How many calories do you eat?

nmmoore1979
nmmoore1979 Posts: 23 Member
edited December 17 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'2 185 pounds and female.

Just curious--how many colories do you eat to lose?

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  • TeddyBear47
    TeddyBear47 Posts: 200 Member
    I started at 340lbs, I eat 1500 calories a day. I exercise 5 to 7 times a week, walking (I consider it exercise). I don't eat my exercise calories back.
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    1200 calories per day here, I am 5' 7" tall.
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    Between 1500-1800. I'm 5'2 and 169.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I usually eat anywhere between 1200 - 1500, depending on exercise, hunger, or events.
  • hollyknouse
    hollyknouse Posts: 232 Member
    I am 5'3" and started at 249. I have done both weight watchers counting points and just plain counted calories. I tried to keep it at 1200 calories pretty much the whole time.
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
    5'4" 150 (down from 170) and i work out 6-7 hours/week and eat 1570. If I want to eat my exercise calories, i do. If I don't, I don't. Usually I end up using some of those unused calories during the weekends anyway. I'm probably not the ideal example b/c I freaking LOVE to eat, but I hope that helps!
  • Merideth1
    Merideth1 Posts: 19
    I usually eat about 1200. If I don't exercise, sometimes I go less but then MFP tells me I'm in starvation mode if I eat less than 1200. If I exercise hard sometimes I will go up to 1500 a day.

    Not loosing anything though. Pretty depressing.
  • katcod1522
    katcod1522 Posts: 448 Member
    1230ish....only eat like half my exercise cals..when a long run burn of over 400 calories. went from 214.6 to 134.0....goal is 129.6.
  • Brandie1029
    Brandie1029 Posts: 183 Member
    Usually between 1600-1900. I am 5' 8 and now weigh 202 lbs. :)
  • FitSuga
    FitSuga Posts: 259 Member
    My average net is in the 1400 range and I've been trying to increase it to the 1650 net range to get above my BMR. Some days I get there but as an average it's in the 1400's.
    5'4 175lbs
  • DeMarraDontStop
    DeMarraDontStop Posts: 342 Member
    I'm 5'0 and eat between 1200 - 1300 calories per day.
  • ladyraven68
    ladyraven68 Posts: 2,003 Member
    4ft 11.5
    169lbs

    1600 + exercise calories.

    average loss rate 0.7% per week.
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    I net around 1300, which means that I eat around 1500 cals daily. Never below my BMR, which is around 1274.
  • spazofthedead
    spazofthedead Posts: 175 Member
    5'6" 163lbs here. I eat between 1600-2000 calories a day and I lose about half a pound a week or so.
  • watboy
    watboy Posts: 380 Member
    I eat about 1400 or so but I work out 5-6 days a week I don't eat my calories back so net is lower. I'm 6'1 and on most days about 204 lbs :)
  • Scorpioangel
    Scorpioangel Posts: 951 Member
    I started at 5'4" 151 and ate 1,600 to lose.
  • Axels91
    Axels91 Posts: 213
    im SUPPOSED to eat 1400. I actually end up eating 800-1100

    NOT good.
  • blasiansrus
    blasiansrus Posts: 151
    1300-1600 depending on how much I work out :)
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
    2380, exercise calories are included, I do zumba 4 times a week
  • charlotte3176
    charlotte3176 Posts: 115 Member
    I'm 5'8 and I try to net around 1400 per day. I don't get upset if I go up to 1600 cals per day.
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I'm 5'2, 160 lbs, and I started out at 1200 six months ago and nothing happened so I increased to 1540.
  • 030376
    030376 Posts: 5
    I'm 5 feet tall and female. I eat about 1000-1200 calories a day. I also exercise a lot.
  • babyblooeyes
    babyblooeyes Posts: 67 Member
    2100-2300 calories
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,235 Member
    1800, give or take 50. That includes my exercise calories. However, I eat that much on my rest days too. I like food. :bigsmile:
  • Anyaaaa11
    Anyaaaa11 Posts: 242 Member
    5'2
    117/118
    I workout 3-7 days depending on the week, some weeks I need more exercise
    to compensate for food lol.
    I net 1550 and an losing a pound a week, so far
  • simplesolid
    simplesolid Posts: 22
    I wasn't losing anything either eating little (1500 calories) than I increased my calorie intake to 2800 and now I'm losing. I eat my BMR +30% since I exercise 3-5 times per week. I try to NET at least my BMR. But I'm a pretty big guy 6'4 362 pounds now.
    Seems to be working. Only my second week tho but it got me unstuck.
  • xcmtnracer
    xcmtnracer Posts: 426 Member
    I eat all my calories back; I typically consume 2500-4000 a day. Need to control this if I ever slow my exercise rate.
  • lrlnss
    lrlnss Posts: 29 Member
    1500 is my goal... after exercise, I try to keep my net calories at 1200-1400
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