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carrisaalejandre
carrisaalejandre Posts: 63 Member
edited January 2 in Health and Weight Loss
What should a female who is 5'7 at 280 take in a day for calories with exercise and days off exercise? I want to lose 2lbs a week

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  • GreyEyes21
    GreyEyes21 Posts: 241 Member
    The site is supposed to do the calculations for you. Go to Settings --> Update Diet/Fitness Profile --> Fill in information --> Done
  • janemem
    janemem Posts: 575 Member
    Have you set your goals??

    Go to 'My Home' then 'Goals', enter your info and MFP will calculate what your caloric intake should be.
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    I think I've said this before but anyways haha, Find a TDEE calculator online and type your numbers in. That should give you a calorie goal to "maintain your weight". I personally put that as my daily calorie goal then I create a deficit from that number. Its just easier to look at my goals at the end of the week and see how much in the green I am.

    A calorie is not just a calorie but....the basic rule is that 1lb of fat is 3500 calories. So, you have to have a deficit of 7000 calories a week to lose 2lbs. I have seen people lose a lot more of a lot less following this depending where they are in their journey.
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