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Calories and weight loss!

Farrell73
Farrell73 Posts: 94 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
How many calories should I eat in a day to loose weight?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    MFP should have given you a calorie goal when you set up your profile
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    What did MFP tell you was your goal when you entered all your information? Start there.
  • Farrell73
    Farrell73 Posts: 94 Member
    I made this profile back in 2011, and never really used it
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Farrell73 wrote: »
    I made this profile back in 2011, and never really used it

    Go under Settings-->Update Diet/Fitness Profile, change your starting weight if you need to, and it will give you a new total. Even if your weight hasn't changed, your calories probably will since you're five years older.
  • Cahgetsfit
    Cahgetsfit Posts: 1,912 Member
    go to somewhere like tdeecalculator.net and work it out. choose sedentary even if you're not. It also gives you options of macros breakdowns. HOWEVER it will give you a 500 calorie deficit as a default when you choose "cutting", which may be a bit too much to start off on. Find your TDEE, reduce by a couple of hundred calories and choose macros breakdown you like and take it from there.
  • Farrell73
    Farrell73 Posts: 94 Member
    Thank you Malibu927
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Farrell73 wrote: »
    I made this profile back in 2011, and never really used it

    Welcome back!

    Set up your goals with your current stats and it will give you your calorie goal.
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