I'm sure that this has been asked/answered before, but I'm not sure where to look, so I was wondering, how many calories should we be having a day? I'm trying to keep track on mydailyplate.com and wasn't sure.. Thanks!

-Vanessa

Vanessa, Thats a loaded question.

My doc told me between 800 to 1200. Some say they don't lose if they eat less than 1000, some say they don't lose if they eat more than a 1000.

I try and keep it simple, I try and eat my 3 oz of Protein at bfast and lunch, lean protein. Throw in a a veggie here and there and I lose. I figured it up once and I ate around 1100 calories.

You might just play around with it, see what or how many calories it takes for you to see results.

Its entirely personal, you have to figure that one out yourself.

I lost well on about 1500 a day which is a lot for a female. Then again, the charts all say that at my height and weight now, with the activity I do, I should be eating about 2,500 for maintenance. Trouble is, I'm also maintaining on about 1800. So if I went by the charts I'd be a bit rotund again by now!

around 1100 calories a day seems to work for me. But, everyone's body is different and there are all kinds of factors that need to be considered...height, weight, male/female, age, activity level, etc.

My Dr. suggests around 1,000 calories a day.

I eat somewhere in the area of 1200 to 1500........somedays over 2000 shhhhhhhh don't tell anyone

I eat about 800-1000 on days that I do minimal exercise. When I do exercise I usually take in about 1200. The extra is because I take protein shots after workout that are around 170 calories for 29 grams of protein.