How many calories should I burn?

yulia_star
yulia_star Posts: 28
in Health and Weight Loss
How many calories should I burn per day with exercise? I'm 5'3" and 138 - 140 lbs. I exercise 6 days a week, doing 35 - 40 minutes of cardio each day, and 20 minutes of strength training every other day. I'm also gonna start doing HIIT on my stationary bike, for 15 minutes in the morning before breakfast. My BMR is about 2300 - 2400 calories so I eat about 1600 - 1800 and I burn about 300 with my exercise. Does this sound good? I wanna lose 5 pounds a month

Thanks

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  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    BMR 2300
    Assuming lightly active, TDEE = 2300 x 1.375 = 3162.5
    Eating 1800 per day
    Burning 300 a day
    1662 calorie deficit a day
    11637 a week
    46550 a month
    46550 calories = 13.3lbs

    BMR 2300
    Assuming lightly active, TDEE = 2300 x 1.375 = 3162.5
    Eating 2500 per day
    Burning 300 a day
    962 calorie deficit a day
    6737 a week
    26950 a month
    26950 calories = 7.7lbs

    Sup to you.

    Edit to factor in TDEE.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm 5'3" and 138 - 140 lbs.
    In which case your BMR is under 2000 surely ??
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    I'm 5'3" and 138 - 140 lbs.
    In which case your BMR is under 2000 surely ??
    Haven't done the maths but a possible good catch. Her age may be tipping it a bit higher, but perhaps she has BMR confused with TDEE.
  • yulia_star
    yulia_star Posts: 28
    Just so you know, my BMR is counting exercise
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Just so you know, my BMR is counting exercise

    Right. That's not your BMR then. Best to call it by its name - TDEE - rather than confuse everyone.

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