat 1000 that day and have 1000 towards my loss.
or 1500 Maintenance + 800 work out = 2300 so I eat 1300 and have 1000 spare. so mines all depends on how active I am.
1000 calories a day isn't considered safe, unless you are a very slight very short person. Why such a great deficit? Your body will be burning a fair amount of muscle at those numbers.4 -
I'm 5'8", currently about 180 and MFP has me at about 1400. I usually end up earning about 300 calories from working out. Some days I eat those calories (meaning I end up eating 1700 a day), but sometimes I don't. I'm aiming to lose about 1-2 pounds a week. GW is 150.0
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I'm at 1100. I'm 5'5" and have an office job and all my hobbies are tech related so I don't need much food to feel good since I don't burn much throughout the day. I hate working out so strictly control my intake. I eat a lot of eggs and veggie soup.2
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I'm 5"2 and 33 years old. I'm on 1200 a day but often top up 200- 300 most days with exercise. At weekends I'll double my work out times so I can have treats. Seems to be ok so far1
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I'm 28, 5'5" - SW: 151, CW: 145 lb with a GW at about 130ish (TBD) and a very sedentary office job. I have my calories set at 1400 and I eat back about half of my exercise calories mainly because I don't trust the values MFP gives for things. Seems to be working out so far, not dealing with hunger and I have energy to complete my workouts which mainly consist of rock climbing, lunch hour walks, and random bits of hiking/cycling here and there.0
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I fear that I eat depressingly few calories just to maintain. I haven't logged in a while and prefer not to, I just know by instinct what I can and can't eat in order to stay at maintenance... but for the last few years I've wondered if I don't have a very bad metabolism. I just re-dropped 15 lbs (which I'd accidentally gained over the course of a year after being prescribed a new blood pressure med that's known to cause weight gain), and I'm enjoying being back at goal so I'm not about to start experimenting just now. But eventually I want to start logging and messing with calorie intake to see at what levels I gain, lose, and maintain. But I have a nagging suspicion that I maintain at 1200-1400 even though I'm 34 y/o, 5'8" and weigh 130-132. My maintenance calories should be around 1600.1
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1200-1500. I'm 5'7.5" and weigh 160-162. Want to lose around 12-15 more. I workout around 4-5 times a week, both weights and cardio. But I'm 56 and losing seems a bit harder to do. Gym days I'm usually around the upper 1400's, non-gym days under the 1400's. I eat a lot of raw vegetables and lower amount of fruits to keep the full feeling, along with keeping up with the protein numbers.1
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On the other hand, though, what does it really matter if we discover our maintenance is 200 cals under this or 300 cals over that. There are bigger fish to fry, aren't there. One of my exes is 6'3" and weighs 145 lbs (!!) and by my calculations he eats almost 3000 calories a day... metabolism varies widely. If I have to omit one candy bar per day to maintain (I don't eat candy bars but you get my point), then big whoop as long as it keeps me at a weight I'm comfortable with. Am I right.2
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MPF has me at 2020 I usually burn about 1000 (elliptical ~100, strength training ~200 and running ~700 or spin ~ 650). I don't eat exercise calories generally. My daily intake is ~1900.0
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rianneonamission wrote: »SportyKirsty wrote: »ive calculated my maintenance weight and then in order to loose 2lb (1KG) a week I need to have 1000 calories less than that as 500cal less per day = 1lb a week loss.
So I have my maintenance calories and all the calories from working out added onto that and then provided I always have a surplus of 1000 calories at the end of the day im laughing
so 1500 maintenance + 500 work out = 2000 so I eat 1000 that day and have 1000 towards my loss.
or 1500 Maintenance + 800 work out = 2300 so I eat 1300 and have 1000 spare. so mines all depends on how active I am.
1000 calories a day isn't considered safe, unless you are a very slight very short person. Why such a great deficit? Your body will be burning a fair amount of muscle at those numbers.
I am a short person- Im 5'1. And I don't eat 1000 calories a day, I ensure my calculator has 1000 left on it left to eat. I maintain weight at 1450/1500. so I cut back 450/500 to loose and I leave my exercised calories on there too which gives me the 1000. I don't eat my workout calories back.0 -
I'm still breastfeeding a one year old and losing a pound a week with 2000 calories a day + steps adjustment. I'm 5'1" and 135lbs. I think my breastfeeding deficit is around 350 calories if I had to guess and my food deficit is 250 when l compare my MFP numbers with my Fitbit. I'm active (10,000+ steps a day) and follow a progressive strength training program 3 or 4 days a week so I've retained a lot of muscle as I've lost 60lbs. For me it all comes down to NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis).0
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1600-1900 calories depending on how much I exercise, which is usually at least 200 worth of calories every day. I'm 5'7 129 lbs in recomp, trying to inch my way into being more toned.0
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I eat around 1200 per day. I'm 5'8" and I don't know what I weigh but guessing at 150. I exercise 5 or 6 days a week (cardio and pilates) and I never eat my exercise calories back. I find if I eat more than 1500 calories I don't lose anything and after about 1800 I put on weight. I'm 50 so maybe metabolism slowing, but I've always hovered around this size with clothes being tighter or looser depending on how fit I am and how much I watch my sugar/grain intake1
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I have my goal set to 1900 a day to maintain my weight but I often go over closer to 2000. I just switched to maintain (actively) so we will see in a few weeks if its the right amount of calories. I also work out 5 days a week and don’t log any exercise calories0
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MFP has me that I should be eating about 1350 a day and I try my best to not go over0
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I eat about 1200 calories per day per MFP and my weight fluctuates between 116-118 lbs, I'm 42 yrs old and 5'4". I would love to get back to where I used to be at when I was in my mid 30's, which was around 111-112 lbs, but it seems impossible.0
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I'm 145 at 5'4. I have an athletic build as well. I'm moderately active, running 2x a week, cycling 4x a week and walking.
However, I always put my activity level at none and ask to lose weight. Most calculators put me at 1200ish calories a day, sometimes 1100. I don't eat back my exercise calories ever and I maintain at this low level. Kinda sucks. If I go above, I gain.0 -
I'm trying to lose about 25 lbs. I weigh the most I've ever weighed, at 153. More than when i was pregnant. I'm about to turn 60 and it's all in my gut and thighs. Ideal weight for me is 125. I'm going for 1200 a day0
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I am 5'6" and currently weigh 145 pounds. My goal is 130 pounds. I am a server and tend to be on my feet for 6-8 hours a day plus I go to the gym 3 times a week for weights and go for evening walks whenever I feel like it. I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue so some days are better than others. My caloric goal is between 1400-1600 any given day. I find that I struggle with going any lower and if I go any higher I feel bloated.0
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Well, since I posted, I became one of "those" people - losing weight for a "special" event.
In my case, it dawned on me that my 40th birthday is coming up. For some reason I do NOT want to turn 40 feeling fat. I also realized if I cracked down on my eating, I could get to my "first stop" goal weight (or really, really close to it) by my birthday. It would be at the maximum "safe" loss rate (1% of BW/week), but still in that zone.
That was the kick in the pants I needed apparently. Been losing fairly steadily since, and am on track to hit the first stop weight 4 days after my birthday. Still lifting as I want to preserve as much muscle and strength (especially) as I can, still have been able to increase several of my lifts this week.1 -
1200 a day in net calories, but I'm so close to goal weight that it seems to take forever. I try to exercise 3-4 days a week, so i have a bit of wriggle room in terms of eating. At 1200cals it can be tricky not to get a bit grumpy sometimes.
at this point it takes me two weeks of total discipline in order to lose a single kilo. Needless to say I'm not always that disciplined. :-)1 -
shroodle88 wrote: »1200 a day in net calories, but I'm so close to goal weight that it seems to take forever. I try to exercise 3-4 days a week, so i have a bit of wriggle room in terms of eating. At 1200cals it can be tricky not to get a bit grumpy sometimes.
at this point it takes me two weeks of total discipline in order to lose a single kilo. Needless to say I'm not always that disciplined. :-)
A kill per two weeks is great! I'm going off the assumption that you are not that heavy since posting in this group. I was worried I couldn't be that disciplined so I aimed for .5lb per week aka <.5 kilos per two weeks and boy did that feel like molasses especially when the scale went through wrong direction......
While moving at a snail's pace can be frustrating, it does have the positive of having time to build good habits and prepare for the next stage.0
