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01-22-2010, 11:53 AM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 135
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how many calories do you eat in a day?
I was wondering how many calories you all eat each day.
I was planning on going with 1800.
mary
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01-22-2010, 12:30 PM
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#2
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 87
S/C/G: 341/209.1/160
Height: 5'8"
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I eat around 1600 a day or so..this is give or take. If I exercise a lot in one week then the average may be closer to 1700 to 1800.
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01-22-2010, 12:37 PM
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dirty labour daughter
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: urbana, IL
Posts: 35
S/C/G: 250/250/125
Height: 5'10"
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i eat between 1,000 & 1,300 calories a day of nutrient-dense foods.
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01-22-2010, 12:52 PM
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Which round am I at now?
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 908
S/C/G: 158/see ticker/140
Height: 5' 5-3/4"
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It really does depend on your weight and height, and how active you are in your day-to-day life. I aim for 1600, though I go between 1400 - 1800. Usually I find less is too restictive. This so far has allowed me to lose weight slowly and comfortably, but not without exercising.
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01-22-2010, 01:02 PM
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dirty labour daughter
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: urbana, IL
Posts: 35
S/C/G: 250/250/125
Height: 5'10"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by souvenirdarling
It really does depend on your weight and height, and how active you are in your day-to-day life.
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totally agreed. i think it also depends on how your individual body works and the types of foods that you're eating - i have plenty of energy eating a pretty seriously low calorie diet, but i don't eat 'empty' calories and have a natural slow metabolism/small appetite. my husband, on the other hand, would keel over on less than 2,000 calories a day, and he is naturally a little underweight!
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01-22-2010, 02:43 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: WA
Posts: 917
S/C/G: 234/154.4/120
Height: 5'6
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1500-1600.
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01-22-2010, 03:32 PM
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Michelle the Vegan
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Bliss-a-go-go!
Posts: 5,410
S/C/G: >207/under goal/150
Height: ~5'9" of Snark
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1500-1600 vegan calories.
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01-22-2010, 03:37 PM
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grapevine fires!
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ontario
Posts: 13
S/C/G: 170 / 159 / 125
Height: 5'2.5"
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I'm aiming for 1500 but I usually stop eating around 1250 as precaution for miscalculations. I also like for the calories from healthy foods...
Last edited by Mawkish Mo; 01-22-2010 at 03:39 PM.
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01-22-2010, 05:57 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 53
S/C/G: 150/see ticker/130?
Height: 5'6ish
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I aim for 1500 calories.
But the last few days I have eaten 1600-1700 calories so I'm going to try to stick to 1200-1300 until monday to compensate before my weigh in.
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01-22-2010, 06:03 PM
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GoWear Fit All-Star
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 213
S/C/G: 280/266.8/150
Height: 5'6"
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I aim for 2000 but usually hit 1600-1850. I burn 3000 most days according to my Go Wear Fit.
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01-22-2010, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 5,629
S/C/G: HW/232 SW 215/ CW 133/GW 120's
Height: 5.7 and 1/2
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I am getting close to maintenance so I have upped my calories. I am at 2000 and I run 6-7 times a week and have started crosstraining as well. I do not eat back calories.
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01-22-2010, 06:32 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: WA
Posts: 917
S/C/G: 234/154.4/120
Height: 5'6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler Durden
1500-1600 vegan calories.
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JINX! Mine are vegan, too. 
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01-22-2010, 07:05 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,294
S/C/G: HW:300 Pregnancy: 160/167/185
Height: 5'5"
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1400-1500, but I worked down to that--I started at 2200 or so (I had a lot to lose). Cutting down slowly made all the difference in the world this time--I didn't have to go through a crazy week of adaptation. My calories are entirely lean meat, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and skim milk.
IMHO, calories counting is all about trial and error. Start with any amount--1800 is fine--and see what happens. If after a week or two you aren't losing much, eat less. If you are losing too fast, eat more. The good thing about this method is that even if you are inaccurate in your recording (which many people are if they are not very, very careful about measuring), it's ok as long as you are inaccurate consistently. You establish a baseline and adjust.
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01-22-2010, 07:31 PM
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Training for my first 10K
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Philly
Posts: 6
S/C/G: 189/153/130
Height: 5"5
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I am for 1400.
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01-22-2010, 11:36 PM
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#15
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Ready for Change
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: East Coast, USA
Posts: 239
S/C/G: 216.6 / 208.2 / 116
Height: 5'1
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It depends on how active I am. If it's a day where I'm at home the whole time looking after my daughter, then 1500. If I'm running errands for a big chunk of the day, 1600-1700. If I hit the gym it's 1700-1800.
You really have to play with your own cals. I was struggling for a week or so after I started working out. I stayed in my range eaching 1300-1500 cals and drinking TONS of water but wasn't loosing anything. I fell off plan by eating a cheeseburger and fries and went about 200cals over my target... and I woke up in the next morning and had LOST over 1llb. That was my clue that I just wasn't eating enough.
I definitely caution against low cal dieting. Many studies show that low cal dieting can severely slow down your metabolism.
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