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Cals per day to lose weight, and what is your weight?

CazLovesCalories
CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
SORRY IF THAT SEEMS NOSEY LOL

I am 204lb. I want to lose 42lb.

I have put my goal at 1500 cals a day, as this is what I was advised on here yesterday. Just wondered what everyone else has?

Thanks :)
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  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I'm on 1628 calories. 153/154lbs (have been fluctuating due to being ill for two weeks, and not sure where I'm settled on again).
  • byock
    byock Posts: 23
    I am currently at 192, have my calories set at 1500 and am currently losing about 1lb a week.
  • 1Kristine1
    1Kristine1 Posts: 697 Member
    1600
    162lbs
    5'4
    1lb/week
  • laynunugawa
    laynunugawa Posts: 108 Member
    my SW was 216
    CW is 154

    I have been eating between 1500-2000 calories depending on the workouts I do. My goal is setup for 1600 calories btw

    I don't think its nosy at all:)
  • mminter22
    mminter22 Posts: 29
    I am 5'8 and 176 my goal is 150 and my calories are 1540 a day which was set up by MFP
  • corinne1977
    corinne1977 Posts: 142 Member
    My goal is to lose 16 lbs. and my daily calories are 1344. I am currently 5'1" and 131/132 lbs. I would like to get down to 115-118 lbs.
  • Mcrogol
    Mcrogol Posts: 5
    MFP set me at 1350 per day, I weigh 143 am 5'7" (almost!) and want to lose 18 pounds.
  • lc971
    lc971 Posts: 104 Member
    Starting weight 212.5 lbs, current wt. 176 lbs. MFP calorie goal 1450, but I tend to range anywhere from 1450-1800. I lose about a pound a week.
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    I am 5'4" 164 lbs.
    my goal is 125lbs
    1200 calories a day( I am always below though)
    getting a scale today...so hoping I see a number lower than 164.....wish me luck:)
  • CazLovesCalories
    CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
    Does my calorie allowance seem right then?
  • livinginwoods
    livinginwoods Posts: 562 Member
    I weigh 376 my goal is 225. I am set up with 2010 calories per MFP.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    SW: 250
    CW: 211

    Calorie goal 1750 + `~50% exercise (recently increased from 1600)
    I am losing about 6-7 pounds a month for the past 3
  • aj_31
    aj_31 Posts: 994 Member
    I'm 5'2, 169 ish and I'm eating around 1900-2000 a day. My weight loss is at a stand still. I'm lifting 4x a week and doing cardio 2-3x a week. I'm hoping that since I upped my calories eventually I'll start losing weight again.
  • rachylouise87
    rachylouise87 Posts: 367 Member
    im on 1200 -1300 and im 163lbs and i am losing 1-2lbs per week sometimes 3 occasionally
  • drkuhl2017
    drkuhl2017 Posts: 181 Member
    I'm 294 lbs and 5'11, my goal is 160 lbs. I'm eating 1900-2200 calories and steadily lose .5 - 1 lbs per week.
  • now_or_never12
    now_or_never12 Posts: 849 Member
    I'm 5' 5" and weigh 198lbs. I am currently eating anywhere between 1650 and 2100 depending on exercise.
  • CazLovesCalories
    CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
    Oh if anyone wants to add me, feel free. I am female, 34 from the UK :)
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    I'm 204lbs and want to lose about the same amount as you. I've been eating an average of around 1900 net, however, I have only lost the odd pound or two (on and off, on and off!) since the beginning of April, so I know it's not much help, but I wouldn't recommend eating 1900 net :grumble:
    Good luck :smile:
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Start: 256
    Current: 232ish
    Height: 5'5"
    Daily: 1320 calories
    Losing: 2lbs/week
    Goal: ?
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Last year I was 152 and to get to my goal weight of 135 I had to lose just over 17 lbs.

    It took me 9 months to lose the weight.

    Sadly, a recent round of work travel made me gain some back.

    I'm 5'6", age 35. I'm very active and I wanted to lose the weight slow (no stretch marks, yay!)

    My goal calories NET was 1260/day. Typically I would burn 500 calories and I knew to eat them back (spread during the day in healthy calories--I would pre-log my workouts). Without eating them back I'd be fueling myself with only 760!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Does my calorie allowance seem right then?

    I think so.
  • vivideloquence
    vivideloquence Posts: 41 Member
    Height: 5'8"

    Start: 216lbs
    Current: 165lbs
    Goal: 140lbs

    I was eating 1500 or less a day but then I plateaued for TWO MONTHS so I recently upped my calories to 1750 a day and when I work out I eat back about half of those calories too. Last week I lost a pound! :D It was so awsome to see the scale finally move again!
  • CazLovesCalories
    CazLovesCalories Posts: 144 Member
    thank you everyone xxx
  • sarahmoo12
    sarahmoo12 Posts: 756 Member
    im about 5ft6 and 147lbs.
    My cals are set to 1000 /day I should be eating 1288 but if I put it up il go over and its not so bad when I go over my 1000 im still in my limit 90% of the time. Prob silly but works well for me :)
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    I'm 5'2" and 235lbs, eating 1230 a day with a 'cheat' day once a week (when I feel like it).
  • Ahluvly
    Ahluvly Posts: 389 Member
    I'm currently at 86.3kg, and I've lost 8.3kg since January this year. I eat 1900 cals a day, have Saturday and sometimes Sunday as a cheat day, and work out 4 nights a week (4-6 classes). I'm averaging around 0.5kg weight loss a week :)
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    I'm 5ft 3, 39 and currently weigh 162lbs, my goal is 1540 cals per day and I eat back some exercise cals to ensure I NET my BMR which is about 1400. I lose about 0.4lbs per week. I was on a plateau so have been trying to get the loss moving again and have been playing around with the numbers! I workout 4-5 times per week.

    Here are a couple of links to websites which may be of use to calculate what you should be eating according to your activity level - if you do go with numbers on these then you don't eat back exercise cals unless your NET is under your BMR:

    http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    The main thing to remember is that you need to eat at a level you can maintain and consider it to be a lifestyle change rather than a "diet".

    Feel free to add me if you like.
  • k2charmed4u
    k2charmed4u Posts: 282
    I was 272lbs now 258lbs (14lbs down so far). My target is 160lbs which means I need to shift 112lbs total (98lbs to go). My cals are set at 1540 per day and i'm losing about 2lbs per week. I'm 5' 11".

    P.S. I got down to 216lbs on this diet in 2010 so I know it works for me :smile:
  • Mummyadams
    Mummyadams Posts: 1,125 Member
    I am 5 ft 8
    39
    Current Weight 63.5 (140 lbs)
    Goal Weight 60kg (132 lbs)
    Set my cals at 1200 but after plateauing have increased to between 1400 / 1500 and now feeling bloated all the time.
    After much reading I realise I should be more around 2200 but I am struggling to get my head around this.
    Hard cardio 2 x week & 4 x very heavy weight sessions a week
  • Baurus
    Baurus Posts: 27
    Current weight 74kg.
    I'm used to net 1200 kclas everyday , but i do a lot of sports so i'm used to eat 2000 kcals then netting 1200
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