Struggling with weight loss :(

Luna8919
Luna8919 Posts: 11
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Hi all im currently 6 ft and about 183 pounds (13 stone 1 pound) and i want to get down to about 147 pounds. I have no idea what my daily calorie intake should be and what i should be eating and how much i should be exercising. I have a small child so its hard to get to it at times but main concern is what i should be eating for breakfast lunch and dinner currently i have wheat malts with skimmed milk for breakfast. A ham and low fat soft cheese sandwich on brown bread with lettuce cucumber and tomato. Sometimes i have the same for dinner because i dont know what else to have. Any advice?

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  • Mads1997
    Mads1997 Posts: 1,494 Member
    Ummmm when you entered your stats into MFP how many calories did it give you to eat per day. That would be a good place for you to start.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    What Mads said...or go here (http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12) as well and figure out your TDEE and BMR
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Fill out the goal section here on MFP. Choose 1 pound per week. Eat the number of calories that it gives you, and log all your food and exercise.
  • Luna8919
    Luna8919 Posts: 11
    1,310
  • Dlf312
    Dlf312 Posts: 1 Member
    Start with your doctor and decide together what you should do. Since I am not in your country I do not eat what you do. Good luck.
  • Luna8919
    Luna8919 Posts: 11
    When i enter to lose 1 pound a week it gives me a calorie intake of 1,780 isn't that too much?
  • GomesDavid
    GomesDavid Posts: 149
    Aim to lose 1-2lbs per week. You do this by creating a caloric deficit. If you normally eat 2k calories a day and now you eat 1500 calories. You are cutting out 3500 calories per week. It takes around -3500 calories to lose a pound. So, if you wanted to lose an additional pound per week. Then burn another 500 calories per day more than you normally do.

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