How many calories do you eat?

[blaisealex]

How many calories a day do you eat?

How old are you and what is your height and weight?

I'm 25 with a BMI of 37 at 15st 7. I was consuming at a guess 3000+ a day.
Currently dieting with calorie counting and reducing intake.

I'm having around 1000 calories a day now but really, I'm wondering, once I get to a weight I'm happy with, how many calories I should then be having to maintain.

So it would be interesting to hear how many calories people have daily.

You need to work out your BMR, you’re under eating massively which will not work out well in the long run.

I’m 5’9, 11 stone and eat around 2200 calories. I work out 5 x a week and lift HEAVY weights. I don’t look my weight though because I carry a lot of muscle, I’m a size 8. For context pre gym I was 10.7 stone, size 10-12 and eating around 1200 calories a day. You need to adjust what you’re eating to your routine.

My BMI is a bit higher than yours (😬), in my 40s. I am loosing pretty well on around 1700 - 1900 calories a day, keeping carbs under 100g. Am using the very cheap nutracheck app. You get a bit extra allowance for excercise but I am only v moderately active.

About 3,000. I have a BMI of 20.5 and v fortunate genes.

No idea to be honest, I've never counted calories. I suspect it's a good bit more than recommended but I could be wrong. I'm quite an active person and I've always had a great metabolism so I don't worry about it.

Just to add, eating that little was unsustainable for me. It led to me constantly binging and then going back to restricting.

Hi op,
Please have a look at rh fitness on Facebook. They are fantastic and explain everything really well, teach you how to eat properly and why eating 800-1000 calories is actually very unhealthy and bad for you.

They really are awesome people and keep their prices very low x

I'm 40, 10stone, 5'8 and probably eat around 2200 on average. Less during the week and more at weekends.
I'm happy eating salads, fruit, veg etc. But I love all food and won't compromise on copious butter or double cream.
I don't have a massive sweet tooth so don't regularly eat cakes, chocolate or biscuits.
Try to eat minimal amounts of carbs and make the ones that I do eat worthwhile.

5 ft 5, 11 stone 10, 55 years old. Disabled.

My BMR is 1300 so if I have more than that I gain.

It's shit.

Early/Mid-40's, exercise quite a lot and eat 1700-1800 calories a day. I calorie count off and on, currently on. I am pretty much in the middle of the normal weight bmi span, but I'm not thin, just quite strong if that makes sense.

@cherrybonbons

Also remember, the goal isn't to eat a little as you can. It's to eat as MUCH as you can whilst maintaining a calorie deficit (if you want to lose weight) too little calories and you'll feel awful and it's not sustainable

I love this. very sensible

What are macros @Chesneyhawkes1 and how do I work mine out?

I'm new (at age 51!) to the world of calories, but probably need around 1000 or possibly 1200 to lose weight. I would gain on 1800 a day. Possibly due to fucking my diet up over years. Or maybe just not knowing anything about macros.

i'm very active though and not especially overweight, would just like to lose a few kilo.

46, BMI of 20, 5’6, just under 9 stone

Eat about 2000 calories a day

Used to calorie count for years and was heavier when I tortured myself with 1200 calories a day

I only eat proper food now, no junk, and never any refined carbs. I also basically do 18/6 every day.

I looked up a BMI calculator and then BMR calculator (to work out how many calories needed at rest and then did the Harris Benedict formula.

So assuming:
Goal weight: 10 stone
Height: 5ft 7
You'd need around 1738 calories to maintain.

Apparently my BMR for my current weight is 1752. This seems like too much though for weight loss. I can't see myself losing much at 1752.

'macros' is a fancy word for the main energy sources: carbohydrates, protein, fat.

This is for someone 25, if you're over 30 then your BMR/Harris Benedict formula would be lower!

I'm 39, 5ft 8, 10.5 stone.

Weekdays I eat max 1200. Often only 90/1000. Weekends I don't count but suspect it's around the 3000 calories a day mark with alcohol included. On weekdays I follow 16:8 and only eat between 11am and 7pm.

I run about 15k a week, do one Zumba class a week and try to walk a lot.

I lost 3 stone in the last couple of years which is why I'm now so strict in the week. I find doing it this way means I maintain my weight and can still have a good social life and enjoy my weekends.

I used to eat 1,200 when losing weight a few years ago (used MyfitnessPal)
Looking back, I was always hungry. I can't imagine eating so little now, and definitely not as little as 1,000. I'd guess that I eat around 1500 a day now, more at weekends . And I have maintained my weight

I'm 5ft 3 and 9 stone, sometimes fluctuates by 2 or 3 pounds.

If I ate 2,000 calories per day, I'd pile on weight in no time.

@Holidaystuff

I looked up a BMI calculator and then BMR calculator (to work out how many calories needed at rest and then did the Harris Benedict formula.

So assuming:
Goal weight: 10 stone
Height: 5ft 7
You'd need around 1738 calories to maintain.

Wish I was 5ft 7! 5ft 4 over here. And I'd be happy to be 12 stone right now, 10 stone seems a far fetched fantasty!

Late 30s, 5’8”, 63kg/ 10stone. My maintenance calories for a sedentary day is only about 1700, but I run about 3-4 hours a week so that means I can eat more like 2000- 2500 on running days. I find I can maintain pretty well like that. I love eating, without the exercise I would have to eat far too little!

I've had 1007 calories today and that'll be it until lunch time tomorrow now.

5'3, 11st8lb (down from 15st last October), and eat 800-1000 a day with a takeaway/meal out once a week. Been loosing 1lb a week average. I Always have 7-10 portions of fruit/veg a day, plenty of fibre and 60g+ of protein (trying to up this) so I'm not to concerned about a lack of nutrition. I tried dropping the takeaway and uppping to 1,400 which the TDEE calculator says I should be eating to loose weight but I gained 4lb everything is weighed religiously and recorded. I have PCOS and a knee injury which limits my exercise. I can't see me ever eating the 1751 the calculator suggests for maintenance without gaining.

According to the Diabetes UK calculator your current BMR is 2872 but that's to maintain.

To lose weight it's:

2372 for 1lbs each week (deduct 500 cals per day to make a 3500 calorie deficit each week)

1872 for 2lbs

1622 for 2.5lbs

I'm 26, 5'4, BMI 24, eat between 1600 and 1800 usually according to my app. Goes up at the weekend due to booze lol.

I'm a big foodie and am trying to exercise more to get down from 10st to 9st.

Oh sorry! How did I misread 5ft 7! Ignore the above!