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Cals to Burn

brittk122
brittk122 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I am trying to figure out how many calories i should be burning a day to be losing about 2 lbs a week. I am already cutting back the calories that I'm eating during the day. How do i calculate about what i should be burning in a day to keep on track with my goal?

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    If you set your goal to 2 pounds a week*, you'll already burn enough to lose that every day if your stats are accurate.

    *-unless you are set to 1200 calories, then most likely 2 pounds a week is too aggressive for you
  • brittk122
    brittk122 Posts: 12 Member
    Very seldom do i actually every eat the 1,200cals a day that it tell me.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You should be eating 1200 no matter what. What are your stats?
  • brittk122
    brittk122 Posts: 12 Member
    Which ones? I'm still pretty new to this and have no idea what you are talking about.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Age, height, weight
  • brittk122
    brittk122 Posts: 12 Member
    age: 25 Height:5'8" weight: fluctuating between 202 and 204
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