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NEED HELP WITH WORKING OUT HOW MANY CALORIES I NEED..

MissMalinSara
Posts: 137
HI all,
I'm slightly confused with all the numbers etc
I worked out my BMR (1450) .
And i have come to the conclusion that i must eat 1600 cals a day and burn off 500 through exercise to lose weight..
Am i right?
Thanks x
I'm slightly confused with all the numbers etc
I worked out my BMR (1450) .
And i have come to the conclusion that i must eat 1600 cals a day and burn off 500 through exercise to lose weight..
Am i right?
Thanks x
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You'll need to NET at least your BMR. So if you were to do 500 cals of exercise, you'd need to eat at least 1950cals.0
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That sounds like way too much0
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Since the BMR that you arrive at by standardized calculations is an average, not your specific BMR, I think you should concern yourself mainly with NEVER dropping under 1200 calories net per day.0
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