How many calories should i be consuming?

plink7510

Hello! I am new to the app. 3 1/2 weeks ago I was 360 pounds. Today I am currently at 335! I have a long way to go and am wondering if I am consuming the right amount of calories a day. Every calorie, TEE, BMI calculator I use says something different. I have my daily calorie allotment set to 2,000. I have done a lot of research on weight loss over the past few weeks and thought I was somewhat educated but it is frustrating to get different calorie calculations from different websites. Any positive feedback would be appreciated!

P. S. I workout 4 times per week using my new Bowflex max 7 trainer and weight training.

vivelajackie

I'm in the 290s and MFP has me pegged at around 1950, so you could definitely lose at 2k. I just plug in my stats and go off what they suggest. If I don't notice change after diligent logging within a month's time I drop my calories slightly to see if anything budges. That being said, if you're honest with logging and your activity levels, mfp is good at telling you what you should be at to lose weight

peterbuller8

As long as you put your new weight into MFP each week and then goto settings then update diet and fitness profile at the bottom hit update and it will change the amount of calories for you .

Luna3386

Seems to be working for you!! I think you have to pick one calculator and stick with it. Just readjust the numbers as you lose.

SusanMFindlay

peterbuller8 wrote: »

As long as you put your new weight into MFP each week and then goto settings then update diet and fitness profile at the bottom hit update and it will change the amount of calories for you .

This is great advice.

If you want a "second opinion", this calculator is a good one: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

I had to guess a height and age for you (went with 5'6 and 30 years old), and it suggested that if you were sedentary, you'd burn just over 2700 calories/day, so you'd certainly lose weight eating 2000 - especially if you have any physical activity (including walking) in your day.

ninerbuff

If you're losing weight......................continue.

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spiffychick85

Just wanted to say Congrats on the loss

lemonychild

Continue with 2k.

plink7510

SusanMFindlay wrote: »

peterbuller8 wrote: »

As long as you put your new weight into MFP each week and then goto settings then update diet and fitness profile at the bottom hit update and it will change the amount of calories for you .

This is great advice.

If you want a "second opinion", this calculator is a good one: http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

I had to guess a height and age for you (went with 5'6 and 30 years old), and it suggested that if you were sedentary, you'd burn just over 2700 calories/day, so you'd certainly lose weight eating 2000 - especially if you have any physical activity (including walking) in your day.

Thank you... Sorry I forgot that info! I am 5 feet 10 inches and will be 29 next month! I will check with this calculator!

PAV8888

Great job so far.

2000 Cal seems to be working fine for you, including some quick initial losses.

If you are feeling good (not feeling too hungry/omg this is too hard/loss of energy) and given your weight loss doesn't continue to persistently exceed 1.5% per week... carry on.

I would certainly not eat any less at this time given your results so far.

If you are finding it hard to maintain this agressive deficit, if your workouts are suffering or if you are feeling tired/faint/listless at times, you should consider that your current rate of loss is quite fast, and that continuing to lose weight at any deficit, even i less aggressive, is much better than making things so hard you end up quiting.

Your initial rate of loss implies you may actually have considerable room to eat more at this time while still continuing to lose at a very good clip.

As you get lighter, of course, you will have to accept slower loss rates or drop the calories even more, so having the room to do so is not a terrible idea.

You may also want to keep track of your weight using a trending weight application or web site. Not as important right now, but a year or two down the road it may be nice to be able to look back at the information!

If your loss rates continues another 2-3 weeks at more than 1.5% of body weight a week I would definitely consider whether eating a bit more and losing at ~1% a week would be a better long term strategy.

Other than that....you're doing great and seeing very good initial results!

**While 1% of body weight loss per week is more lean mass preserving than 1.5%, given the OP's starting point, losing at 1.5% initially may be of greater overall health benefit.