calories

meghanrushman
meghanrushman Posts: 24 Member
edited November 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Is 1380 calories per day too little for a woman to consume each day?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It depends on about a gazillion factors...
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    How active is this woman?
  • CatherineD9889
    CatherineD9889 Posts: 30 Member
    Depends on your current weight and activity level.
  • meghanrushman
    meghanrushman Posts: 24 Member
    Slightly active
  • meghanrushman
    meghanrushman Posts: 24 Member
    199.2
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    edited May 2015
    http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/

    play around with this calculator. It takes into account your activity/exercise level, unlike MFP.(so you do not eat your exercise calories back when using scooby)
    My guess is 1380 is too low for you considering your age and weight. What is your height?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    That is your base and you will be earning more through exercise.
  • meghanrushman
    meghanrushman Posts: 24 Member
    5'7
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    That sounds a little low to me, but you can earn more by exercising.
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    edited May 2015
    When I put your stats in the scooby calculator, using pretty aggressive weight loss options...and using sedentary as your activity level I came up with 1600. In my opinion only eating 1380 even on days you do not exercise is still too low. You want to be able to do this long-term. Whatever you decide to do, its kind of a trial and error thing until you find what works for you. Good luck!

    edited to add...MFP over estimates calories burned during exercise. Be reasonable in eating back your exercise calories. For example if MFP says you have burned 1000 calories, I would not eat all of that back.
  • meghanrushman
    meghanrushman Posts: 24 Member
    Thanks so much for your help! I have been really trying to lose weight. I have gotten Combat whey protein from Vitamin Shoppe and that had helped substitute or a meal per day. Do you know if the whey protein at Wal-Mart is just as good as what you get from the vitamin shoppe?
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    Whey makes you go the bathroom a lot, and not necessarily when you're ready. Not recommended.
  • farfromthetree
    farfromthetree Posts: 982 Member
    I drink Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein. I have no problems with it. I certainly would NOT use soy protein, due to links of breast cancer to soy. I am not sure about the protein at Wal-Mart to be honest. I know when my son was on a tight budget he would get his at Target. I think the big difference may be taste. Protein provides you many benefits with many benefits, just do a Google search and you will see how important it is.
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