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Calorie goal

Ajocal18
Ajocal18 Posts: 167 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious about a good weight loss rate for my body. Im am a 5'1 female weighing 145 lbs. I am a little less than 15 lbs from a healthy BMI however most women my height weigh or aim to weigh between 100-115 lbs. My goal is 130 and I will adjust from there. I lost a majority of the weight at 1200 calories a day but am wondering should I aim for 1200 calories and a 1lb a week since I could loose another 45 lbs and be within a healthy range or should I aim for .5lbs a week and eat at 1440 for a healthier weightloss? Is this just personal preference at this point ?

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Will you be doing any exercise at all? MFP gives you 1200 before exercise. Add in 240 calories of exercise (and eat those calories back)......it brings you to 1440 AND 1 pound loss per week.

    Win / Win !

    Slow weight loss helps you retain more lean muscle. Slow weight loss calories are closer to maintenance calories to the transition is smoother. But yeah, the choice is yours.

  • Ajocal18
    Ajocal18 Posts: 167 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Will you be doing any exercise at all? MFP gives you 1200 before exercise. Add in 240 calories of exercise (and eat those calories back)......it brings you to 1440 AND 1 pound loss per week.

    Win / Win !

    Slow weight loss helps you retain more lean muscle. Slow weight loss calories are closer to maintenance calories to the transition is smoother. But yeah, the choice is yours.

    I TRY to do cardio a minimum of 30 minutes 3 times a week. I just hate excercise sooo much lol.
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