How many kcals per day?

Rpeat1
Rpeat1 Posts: 49 Member
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I've returned to MFP after a long break. I used to run a heck of a lot and had got down to 71kg and 10% BF, but since a series of injuries I've gone up to 89kg and 24%!

Thing is I can't remember how to calculate the kcals level I should be working to. My BMR is 1773 but how do I work the overall target? MFP says 1240 as their guide based on 2lb loss.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Enter your age, height, current weight and activity level and an appropriate weight loss target

    Base your activity level on your general day to day worklife - eg if you've got a desk job and barely move you're sedentary - if you're a manual labourer on a construction site or similar you're probably highly active

    that's your base level of calories - then you add in your exercise

    so if you're going for a run - add it in - but if you're not using an HRM, halve the calories MFP gives you

    eat your base plus your exercise
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Unless you want to cut from TDEE then you go somewhere like Scoobyworkshop and enter your details and then manually adjust your calories on MFP

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