How Many Calories Do You Consume On An AVERAGE Day?

[ImaKaren4U 0]

ooo, yes subway mmmm have a bite for me too lol

[rumar 1]

I'm still in the experimentation stage and am trying different food combinations and calorie intake each week to see what it will take to consistently lose. I seem to lose 2 or 3 lbs one week then not lose anything for 2 weeks. But this is what I did this past week to get the scale moving again (drop 2 lbs). I lowered my caloric intake to 800-1000. I do not eat Breakfast but drink a cup of coffee and that keeps hunger away for about 2-3 hrs. For snack around 10 a.m., I drink a Protein Shake that gives me 33 grams of Protein. lunch is fish (salmon or tuna 3 x's a week) and a vegetable and I normally eat that around 2 p.m. dinner is one or two cups of vegetable Soup which is 60-120 calories. Sanck is SF Fudgecicle and a glass of milk. I feel like I am starving but until I can get to that optimum fill, this is what i'll be doing. I refuse to let the scale go backwards. Oh, I do walk 5 days for 2-3 miles and I do weight resistance training with bands every other day. I am a bit disappointed that I can't lose consuming over 1000 calories (despite the website calculation saying I should be able to lose 2 lbs a week consuming 1200-1500 calories with my activity level)...............yeh, right...............it doesn't work!!!

[steph_co 9]

It doesn't look like my doctor's office made a calorie recommendation (reading through my binder about nutrition they gave me), so I'm sticking to around 800 or less. This was an interesting poll. I wasn't sure if I was having too few. I think once I get into running I'll have to kick up the calories just a bit because I think if I tried running now, I'd feel weak. But for day-to-day activity to include my patrol job, 800 or less is not bad.

[LovingWhatIs 0]

Steph,

I love the Marianne Williamson quote! Thank you for inspiring me. It resonated in the deepest ways... She is remarkable. I am a student of her friend, Byron Katie. She is an amazing woman, too and I use her process, called "The Work", to question the stressful thoughts that led to my eating. She has a website, www.thework.com

Anyway, thank you for giving me just what I was supposed to hear today. Love to you.

lisa

[shortgal 5]

I voted 1000 to 1200 but some days i take in 800.

Some of the 800 calorie days are to jump start the scale if it's slow and sometimes it's because of a fill (like today). I'm a little sore and just didn't want too much. Full liquids again tomorrow and then soft food. I am always fearful after a fill of what I can eat and generally go very slow with food, my intake those days is usually lower.

I find the sooner in the day I eat, the more hungry I am all day, so my "best" days are those that I wait until 11:30 or 12:00 to eat. Whether I can do that or not depends on my fill status and hunger!

[shortgal 5]

Forgot to mention the rate of weight loss on X amount of calories depends a lot on what your current weight is.

[dreamsize8 0]

I haven't had a band yet. Submitting paper work tomorrow. YAY so excited. But since the new year I've cut out soda totally and trying to eat better. and I avarage about 800-1050ish calories a day now. Now just to get my ass up to excercise..lol But I must say, I am proud of myself so far :happy:

[sweethot143 2]

I've had the bodybugg for about a month now and I average 1205 calories a day. I go for a 1500 calorie deficit. so that is a lot of moving. On the days I run it's no problem I can usually have a 2000 calorie deficit. When I don't run, I try to cut my caloried to under 1000.

[coolcrystal 1]

After keeping track of my calories for a week, I was between 1900-2500 cals a day, but I'm not banded... I'm hoping to stay between 900-1200 if I do get banded.

[rubinesque 0]

I just worked out my daily calorie intake is approximately 4000-5000.

No wonder I'm the size of a house

[DonHoll1 0]

When I have a good fill I eat about 1500-1600 a day. I work out four to five times a week, usually 45 minutes at a time. Right now I need a fill bad and I am eating 1800 to 1900 a day. I am not losing , but not gaining either. I will be so....glad to get a fill. I could never get by on 600 -800 calories a day. I would fall out somewhere. LOL Donna:lol:

[destiny79 0]

I intake about 800-1000 calories I need to eat more now because I workout 45 min a day and I have no energy afterward.....

[sfeiner 2]

Well this is an interesting thread. I never saw it before today. I hope I can get by on 800 cal after my third fill. Now I need about 1200 to not be hungry all the time.

[Liz1531 3]

Hmmm... I am doing Weight Watchers and trying to stick to 25 points a day

[wombat712 2]

Liz - how many calories does that average for 25 points? I used to do weight watchers but I can't find info to figure it out.