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sloew
sloew Posts: 106 Member
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What do you have your calorie range at? I'm 170 and right now have it at 2100.. What is yours set at? I'm just curious to see what others are doing..
Thank you! :flowerforyou:
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  • Happymom12
    Happymom12 Posts: 114 Member
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    Mine is set at 1260. I did the recommended settings and when I started I was at 150, 5'6" and they set it at 1270 and then something happened when I logged I lost 1lb it changed to 1260. Today I logged 3 more lbs and it didn't change.

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  • foremant86
    foremant86 Posts: 1,115 Member
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    Mine is set at 1740.
  • xXHeatherRaeXx
    xXHeatherRaeXx Posts: 175 Member
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    Mine is set at 1510, I think? That's set for a one pound per week loss. I'm 174 pounds and workout 6 days/week, so general daily calories vary between 1510 on my rest day up to 2000 on my more active days.
  • CherryPie606
    CherryPie606 Posts: 44 Member
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    Mine's at 1490 with my activity level set to sedentary
  • Vegan_Runner
    Vegan_Runner Posts: 133 Member
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    I am 159 and my goal is to weigh 150. I have mine set to lose .5 a week so it is set at 1550. When I had it set to 1 lb a week it was at 1300 a day. My job has me at a desk all day so aside from the hour at the gym in the morning and getting up and walking around the office most of my day is spent on my behind.
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,070 Member
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    mine is set at 1320 i'm 136. my bmr is more as i've had it measured but don't know how to change it on here.
  • aweightymatter
    aweightymatter Posts: 222
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    Mine is at 1200 (net) for a projected rate of loss of 1.3 pounds a week... But I exercise a lot because I love it, so I usually eat a lot more calories.
  • ChelSleeve
    ChelSleeve Posts: 144 Member
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    1430
  • dipsl19
    dipsl19 Posts: 317 Member
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    1630 at the moment. but usually its 1880. i lowered it because its only two weeks until my cruise and i wanna buckle down a bit and see if lowering it changes my body quicker :)
  • ShawnaCurley
    ShawnaCurley Posts: 82 Member
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    Mine is at 1740 also. It seems to be working for me, anything lower and I would be a total grouch! :explode: lol
  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 707
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    Mine is set at 1700 currently, but I change it up here and there, but it is not so much on height I think but at current weight with height..I could be wrong though. Although in saying that the more I lose it seems the higher my calories end up going cause I am always so hungry:-)
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    Most women 5'6" working out 3-5 times a week should be between 1800-2300 daily.
  • whitneycouch
    whitneycouch Posts: 1
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    Mine is at 1740 also. It seems to be working for me, anything lower and I would be a total grouch! :explode: lol

    Mine's at 1300 and I AM a total grouch! I work out solely to be able to eat more... Counterproductive? :happy:
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,209 Member
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    Mine is set to 1200, but I am old and close to goal. MFP doesn't set below 1200. I am set to lose .7/lb/wk. I exercise and eat my calories back. So I actually eat b/w 1500-1600. Started at 215, weighed 143 this morning.
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
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    I lost my weight with calories at 1500. I'm 5'5.5".... close enough? I also ate my exercise calories so I usually ate between 1700-1800 cals a day.
  • SunshineT83
    SunshineT83 Posts: 158 Member
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    Mine is set at 1700 currently, but I change it up here and there, but it is not so much on height I think but at current weight with height..I could be wrong though. Although in saying that the more I lose it seems the higher my calories end up going cause I am always so hungry:-)

    I believe it's weight, height, age, and rate of loss (1-2 lbs per week, etc) Mine is currently set at 1482. I'm 235 (woo hoo for a 2lbs loss :drinker: ) LOL
  • paigedwatson
    paigedwatson Posts: 18
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    I'm 5' 6" and at 129.5 pounds. My calorie goal is set at 1580 with a lightly active lifestyle and goal of 1/2 pound loss per week. I try to eat at least half of my workout calories, so I could eat up to 1800 calories a day. I might change it back to 1 pound loss with cals at 1330, but my net calories per day were so low due to the amount of exercise I do and I actually wasn't eating enough. I've plateaued at 128.5-129.5 for the past few weeks and think boosting my calories would help keep my body from going into starvation mode. We'll see how it goes!
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,277 Member
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    it's set at 1470, I do 40 mins of cardio 6 days a week and burn about 500 cals. I eat about 1400-1700 calories per day. I'm 193 lbs right now.
  • Tonika44137
    Tonika44137 Posts: 188 Member
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    Mine is at 1200 but I eat most of my exercise calories so I tend to eat about 1400-1600/cal a day....I'm set a 2lb/wk weight loss at I'm 163lb currently but only 10-13lb away from goal

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