What's your typical CALORIC intake? Typical food diary?

My calorie intake is 2,000 - 2,500 a day and what I eat varies day to day a lot! You're welcome to check out my diary, though, it should be public.

I've got mine set to 1300, but I also get a 500 calorie credit for breastfeeding, and I eat back my (fairly measly) exercise calories. I'm generally within 100 calories of goal over/under.

I haven't gotten the balance down just right yet and I'm almost always over fat, every day. I try to get plenty of protein, though today hasn't been stellar. And lots of veggies. I love a good salad with slivered or shaved almonds. I have one every day.

Between 1200-1800 daily depending on my activity level generally. Long Grain Brown Rice, Chicken Breast, Ground Turkey, Fish, raw veggies and fruits. Egg Whites...

I maintain at roughly 1900 cals per day on workout days, 1600 on my one rest day per week (I usually go over that day lol). Breakfast is usually a Thomas' Light whole grain english muffin with either natural PB and low sugar jelly and a banana or the whole grain eng muff egg sandwich with Eggland's best eggs and cheese and tomato and always OJ with breakfast, lunch during the summer when I'm off is Shakeology, dinner is usually 3parts lean protein to one part veggies (I'm starting P90X or else it would be half protein, quarter starch, quarter veggie) I tend to have 4 snacks per day like Greek yogurt, string cheese, Nature Valley granola thin, fruit...stuff like that.

I am on 1200. I usually don't eat back my exercise calories. I eat lots of different things. A lot of tuna and I'm on a veggie burger or veggie chicken binge right now with once slice of bread. I eat peach cups with water, watermelon, banana, fresh green beans, cucumber, and 100 calorie snacks. I keep 100 calorie popcorn bags. I eat grilled chicken too. I make it pretty good every day. I have even saved calories and had pizza or wings.

My goal is 1350. I eat exercise calories. I occasionally come in under my goal, and I occasionally come in over goal. I shoot for around 100g protein a day, but I'm not always successful.

Typical day:

Eggs of some sort for breakfast. Usually with either a potato cooked in butter, or baby spinach and diced tomatoes. Coffee with heavy whipping cream and sugar.

Generally a salad with chicken or tuna for lunch. Sometimes I'll have leftovers instead. Lately I've also been having a protein shake made with one scoop of powder, half a frozen banana, and some milk.

My husband calls my dinner formula "meat, side, side." It annoys him. :laugh: But it's true -- I typically have meat for a main dish, then two sides, often vegetables.

I eat somewhere between 1400-1600 calories and I eat back about half of my exercise calories.

I usually eat fruit, cheerios (or oatmeal) and almond milk for breakfast.

If I'm going to splurge, it tends o be at lunch time. If I'm hungry for a gyro or sushi or something, lunch is when I have it.

Dinner is a small portion of potatoes or rice, lean meat of fish, salad, steamed veggies and fruit.

Honestly, it's an incredibly satisfying way to eat.

When I started on 1200 cals awhile back I was eating a lot of the following

3 egg omelette (2 egg whites, 1 whole egg) with mushroom, spinach, onion and salami for flavor ( a little goes a long way) - 250 cals
Soup broths - throw in a lot of filling low cal vegetables along with prawn meat or chicken for protein (60-60g) for 159cals
Learn to love steam veggies (broccoli and cauliflower are great)

I only did 1200 for about 8 weeks and the weight loss was great but then decided I could slow down and take my time so I could have more treats every day. I now do 1500 net which is actually quite comfortable and doesn't feel restrictive at all.

I try to stick to around 1400 each day, but I pigged out a bit at the end of this week, so I tried to stay under 1200 for the last 2 days. I'm finding it quite easy to stick to 1400 and be full, and get a full range of foods. When I first started I tried for 1200 and I found it hard ot eat things I liked and stay under.
Feel free to look at my diary, but to be honest a lot of stuff in there is homemade and I don't know if you can access the recipes. I usually take them from websites like skinnytaste and adjust them a bit. I like curries, thai curries, lentil soups stuff like that.
Salads with crab or tuna, low fat cheese, low fat ham, chicken breast.
I'm not big on cookies, cakes, chocolate and all that which makes it easier because I don't get the sweet cravings so many people talk about.
I really have to watch my bread and pasta - the portions I was eating before are way bigger than I can have now.
My typical portion of bread now would be 1 slice multigrain bread, 1/2 multigrain/seed bagel, 1/2 wholemeal pitta, or a low fat wrap, 40 grams uncooked weight brown rice.

That's obviously where I was going wrong before, as I was having 2-3 times that! It might be healthy, but it's still calorific.

3000 calories now, split almost evenly between protein, carbs and fat. Does the job for me.