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What Do You Think Your Calorie Intake Was Prior to MFP?

AimersBee
AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
How many calories per day do you think you were having before you joined MFP and started to get fit?!

It scares me to even think about some of the days I had.. haha.. :sick:
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  • stickwithme
    stickwithme Posts: 46 Member
    Dreeaaad to think! I know I could sometimes get through 400g of chocolate biscuits (or similar) in one sitting, two at most, and that was a few times a week. That amounts to just a little under my BMR and was just a "snack". So I'd say well over 3000 nearer 4000.
  • AimersBee
    AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
    Yeah 3000-4000.. that's crazy.. I wouldn't even have an idea of what I'd be.. some days I'd say close to that for sure..
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I don't even want to think about that. Probably 3000ish
  • Erica27511
    Erica27511 Posts: 490 Member
    I calculated one day for kicks and giggles what my typical day was and it was 5,000 *shutter* :noway: No wonder I got to be where I was!!

    The calories I have now for the whole day used to be for one meal :embarassed:
  • spampeg
    spampeg Posts: 24 Member
    I began logging my food a few weeks before I started watching what I ate, and almost everyday was 3,500-4,500 calories. Now at 2000, I really don't miss a thing... except the 12 pack of pepsi per day and pizza buffet.
  • ruststar
    ruststar Posts: 489 Member
    I used to have a candy bar every afternoon, plus a latte in the mornings, sometimes with a muffin or scone. Then there would be the frequent dip into the M&M jar on my colleague's desk. Given I'm eating 2200 now without doing any of that, my guess is I was eating 3000-3500 every day.
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    3000...on a slow day.
  • AimersBee
    AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
    I began logging my food a few weeks before I started watching what I ate, and almost everyday was 3,500-4,500 calories. Now at 2000, I really don't miss a thing... except the 12 pack of pepsi per day and pizza buffet.

    12 pack of pepsi per day... holy jebus..
  • DaBossLady24
    DaBossLady24 Posts: 556 Member
    easily 3,000... and don't get me started on the weekends with the drinks and post-drunk outings :drinker:
  • RainxPain
    RainxPain Posts: 152
    800.
    Not very proud of that. Sometimes it got up to 3.000 when I binged.
  • DJStewie
    DJStewie Posts: 92 Member
    4000 ish, especially on days I ate out at lunch during the work week. I probably did 2500 calories at lunch sometimes for example: the large order of wings, fries, blue cheese, and sweet tea with a togo cup of sweet tea when I was leaving. Looking back, I was rediculous.
  • catshark209
    catshark209 Posts: 1,133 Member
    Easy 5000. Started off the day with McDonalds breakfast. 4 hash browns minimum. Then coffee with like 8 tblsps of sugar. Coke at mid morning and Hot Fries. Lunch was pizza and more soda...etc etc.
  • skcornett
    skcornett Posts: 169 Member
    I'm not sure I can count that high! Breakfast was a killer with the sugar and fat I was eating. There really isn't much I miss from those days.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    I used to have a serious problem with binge eating. I would go days where I would not eat much (maybe 800-900 calories) then binge on 6,000 calorie meals twice a day then not eat much for another day, etc. It was a terrible vicious cycle. The only way I broke it was to eat evenly throughout the day.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Anywhere from 4,500 to 6,000.

    *gag*
  • blynn2708
    blynn2708 Posts: 262 Member
    I was already eating healthy, just had to tweek a couple minor things, so I don't my calorie intake was much different, but definitely more cautious of sodium and carbs:bigsmile:
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    I calculated mine a long time ago. I averaged 4000 a day.
  • missattitude57
    missattitude57 Posts: 77
    Easily between 3000 and 4000 due to no portion control (I love me some pasta!!) and fast food. Damn you Burger King and your tasty poutines and XT burgers!! *shakes fist*
  • frootcat
    frootcat Posts: 194 Member
    Going by calculators and such, it must have been above 2500. Not necessarily by much, but enough that I was still putting on a pound here and there. That makes the most sense, but...

    There's an article out there called something like 'Obese at 700 Calories a Day' and it really resonates with me. I was generally only eating one meal a day (because I wasn't hungry), but once or twice a week I would really go crazy and pig out. Not a binge in the clinical sense--it wasn't uncontrolled--but a whole lot of high calorie food after virtually nothing all week. Additionally, there was almost no exercise.

    Obese at 700 calories a day has got to be rare, but I kinda wonder.
  • tripitena
    tripitena Posts: 554 Member
    2000+ easy. Once I entered what would have been a typical day and it was almost 1800 and that was without snacks figured in. Since I'm 5ft 2, a bit disabled and not regularly exercising, thats a lot of calories for me. With just a little more exercise and real dietary changes I've lost 36lbs.
  • AimersBee
    AimersBee Posts: 775 Member
    ..coffee with like 8 tblsps of sugar.

    would you like some coffee with your sugar?
  • rocketqueen81
    rocketqueen81 Posts: 35
    Mine was probably anywhere from 3000-5000. Especially on the nights I would go out drinking and then hit fast food after. Yikes! No wonder I now have so much weight to lose! I still party and eat what I want, but occasionally and in moderation instead of every night!


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  • lpeterson
    lpeterson Posts: 36
    I would guess in the 4000 range. It was pretty bad.


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  • ScottyNoHotty
    ScottyNoHotty Posts: 1,957 Member
    Sunday thru Friday...3000-4000 a day
    Saturday ......4000 to 5000 depending on the binge drinking.
  • aftergypsies
    aftergypsies Posts: 248 Member
    Definitely no less than 3000. If it was less than 3000 it was all junk.
  • Jude1064
    Jude1064 Posts: 83 Member
    I would guess it was between 3500-4500. I would have a 32 oz frozen coke everyday! Haven't had one in 2 months!!
  • TinnedTuna
    TinnedTuna Posts: 208 Member
    I would like to say 3000, but it was probably more like 4000 ish.
  • pamfm
    pamfm Posts: 93 Member
    I have been trying to figure that out. I haven't really changed what foods I eat since before I started tracking. I've just started measuring and taking proper portions. Before I was trying to cut, I think it was wildly fluctuating... like 1000 one day, and 2500 the next.

    I'm still bouncing high-low from day to day, but I've gotten to between 1400-1900. I'm often voracious, but sometimes I fill up too much on veggies, and there are not that many calories in there. Other times I fill up on homemade baked mac and cheese, and well... Hoping to get to a regular 1800/day.
  • Hevans1012
    Hevans1012 Posts: 32 Member
    Anywhere from 3000 - 3500! I didn't realize my favorite burrito from Qdoba was 1000 calories until I looked up on here. Now I can't even think about eating one without gagging!
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