I need HELP! How many calories am i suppose to consume?( Judging on profile pic)

CorSonV2GoDLiKe

I consume around 2,000-2,500 calories at least i try tok, but im not sure if i need more simce im pretty active at work and home. I weigh 136 8%bf

IsaackGMOON

Your picture is fairly useless.

Just give us your stats; age, height, weight and gender.

TeaBea

Put your stats here: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

That's maintenance. If you want to lose weight....eat less than that.

PeachyPlum

How about putting your stats into MFP and seeing what it suggests?

santanethy

I've just used that fat loss calculator and the results are different from my current mpf settings. Said to lose fat I need to eat 1576 calories a day, whereas mpf profile I'm aiming for 1200.... Just realised the Scooby one is for 0.8lbs loss per week, mpf 2lbs. It's all very confusing. I've been thinking of getting a fitbit to calculate my real BMR/tdee

malibu927

santanethy wrote: »

I've just used that fat loss calculator and the results are different from my current mpf settings. Said to lose fat I need to eat 1576 calories a day, whereas mpf profile I'm aiming for 1200.... Just realised the Scooby one is for 0.8lbs loss per week, mpf 2lbs. It's all very confusing. I've been thinking of getting a fitbit to calculate my real BMR/tdee

MFP will not drop you below 1200 calories for health reasons, so 2 pounds a week is a bit aggressive. Plus, unlike MFP's calculations, TDEE already includes exercise, so you wouldn't be adding the calories in/eating them back.

OP, how tall are you, what is your goal (lose/maintain/gain), and are you doing that at the amount you're eating?

shadow2soul

santanethy wrote: »

I've just used that fat loss calculator and the results are different from my current mpf settings. Said to lose fat I need to eat 1576 calories a day, whereas mpf profile I'm aiming for 1200.... Just realised the Scooby one is for 0.8lbs loss per week, mpf 2lbs. It's all very confusing. I've been thinking of getting a fitbit to calculate my real BMR/tdee

@santanethy

You are comparing different methods.

MFP is 1200 + exercise calorie burns and that probably isn't even a 1000 calorie deficit (which is required for 2lbs per week loss), but the largest deficit they could give you at your current stats. There used to be a way to see this, but they removed it with the updates to the site a few months ago.

Scooby's calculator is taking the amount you say you will exercise and giving you a goal that includes some calories for the workouts.

editorgrrl

CorSonV2GoDLiKe wrote: »

I consume around 2,000-2,500 calories at least i try tok, but im not sure if i need more simce im pretty active at work and home. I weigh 136 8%bf

Your UP total burn is your TDEE, the number of calories to maintain your current weight. If you eat at a reasonable deficit from that, you will lose weight. (In your profile pic, it's 1,739 calories.)

Connect your accounts: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/apps/show/97
Enable negative calorie adjustments: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings
Set your goal to .5 lb. per week for every 25 lbs. you're overweight: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_guided

MFP has a Jawbone UP Bracelet group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/13420-jawbone-up-bracelet

Varamyr38

I'd just go off what MFP says to lose one pound per week. That's what I'm on and it works great. Won't starve myself from a lack of food and just eat what I want; only in moderation. Helps me lose weight quite well and it's something I can do for the rest of my life. Mine is set for 2,110 calories/day.