i am so confused. i think i am reading way too much !! I just need some advice .. I was abnded on Dec 13th 2010 and I am down 29.5 lbs. i work out 30 mins to 1 hr a day so that is part of my calorie problem there...

any help would be great !

Amy

I seem to do best when I have 1200 or more calories.......eating like 6 times a day...I think some people eat less though. I meant to ask my doctor today how many calories I should be having and I forgot!!!

i am so confused. i think i am reading way too much !! I just need some advice .. I was abnded on Dec 13th 2010 and I am down 29.5 lbs. i work out 30 mins to 1 hr a day so that is part of my calorie problem there...

any help would be great !

Amy

My goal is 1400 a day. I'm still on mushies so I'm only getting about 800 a day. Eating that few calories isn't good for me, so hopefully I can start getting more in soon!

I aim for 1200, but sometimes go higher, sometimes end up lower. I use livestrong.com, the website and iPhone app. According to that site I need to eat around 1400 calories per day to lose 2 lbs per week. I usually don't get up that high, but sometimes wonder if I should because 2 lbs per week is not happening

Mine is about 1100-1200. I'd say count them at first, to make sure you are on track, because EVERYTHING has way more calories than you think.

I'm getting between 700-900 calories a day. I haven't started exercising yet.

I take in 1,000 calories a day and starting maintenance so I can add a couple more.

My range is 900 to 1100 calories per day.

Thanks for the tip on livestrong.com!!! I just went there and found out my caloric requirements are 1105 to lose 2# a week! Cool site! Thanks!

I aim for 1200, but sometimes go higher, sometimes end up lower. I use livestrong.com, the website and iPhone app. According to that site I need to eat around 1400 calories per day to lose 2 lbs per week. I usually don't get up that high, but sometimes wonder if I should because 2 lbs per week is not happening

I'm doing about 800 - 1,000 calories per day. However, I'm starting to notice that I could probably do a LOT more. I'm scheduled for my first fill this Saturday.

Also, I'm trying to get in about 30 - 40 minutes on the treadmill 3 -4 times per week. I'm gonna try to get more exercise in this coming week.

thanks !! see thats how this got started. I journal all of my food at the daily plate and they had me down for one set intake. yesterday my son bought me the biggest loser for the wii and i use my board for it and they put me at another count. then I came here and was reading... i was too full of numbers to know what i was doing

I work out every day 30 mins to 1 hr the daily plate takes those calories in and calulates them for ya... I just want to lose 2 lbs a week and get healthy.. even tho the wake up and be thin dream is sweet thats never going to happen

thank you all !!!

Amy

I have a window for myself, 800 - 1200 per day. That way if I eat in a restaurant, and they have some high calorie sauce on something. Lets say calorie count would end up at 1300.

I wouldn't feel so bad, because how I have cut back.

Make sure you take good vitamins though so you keep you snap up. "energy" Flintstones complete with choline is what is recommended by my Dr.. I chew about 4 a day.

Thanks for the livestrong.com tip. I'm way under my calorie intake. This is such a great tool! Thanks!.

Yemy

I use thedailyplate @ LiveStrong too. I set my activity level as much lower than I really am, because they don't really have a category that fits me. I don't work outside the home, and go to the gym for a minimum of 90 min. 5 or 6 days a week.

If you can afford it, I highly recommend getting a Heart Rate Monitor ( Consumer Reports recently did a brief evaluation of them .. some brands/models are better than others). I have a Polar FT-7 and it gives a better estimate of my calorie burn than the LiveStrong website or any treadmill.

To answer the OP's question, I aim for about 1200 a day, but don't worry if I go a little under or a little over. It all works out over time. As long as I'm losing I'm happy.

To the person who was wondering if they should bump up their calories cuz they weren't losing at the rate they think they should.. try it and see what happens. There was a point I was losing slower than I wanted and decided to ease up on my calorie restriction just a little and it helped me. Just don't go overboard.