Day 1 on MFP - How many calories?

CasablancasTX
CasablancasTX Posts: 108
in Health and Weight Loss
MFP says I should eat 1500 cals a day to lose 2lbs per week. My TDEE is 2807, so isn't that too low? I'm totally new to this and trying to learn, so thank you for any help.

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  • tugboating
    tugboating Posts: 56
    It takes 3500 calories to burn 1 lb of fat.

    In order to burn 2 lbs of fat a week, you must eliminate 7,000 calories (either by increasing exercise or decreasing caloric intake)

    Therefore you should cut 1,000 calories off per day in order to reach your goal of 7,000 per week. 1,300 difference like you mentioned does sound a bit low, but the factor of age, sex, current weight and height all play a factor.

    I would recommend 1800 cals per day. Try that diet for 2 weeks and see how you do. If you are losing MORE than 2lbs, you need to eat more, as anything more than 2 lbs in a week is not healthy.

    Hope this helps! :smile:
  • CasablancasTX
    CasablancasTX Posts: 108
    Thank you! But what about when I exercise? That is creating an additional deficit, will that cause me to lose faster or slower?
  • c8linmarie
    c8linmarie Posts: 358 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/682138-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12?hl=in+place+of+a+road+map
  • pattyg1821
    pattyg1821 Posts: 81
    It takes 3500 calories to burn 1 lb of fat.

    In order to burn 2 lbs of fat a week, you must eliminate 7,000 calories (either by increasing exercise or decreasing caloric intake)

    Therefore you should cut 1,000 calories off per day in order to reach your goal of 7,000 per week. 1,300 difference like you mentioned does sound a bit low, but the factor of age, sex, current weight and height all play a factor.

    I would recommend 1800 cals per day. Try that diet for 2 weeks and see how you do. If you are losing MORE than 2lbs, you need to eat more, as anything more than 2 lbs in a week is not healthy.

    Hope this helps! :smile:

    but for a while fat people can loose a little extra weight to start with. for instance loosing 4-10 pounds in a week for a few weeks isn't going to hurt you but don't continue to loose so much tooooo soon.
  • tugboating
    tugboating Posts: 56
    You definitely want to make sure that you feed your body while exercising to make up for some of which is lost, just make sure you are feeding it the RIGHT calories. Stick to high protein foods that will help build lean muscle.

    Complex carbs are also great (whole breads and grains etc) nothing "simple" or refined (white rice, white flour, refined sugars)

    As I don't know your current weight or medical history, and being that I'm not a "professional" I would recommend consulting your physician or a nutritionist before jumping too deep into a program. They will really give you a great grasp of what will be best for you.

    In the end, its pretty simple. Your body is a machine that has stored fuel (fat and carbs). That fuel is burned in the form of calories. If you burn more fuel than you consume, your body will draw from its reserves to make sure the machine can keep running.

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