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How many calories do you eat daily to lose weight?



How many calories do you eat daily to lose weight?  

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  1. 1. How Many Calories do you and still lose weight? (not counting exercise)



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I am making this poll, because it's something I struggle with. Let me know how many calories you eat, and it may guide me!

I have heard of people stating they eat anywhere from 600-1500 calories and lost weight, so I am thinking of doing 1200... what about you?

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Anything about 1000 and I don't lose. I go between 800-1000. I have a very slow matabolism.

I've been exercising A LOT, so hopefully that will help!

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Before I started exercising I found that I lost better when I was around 1200 calories. But now that I am burning around 400 calories a day, 1300-1400 keeps me on the losing track. I have definitely found that my weight loss suffers when I don't get enough calories.

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I eat 1,000 to 1,200 calories a day with a fill.

When I am not feeling my fill, I could eat 1,700 to 1,900 calories.

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When I did nutrisystem they allowed about 1200 low gi calories a day. Watched things like sugar and carbs though and I walk. Some days I have up to 1500 if its something like baked fish. I lose on baked fish and dont count calories those days, allow myself to eat extra.

If you cut below 1000 calories you will drop your metabolism and then you will have to always eat less to lose the same amount, so I dont cut below 1000.

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I was very lucky, easily lost on 1500 calories a day - but I'm 5ft 10 and often burn 700 calories or so one exercise in a day, not to mention running around all day.

the charts alway said I shoudl be able to eat 2500 and maintain a normal weight but it wasnt so. I maintain on 1500 to 1800 now, people cannot believe I'm not a skeleton for how much I eat vs what i do.

But I guess at least I can eat 1800 right? And it goes to show that although the charts also say my exercise choices burn 700 calories, that's not necessarily what's really happening either, or I would be skeletal.

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I can lose on less than 1000 . . . but only for a couple of days and then I stall. Most of my weight loss to take me to a normal BMI has averaged between 1000-1200.

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During my weight loss phase I ate between 800-1200 calories a day - and would vary them - I never hit a plateau

To maintain - I eat between 1500 - 1800 a day

I just eat healthy and exercise and it's been working for me..

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If I eat between 1100 to 1300, I'm losing. I get into plateaus if i eat less calories than that.

I also heard that if you sometimes flux a bit it will keep your body guessing and will also help to keep your metabolism running smoothly.

Just not too much or too little.

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I get in about 1200-1400 most days sometimes I may even hit 1600 on some days,my weight loss was good the first few months now I average about a pound a week.

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I do really well with 11oo to 12oo cals per day. My surgery was 9/26/08 I started at 302 and am now down to 269.5 4wks into my surgery i was only eating 800 cal and didnt lose for 1 wk I upped my calories and started on a losing path. I started in a 24 tight and am now a loose 22> I hope you find your sweet spot. I have 7cc in a 14cc band I think this is my sweet spot. Have a happy holiday

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I have to mix it up. If I stick to the same # of calories everyday, my body gets used to it, no matter how little, and I get stuck on a plateau. I have to confuse the issue a bit to get the pounds to come off

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When I was losing I kept them at 600 daily and did a lot of exercise. Today I don't really count them. I probably consume about 1200-1500 daily for maintenance.

I never had a true plateau during weight loss.

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How did you guys decide how many calories you should have?

I tried the calculator at Livestrong and it was like 2200! I struggling to get the 1,000! Any suggestions?

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