How much food????

Lovemehatemebytchez

So how much food do you need to eat to lose weight? Now, I'm 5'6 and weigh 283 pounds and I exercise everyday and I eat about 1500 calories daily. I Try to drink a gallon of water daily. I'm only asking because I lose one pound a week and I was wondering how do I lose more in a week? Thank for the info!

debrag12

1 lbs a week is a good rate of loss.

Your TDEE is around 2460 so 1500 calories a day is good to loss 1lb a week.

20% would be 1973
25% would be 1850

I entered your stats on scobbyworkshop as desk job little exercise. With 3-5 hrs of exercise your tdee raises to 3186

ariamythe

Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »

So how much food do you need to eat to lose weight?

Depends on the person. Metabolisms differ, so there's no one set amount. I do agree with debrag12, 1 lb. a week is a healthy and sustainable loss rate. The weight did not come on all in one month, it isn't going to go away in one month either.

sheldonklein

If you are losing 1lb/wk over a long period of time (months) you are eating more than 1500 calories. If it's only for a few weeks , it is too soon to draw any conclusions.
The basic arithmetic is straightforward. You need a 3500 calorie deficit (500/day) to lose one pound of fat. Input your stats and weight loss goals into MFP, follow its recommendation and measure and track accurately. You are very likely to lose consistent with your goal.

Sued0nim

sheldonklein wrote: »

If you are losing 1lb/wk over a long period of time (months) you are eating more than 1500 calories. If it's only for a few weeks , it is too soon to draw any conclusions.
The basic arithmetic is straightforward. You need a 3500 calorie deficit (500/day) to lose one pound of fat. Input your stats and weight loss goals into MFP, follow its recommendation and measure and track accurately. You are very likely to lose consistent with your goal.

This

And stating you're eating about 1500 calories makes me wonder about the accuracy of your food logging

Have you read this?

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

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professionalHobbyist

For the best chance at a great start and continued success, read all the newcomer stickies and get a decent $25 digital food scale

As others mentioned log food very carefully

And log in cooking oil!!! That is a couple hundred calories if you use much

The food log on here is an awesome tool. I love it

Set your profile info and goals. If you can do any exercise it helps.

Best wishes on making this all work great!!

Annie_01

rabbitjb wrote: »

sheldonklein wrote: »

If you are losing 1lb/wk over a long period of time (months) you are eating more than 1500 calories. If it's only for a few weeks , it is too soon to draw any conclusions.
The basic arithmetic is straightforward. You need a 3500 calorie deficit (500/day) to lose one pound of fat. Input your stats and weight loss goals into MFP, follow its recommendation and measure and track accurately. You are very likely to lose consistent with your goal.

This

And stating you're eating about 1500 calories makes me wonder about the accuracy of your food logging

Have you read this?

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1296011/calorie-counting-101/p1

She might not be logging accurately...IDK...however...

I doubt if there are very many that eat exactly at their calorie goal each and every day even if they are logging accurately. Some days it might be 100 calories less...some days 20 calories over...a few times(not often) I have managed to eat exactly my calorie limit. Which is more accurate..."I eat X amount" or "I eat about X amount".

I log as accurately as possible...if someone asked me how much I eat...I would probably give a range instead of an exact number...because within that range is what I eat. My appetite and activity for the day vary and so does my eating.

Lovemehatemebytchez

debrag12 wrote: »

1 lbs a week is a good rate of loss.

Your TDEE is around 2460 so 1500 calories a day is good to loss 1lb a week.

20% would be 1973
25% would be 1850

I entered your stats on scobbyworkshop as desk job little exercise. With 3-5 hrs of exercise your tdee raises to 3186

Thanks, I have done that too on that site and a bunch more sites. I don't understand what you mean about 20% and 25%

Lovemehatemebytchez

ariamythe wrote: »

Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »

So how much food do you need to eat to lose weight?

Depends on the person. Metabolisms differ, so there's no one set amount. I do agree with debrag12, 1 lb. a week is a healthy and sustainable loss rate. The weight did not come on all in one month, it isn't going to go away in one month either.

Thanks girly, and I know. I just thought there was some secret I didn't know about.

Lovemehatemebytchez

sheldonklein wrote: »

If you are losing 1lb/wk over a long period of time (months) you are eating more than 1500 calories. If it's only for a few weeks , it is too soon to draw any conclusions.
The basic arithmetic is straightforward. You need a 3500 calorie deficit (500/day) to lose one pound of fat. Input your stats and weight loss goals into MFP, follow its recommendation and measure and track accurately. You are very likely to lose consistent with your goal.

I don't understand?

Annie_01

If you are logging your food accurately you should be losing at least 2lbs a week unless there is some medical issue.

At your current weight 2lbs a week is reasonable.

Lovemehatemebytchez

Annie_01 wrote: »

If you are logging your food accurately you should be losing at least 2lbs a week unless there is some medical issue.

At your current weight 2lbs a week is reasonable.

Yes, on same weeks I was losing 2lbs a week, but I fall off and don't eat breakfast and then I exercise. No medical issues just no food. Lol

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strong_curves

Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »

Annie_01 wrote: »

If you are logging your food accurately you should be losing at least 2lbs a week unless there is some medical issue.

At your current weight 2lbs a week is reasonable.

Yes, on same weeks I was losing 2lbs a week, but I fall off and don't eat breakfast and then I exercise. No medical issues just no food. Lol

There's your answer right there. You want to lose more than 1lb a week then you have to lower how your calorie goal and even then you might not lose more than 1 lb. Accelerating how much you lose a week might not be the best thing for you tho. Also if you aren't using a food scale for everything you eat/drink you may be eating more than you realize.

Liftng4Lis

You're losing at an excellent rate, WTG. It's not going to come off any quicker than you gained it.

Lovemehatemebytchez

strong_curves wrote: »

Lovemehatemebytchez wrote: »

Annie_01 wrote: »

If you are logging your food accurately you should be losing at least 2lbs a week unless there is some medical issue.

At your current weight 2lbs a week is reasonable.

Yes, on same weeks I was losing 2lbs a week, but I fall off and don't eat breakfast and then I exercise. No medical issues just no food. Lol

There's your answer right there. You want to lose more than 1lb a week then you have to lower how your calorie goal and even then you might not lose more than 1 lb. Accelerating how much you lose a week might not be the best thing for you tho. Also if you aren't using a food scale for everything you eat/drink you may be eating more than you realize.

Thanks.