I just started MyFitnessPal a couple of days ago and it’s hard for me to reach 1,350cal a day…

karina124555
karina124555 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I’m a woman 19 years old, 5’7, 150lbs.
Is it because I also burn calories with working out that’s why I need to eat more? Also I think I just need assurance that eating that much calories and working out a bit, I will lose weight?

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  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,847 Member
    That much? 1,350 is a lot? According to this calculator, your BMR is about 1,500, which is the calories you'd burn while laying in a coma. Your TDEE estimate is probably 1,800 to 2,300, so anything below that should result in weight loss.

    https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/

    You may not even need a calculator like that. If your weight has been stable and you can figure out your daily calories in recently, that's your TDEE. I mean if you've been consuming 2,200 per day, say, and your weight has been stable, that's all you need to know and it's better info than any online calculator can come up with.
  • karina124555
    karina124555 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks! My weight has been pretty stable for the past like 2 years, I’ll just try my best eating 1,350cals per day, nutritious and protein filling foods and getting a good work out in to lose some weight in the next couple of months.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,220 Member
    I doubt you’re counting calories correctly as an actual 1,350 every day is way too low for n active 19 year old and you would have no problem getting that amount in. Stable at 150 tells me that you’re used to more like an actual 2,000 or so calories per day on average
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,198 Member
    edited September 10
    Too many women believe they need to eat like tiny little birds in order to lose weight. It's not universally so . . . and under-eating is not a path to thriving good health or attractive appearance.

    It varies, but 1350 is pretty low. One person's experience doesn't predict another's results, but let's consider that I lost weight when I was about your current weight (150s), eating 1400-1600 calories plus all exercise calories, while sedentary outside of the exercise . . . and while 2 inches shorter, 3 times older (59-60), menopausal, and severely hypothyroid. My actual gross calories were usually 1600-2000, once I added the exercise calories, and I lost weight at a good clip. That's a pretty big demographic gulf between you and me, y'know? We'd expect someone younger and taller to need more calories.

    I'm pretty sure a normal 19 year old, 5'7", 150-pound woman who works out needs more than an accurate 1350 calories of nutrition in order to thrive, even while also losing weight.

    For sure, eat at least that much. See what your average results are after at least one full menstrual cycle, so you can compare body weight at the same relative point in at least two different cycles. Don't try to lose fast. Try to lose healthfully. The results will be more attractive (if that's what you're going for) as well as healthier.

    Best wishes from your concerned old internet auntie! ;)

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