My stats:

Age: 42
Weight: 142
Height: 5'4.5"
Exercise: 5 times/week (usually)
now out with injury
Calories: 1200-1500ish (only seem to lose when at about 1350)
Metabolism Needs: I sleep 8 hours, eat every four hours, and balance food groups

Special note: I recommend for anyone stalled to consider if you get enough rest, eat frequently enough, and gently work to lower stress throughout the day and week.

Thanks! And yeah, I feel so much better now that I'm eating healthier. I could probably eat more fruits and veggies but one step at a time right?! haha

I am about 5'8- 5'9 and i eat anywhere from 1300 to 1600 a day, sometimes I go higher but I guess thats why I am losing so slowly haha.

These are absolutely PARAMOUNT for me.

Age: 30
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 190 12/15/2009
Calories, daily: 1550-1650, with one to two days weekly at 1850-2000. I aim to NEVER exceed 2000, and I am hoping that the 1850-2000 range will be my maintenance amount.
Exercise: Yoga, 6 days weekly for a minimum of 30 minutes. Weights or Pilates 2-3 times weekly. Hubs and I were doing a walk-run program 3 days a week for about 25-35 minutes, but that has lapsed as we moved across the darn country. We also do an hour+ "pleasure walk" at minimum once a week. The only thing that dropped in the move was the walk/run, and I am hoping to pick that up again ASAP.
Average Weight Loss: between 1-2 pounds a week. Most weeks, 1-1.5, some weeks none, others just over 2 pounds. I refuse, refuse, refuse to cut back too far in order to maintain, so slower is fine with me. Eventually I am sure I will have to cut back to around 1350-1450, but darnit, I am too big a fan of food and drrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiinking to go lower than that.

Age: 49.9 (Male)
Weight: 200.6
Height: 5'7-1/2
Exercise: 5 times/week (walking mostly)
Calories: 2000 + a little cheating
Weight loss (first 3 months = 17 pounds)


Since September I have concentrated on 2000 cals a day. I turn 50 in a week or so, and IMO don't do a lot of exercise - I walk 4 or 5 days a week, 2-1/2 miles a day, and play hockey or run once probably every other week. When I was a lot younger I ran 30 to 70 miles a week so walking is pretty easy to do in comparison.

I lose about 1-1/3 pounds a week average for the last 13 weeks. To be honest, I probably cheat a bit on the cals - but I cheat consistently For example, if I eat a salad with dressing I dont count it. Heresy I know, but it works for me. If it's bad for me I count it, if it's really good for me sometimes I cut myself some slack. I figure my calories deficit is about 650 a day.

The best thing about calorie counting to me is that NRG in - NRG out can't be cheated on in the long run. It's taken me a couple of years of trial and error to get to this point and I am now 1/2 way to my ultimate goal. I don't care if it takes me a few MORE years as long as I eventually get there AND that I get there in a way that is consistent and allows me to slip right into maintenance with little problems.

Edit : Ha I lost 9 pounds since the last time I was here ! Yahoo ! - funny thing tho, I remember being pissed at how long it was taking to get under 210, now I am pissed at how long it is taking to get under 200 - never changes, no matter how well it is going, I'm impatient for it to go better.

I am 289 pounds, 5"9 and 41 years old.

I exercise 5-6 times per week and burn a minimum of 500 calories (average is 700 and not uncommon to go over 1000) On exercise days i eat 1800 and non exercise days 1600. Im relatively new to calories counting having lost my prior weight via weight watchers so for me its still a lil trial and error


kazz =]

Age: 20 (Female)
Weight: 154
Height: 5'10"
Exercise: Walking a lot.
Calories: 2000 for the first 5 months. Now I try not to eat OVER 2000 but my ideal amount is 1500. I usually end up at like 1700 though.. sometimes even 2000.
Average Weight loss First 5 months: 2 lbs a week. Now: .5-1 lb a week.

I dunno. 1800 cals is good for me.. I'd rather lose slow than constantly eat 1200 a day, but that's just me.

I eat an average of about 1400 per day. I currently weigh 223. I lose on average about 2 lbs per week.

32 year old female here, 5 foot 7, 97kgs. (1 kg lost this week so far!)
My calories are all over the map, sometimes 1100, sometimes over 1800. I try to keep them as close to 1500 as possible, and exercise daily for 1 hour.

Male
6'5'' tall
in my 30's
current weight is 327 pounds
highest weight was 534 pounds
I am 207 pounds lighter than when I started in 2008

I eat 1700 calories per day unless I lift weights then its bumped to 1940 calories because I add a whey protein shake (110 cals for 8oz 1% milk and 130 cals for 1 scoop whey protein powder) on those days.

I go to the gym 4-6 times per week and do between 40 and 60 mins of cardio per day and lift weights on 3 of those days. On the weight lifting days its 40 minutes cardio generally and non weight lifting days is usually closer to 60 minutes cardio.

As Ever
Me

Age: 31
Weight: 209
Height: 5’3”
Exercise: 30 minutes p/day, alternate weights and aerobics, plus I just try to be more active in general. When I stall, I increase my exercise level dramatically, and do P90X Lean.
Calories: 1400 p/day (ish)
Weight loss: I lose an average of 1.5 pounds per week.