How many calories do you consume on an average day? We all have different caloric intake based on the day, I'm asking about average calories.

Well??? Is it working for you?

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!!!

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.

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

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!

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

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:

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.

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.

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

No wonder I'm the size of a house

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:

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.....

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.

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

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.

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

25 WW pts = 1250 cals.... its 50 cals per point.

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