How to calculate calories for weight loss

tracek1ng
tracek1ng Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi can anyone help me calculate how many calories i should be eating to loose 2lb's a week?

I'm 45

I weigh 187lbs

I'm 5'7 inches

I have a admin job i.e. sitting down most of day

I work out 4 times a week 20 mins each time with kettlebells

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Hi can anyone help me calculate how many calories i should be eating to loose 2lb's a week?
    I'm 45
    I weigh 187lbs
    I'm 5'7 inches
    I have a admin job i.e. sitting down most of day
    I work out 4 times a week 20 mins each time with kettlebells

    what did this site come up with when you set your goals ? Probably 1200 cals at a guess, and then eat some of the exercise estimated calorie burn.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my_goals
  • tracek1ng
    tracek1ng Posts: 26 Member
    HI yes 1200 cals does that seem about right? Seems not much to me?

    Do i eat any of the extra cals earned from exercise?
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    HI yes 1200 cals does that seem about right? Seems not much to me?
    Do i eat any of the extra cals earned from exercise?

    it isn't a sophisticated algorithm, so if you plug in a high weight loss goal and a low activity level it'll calculate a low calorie intake and fix that at its minimum 1200 (the calculation probably said 900 or something).

    It isn't much, and there's a school of thought about eating more - plug in a smaller weight loss rate and you'll get a higher target.

    MFP has already deducted the calories for weight loss, so you can eat your exercise calories and not increase the deficit / rate of loss.

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