To people who've lost lots of weight!

xxcandywrathxx
xxcandywrathxx Posts: 200 Member
in Success Stories
I was wondering how many calories a day you eat and if you eat back the calories you've burn with exercise?
thank you so much!
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  • nmb0717
    nmb0717 Posts: 130 Member
    I burn anywhere from 400-800 cals a day (except off days) and I usually eat most of my calories back. So far so good!
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    From 308 to 208, I was generally eating 2,000 calories a day (+/- 10%). Now that the summer is here and my workouts are generally longer and more intense, my daily calories are around 2,650.

    Yes, I eat back calories under the MFP system. If I don't, then I'm not aiming for my stated goal, but an accelerated weight loss goal, which may result in the loss of lean mass. If I don't eat back my exercise calories, I will definitely lose weight faster, but my body fat % will suffer. A low body fat % is my goal. If I could have been 8% body fat at 308 lbs., I would have never tried to lose any weight.

    Another good rule of thumb, in my view, is to eat 10x your desired body weight in calories and multiply it by 1.3 if you work out 4 or 5 times a week, but are otherwise sedentary (i.e., desk job).
  • LisaGore1
    LisaGore1 Posts: 41
    I usually eat around 1600 calories a day I burn somewhere in the range of 400 in a day I dont eat my burned cals all the way back....but its been working
  • SmallMimi
    SmallMimi Posts: 541 Member
    1200-1400 a day and no I don't eat back my exercise calories. Right at 70 pounds lost so far.
  • xxcandywrathxx
    xxcandywrathxx Posts: 200 Member
    thank you for the replies!

    I also forgot to congratulate everyone on there loss! (Haha, that's not something you say everyday!)
    Well done to all of you!
  • chay69424
    chay69424 Posts: 33
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.
  • lisaisso
    lisaisso Posts: 337 Member
    bump
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.

    So your net calories is between 200-300??
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
    I don't eat all of my exercise calories back, and I'm on 1700 calories a day at the moment.

    Working for me.
  • neeseve
    neeseve Posts: 2
    I just started this program and have not got the system down yet......so what is the trick?
  • jdploki70
    jdploki70 Posts: 343
    I try to eat a minimum of 1200, which means snacking at the end of day at times to make it up. And I don't eat back my burn calories. Usually on workout days I will burn about 600 or so, and net about 1000.
  • RedVelvetCurls
    RedVelvetCurls Posts: 304 Member
    I eat 1200 and eat back my exercise calories. :)
  • Goal_Line
    Goal_Line Posts: 474 Member
    When losing I ate about 1,700 and burned on average 500. Now I'm eating much more (2,500 or more) and burning 700-900 per day. After 7 more lbs I'll add 250 cals per day and may cut back a bit on the exercise. Still kind of figuring out the "soft landing."
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.

    So your net calories is between 200-300??

    WOW...good luck with that - hope you still have muscle left by the "end" of your starvation....
  • neeseve
    neeseve Posts: 2
    I just started this program and I have been eating around 1200-1400 cal's and whatever I burn off, I don't eat back? Just wanted to be safe and do this weight loss the right way.
  • steph1278
    steph1278 Posts: 483 Member
    I have a Body Media Fit, which tells me that I burn an average of 3000 calories per day including exercise so I try to eat around 2000 calories per day(give or take a few hundred)
  • alohabrie
    alohabrie Posts: 204
    I vary it. I eat back fewer during the week and totally eat them back on weekends......well, actually I drink them back as then I can have a couple of glasses of wine. :drinker:
  • LisaGore1
    LisaGore1 Posts: 41
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.
    you will see that will drastically change and you will wonder why......
  • chay69424
    chay69424 Posts: 33
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.

    So your net calories is between 200-300??

    WOW...good luck with that - hope you still have muscle left by the "end" of your starvation....

    LOL i dont starve myself :)
    i have muscles, you won't even believe... let's be friends.. then you'll see ;)
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    It varies for me, but I eat roughly 1500 cals/day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. I burn a lot of calories/day and eat back 1/2 of them.
  • TheFitHooker
    TheFitHooker Posts: 3,357 Member
    I eat 1200 a day most days, some times I let myself go 100-200 over. I find that helps me with not going through a plateau, never been through one, been going at this steady for nearly a year, have lost all my weight over the course of 2 years though. I do not eat back my workout calories not on purpose but if I do eat more then 1200 and I have worked out, I don't stress it either.
  • Medea81
    Medea81 Posts: 69
    I burn between 300 - 500 calories a day depending on my choice of video of the day, and I eat to my 1400 calories, but I don't eat back the calories burned. I also take Thursday's off from exercise due to a weird shift at work every Thursday.
  • Shrinking_Moody
    Shrinking_Moody Posts: 270 Member
    I'm not at the "lot of weight" point yet - but I do eat back my exercise cals. I've been on here for 40 days and have lost 12lbs. Also - in my experience - the MFP calorie burn numbers tend to run higher than what is actually burned - so you may choose to only eat back a portion of your exercise cals. (This theory is based on my purchase of a HRM and the sad discovery that my burn was off on the elliptical by half).
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
    1570 calories a day and I generally eat back all my exercise calories. And even though I'm trying to maintain, I'm still losing weight... and losing a lot of inches too!
  • Kimikaze79
    Kimikaze79 Posts: 22 Member
    I eat 1200 and eat back my exercise calories. :)

    ^This^
    I was not eating back my calories at the beginning, it worked initaially but I eventually stopped losing weight. My body went into starvation mode and started soring fat because I wasnt getting enough calories. For me, I always try to net a minimum of 1200cal.
  • chay69424
    chay69424 Posts: 33
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.
    you will see that will drastically change and you will wonder why......

    if my calories is set for 1240 a day, and I consume about 1400, and i burn 1100... this leaves me about 800 caloires remaining for the day.. it also matters what you eat throughout the day, i don't eat sweets, no soda, no cake, no junk basically... and i drink 8-12 cups of water a day . go look at my journal... you'll see what i eat. i don't starve myself, it just works out for me... it doesn't mean it will work out for everyone.... isn't this what this forum is for? to share ideas, secrets, and techniques... not to judge others.

    my picture doesn't look like I weigh 158 lbs, at 5'5 with BF of 27%, and it doesn't show that i have very muscular legs from spinning and MMA, i can push myself to MY limit and it works well for me... and maybe only me. :)
  • GeekGirl23
    GeekGirl23 Posts: 517 Member
    I eat between 1500-2200 calories a day (Lower end no work out and higher end work out days)
    I try to eat back atleast half of my work out but protein dense foods on those days to fuel my muscles. In 2 weeks I've lost 12 lbs so something must be working right. When I start to die off of the decrease I will adjust as I need to by either doing a couple of heavy days and go back to normal or just adjust my eating overall.

    I'm on here to lose fat and ton muscle not gain a bunch of muscle. I think it's what every you are trying to do is the path you need to go on.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    I have varied between 1450 and 1200 NET, which means I eat back all, or almost all of my exercise calories. I workout 5 days a week, so on those days, I am eating 1600 to 1900 calories. On non workout days, I will allow myself to go up to 1400 calories a day (on workout days I'm currently netting 1200).
  • kimad
    kimad Posts: 3,010 Member
    I aim to eat about 1300 cals a day. I don't eat back my exercise calories becuase I cheat every Friday (sometimes Saturday) so I use those cals burned to make up for the cheats.... Works for me, others would roll their eyes lol
  • sarah2954
    sarah2954 Posts: 291 Member
    I burn 1000-1100 calories a day, and I consume between 1200-1400 a day, and I've lost 7 lbs in 10 days.
    you will see that will drastically change and you will wonder why......

    if my calories is set for 1240 a day, and I consume about 1400, and i burn 1100... this leaves me about 800 caloires remaining for the day.. it also matters what you eat throughout the day, i don't eat sweets, no soda, no cake, no junk basically... and i drink 8-12 cups of water a day . go look at my journal... you'll see what i eat. i don't starve myself, it just works out for me... it doesn't mean it will work out for everyone.... isn't this what this forum is for? to share ideas, secrets, and techniques... not to judge others.

    my picture doesn't look like I weigh 158 lbs, at 5'5 with BF of 27%, and it doesn't show that i have very muscular legs from spinning and MMA, i can push myself to MY limit and it works well for me... and maybe only me. :)

    1400 - 1100 = 300

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