What should my daily calorie intake be

HealthyWarrior

What should my daily calorie intake be for someone who is 31 years old, 5'1", 150.6lbs (goal weight 120-125lbs) exercise is def 2 times a week for 60min plus extra exercise here and there but not always a definite. Definitely need to work more exercise in and once the Holiday Showdown starts thats what I plan on doing. Every time I put my stats into mfp it always brings me down to 1200 calories but I don't want 1200 calories lol

Going4Lean

This link will help you get your number, read it.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

yarwell

Every time I put my stats into mfp it always brings me down to 1200 calories but I don't want 1200 calories lol

So put in a lower weight loss rate or a higher activity level.

zaph0d

About 2240 to maintain. About 1740 to lose 1 lb per week.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

HealthyWarrior

About 2240 to maintain. About 1740 to lose 1 lb per week.

http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html

Wow 1740 to lose!!!! Seems like such a high number. I boosted myself from 1200 calories to 1400 calories about a month ago and saw no change.

californiagirl2012

Only you and your doctor can decide. People here should not tell you how many calories to eat.

If you have a lot of body fat reserves you would be surprised at how little you can eat (unless you have emotional eating issues or disorders). The leaner you get the less your body has to draw from and then you have to taper up your calories. There is no such thing as starvation mode for women over 12% body fat or men over 6% body fat. I am a living breathing example of that. I went from obese to now under 12% BF and I've maintained for one year and built muscle the whole time. You don't BUILD muscle in starvation mode, so I proved everyone wrong. And I learned it all from a coach with multiple PHD’s.

My story here- - -> http://www.venusindex.com/roberta-saums-venus-index-transformation/

The diets I have tried -- > http://www.venusindex.com/ten-thousand-ways-that-wont-work/

ALL SUCCESSFUL ladies ---> http://www.venusindex.com/transformation-contest/

ALL SUCCESSFUL Men here ---> http://www.adonisindex.com/

It costs nothing to read and listen to their interviews and its fun because they are real like you and I.

A great book has helped many here. It's got low cal recipes, how to properly estimate your calories, how to navigate social events while dieting, and debunks many myths I still see floating around a lot.

--- > http://products.venusindex.com/product-catalog/books/anything-goes-diet/

(This is NOT about eating junk food! It's about learning to eat for you own lifestyle, vegan, organic, whatever)

Many of us who follow this are on MFP.

All the calories tools and charts are just estimates. You still have to experiment to find what is right for you. You can always notch your calories up or down in 100 calorie increments until you find what is right for you.

HealthyWarrior

This link will help you get your number, read it.


http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

Thank you. Going to sit down and read this.

HealthyWarrior

Only you and your doctor can decide. People here should not tell you how many calories to eat.

If you have a lot of body fat reserves you would be surprised at how little you can eat (unless you have emotional eating issues or disorders). The leaner you get the less your body has to draw from and then you have to taper up your calories. There is no such thing as starvation mode for women over 12% body fat or men over 6% body fat. I am a living breathing example of that. I went from obese to now under 12% BF and I've maintained for one year and built muscle the whole time. You don't BUILD muscle in starvation mode, so I proved everyone wrong. And I learned it all from a coach with multiple PHD’s.

My story here- - -> http://www.venusindex.com/roberta-saums-venus-index-transformation/

The diets I have tried -- > http://www.venusindex.com/ten-thousand-ways-that-wont-work/

ALL SUCCESSFUL ladies ---> http://www.venusindex.com/transformation-contest/

ALL SUCCESSFUL Men here ---> http://www.adonisindex.com/

It costs nothing to read and listen to their interviews and its fun because they are real like you and I.

A great book has helped many here. It's got low cal recipes, how to properly estimate your calories, how to navigate social events while dieting, and debunks many myths I still see floating around a lot.

--- > http://products.venusindex.com/product-catalog/books/anything-goes-diet/

(This is NOT about eating junk food! It's about learning to eat for you own lifestyle, vegan, organic, whatever)

Many of us who follow this are on MFP.

All the calories tools and charts are just estimates. You still have to experiment to find what is right for you. You can always notch your calories up or down in 100 calorie increments until you find what is right for you.

Thank you for the info. I am going to sit down and read away.