what does everyone eat on an average day

To the OP, I like to start with a 15% reduction off of maintenance. Your number seems little low. Based on experience, 15 calories per pound of bodyweight usually gets pretty close to your true maintenance.

All of these calculators, and even the more in depth formulas you may come across are merely estimates though.

Best way to find your true maintenance without getting hooked up to machines is simple. Track your food intake for 2 weeks. Were you gaining or losing weight. If you neither gained nor lost.... you just found your maintenance.
 
Exercise

You're right about that, Steve - people just need to do it - I've been into various exercise programs for 45 years beginning in my teens with weights at home, track, and yoga - up to the present the two hour morning hike fits into my daily trek - my wife does her tread mill work out and weights & stretchs in the evenings.

We look at people our age and younger and see so many out of shape and unhealthy people live in the USA - when we were in Malaysia and Singapore in 04/05 just trimness alone - especially in Singapore - was a stunning contrast. Having ample healthy food and exercise programs is a global challenge.

The best to everyone.

Mitch
 
hmmm... don't think I'm eating enough. Today I had a grapefruit for breakfast, 2 cheese scones for lunch (hate to think how many calories LOL) and for tea a bowl of pasta. I'm not hungry at all though.
 
Breakfast
Cereal OR Egg sandwhich OR bagel

Lunch
Microwave pizza OR Sandwhich of some kind
and some sort of fruit maybe a FEW chips

Dinner
I try to control my portions no matter what I'm eating.
 
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