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Help please..How do I find out how many calories I need.

Monkeyonthehill
Monkeyonthehill Posts: 9 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
Hi, a novice needing help please, I desperately want to lose some weight, approximately a stone would help. I am inactive due to spinal problems. How do I find out how many calories I should be having. As for exercising I can walk but that’s it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,267 Member
    ^^This. Go into your profile and set your "goal weight," then ask to lose half a pound per week. The app will automatically assign you a calorie goal per day.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hi, a novice needing help please, I desperately want to lose some weight, approximately a stone would help. I am inactive due to spinal problems. How do I find out how many calories I should be having. As for exercising I can walk but that’s it. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

    This calculator calculates that for you when you put in you stats and desired rate of loss.
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