I just wondered how many calories everyone is eating per day, how many calories you burn off during exercise, what types of exercise etc and how much weight you're losing per day? I thought it would be good to get some perspective on what works for different people and what doesn't.
I started off at 1200 cals per day with walking and lost between 1-3lbs while at my heaviest. I then introduced exercise at around 180lbs, such as the gym, running, classes (belly dancing, circuits) and I upped my calories to 1500 a day max to lose any weight. I also found that I have to keep it low carb or I struggle to lose weight at all.
I eat between 1500-1800 calories a day, usually averaging around 1700. I usually do some sort of exercise at least five days a week, sometimes with a walk on the weekend. I like to switch up my workouts by mixing up body toning classes at the gym, running, weight lifting, biking, yoga, and power walking. I do the gym classes and running as stand alone exercises but do two of the others together. I don't do a specific low carb or low fat diet but I tend to eat a lot of vegetables, fruit, and protein. Based on my online food tracker I am usually over on protein and under on fat and carbs each day. I am doing the June weigh-ins and since June 1, I am down 3.6 pounds. I am currently on vacation and am eating well overall but expect to be up as I am drinking more alcohol then I typically take in (normally I might have a glass of wine or two or a beer once in a while) and have had some desserts that are definitely way more rich and calorie loaded then what I would make myself at home. I keep reminding myself to drink water!
1200 a day (low carb) with no workouts and 1 cheat/refeed day. I don't normally count as I guesstimate but have to be a bit stricter with counting as I always overestimate calories. My 1200 calories a day when added up were closer to 800-900 so I've been adding in a large glass of full cream milk daily and a bit more to my nightly meal. I'm still low on some days but as long as I don't feel hungry I don't worry and assume my hunger signals are working properly.
I'm eating about 1500-1600 a day. I'm a serial dieter, and always used to eat 1200 a day, but the weight would eventually come back. It was a huge mental hurdle to eat above my BMR, but after doing so my losses have mostly stuck with little or no effort. I think eating too little for your body can mess with your hormones so you don't eat like you normally would afterward. When I start to feel an imbalance in my cravings and attitude toward food (I'm not normally even one who has cravings,) I give myself a break. I've actually lost about 100 pounds, it's just that nobody noticed it. lol Not gonna do that anymore.
I am starting back up again and eating 1400-1600 a day.
Low sugar, low carb and trying to keep most processed foods out of my mouth.
Whenever I eat anything with a large amount of sugar I get these crazy horrible cravings so I steer clear of it for the most part.
1500-2000 per day. I don't count but I can "tell" when I over or undereat. Shoot for most of my day's intake to consist of vegetables, proteins and reasonable fats from good sources, but I don't follow a specific low carb or sugar-avoidant plan, and probably eat candy/dessert 5 days a week. I exercise probably on average 4-5 times a week, lifting heavy twice each week and running/other cardio for the rest of the workouts.
I think the exercise, especially the lifting, is key to controlling my appetite and keeping me motivated. I can eat more than I could if I weren't lifting and I am still losing slowly. It's almost like magic - I've trained my body to reject junk food and crave healthy food, so I can essentially eat whatever I want.
2000 per day average. Exercise 12-15 hours per week mainly hiking and rock climbing and sometimes weight lifting, swimming, biking. I eat vegetarian with no dairy products.
Not as many as I should - only recently started calorie counting, and it turns out a typical day is coming in at well under a thousand. Which for my weight is a bit on the low side. Now working on adding the occasional sandwich to my diet without feeling guilty about it.
I'm not counting calories, but I guesstimate about 1200 per day. If I feel particularly hungry, I'll have something a bit extra, but usually this is pretty easy for me. Usually low carb, but I'll eat high carb fruits, etc, I just avoid grains. When I get closer to goal, I plan on re-introducing whole grains, and only eating things like pizza, etc on rare occasions.
I use my bowflex 3 days per week, and on blowflex days, I do 15 mins on the elliptical. Other days, I do 1/2 hr elliptical, with 1 day off per week.
1900-200 if your exercising you need more to keep you metabolism high, not enough calories and it will slow down , resulting in maintenance or weight gain.
Too less calories and excercise will cause your muscles deteriorate as you body will use them for fuel instead of carbs and your fat stores.
I was on 1200 became ver tired , lethargic and couldnt put 100% in to my workouts. And wasnt even losing fast it so wasnt worth it.
Now i weight train and have 1900 -2000 per day and keep my protein high i have more energy for my work outs , my metabolisms faster , hence my tummy feels less bloated , and losing inches x
how many calories are you eating per day?
