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TOPIC: Ladies- How many cals do you eat? |
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 1 |
July 07, 2012 7:26 am
about 900, But I'm short so...
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 2,060 |
July 07, 2012 7:27 am
QUOTE: ok So I was reading all the post and I am lost! I have been stuck for 4 weeks now. I am wondering if I am eating way to little now. My MFP is set to 1530 and I eat that or 1550. I wear a fitbit and it says I should only be eating 1350 but my BMR on here says that I am at 1875. I never eat my workout cals (3-4 times a week)!! HELP ME!! I know that 300 cals can make a big!! What does your fitbit say is your average expenditure over the week? Best thing to do is work out your average expenditure and just deduct the defict from there - no need to worry about exercise calories as they are included in your fitbit TDEE. 
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 2,060 |
July 07, 2012 7:27 am
QUOTE: about 900, But I'm short so... are you 3ft 6?
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Joined May 2012 Posts: 649 |
July 07, 2012 7:30 am
QUOTE: QUOTE: about 900, But I'm short so... are you 3ft 6? That literally just made me LOL. My 6 year old is taller than 3'6'', and the skinny mini definitely eats more than 900 calories. ;) 
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Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 349 |
July 07, 2012 7:32 am
Started at 1580 now on 1480. Working well so far for me. Been doing this journey since mid April 2012. Result are on the ticker.
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Joined Oct 2011 Posts: 1,899 |
July 07, 2012 7:35 am
My diary is set to 1600, but when I work out I eat more.
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Joined Feb 2011 Posts: 128 |
July 07, 2012 7:36 am
1000 - 1200, and I don't eat back any exercise calories unless I'm hungry.
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Joined Dec 2011 Posts: 223 |
July 07, 2012 7:41 am
I average 2500 per day of healthful food (mostly *lol*). :)
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Joined Jun 2012 Posts: 68 |
July 07, 2012 7:45 am
I did my BMR and it is around 1500 - I was doing 1200 and I lost 5lbs in the first week, but I think a lot of it was probably water weight...since then things have been very slow even though I am more active. I am going to try setting it to 1500 and see if that helps.
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Joined May 2012 Posts: 46 |
July 07, 2012 7:53 am
1670 plus exercise calories and a "splurge" day once a week. I use the MFP calculator and set it to 2 lbs / week. I've been losing around 2 - 3 per week on average with this plan.
Edit to add: I'm 5'7" and 298 pounds.
Edited by futuresizeeight On July 07, 2012 7:53 am
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Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 103 |
July 07, 2012 8:43 am
QUOTE: about 900, But I'm short so... That's dumb. I'm not even 5'1 and I eat 2000-3000. Unless you are missing several internal organs and are in a coma, you need more food. Trust me, I've been there and I have a heart condition and osteoporosis to show for it. |
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Joined May 2011 Posts: 23 |
July 07, 2012 9:05 am
This has been a very interesting thread. My breakfast has more calories than a lot of you ladies eat all day. I've got to cut way back.
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Joined Jul 2011 Posts: 1,188 |
July 07, 2012 9:28 am
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: Completely random... and I didn't read anyone else's posts... but did anyone read the original topic as: TOPIC: Ladies- How many cats do you eat? I eat around 7 cats a day. You can't eat too many of them though, because if you eat 8+, you'll gain weight. Duly noted! My only issue... hairballs. This is why I only eat hairless cats unless its a special occasion. |
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Joined Nov 2011 Posts: 2,684 |
July 07, 2012 9:29 am
QUOTE: This has been a very interesting thread. My breakfast has more calories than a lot of you ladies eat all day. I've got to cut way back. |
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Joined May 2012 Posts: 649 |
July 07, 2012 4:46 pm
QUOTE: QUOTE: This has been a very interesting thread. My breakfast has more calories than a lot of you ladies eat all day. I've got to cut way back. Yes! There are lots who need to eat more. Then they plateau and can't figure out WHY when they eat so little. Eating is fun. You can't put half a tank of gas in your car and expect to get across the country! You can't half fuel your body and expect it to cooperate either. :)
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Joined Nov 2011 Posts: 2,684 |
July 07, 2012 4:47 pm
QUOTE: QUOTE: QUOTE: This has been a very interesting thread. My breakfast has more calories than a lot of you ladies eat all day. I've got to cut way back. Yes! There are lots who need to eat more. Then they plateau and can't figure out WHY when they eat so little. Eating is fun. You can't put half a tank of gas in your car and expect to get across the country! You can't half fuel your body and expect it to cooperate either. :) |
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Joined Mar 2012 Posts: 146 |
July 07, 2012 4:49 pm
1500-1800 a day (more with exercise) I am losing weight faster now since I increased my calories from 1200. My body doesn't think it's in starvation mode anymore.
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Joined Jun 2012 Posts: 373 |
July 07, 2012 4:49 pm
mine is set at 1230.
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 5 |
July 07, 2012 4:53 pm
I eat 1200 calories a day, and burn off 300-600 calories a day depending on what i do to work out. Do you HAVE to eat back the calories you worked off? I always thought it was 'calories in, calories out', and since i can't work off 1200 calories a day working out, i generally don't eat back those calories unless i'm going out with friends.
Edit: also, i'm 5'3'', 187 lbs. And 7 of those lbs below that i've lost i lost in the last 2 weeks alone.
Edited by Nikkihearts On July 07, 2012 4:55 pm
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Joined Apr 2012 Posts: 91 |
July 07, 2012 6:05 pm
MFP has me set at 1200 a day and I try not to go over. I exercise 5-6 days a week and eat back some of the calories but not always. I'm still a bit confused about all of that. I'be lost almost 5lbs in my first 2 weeks even with a grad party and 4th of July! It's easier than in the past bc I'm eating more fruits/veggies and not "diet" versions of food.
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Joined Dec 2010 Posts: 1,189 |
July 07, 2012 6:16 pm
QUOTE: I eat 1200 calories a day, and burn off 300-600 calories a day depending on what i do to work out. Do you HAVE to eat back the calories you worked off? I always thought it was 'calories in, calories out', and since i can't work off 1200 calories a day working out, i generally don't eat back those calories unless i'm going out with friends. Edit: also, i'm 5'3'', 187 lbs. And 7 of those lbs below that i've lost i lost in the last 2 weeks alone. Hey just to clarify, you don't need to be burning off 1200 calories a day! If 1200 is your goal, that is the number you're trying to eat for weight loss correct? If you burn off 300 for example, that means you're eating 900 net calories. So it's fine to eat those calories back... in fact, you should! If your calorie intake goal was set to a higher number that already factored in activity/exercise, you wouldn't have to eat those calories back. Btw - I don't like the way MFP calculates calorie needs - look up the Harris-Benedict equation and see how that compares. 
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 212 |
July 08, 2012 7:11 am
I'm 5'2", ~127 lb. My friend helped me set up my cals, and I'm supposed to eat 1432 on non-workout days, about a hundred more on workout days. I'm aiming for 1400-1600 but lately I've been soooo hungry that I'll go over.
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 5 |
July 08, 2012 11:29 am
QUOTE: QUOTE: I eat 1200 calories a day, and burn off 300-600 calories a day depending on what i do to work out. Do you HAVE to eat back the calories you worked off? I always thought it was 'calories in, calories out', and since i can't work off 1200 calories a day working out, i generally don't eat back those calories unless i'm going out with friends. Edit: also, i'm 5'3'', 187 lbs. And 7 of those lbs below that i've lost i lost in the last 2 weeks alone. Hey just to clarify, you don't need to be burning off 1200 calories a day! If 1200 is your goal, that is the number you're trying to eat for weight loss correct? If you burn off 300 for example, that means you're eating 900 net calories. So it's fine to eat those calories back... in fact, you should! If your calorie intake goal was set to a higher number that already factored in activity/exercise, you wouldn't have to eat those calories back. Btw - I don't like the way MFP calculates calorie needs - look up the Harris-Benedict equation and see how that compares. Oh! that's good to know! MFP kinda made it confusing for me. I've never done the whole 'lifestyle change by counting calories' before, and when i'd add in the exercise for the day, i thought eating the calories back was optional, but then when i saw others saying that on 'workout days' they'd eat xxxx amount of calories and it was more than non-workout days it made me really confused! lol. Thanks for the tip!
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Joined Jan 2012 Posts: 47 |
July 08, 2012 11:31 am
i eat 1200 calories but the days i exercise my net calories usually dont go over 600-900 calories.
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Joined Jan 2011 Posts: 118 |
July 08, 2012 11:38 am
I stick to 1200 if I can but I don't worry if I go over to around 1400 on occasion. I don't add my exercise on to what I eat either so if I burn 400 cals I still only eat my 1200.
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