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post 1610735551 07-15-2020, 11:51 PM
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How many calories a day would you need to be happy

In a perfect world I would say 4000

Two big meals of 1500 each

Then a big juicy 1000 calorie desert after dinner

No breakfast

All I need is to burn 4000 calories a day and I can life in perfect happiness without getting fat
post 1610735621 07-15-2020, 11:52 PM
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post 1610735671 07-15-2020, 11:53 PM
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Cutting sucks so much, any kind of calorie deficit however small and I just want to die
post 1610735831 07-15-2020, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks⏩
3000 daily would be perfect.
I'd say this. Prob 2500-3K. I can't even imagine eating that much every day. Would be heaven.
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post 1610782011 07-16-2020, 01:08 PM
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I mostly forcefeed myself to get 3600 calories a day.

If I didn't eat clean that would be perfect. Since I eat clean, it is kind of a pain in the ass to get that many calories all the time.
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post 1610782681 07-16-2020, 01:18 PM
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Between 6-7k which coincidentally is what I consume now.
post 1610782771 07-16-2020, 01:19 PM
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2000 would be great.

I'm consistently eating 1200-1500 calories a day. Sometimes less now that I'm not working out.
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post 1610783141 07-16-2020, 01:23 PM
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post 1610783351 07-16-2020, 01:25 PM
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1800 or so
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post 1610785101 07-16-2020, 01:46 PM
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Being able to cut on 3000 would be dope.
post 1610786161 07-16-2020, 01:57 PM
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post 1610786801 07-16-2020, 02:05 PM
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depends on the quality of eating

clean food, 3k is pretty damn high and would be enough

if it's a case of eating ice cream, donuts and pizza, might need to bump them up to 5 or 6k
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post 1610787701 07-16-2020, 02:14 PM
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2500
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post 1610787961 07-16-2020, 02:17 PM
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About 6000
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post 1610790081 07-16-2020, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted By devin45k⏩
I mostly forcefeed myself to get 3600 calories a day.

If I didn't eat clean that would be perfect. Since I eat clean, it is kind of a pain in the ass to get that many calories all the time.
I thought we got rid of „clean eating“ in 2008.
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Honestly? 2000-2500. That's where I'm sitting at, being sedentary now besides training. It's a good, comfortable level for maintenance. It's on the low end for sure, but I have a really slow metabolism and always have. There's also a lot of research linking caloric restriction to longevity in rats. It might apply to humans as well. I used to force feed myself tons of excess calories in the past. It's hard on your gut and is generally uncomfortable. I've been following an IF protocol for almost a decade now and find it such a convenient way to eat in the day. I eat 12pm-8pm. I'll have a large lunch at noon, something in the afternoon around 4-5, then a large dinner at 7. Works really well.
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Originally Posted By MuzzieChik786⏩
2000 would be great.

I'm consistently eating 1200-1500 calories a day. Sometimes less now that I'm not working out.
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2200

Was just the right amount of food for me,
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People ITT need to try IF.

Im eating 3k cals every day, and even leaning a bit because thats slightly under maintenance (apparently), and i get to eat pretty much anything i want. Cheeseburgers, pizza, tacos, you name it.

I could push that number to 3500 and train a bit harder... honestly now more than ever i have a very healthy relationship with food.
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Originally Posted By Ken-O⏩
People ITT need to try IF.

Im eating 3k cals every day, and even leaning a bit because thats slightly under maintenance (apparently), and i get to eat pretty much anything i want. Cheeseburgers, pizza, tacos, you name it.

I could push that number to 3500 and train a bit harder... honestly now more than ever i have a very healthy relationship with food.
Repped. IF is great. I can't imagine going back to eating breakfast early in the morning.
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post 1610793991 07-16-2020, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks⏩
Lmao at clean eating just L M A O
Originally Posted By wave_length⏩
I thought we got rid of „clean eating“ in 2008.
I've added more carbs lately. I honestly look the same.

It was absolutely torture when I was doing High Protein, High Fat and low carb. I felt food pregnant all the time.
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks⏩
Yeah I do IF but if I eat 3k every day I’ll get fat af lmao.
Yeah me too. TFW don't have the metabolism of a man. lol
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I maintain around 3300, and can comfortably cut around 2500. I've cut as low as 1700 before, which is doable but feels like trash a lot of the time.

Honestly if I could maintain at 5k that would be the GOAT life. I don't have huge hunger, but I've never really had a day where I felt like I ate too much even if it's a purpose cheat/binge day. Bottomless pit without the cravings basically
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Strong metabolisms in here

If I eat above 2000 calories I get fat


3500 would be perfect
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I could easily do three 1500 cal meals... lot of my guilty pleasures are very calorie dense, so maybe more....not even factoring in booze
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Originally Posted By Merc009⏩
Strong metabolisms in here

If I eat above 2000 calories I get fat


3500 would be perfect
Not so much metabolism itself, moreso micromovements done throughout the day.

If you fidget, shake your leg, get up and move around a lot throughout the day you burn a lot more calories than the people who sit stationary for the whole time.

I work a desk job but constantly get up and move, twirl **** in my hands, do the leg shake thing, etc. and I burn more passively than most people with desk jobs.

Also do more cardio for free snack calories
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