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Increasing cals from 1200 to 1500, but will I lose weight?

tabby_123
tabby_123 Posts: 80 Member
edited February 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi all!

I'm a relatively sedentary female (I am a full time college student with a job so I find myself not having time to workout and sit in class or in the library a lot of the time). I am 21 years old. I started out eating 1200 calories, but I find it much easier to eat 1500 calories. I'm new to determining my BMR and how much of a calorie deficit it takes to burn calories...with a daily caloric intake of 1500 calories, how much would I burn a day? How long would it take me to lose a lb? If anyone has links to explanations/calculations, that would even be great! Thank you! :)

Edit: I'm also 167 lbs, 5'4''.

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  • MBrothers22
    MBrothers22 Posts: 323 Member
    Do a search for "scooby bmr" and put your info in there. Most people on here will say that's the most accurate website
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,059 Member
    You can estimate your BMR, and go from there.
    I'm personally losing by eating 1,200-1,700+ a day. Fluctuates based on my activity levels (same boat as you as a college student), but as long as I'm netting anywhere in that amount, I've been losing. Just figure out what works best for you, and what you're not going to be miserable eating on.
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