IM HUNGRY!

I have been meaning to ask you all this for awhile. How many calories do you eat a day? I have become a gym rat and am there at least 5 times a week. I know when I do my cardio I am burning about 400-500 calories and when I do my cardio plus weights it is probably more like 600 calories... right now I am eating roughly 1250 calories a day and sometimes I seem so hungry. Do you think I should be eating more? How much are you guys eating? Are you exercising?

Melissa, I average about 1450 calories a day with 85-100 grams of protein. I exercise 5 to 6 days a week. On the days I get 1200 or less, I'm hungry too. I've been a bit of a slow loser, but, I really feel good and think I'm on the right track. Lori 384/255/168

I averaged 618 calories a day this month with 60 grams of protein. I use fitday.com to track my intake. I lost 13 lbs. I'm rarely physically hungry, but I still struggle every minute with 'head hunger'. I do strength training 5 days a week and walk 2 miles 4 days a week with a 5+ mile walk once a week. Seven

Seven, Is there where your nutritionist wants you? Seems way low. My doctor told me that patients who get less than 1200 a day run the risk of malnutrition problems...I'm worried about you! Lori

I haven't seen the nut in a while, but she never gave me a calorie amount. Protein first and stop when satisfied. That's what I do. My labs were super at 7 months, so the doc told me to keep doing what I am doing. Truly I believe I am absorbing everything! Thanks for thinking of me. Seven

I also workout 6 days per week doing cardio and strength training. I eat 1200-1300 calories per day and I'm hungry too!!!!! I usually get really hungry at about 3:30 in the afternoon, so I plan a snack at about that time - usually 2 slices of 2% american cheese and saltines. I will work out an hour or so later and have dinner between 7:30 and 8:00. My weightloss has been slow, but I think we're at the point where it's going to be slow from here on out - about a pound a week, if that much.

Hey Melissa, I get about 1200-1300 calories a day. Im rarely physically hungry because Im constantly drinking water but I notice that on the days I dont get all of it in I get hungry about 2-3 hours after eating. I workout for at least 40 min a day doing something(Curves, Treadmill, Stepper,etc). Maybe you need an extra snack or two. I usually burn about 300 calories at a time but 600 may require some extra fuel for the fire. Candy 263.5/163.5/150(I hope)