How many calories do you eat?
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2200 give or take0
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To lose 1/2 lb per week, my goal is set at 1370. I also eat my exercise calories, so for example today my goal ended up just over 2000 and I ate only 1 calorie under my goal. :-)0
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13300
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I try really hard to get 1200 a day, the medication I am on decimates my appetite.
I take my pill after breakfast so I try to get 500-600 calories for breakfast and then the other 600 mostly in protein shakes and peanut butter and avocado for the rest of the day.
On the weekends (no medication) I am aiming for 1500 calories a day and I am going to start weight training on the weekends.0 -
My calories are at 1580 but with exercise most days I eat around 2000.0
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1200 seems to be those near or at their goal. I run around 1400 - 1600 and losing just fine, 212 here.0
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Mine is set at 1430 and I don't always hit it. I do not eat back excercise calories back.0
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Mine had me at 1200 calories too. That doesn't seem to be a problem but I always have way to many grams of fiber. I had 14 over today. Should that be a concern? Not used to counting calories. Used to Weight Watchers so this is really different.0
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I have mine set at 1290 cals and I dont eat back my exercise cals but if I have a big workout day or am extra hungry i eat an extra 100 cals that day, but I am fairly sedentary. I think that you should leave your cals where they are for now and see if you lose, if you arent then play around with it, everyone is different0
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anywhere from 1260-1600 depending on the day... i aim for 1260 but im trying to listen to my body and eat when i am hungry0
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I'm 5'2....my calories range from 1600 to 2500 throughout the week, but I average 1800. I'm set to lose 1 lb per week0
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MFP is set at 1590 cals a day to lose 1 pound a week. I usually try to come in under that number but over 1200.0
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2300-27000
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1400-1600 net0
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2000 calories on any normal day - typically up to 2500 when I work out....this is for 6 days a week.
On Saturdays I don't count anything and eat whatever I want (a good guesstimate would be that I take in about 3500 calories on an average Saturday).
I'm losing weight at a steady pace and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything0 -
Mine is set at 1300 and I also dont eat back my exercise calories. Body is content burning the blubber surrounding my waist.0
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Between 3 and 4 thousand.0
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1450 on non-exercise days, 1600 on exercise days.0
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"I'm hoping that if I'm not logging my exercise if and when I do any, that it will create a deficit on somedays and on others will stop me beating myself up about it."
Log your exercise and eat what you earn. The reason is that you can treat that as a reward. Exercising will help you build muscle which is more compact than fat so you will loose girth anyway. 1lb of body fat is 3500 cals, if you are in deficit you will loose that pound whether it is over a week or a month. I went 2 weeks without loosing a lb but I went down 2 belt sizes.
By using exercise to earn that extra reward you can eat better and have a reason to exercise more.0 -
I'm 5'7 and I started at 243 lbs. I had MFP set to lose 1 lb per week, and was given 1740 calories to do so.
Now I'm 194lbs and I get 1470 calories per day.
I usually eat around 2000 or even more, but with my workouts average a net around 1800 and this is where I lose best. If/when I have a good week and stay around 1500 calories on average, I usually lose less than with 1800, and I even lose weight when I average a net around 2000.
Try what works best for you and your body...0
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