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Calorie intake

saraiii322
saraiii322 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Can anyone help me calculate how many calories I should be having each day to lean out? Current weight 101 - female - 5’1

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  • rohitrawat90
    rohitrawat90 Posts: 6 Member
    Take your BMR or basal metabolic rate. Start with BMR + 50 calories if you don’t workout else BMR +100 or 150 calories to stay in deficit.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    saraiii322 wrote: »
    Can anyone help me calculate how many calories I should be having each day to lean out? Current weight 101 - female - 5’1

    101 lbs or kgs?

    Is there a particular area you are not happy with?
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    saraiii322 wrote: »
    Can anyone help me calculate how many calories I should be having each day to lean out? Current weight 101 - female - 5’1

    You are already at a pretty lean weight for your height, so you will probably want to consider recomp instead of losing more. Make sure you entered your stats accurately here and choose maintain weight as your goal, then start focusing on strength training. I can't link on my phone, but hopefully someone will drop a link to the Recomp thread in here for you.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    saraiii322 wrote: »
    Can anyone help me calculate how many calories I should be having each day to lean out? Current weight 101 - female - 5’1

    101 lbs or kgs?

    Is there a particular area you are not happy with?

    Good point, I didn't consider kgs!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    saraiii322 wrote: »
    Can anyone help me calculate how many calories I should be having each day to lean out? Current weight 101 - female - 5’1

    101 lbs or kgs?

    Is there a particular area you are not happy with?

    Good point, I didn't consider kgs!

    And recomp was where I was going, if the answer was lbs!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1
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