This site gives too many calories

stef_e_b

I'm down a couple pounds from yesterday so maybe I'm just crazy after all.

Nich0le

simple math, multiply your current weight by 12. That is the total number of calories you have to consume each day, whether you believe it or not, to maintain your current weight at your current activity level.

Now, if you want to lose 1 lb a week you need to take that number and subtract 500 calories and to lose 2 lbs a week you need to subtract 1000 calories and that is the lowest number you should consume to loose weight.

Every ten lbs or so you should recalculate or if you hit a plateau.

:drinker:

songbyrdsweet

simple math, multiply your current weight by 12. That is the total number of calories you have to consume each day, whether you believe it or not, to maintain your current weight at your current activity level.

Now, if you want to lose 1 lb a week you need to take that number and subtract 500 calories and to lose 2 lbs a week you need to subtract 1000 calories and that is the lowest number you should consume to loose weight.

Every ten lbs or so you should recalculate or if you hit a plateau.

:drinker:

I really think it's better to use a calculator that takes into account your age, gender, and activity level.
When I multiply my weight by 12 I get 1584, which isn't my BMR (I had that tested in a lab and it was 1265), nor is it my TDEE (which is around 2300 cals according to my HRM). If I subtract 500 from that, I'm left with less than 1200 calories. If I ate 1584 cals, that'd be okay for weight loss, but wouldn't maintain my weight.
It might be okay if there's absolutely no other means of determining how much to eat, but there are plenty of BMR and TDEE calculators on the net that can offer a more specific answer.:flowerforyou:

tennetubbie

yes weight watchers DOES allow extra points for exercise---just time your walk so you know how many mph you did and you can earn about 5 points for a 3 mile brisk walk.
I swam a mile today and walked 3 miles so I earned over 700 extra calories---problesm is I ate 700 calories for supper and I am STUFFED

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how can I do it----I could eat chocolate but that has been my downfall for eayr. YOgurt and strawberries at 9pm but I will be under quota! I can't believe I am saying that!!!

liveagain

I've been feeling that this website is giving me too many calories. it says I should eat about 1300 a day and that sounds like too much. Is anyone else having this feeling?

When I first signed up for this site I was put on 1340 cals a day and I lost 18 lbs in 2 months (gained some back over the holidays :grumble: ). It got to the point were I had a few hundred calories left at the end of the day and had to force feed myself because I wasn't hungry. In fact I was never hungry at 1340 calories.

As you begin to lose weight this site will suggest you lower your daily intake.

I do know how you feel though. I just took a job as a server and had to change my lifestyle to "active" and it skyrocketed my calories:noway: . Now I feel like I'm consuming waaaay too much, but I'm sticking with! :drinker:

chul15

hi! I thought that same exact thing too, it seems like i cant even eat that many calories but people have been helping me out and saying nuts, and PB are really good fillers for your calories

Rachael

lessertess

Yeah, I log everything, I weigh a lot so I know I should eat more to boost my metabolism but it doesn't feel like a diet. it feels like im whimping out.

How many times in the past have you "toughed it out" on a diet? You starved yourself for a few weeks, maybe even a few months and you lost some weight and felt good, but you couldn't maintain it and you ended up eating normally and gained the weight back. You do not have to starve to loose weight. The best thing to do is increase your exercise a little bit (maybe 300 to 500 calories burned a day) and cut your calories just a little bit (again, maybe 300 to 500 calories a day). This will create a calorie deficit and you'll loose weight without having to sacrifice. You'll be able to maintain the deficit, lead a normal life, where you're not hungry all the time. That's why this site works for so many people.

Give it a try for a while and see. I think you'll find that you don't have to suffer to loose weight and be healthy.