How many calories do you consume in a day?

[Michi]

Probably not enough now that I think about it. I'd say around 1500, if that. Plus I've started walking most evenings. Haven't lost any weight or anything, but at least I'm getting some exercise.

[Sonicx360]

I often eat between 1500 and 2500 calories per day. Being 5'6", I'm quiet overweight for my height at the weight of 166. On the other hand, whenever I exercise, I normally run for at least 20 minutes.

[KDub]

I've decided to start *shudder* dieting. I had a plan: snack less, cut soda nearly out (replace caffeine with black coffee) , much more water (and specifically mineral water) and just a tiny more exercise in the evening a few nights a week.

But I needed a little more idea on what to limit. So I used one of those fancy online calorie calculators to get an idea and then I started thinking I should be a little more diligent.

Downloaded MyFitnessPal on my Android phone, put all my info in and it told me a good maximum calorie intake. Then I used its other purpose and put it in what I ate all day thus far and my net Calorie intake right now is 1088. Ok...now to just stay there.

This is going to be rough.

[garrett123]

2,100-2,400

[BoringSupreez]

Yikes, with all the dark, dank ass beer and terrible food I eat, I have no idea. I know that I am pretty out of shape, which makes me sad.

Quitting smoking cigs has helped drastically though.

I though people gained weight when they quit.

Too many. No real idea, but I'd say 2500+ pretty often. I'm chubby, and would do something about it, but I have no motivation and get extremely bored exercising. Asthma kills me on aerobics, so I stick to lifting, which really doesn't show up even though I've gotten much stronger.

As someone who used to have asthma, the best advice I can give you is to try and work through your exercise-related asthma problems. Slowly and steadily, of course.

Until about two months ago, I was taking in about 3000 calories per day, sometimes more, sometimes less. And not exercising at all. Now I'm eating 1500-1700 and working out about six days each week, which consists of running two miles or spending 45 minutes on an eliptical trainer, plus sit-ups/push-ups. I've dropped my weight from 185 to 155 in that time (I'm 5' 9", BTW) so I'm in much better shape now, but I seem to feel tired all the time. I end up spending most of my time that I'm not exercising or at work lying around. Harrumph. Getting in shape is tiring work.

[BoringSupreez]

Back up to 3000 per day, but with exercise six days a week and stocking shelves for eight hours five days per week, my weight stays constant. It's actually worth keeping active to me to be able to eat what I want.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

I'm at about 3.5k myself, exercising 4 days a week. 6'1" and 167lbs.

[Zing]

I eat 4000+ calories a day. McDonalds almost every day. Instead of cups, I drink out of 2 liter bottles of soda, and drink lots of rum and coke.


Oh yeah.
I'm 6'1, 175 and in my mid 20's My genetics = amazing

I was the same way at that age. Wendy's or Taco Bell almost every day. I drank about a two liter of pop or kool-aid every day.

Then as I got older, suddenly I noticed I was up to 180lbs after being 165lbs (6' tall) for years. That was the end of the fun.

[JsGameRoom]

Yesterday was 7500, today should be around 5000.