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HELP - Need to know how many calories I should be eating

awal2069
awal2069 Posts: 101 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
OK, I need help with my calories and setting up my goals.
I am 5'6", currently 140. I want to be 125. I need to know what I should put in for fat, protein, etc...
Any ideas or help?
Thank you!

Replies

  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    125 is fairly lean at that height, so a modest rate of loss like 0.5 lbs/week would be appropriate. If you plug that into the goals section it'll give you targets based on standard American assumptions.

    You might want to tweak is on the basis of 100 lbs lean mass requiring 80 - 100g of protein.
  • awal2069
    awal2069 Posts: 101 Member
    Thank you! I will plug that in and see what is gives me. :)
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