How many calories should I eat for my height & weight

BelieveNurSELFIE

I am currently 325lbs and 5'11 almost 6'0. I excersice 5-6 times a week and strength/circuit train 3 times a week. So far I lost 9lbs (start weight 334lbs). The past 3 weeks or so I've been sticking with a 1,200-1,500 calorie diet. The past 2 weeks I haven't seen any weight loss. I'm wondering if I'm getting enough calories? Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful! Thanks

Christine_72

You can eat so much more than that for your height and weight.
Did you put your stats into the mfp calculator? I'd be curious to see what it gave you..

juggernaut1974

Using a random online calculator, you'd have a TDEE somewhere around 2800 calories if you did no exercise at all. With as much to lose as you have, you could safely lose 2 lb a week for a while on 1800ish calories per day plus whatever exercise calories you earn. I wouldn't go any lower than 1800.

Also - be sure to meticulously track calories - that means weighing & measuring everything that goes in your mouth.

BelieveNurSELFIE

christinev297 wrote: »

You can eat so much more than that for your height and weight.
Did you put your stats into the mfp calculator? I'd be curious to see what it gave you..

Well according to the my fitness pal calculator I can consume 2,325 calories a day...that sounds like so much tho. I currently have it set to 2,000 but like I said I've been staying in the 1200-1500 calorie range. Im wondering if not getting enough calories can also hinder any future weight loss?

Christine_72

Setting your calories too low leaves you nowhere to go if you stall or plateau.
The 2325 calories.... is that to lose or maintain?

Christine_72

I also don't think not getting enough calories will hinder your future weight loss per say. You won't go into "starvation mode ".
What exactly are you worried about re not getting enough calories?

SergeantSausage

christinev297 wrote: »

Setting your calories too low leaves you nowhere to go if you stall or plateau.
The 2325 calories.... is that to lose or maintain?

LOL.

Backwards (non)logic is upside down and discombobulated.

BelieveNurSELFIE

I want to say the calculation is for maintaining my weight. I guess I'm just curious if I'm consuming too little calories for the day especially with how much I'm excercising.

Liftng4Lis

Can you open your diary?

Christine_72

SergeantSausage wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

Setting your calories too low leaves you nowhere to go if you stall or plateau.
The 2325 calories.... is that to lose or maintain?

LOL.

Backwards (non)logic is upside down and discombobulated.

And why is that? I'm all for learning if my advice is incorrect

Liftng4Lis

christinev297 wrote: »

Setting your calories too low leaves you nowhere to go if you stall or plateau.
The 2325 calories.... is that to lose or maintain?

It doesn't work like this. It's CICO

sofaking6

If you feel crappy and sluggish and stop being able to make it through your workouts and start having uncontrollable hunger that doesn't go away even when you eat, you're eating too few calories for the day.

Christine_72

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

christinev297 wrote: »

Setting your calories too low leaves you nowhere to go if you stall or plateau.
The 2325 calories.... is that to lose or maintain?

It doesn't work like this. It's CICO

ok well I stand corrected