Right number of calories or no?
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tifspoel
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I have been trying to find the correct number of calories for me to lose the last 20 lbs. I am a 28F, 180lbs, lightly active (stay at home mom), work out at least 5 days a week for at least a half hour. I usually burn at least 400 calories. MFP and other "experts" have given me anywhere from 1,250 calories a day to 1,600 a day. I just want to make sure I am eating enough to lose weight and not gain it. I prefer not to eat my activity calories if possible. Right now I have it set at about 1,600 calories a day. This is stressful! My BMR is 1,621 and my TDEE is 2,221. So do I eat my exercise calories on top of the 1,600 or no?
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Since you set your calories at your BMR and didn't already factor in exercise, I would eat at least some of them back. Watch your NET calories. It's not healthy to let them get very low.0
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