For the beginners on here how to determine what is safe

Newfiedan

how about those who don't exercize regular ( I have been doing pretty good though) I am a stay at home mom of 4 ( 2 are in school though) I manage about 20/30 min walk's 2-5 days a week. MFP has me on a 1250 cal a day. I am 5'1 .5 and have about 120 lbs to lose to be at the HIGH end for my height ect. If I dont exercize at all should I eat less than 1250? Thanks for your imput I really appreciate it!!

Given the amount you have to lose I would not go any lower than 1250, you need 1200/day just to function as in breathe, produce waste and think properly. Try not to exceed 1.5/week, slower weight loss usually means the less resistance the body will put up to shedding the weight. The body does not want to be overweight, it goes against everything the body does want. With that said at that low a caloric intake make sure you are eating back the workout calories, you need to feed the fat burning machine in you and that is pretty low to do so. It will work at first but you will hit a wall once you get into the swing of it and have dropped some weight. My advice to you with that low of an intake is to research and really get into a clean eating diet to make sure you are getting the proper nutrition into your body. Just so I make it crystal clear here for everyone, it does not matter how much you workout if you do not feed the fat burning machine inside of you, you will not shed fat simple as that. 1200/day works fine for a while but go below that and the body will stop you dead in your tracks and be highly counterproductive to fat loss.

Newfiedan

I manage about 20/30 min walk's 2-5 days a week. MFP has me on a 1250 cal a day. I am 5'1 .5 and have about 120 lbs to lose

if you are carrying an extra 120 pounds at your height any form of exercise will benefit you but make sure you are feeding the body right. Think of it as a "skinny girl" carrying around 120 pounds all day. For someone your size it takes a tremendous amount of energy from the body to do that kind of a walk, and stick to it, working out will get easier as time passes. Congrats to you for getting out there and doing a good job.

StabR80

I manage about 20/30 min walk's 2-5 days a week. MFP has me on a 1250 cal a day. I am 5'1 .5 and have about 120 lbs to lose

if you are carrying an extra 120 pounds at your height any form of exercise will benefit you but make sure you are feeding the body right. Think of it as a "skinny girl" carrying around 120 pounds all day. For someone your size it takes a tremendous amount of energy from the body to do that kind of a walk, and stick to it, working out will get easier as time passes. Congrats to you for getting out there and doing a good job.

thank you for your insight. it always helps to have someone give advice from the outside!