Should I eat more today?

annalovespizza
annalovespizza Posts: 25 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've eaten 1306 calories today and have burned about 250 off by running and walking. I'm female, 5'3, 152 pounds, and 22 years old. I'm moderately active; I walk maybe a quarter mile during non work days, and three days a week I spend at least 4 hours on my feet at my job.

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  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    You're netting less than 1200 so yes. You should be netting the goal MFP gives you. The calorie deficit is already calculated for you. Grab some ice cream!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Well...that depends. If you've entered yourself as lightly active your walking will probably be included in your activity level. Eat a bit more if you're hungry. You'll just have to monitor to see if you're losing at an appropriate rate. I'm 5'4" and when I was in the 150s, lightly active, I was eating about 1400.
  • d678
    d678 Posts: 3 Member
    It all depends on your calorie intake. If your goal is to lose weight then I suggest trying to work out your BMR. Then subtract 500-1000 calories everyday to lose 1-2 pounds weekly. Your moderatly active so if you want to lose about 2 pounds per week then 1400-1500 calories a day is a good aim (including exercise)
  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    d678 wrote: »
    It all depends on your calorie intake. If your goal is to lose weight then I suggest trying to work out your BMR. Then subtract 500-1000 calories everyday to lose 1-2 pounds weekly. Your moderatly active so if you want to lose about 2 pounds per week then 1400-1500 calories a day is a good aim (including exercise)

    I think you mean TDEE, not BMR.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    You need to eat your exercise calories back to fuel your burns.

    MFP already has you at a deficit with your set calorie limit. You need to eat the exercise calories you earn on top of that otherwise you're dangerously under.
  • d678
    d678 Posts: 3 Member
    ariana_eatsandlifts wrote: »
    d678 wrote: »
    It all depends on your calorie intake. If your goal is to lose weight then I suggest trying to work out your BMR. Then subtract 500-1000 calories everyday to lose 1-2 pounds weekly. Your moderatly active so if you want to lose about 2 pounds per week then 1400-1500 calories a day is a good aim (including exercise)

    I think you mean TDEE, not BMR.

    Yeah your right
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    d678 wrote: »
    It all depends on your calorie intake. If your goal is to lose weight then I suggest trying to work out your BMR. Then subtract 500-1000 calories everyday to lose 1-2 pounds weekly. Your moderatly active so if you want to lose about 2 pounds per week then 1400-1500 calories a day is a good aim (including exercise)

    @d678 My Bmr Is 1400, as already mentioned you're thinking about TDEE

  • d678
    d678 Posts: 3 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    d678 wrote: »
    It all depends on your calorie intake. If your goal is to lose weight then I suggest trying to work out your BMR. Then subtract 500-1000 calories everyday to lose 1-2 pounds weekly. Your moderatly active so if you want to lose about 2 pounds per week then 1400-1500 calories a day is a good aim (including exercise)

    @d678 My Bmr Is 1400, as already mentioned you're thinking about TDEE
    Yeah I did I was thinking BMR in my head and put that instead without realising

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