How many calories are you eating?
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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 -
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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 -
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 )
Goal weight 155-160, size 6-8.
Ummm, you are lifting heavy...maybe forget the goal "weight" and just shoot for the size...I am finding my original goal "weight" has nothing to do with the size at all when you are lifting heavy!0 -
I'm 5 foot 2
165 lbs
Mine are set for 1600 calories
50 carbohydrates
25 fat (which is usually healthy fat)
25 protein
I eat back the majority of my exercise calories.0 -
5'3''
144 lbs
Size 6
(highest weight was 250 when preggo)
TDEE is around 1800
I follow the NRW4W and eat 1700 on non-workout days and 2000 on workout days (keeping the 40/30/30 macro)
I use NRW4W 3x week
The other days I rest (i.e. run after my kids all day... lol).
My goal is to build muscle and to slim down.0 -
Age: 45
Height: 66"
Weight: 178ish
TDEE at Very active: 2897 (training for tri)
15% cut: (435) = 2462
BMR: 1533
Eat: 1800-2600
I have been upping calories incorrectly for 1 month trying to net 1800. Just realized that I need to average my exercise for the week then eat consistently...I was calculating daily based on my training that day, using MFP to calculate calories burned.
Training schedule is usually 8.5 hrs a week, averaging 400 calories a day (200 of which I will try to eat back)
M- rest, 60 min Baptiste Yoga (161 cal)
T- 60 min Spin(470 cal) , 30 min Strength Train, Heavy NRL4W (121 cal)
W- 30 min Run (363 cal), 60 min Baptiste Yoga (161 cal)
Th- 45 min Rowing class(423 cal), 30 min Strength Train, Heavy NRL4W (121 cal)
F- rest
S- 90 min Baptiste Yoga(242cal), 15 min Swim(141 cal), 30 min Strength Train, Heavy NRL4W (121 cal)
Su- 60 min Bike (484 cal)
I'm so glad I ran across this post I doubt I would have calculated all of that ... I will order an armband to get an accurate read on calories burned. how will I ever get 2600 clean calories in without having protein shakes all day long!
I was eating 1200 calories my whole life and exercising hard. EM2Wl is heaven! I just need to get it right.0 -
BMR 1995
TDEE 3092
Cut 23190 -
Age 32
Height 66in
BMR 1607
TDEE per BMF 3046
Eating 2300 right now. Just started. Should be moving to 2500 if I cut 15% off
I'm an instructor so my week is...
Mon teach spin and Bodypump
Tuesday teach Pump
Wednesday teach spin, Bodypump, CXWORX
Thursday teach two spin one CXWORX
Friday off (walk dog)
Saturday 60 min spin
Sunday Pump
edited to add that in the next month or so I'll be adding Body Combat and Sh'bam (dance format)0 -
Age 32, female
Height 5'11"
Weight 175 lb
BMR 1600
TDEE 2750
Cut 2300-2400
Exercise: Weight training upper body 3x a week + HIIT cardio, Butt Bible lower level 3 2x a week, Pilates 1x a week, rest 1x a week. Plus lots of walking dog/kids on weekends and evenings and walking to/from mass transportation.0 -
I am totally lost on what I should be eating calorie wise. I am eating a lot more than I used to at the beginning of my journey. I am brand new to working out and not so new to eating healthy. I am super new to eating more while eating healthy. lol
Age: 30
Height:4'11"
Weight - 139.5-142lbs (depends on the day)
BMR - 1283
TDEE - 2041(I think? it's for lightly active from fat2fitradio calculator)
TDEE -20% 1633 (I try to eat between 1600-1750 every day, I still don't know if that's right. eek!)
I am doing NROLFW 3 days a week and my dog walks me for 30 minutes 2-3x per week.0 -
Age:45
5'9"
Weight 161 Goal 145
BMR 1461
TDEE 2265
15% reduction 1925 with 5 days of strenuous workouts (I may cut the cardio way back?)
Currently on maintenance to reset my metabolism.0 -
Age: 44
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 161 goal is 140
BMR: 1457
TDEE 2003
Light exercise
20% reduction (just cause I'm not exercising as much as I want to right now)= 1602
I will increase the calories though if I exercise more0
