How many calories are you eating?
JessLLoser
Posts: 235 Member
So how many calories are you eating and what`s your height and activity level? There are a lot of numbers out there and it can be hard to choose the right one.
I think I know mine now but I haven`t been successful with weight loss, Yet!
5'8"
medium activity level 3-5 times a week c210K plus one or two body weight or dumbell sessions. Plus Kinect games. Fun!
maintenance at 183 2473
maintenance calories at goal weight of 160 2300
calories at deficit 2125
Bring on the weight loss!
I think I know mine now but I haven`t been successful with weight loss, Yet!
5'8"
medium activity level 3-5 times a week c210K plus one or two body weight or dumbell sessions. Plus Kinect games. Fun!
maintenance at 183 2473
maintenance calories at goal weight of 160 2300
calories at deficit 2125
Bring on the weight loss!
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5'2"
125lbs
lift weights 3-4x/wk, cardio 2 days
maintenance ~2100
deficit ~1900
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After seeing Kiki's numbers... I think I need to eat more. I'm not making any progress after almost 8 weeks averaging around at 1825 calories. Scales has stayed up 4lbs., and I haven't lost ANY inches in TWO months.
Think I should up to at least 1900? Go to full TDEE maintenance of 2200????
Age: 40
5'6.5"
144 (before upping) 149 (currently, so numbers are new below)
BMR 1419
TDEE 2199
TDEE -15% 1870
Run 3 days, Lift 2 days (training for half-marathon)0 -
Age: 35
5' 5"
174
BMR 1719
TDEE 2313
TDEE -15% 1966
Run 4 days, Lift 2 days (doing C25K on wk 4). On my cardio days, I will alternate between elliptical and HITT for 10 sets of 30:30. Usually get in about 2-2.5 cardio during the week. And 2- 30 minutes strength sessions.
Right now eating anywhere from 1800-2000 calories a day. I wear a Bodymedia Fit armband.0 -
47 (well I will be on Thursday)
5' 5.5"
BMR- 1690
TDEE- 2324 lightly active
Cut- 1975
I'm usually within + or - 30 calories of 19750 -
39, 5'3 182 lbs I work out 5 days a week just doing the shred so I chose light activity and eat about 1817 calories or slightly less.
I'm not sure if it's high enough or not.0 -
Age 31
5'8"
292.5 lbs
Working out 5 days a week.
Maintenance - 3944 calories
TDEE-20% - 3164
I usually get within 30-50 calories up or down.0 -
33yo with ladybits
260lbs
BMR 1990
TDEE (exercise 1-3 days a week) 2662
Cut- 2100-2300 and I'll go over if I feel I need to.
I lift heavy (for me) and can't progress with my lifting unless my deficit is smaller. I DO NOT in any way want to lose muscle mass. I've worked hard for these suckers!!!
If it's a rest day and I'm starving- I eat. I don't usually eat over 2000 on workout day- all the blood rushing to the moosles doesn't leave much for the stomach and if I force it..well.. we don't do that anymore ;D So on rest days I try to make up the difference.0 -
Age 41
5' 7.75"
154.6 (well, have water weight I am carrying from the weekend...uggh)
Lift 3 days and cardio one day
BMR 1443
TDEE 2237
Cut 1900
When I came into the knowledge, I started eating 1800, I lost some weight and then plateaued. So I went up to my 15% cut value and the scale started moving again. I am still trending down, but whew, the fluctuations with TOM, HIGH SODIUM, lifts, etc...it is hard to get a true weight. So I wait for all those things to be a couple days out of reach to get a good weight.
And I am no longer thinking of a "goal weight" but a "goal size"...whatever the weight is at that moment, ok:-)0 -
Age 45
5' 4.5"
156
TDEE 1950
(light activity with 2 days 30 min strength, 3 days 20-40 min walk, 2 hrs/wk doubles tennis)
TDEE-15%: ~16500 -
Age 41
5' 3"
167
Strength or core training 6 days a week; cardio approx 2-3 times per week (30 mins each session) - 1 rest day each week
BMR 1479
TDEE 2292 (choose moderate instead of very active even though I workout about 7 hrs/week in general)
Cut 1948
I do the "Cut - exercise cals - BMR" to get my remaining calories needed each day. I hope that's right.0 -
Not enough.
5'7, 166 lbs, 29 yo female.
lift 3-4 days a week, run 5+ miles 1 day a week.
My last 90 days....
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Age 49 (50 in July!)
5' 4" and 145
BMR 1450
TDEE 2200
CUT 1900
Work out hard with weights 3x a week.
Moderate cardio 2-3 more days (walking).
As of today I'm one month into eating 1700-1900 daily, after a three-month plateau at 1200. I also adjusted macros to 40/30/30.
The scale ticked up to 149 around the three-week mark, and is down to 145 today. Feeling very optimistic and committed to this approach.0 -
Age: 25
Cw: 139
5'5"
Maintenance: 2200, moderately active
Cut: 1700-19000 -
Age 32
5' 4" and 198
BMR 1666
TDEE 2575
CUT 2188
30 Day shred 3x/wk
C25k 3x/wk
Tabata 4 minutes 2x/wk
cross trainer HIIT 2x/wk
I have just increased my calorie intake to what i should be eating ... I am still struggling to get that number up but my body is starting to get used to eating more after 2 months of low cal diet on MFP. I at least try to hit my BMR but even that is hard most days.
I was losing on the low cal diet but it was not right and i was now (after 2 months) feeling hungry still t the end of the day. Yay now i can have more to eat even though struggling to go as high as i want ... oh the irony!0 -
5"9 and 44 years old. I am currently eating 2275 cals a day (and losing). My BMR i THOUGHT was 1580 cals. But i had a Dexa Scan this week....i weigh 189 pounds and found out i am 142.78 pounds of lean mass (they told me i have one of the highest levels of muscle they have ever seen in a female) and told me my RMR is 1900-2000 cals....so completely explains why i went on a binge cycle when eating 1200 cals! lol....Im staying with my 2275 cals a day at the moment....but if i burn over 375 calories i am now starting to eat it back.0
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5"9 and 44 years old. I am currently eating 2275 cals a day (and losing). My BMR i THOUGHT was 1580 cals. But i had a Dexa Scan this week....i weigh 189 pounds and found out i am 142.78 pounds of lean mass (they told me i have one of the highest levels of muscle they have ever seen in a female) and told me my RMR is 1900-2000 cals....so completely explains why i went on a binge cycle when eating 1200 cals! lol....Im staying with my 2275 cals a day at the moment....but if i burn over 375 calories i am now starting to eat it back.
Wow! That`s great. Wish I had acess to that kind of scan. I`m having trouble finding the correct calories for my height. I am always thinking I am more muscular than I thought. Changed my goal cals to 1975 a day. Hope that makes the cut. You are going to be so fit now!!0 -
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Age 40
5'6" and 152
BMR 1443
TDEE 2235
CUT 1900
30 day shred and Leslie Sansone walk away the pounds 2-3 times a week.0 -
Age - 38
5'4ish"
CW: 164 and some ounces
TDEE: 1782
less 15%: 1515
BMR: 1485
Exercise: very little and so chose sedentary when determining TDEE. I work a lot and commute 2 hrs/day. Then play mom/wife/cook with less than an hour of 'me' time (which work is slowing down so I'll have a smidge more time for working out).
I'm having a hard time most days even getting to 1400 calories after being strict about 1200 calories for over 3 months. I'm also trying to fill my days with better choices regarding food. With that I have way more options and can eat more.0 -
AGE: 38
5'5" and 165
BMR: 1498
TDEE: 2584
CUT 15%: 2196
Exercise:
- I do P90X so I Lift/Strength Train 3x/week
2 - 3 days of Cardio (1 hr each of kickboxing, plyometrics and CardioX)
- plus I walk the dog for an hour every day.0 -
Age: 33
5'7" and 235 pounds
BMR - 1831
TDEE - 2838
Cut 15% - 2412
One 1hr step class
One 1hr Pump Class
3 days running 5k-ish (45mins)
JIllian Michaels Video on occasion0 -
Age 44 (next week!) :blushing:
5'8 and 176 lbs
BMR (Katch McArdle) 1646
TDEE 2366
Maintenance at goal weight (163lbs) 2289
medium activity - weights at least 3 times a week for between 30 and 60 mins, and running 4 times - 3x anything between 3 and 7 kms with one long run of 10 +10kms...
So I might still eating too little, but I'm shooting for 2000.... In days that I do my long run and burn around 800 calories extra with that, I eat more because that makes me hungry!
Week three starting and the scale not moving in any direction yet - so we'll wait and see...0 -
31
5'9"
165.5 lbs
BMR 1499
TDEE 2013 + 200 Cals for BFing = 2213 Maintenance at Lightly Active level
I'm not cutting right now, but when I do, I'll drop 15%.
My workout routine has been an erratic mess for the last month (working in 1 to 3 a week), but I hope to get it established better in the next few weeks. I trained for and ran a half marathon at the end of March. After I met that goal, I kinda floundered with my exercise (training for that was soooo time consuming). My goal now is to try and do 3 days at the gym (1 hr doing upper and lower body strength - heavy lifting, and about 15 mins of cardio), and then 2 or 3 days of core strengthening in between at home. If I get to that level, I will up my calories more to the Moderately Active level. However, working 50 hours a week and having a 2.5 year old when I get home, and a hubby who doesn't like me to disappear for hours to the gym makes it a little difficult.0 -
34
5'10.5
Nurse, & Mom and I lift 3 days/week and cardio 4-5 (it's my stress reliever I have some clear cortisol enhanced abdominal fat)
BMR 1985
TDEE 3424 (heavy excersie/job)
Cut 2900
I average 2500-2800. The next two weeks I am focusing on 2800-2900 to see if that gets things moving....0 -
37yo
5'8"
CW 156.2
TDEE 2280
Minus 20%. 1824
I have MFP set at 1850. I eat 200-300 over on lift days, sometimes more. I was having a lot of fatigue, so I am being sure to eat enough during recovery. I just cut my lifting to two days a week, so I am hoping that will help.
Currently I'm lifting heavy twice a week (hopefully eventually I can go back to three times) and going back to cardio 2-3 days a week, with low to average burns.0 -
5'8"
medium activity level 3-5 times a week c210K plus one or two body weight or dumbell sessions. Plus Kinect games. Fun!
maintenance at 183 2473
maintenance calories at goal weight of 160 2300
calories at deficit 2125
26 yrs old
5'9"
CW: 285
BMR: ~2100
Moderate activity level - I work three 10+ hour shifts a week as a nanny to a 2.5 year old, strength train 3x/week, have to do shoulder rehab exercises (six months post op) 2-3x/week, and do Zumba, pilates, or light jogging once or twice a week depending on how I'm feeling.
Maintenance: 3255
20%: 2604 (which is roughly maintenance at my GW of 180, conveniently)0 -
5'2"
125lbs
lift weights 3-4x/wk, cardio 2 days
maintenance ~2100
deficit ~1900
:happy:
~Kiki
You must be pure muscle girl. WOW so very inspiring. I am 5'2" at 115-118 and dont look near as muscular as you.0 -
40 yrs old
5.5 and a half
145 lbs
BMR - 1460 per Katch McArdle
TDEE - 2270 per fat2fit moderate and confirmed by my BodyMedia at 2273 average
CUT - ranges from 1850 to 2020 on average. Trying to get within 250 of my daily burn using BodyMedia to net a 1/2 pound a week loss.
Current workout - 3x week ChaLEAN Extreme Strength and 3x week TurboFire cardio with rest day also being stretch day with yoga. I also play footbag/hackysack with my boys when the weather permits, go for walks and just try to stay active with them.
I started MFP at the 1200 mark and ate back maybe 1/2 of my calories. I was irritable and light-headed. Had to force myself through my workouts and had no energy for day to day activities. Bumped myself to 1400 and felt better, but didn't lose anything. Gave up for a bit then came back and started reading about eating more. Bumped again to 1600, then to 1800 and now I decided to go with my BodyMedia recommendation of just cutting 250 a day off my total. So far....so good.0 -
43 (44 next month)
5' 5.5"
171
Lift 3x a week (NWOLFW)
Walk 2x a week
BMR 1509
non-lift multiply by 1.2
lift days multiply by 1.4
Non lift days I eat 1810 + 300 (I breastfeed)
Lift days I eat 2113 + 300
I eat back cardio calories.0 -
Age: 27
Height: 66"
Weight: 175ish
TDEE at Moderately active: 2345
15% cut: 351
BMR: 1600
Eat: 1994
I lift heavy 3x a week. I follow it with a short 20 minute high incline (15%) slow walk. 2x a week I do 60 minutes of a slow walk at 15% (Honestly, I do this to watch MTV and E! as we don't have cable at home
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Goal weight 155-160, size 6-8.0
