How do you know your calorie intake?

HarjitPuri
HarjitPuri Posts: 2 Member
edited November 29 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone know how to determine your calorie intake of the day?

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  • Mavrick_RN
    Mavrick_RN Posts: 439 Member
    Sure we do but why should we tell you? It's a big ole secret.
  • L_Master
    L_Master Posts: 354 Member
    edited February 2016
    Yes. Weigh your food on a scale.
  • datsundriver87
    datsundriver87 Posts: 186 Member
    Calorie intake=what you eat and drink all day, calorie expenditure is what your body burns in a day, that's a little more complicated to figure out but still possible.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    You know this is a calorie counting website, right? Log your foods in your diary and it will add it up for you...
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    OP, do you mean how do you know how much you should be eating for safe and sustainable weight loss?

    This is full of great info:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
  • egoodman630
    egoodman630 Posts: 9 Member
    or maybe do you mean how do you count your calories when there aren't any nutrition facts? i know i have a hard time logging some foods when im unsure of how to pinpoint the calories. (i.e freshly made blueberry muffins from a bakery)
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    This seems like a trick question...
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    ummmmmmmmmmmmm
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    egoodman630 wrote: »
    or maybe do you mean how do you count your calories when there aren't any nutrition facts? i know i have a hard time logging some foods when im unsure of how to pinpoint the calories. (i.e freshly made blueberry muffins from a bakery)

    All you can do here is make your best guess. Find something similar in the database. The usual suspects....Panera, Starbucks, Wal-Mart....look for something that's the same size. This won't be exact, but it can be a good ballpark.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
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  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Wondering if the OP is asking how to determine what calorie intake *should* be ..

    If that's the case, OP .. http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=What+should+my+calorie+intake+be
  • HarjitPuri
    HarjitPuri Posts: 2 Member
    Yes, I'm looking for more clarification on how many calories one should be eating. I'm assuming it is different for everyone based on height,age, activity level,etc
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    HarjitPuri wrote: »
    Yes, I'm looking for more clarification on how many calories one should be eating. I'm assuming it is different for everyone based on height,age, activity level,etc

    If you enter your stats and goals into MFP, it will generate a calorie goal for you.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    HarjitPuri wrote: »
    Yes, I'm looking for more clarification on how many calories one should be eating. I'm assuming it is different for everyone based on height,age, activity level,etc

    If only there was an app/website that calculated that for you, then allowed you to log your food so you can tell how many calories you're eating daily. If only.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    HarjitPuri wrote: »
    Yes, I'm looking for more clarification on how many calories one should be eating. I'm assuming it is different for everyone based on height,age, activity level,etc

    If only there was an app/website that calculated that for you, then allowed you to log your food so you can tell how many calories you're eating daily. If only.

    Yep! OP you are on the very website that does everything you're asking for :wink:

  • Annie_01
    Annie_01 Posts: 3,096 Member
    OP...go to your home page and click on goals. There is an option to use the guided setup. Until you figure out what you are doing that is the one that I would use.

    Later you can possibly set your own goals.

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