Thread: Your average calorie per day...

about 3K at 240 lbs...

Originally Posted by the_menace

I just wanted to know what everybody's average calorie per day and how much do you weigh. Me, I'm around 3000-3500 calories average and 230 lbs.

Let's see some input.

Are you cutting?
I weight around 192 and I eat 3.9 calories per day. I am going to 4.3 or 4.5 in a few weeks though.

I eat around 3800-4000 to maintain...I am 187lbs.

Originally Posted by Vieope

Are you cutting?
I weight around 192 and I eat 3.9 calories per day. I am going to 4.3 or 4.5 in a few weeks though.

I can go overboard sometimes but that's average. During the weekends, it can go as high as 4000 but pretty much during the week, it stays 3000-3500 cal. No, I'm trying to bulk.

Originally Posted by the_menace

I can go overboard sometimes but that's average. During the weekends, it can go as high as 4000 but pretty much during the week, it stays 3000-3500 cal. No, I'm trying to bulk.

How come you can eat just 3500 cal with 230 pounds?

Good question. I'm 6'4'' 235 and just to maintain I'm at 3500-3750. 5K+ on a bulk.

Katamaster did a thread like this earlier. I just need to find it....

Found it.
What Is Your Maintenance Calories

Originally Posted by aggies1ut

Katamaster did a thread like this earlier. I just need to find it....

That's only for maintenance calories. I also wanted to know the average calories of the entire population. That helps me where I'm at and my goal; but I know for the fact that each individual is different.

Vieope, its hard to get more than 3500 calories sometimes especially that I'm going to school full time and work 4 days a week. Its difficult but that 3500 calories is the base of my diet which is at least what I'm getting per day. I'm 6'1-2 btw just for the extra info but yes it does work for me as I've been experimenting with my diet long enough to know when to stop eating a lot of calories, etc. My plan is to keep my weight 230 and just keep moving up.

I eat 2800 calories a day and I weigh 121, need to find a way to increase it though, since I'm not gaining

You weight 121? How tall are you?

Originally Posted by the_menace

Vieope, its hard to get more than 3500 calories sometimes especially that I'm going to school full time and work 4 days a week. Its difficult but that 3500 calories is the base of my diet which is at least what I'm getting per day. I'm 6'1-2 btw just for the extra info but yes it does work for me as I've been experimenting with my diet long enough to know when to stop eating a lot of calories, etc. My plan is to keep my weight 230 and just keep moving up.

You have a weird metabolism.

I'm 165lbs and hitting about 5K per day on average right now.

4k to 5k a day 135

155 lbs and around 2000 cals/day on a cut...and still not losin lol

around 4k, 205 lbs morning bodyweight, bulking.

I was eating everything in site for a couple of months..all healthy food of course. I was trying to gain some muscle..seems i've gained about 3-4lbs or so..which is ok I guess. At that time I'm thinking I was at about 3000 calories a day.

Now I am trying to lost bodyfat and doing a lower calorie diet. I just eat 6 small meals a day. No counting calories, fat or carbs. I just make sure they all balance out. Sure, it's called that body-for-life way of doing thing. I'm sure you're all sick of that type of thing now, but it works great for me. I did add up a few of what I ate each day and it came to about 2000-2200 or so. I lose up to 2lbs a week and do no cardio. Just weight train for an hour 4 days a week alternating between lower and upper body. Just basic stuff for now. I'm down to 15% BF from 22.6%

Ohh yeah..i'm 15% BF at 215lbs.

Originally Posted by tdockweiler

Now I am trying to lost bodyfat and doing a lower calorie diet. I just eat 6 small meals a day. No counting calories, fat or carbs. I just make sure they all balance out. Sure, it's called that body-for-life way of doing thing. I'm sure you're all sick of that type of thing now, but it works great for me.

I do that same thing and pretty much trial and error. I count calories once in a while if I'm not familiar with the food and read food labels and that gives me a good estimate of some of my calories. There's no such thing as 'perfect' counting but you get pretty close to it. My motto is to keep it clean, well-balanced, enough calories...then train hard.

150 and take 2300 to bulk just to start but then will get to 3000 and stick there and then cut to 1700 until i like what i see and then just maintain at 2250

Originally Posted by Vieope

You weight 121? How tall are you?

5'8 lol, I know I need to gain just hard to eat so much!

Originally Posted by Var

I'm 165lbs and hitting about 5K per day on average right now.

When i was 165 and doing a bulk it was about 3k and i felt STUFFED. i cant imagine getting anymore cals in. Will try a more calorie dense bulk next time around.

Presently on a cut 168 and doing 1.9k
Height 6'