How many calories do YOU net a day?

My net today is -94 but I still have to eat dinner tonight so it'll get into the positives. I walked a LOT today and I haven't been very hungry lately so it's been really low the last few days. (:

Not as many as I should. My goal is a bit over 1500. I definitely eat those, but then I work out late at night, get huge burns, and there's just no way I'm going to eat between 500 and 800 calories within an hour of me going to bed.

I know...bad girl.

1700 - 1800 depending on how many calories I worked off. I DONT freak out if I go OVER by 100-300 either. Why? you ask... because Im set to lose 2lbs a week and have about a 500 calorie wiggle area.

I have had NET calories of anywhere between 300 and 2,400 per day. I usually average about 1,450 per day.
The reason for the huge variance is that I commute by bicycle to work 2 or 3 times per week. I generally eat between 2,000 and 2,500 calories per day. The calories consumed by my commute are around 1,800 per day.

So 2,500 - 1,800 = 700 net on the days I ride. On the days I don't ride, 2,000 - 0 = 2,000. It all tends to work out in the long run. Of course winter is coming. I live in Montana, USA. I don't commute in the winter. My schedule and workout activity will change completely in about a month from now.

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And why?

Just curious

What about you, OP?

I net between 1200-1300 at the end of the day!

2500 because it's maintenance + 250

Taso, what is your average calorie intake and average calories expended now that you're at goal?
Did you progressively reduce your calorie deficit as you got closer to maintenance, or did you increase the deficit for the last few pounds of weight-loss?
I've heard both experiences... wondering what your experience was.

My average exercise burn is around 250-350/day. Usually 1 rest day. That makes my average calorie intake about 2750-2850. I did reduce my deficit the closer I got to "goal weight".

I've been getting pretty sloppy these past few weeks, eating out several times a week now. And yesterday I even skipped a workout. So if you decide to look in my diary, go back a few weeks for a better picture of my "norm".

I have been reducing my deficit as well and it seems to be the right thing to do. In some ways it seems like I am seeing more weight-loss this way. It could be that I was trying to maintain too low of a NET number.

I know that my calories expended on commute days is really high, I just can't do it every day, the best I've been able to do is 2 days in a row, so it's always weird for me having the non-exercise days, but it still seems to work fine for me.

In October I'll go to a much more conventional routine.

I think the big thing for maintenance is just continuing the logging process. Even a week or two of "getting pretty sloppy" is a non issue if you're staying accountable by logging. The problem comes when weeks become months... people forget that they need to maintain the calorie "budget", at least that's been my experience in the past.

I have been reducing my deficit as well and it seems to be the right thing to do. In some ways it seems like I am seeing more weight-loss this way. It could be that I was trying to maintain too low of a NET number.

Ditto. I was losing weight before MFP, and without calorie counting. Ever since joining here, I have increased my calorie intake about 3 or 4 times prior to hitting my target, and every single time it has been the right move in terms of keeping the weigh loss going and keeping me feeling satiated. That's part of the reason why I'm such a loud advocate of EATING!

Right now I am working on growing (muscle), hence my 250 cal surplus. I can afford to be a little bit sloppy (JUST a little bit). I'm just going to have to burn off the sloppiness later on by going into a calorie deficit again. But my diet was virtually flawless when I was losing, and I sort of miss that ruthless discipline.

It varies. It depends on if I exercise and how much I exercise.

Usually 900-1200. I am really trying to make that 1200 every day but I have a terrible appetite and don't eat very calorie dense meals. Trying to get better at meeting my minimum every day. Ugh, and when I feel like cardio, I know I'll have to eat a couple hundred more cals x_x My sister's baking a cake right now, but i'm just over my fat & sugar intake so I don't think I'll be using that to gap my last 200 cals today.