I try to stay between 1300 and 1700 cals and keep my cals around 50. I also workout 2-4 times a week (trying to find the time and motivation to bump that up to 5 times a week though).

I used to just cut cals, I was staying at or under 1300 a day and while it worked initially, I stalled after a few weeks. Cutting carbs and adding in more protein has really helped keep me on track.

1650 daily with one day higher (my meal out per week) comes in about 2400

Weights (heavy) 5x5....3x's per week

Walking 3 x's per week (400 cal burn per session).

1 rest day per week.

Losing 2lbs per week avg.

I eat between 900 and 1200 calories a day during the week - but a lot more at the weekend - up to 2000 some days!

I need to get this under control

I eat between 1400-1500 a day right now to lose weight ...but with my weight as high as it is right now I wonder if I should be eating more...I am not currently exercising as I just started back getting OP. But I know I need to, and I can say that I hate exercising, I hate to sweat...only thing I halfway enjoy is walking outside and that is only when it's not humid.

I try to keep it around 1200 on days that I don't exercise much, but up to 1500 on days when I bust my hump.

I am at 1200 calories a day. I walk 7 days a week for 30 minutes outdoors.

I eat 2300 a day. I just did the math - averaged out from my food log. I'm not a heavy exerciser - I do weights a couple times a week (or try to!) and walk 4 days a week on my treadmill at 3mph. I should be getting my heart rate up, but I'm kind of a lazy exerciser. I watch TV while doing it.
I've been logging my food for a heck of a long time, like 7 years. It's become an addiction - seriously, I can't stop it! I have lost 7 pounds in the last two years, and really do want to lose more, but I find it so difficult to stay on any kind of restricted eating routine. That's why I'm here. I just gotta buckle down and stop eating so much and move my butt more.....

I used to eat 1200-1600 calories but I've changed my calorie goal and I eat 800-1000 calories nowadays. I'm trying to see if it works for me.

I'm just starting with counting calories again, this time making it a lifestyle change instead of a "diet". I'm allowing myself up to 2000 per day, just so I don't feel the need to binge with starting out with too few calories. This doesn't mean I'll consume that many calories a day, but I am giving myself the leeway, if I feel I need that many.

This is all really interesting, i don't know if this will help but i found having a high fat breakfast keeps my hunger at bay, as i posted elsewhere i tend to have small avocado and some walnuts. Occasionally i grab the all bran but generally i don't really get hungry anymore, i've found it easier to stick to than previous attempts and loads of water.

I stick to around 1400 a day.

At your weight and height, I would not recommend going that low. Go to freedieting.com to find a more appropriate calorie budget. 800 is not even recommended for super petite women. Your body need nutrients to survive.

I am 5'3.5/ 145 and eat an average of 1500 a day to maintain. I do a bit of cardio and weight lifting 3x a week.( light to moderate)

I aim to average 1500 a day. But my food diary looks more like 1500-1200-1800-1000-2000-1400-1600 etc etc. I run or walk (or both) every day unless I'm sick (can't sleep otherwise).

I just started 10 days ago and have been doing 1200-1250. I feel really out of it today but I decided to give up diet sodas 3 days ago. I have a serious addiction! Usually have 6 cans of diet dr pepper a day (or more!). Only had 1 today ... might do 1 or 0 tomorrow. I've read all about how bad it is for years, and my kids and friends have all told me to quit and I never wanted to - it's my only vice! (Ok, sugar). But I tried to increase my water (which has been none for several years) and noticed I drank a lot less soda, so I just decided to quit!

Is there any value in spiking calories one day a week or alternating? I did the 17-day diet a year ago (yeah, that didn't work but in there you alternate calories basically). So wondering if anyone here does that intentionally. Thanks!

Yep, all kinds of answers here...

This is my first post in a year or so but the question caught my eye...

I can't eat over about 1300 (max) calories and lose but I'm over 50, can't exercise, and I'm virtually sedentary due to medical issues. I take a medication that has a "steroid effect" which may also make it harder to lose.

However, I can't give up.

I'm back to counting calories now. I know it works, even for someone like me, as long as I don't quit. :p

NEVER QUIT!!!