Frist wi and iam going to up my calories

zanthee66

Hi I started back calorie counting last Monday I weight 167 lbs this morning
I weighed myself and I weigh 162lbs so I have had a 5lb loss I know you loss
More weight on the frist week but this time I want it to be for good so iam going
To up my calories from 1500 to 1640 because I want to loss it slower so it stays
Off for me 1640 calories is the number I need to maintain my weight if I was 140 lbs
Which is where I want to be gas anyone else Done this

Lyadeia

I think it is always best to eat as much as you possibly can while still ending up in a calorie deficit causing weight loss. That way if things slow down later on, you can easily cut more calories without worrying about "am I eating enough?"

That said, do you know what your maintenance level is right now? I would determine what your maintenance (TDEE) calorie level is and take 20% off of that number and eat those many calories to lose weight at a comfortable pace. It's hard to know if the number you came up with is appropriate or not without knowing what your TDEE is.

zanthee66

Hi my TDEE at 162 lbs with no exercise is 1702 so does that mean I can eat 1702 and still lose weight also if I do earn some exercise calories should I have all or some of them plus my 1702 :