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lmd_1979
lmd_1979 Posts: 130
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I'm 12 st or about 76kg and am about 5'7 so am short lol. I want to lose weight and have set a goal of 1500 cal a day. Is this too low as I started about 3 weeks ago before signing up to this and on occasions have felt really hungry.

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  • clumsydubuu
    clumsydubuu Posts: 1
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    I'm 4"11 and 66kg my set of calories for the day is 1,200 so I thing yours is good~ tbh I'm new to this too...
  • navyrigger46
    navyrigger46 Posts: 1,301 Member
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    1500 is pretty low for a guy. I'd calculate your TDEE and go from there. Just Google it and average out the result from a few different calculators, it's pretty self explanatory, It works, and you won't feel like you're starving.

    Rigger
  • lmd_1979
    lmd_1979 Posts: 130
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    Thought I would just add that I was tracking it all through the myfitnesspal app on my phone on another profile and most days kept within the 1500 cal limit. I bought some scales today and weighed myself and wasn't surprised.
    What's TDEE?
  • craigheon
    craigheon Posts: 167 Member
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    It means total daily energy expenditure.
  • lmd_1979
    lmd_1979 Posts: 130
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    Apparently upping it to 1900 cal would be more suitable according to one calculator.

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