How much calories a day should i be eating?

Estefani_H

Im 5"7 and i was wondering how much am i supposed to eat in calories a day so i can lose weight?

rileysowner

Enter your information here on Myfitnesspal in the goal section with a moderate loss goal like 1 pound a week, and that is your calorie goal.

queenliz99

Did you put in your stats into MFP? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest

PinkPixiexox

As others have stated - plug your info into the MFP app and it'll calculate a calorie goal for you

Machka9

What number did MFP give you?

savithny

I always wonder how people manage to get to MFP and create an account and somehow miss the part where it walks you through setting up your goals.....

terbusha

What I do and what I recommend to people is to eat at a calorie level that allows you to make good progress towards your goal. If you are trying to lose weight, eat so you drop 1-2 lbs/week. This assumes an average calorie burn from you getting in all of your workouts. This will be different for everyone, so you'll have to do some trial and error to figure it out. I'd start ~1600 cal/day. Hit this goal, along with your macros and getting in your workouts, for 2 weeks. If you lose 1-2 lbs/week, you're good to go. If you lose too much, increase your intake and repeat. If you don't lose enough, reduce your intake a bit and repeat. After a few cycles, you'll figure out what works for you in your situation.

lynn_glenmont

terbusha wrote: »

What I do and what I recommend to people is to eat at a calorie level that allows you to make good progress towards your goal. If you are trying to lose weight, eat so you drop 1-2 lbs/week. This assumes an average calorie burn from you getting in all of your workouts. This will be different for everyone, so you'll have to do some trial and error to figure it out. I'd start ~1600 cal/day. Hit this goal, along with your macros and getting in your workouts, for 2 weeks. If you lose 1-2 lbs/week, you're good to go. If you lose too much, increase your intake and repeat. If you don't lose enough, reduce your intake a bit and repeat. After a few cycles, you'll figure out what works for you in your situation.

Or, OP could input her actual stats into MFP or another online calculator and get an initial goal that isn't completely arbitrary, that takes into account her current weight and activity level. And then adjust if results aren't appropriate. Assuming from OP's photo she's female, I would recommend giving it a full month before adjusting, because hormones over the course of two weeks can really distort results.