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

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CorSonV2GoDLiKe
CorSonV2GoDLiKe Posts: 7 Member
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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

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  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
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    Your picture is fairly useless.

    Just give us your stats; age, height, weight and gender.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    Put your stats here: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    That's maintenance. If you want to lose weight....eat less than that.
  • PeachyPlum
    PeachyPlum Posts: 1,243 Member
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    How about putting your stats into MFP and seeing what it suggests?
  • santanethy
    santanethy Posts: 6 Member
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    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
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    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
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
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    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
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
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    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
    Varamyr38 Posts: 258 Member
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    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.

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