For those who don't mind answering this question, I'm just curious as to others are doing this, I realize it may be a bit personal.
1. How many calories on average do you consume in a day?
2. How active would you say you are?
3. How many pounds on average do you lose a week?
4. What is your current weight.
I guess it's only fair to answer this myself.
1. 1500
2. Lightly
3. 2.5
4. 318
1. 1500 - 1800 calories a day
2. light to moderate most days.
3. 1 - 2 lbs a week
4. Last time I checked it was 292. Probably a couple of pounds higher right now, but I'm not checking until Sunday.
1. 1400-1800
2. I have on and off days. I'm probably sedentary 3 days a week, light 2 days, and moderate the other 2, with maybe two days a month of intense.
3. 1-2 pounds usually, but I have long periods of plateau and try not to weigh too often because I go nuts about it.
4. 383 as of this morning.
This is interesting. One would think that with the calorie ranges we are eating, and our current weights, we would be losing weight faster than most of us are.
This is interesting. One would think that with the calorie ranges we are eating, and our current weights, we would be losing weight faster than most of us are.
I agree, especially when my daughter, who weighs 154 right now, was told by the doctor today to go no lower than 1500 calories a day. She has anywhere between 11-15 pounds left to lose and eats very well.
So, if she's supposed to be at 1500 and I do that usually twice a week on my plan, with an average of 1700 calories per week, you'd think I would have dropped another 20 pounds by now. I've lost 40 so far, but the last two weeks, I admit, I have fallen off plan a bit due to an increase in exercise. I'm lucky I've maintained my weight.
Anyhow, to reply to the OP's post:
1. 1500-2250 calories per day, averages to 1700 (Wendie Plan in calories)
2. Light to Moderate
3. 2-3 pounds per week average
4. 258
1. 1200-1300 Calories a day.
2. Fairly intense 4 days a week; moderate 2 days and 1 day I sit on my butt.
3. 55 lbs. in 13 weeks is 4.23/wk.
4. Started at 292.
I have to work pretty hard to get in the 1200-1300 calories; I just don't seem interested in eating that much right now. It's such a nice change from being stuffed to the gills but it's weird. Even at 292 I don't think I could have lost weight at 1800-2000 calories; I'm pretty sure that's going to be my maintenance range.
1. I aim for 1700
2. Lightly/mod - 35 mins cardio 6x a week plus 20 min pilates every morning (working up to 60 mins cardio slowly)
3. I dont really know this yet... I bought a scale a couple weeks ago
4. 291 this morning... wont know for sure till saturday
1. Between 1600 - 1800
2. Moderate? Not sure how to define this. I try to get an hour in per day if possible, but I have a desk job.
3. When I am on plan, around 2 pounds per week.
4. 264
1. 1400-1800 (Suposed to be about 1250 on non-exercise days)
2. Sedentary (work at home) but cardio 6 days a week 45min-1.5 hours
3. Was about 2.5 but I think it might be slowing down. Sigh.
4. 265
1. Currently - 1300 - 1400 per day. I started around 1800 - 2000 calories per day and have been lowering them as I plateau
2. Sedentary/light activity during most of the day. I try to exercise 45 minutes 5 - 6 days per week
3. Has ranged from a high of about 2.5 lbs per week to less than a lb a week now.
4. 188, started at 346
Just curious....
