caloric intake

amdgld
amdgld Posts: 1
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
I am a 60 yr old sedentary woman that needs to loose at least 60 lb. I tried 1200 a day calories a day but I believe this is too low. What do you recommend

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Not enough information provided. What are your stats? How aggressively do you have your goal set? Were you eating back exercise calories?
  • katekc22
    katekc22 Posts: 57 Member
    MFP had me set at 1200 when I first started but I was always so hungry I upped it to 1350 and it seems to have worked for me and I'm
    Not super hungry anymore like I was at 1200 calories
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Type "tdee calculator" into a google search. Go to the sight/s and you'll be asked to enter your gender, weight, height, age and activity level (sedentary). Hit calculate and you will get your TDEE. Reduce by 20% max and that is about the # of calories you should eat to lose. To lose more slowly reduce the TDEE by a percentage less than 20. I'm 61, female and 5'6". When I weighted 203 and sedentary my TDEE was about 1800 calories. Reduced by 20% that is about 1400-1500 calories. IIFYM and Fitnessfrog are good sites to use but there are many. Hope this helps. You may friend me if you like. I'm here every day and my diary is open to friends.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    amdgld wrote: »
    I am a 60 yr old sedentary woman that needs to loose at least 60 lb. I tried 1200 a day calories a day but I believe this is too low. What do you recommend

    What does MFP say? Based on a realistic activity level.
  • SlimBride2Be2016
    SlimBride2Be2016 Posts: 28 Member
    Im at 1210 but the thing is your intake goes up as you workout.. You can easy double that as long as you double your workout... So if I eat 1210 I need to burn 2420 to make a difference..
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    SlimBride2Be2016 wrote: »
    Im at 1210 but the thing is your intake goes up as you workout.. You can easy double that as long as you double your workout... So if I eat 1210 I need to burn 2420 to make a difference..

    huh
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    SlimBride2Be2016 wrote:
    Im (sic) at 1210 but the thing is your intake goes up as you workout (sic).. You can easy double that as long as you double your workout... So if I eat 1210 I need to burn 2420 to make a difference..
    Um, no.
    Weight loss comes from eating less. Exercise is a bonus, in addition to helping your health.
    Don't eat back exercise calories because most people underestimate what they eat, and most machines (including MFP) overestimate calories burned.


    "Most weight loss occurs because of decreased caloric intake.
    However, evidence shows the only way to maintain weight loss is to be engaged in regular physical activity."
    http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/physical_activity/index.html


    OP:
    Here's a BMI chart: http://www.shapeup.org/bmi/bmi6.pdf
    See if your goal weight is in the healthy (green) range.

    This calculator will tell you not only your BMI, but how many servings of various food groups to eat to maintain a particular weight.
    If you enter your healthy goal weight from above, this will help you plan your food intake.
    https://www.bcm.edu/cnrc-apps/healthyeatingcalculator/eatingCal.html
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