Calories burnt, calories ate

ldotmillward
ldotmillward Posts: 1 Member
edited January 24 in Introduce Yourself
Hi guys I am new to all this weight loss as I have never dieted and done much exercise before. i started last month and i burn 640 calories on a daily basis and i have a calorie limit of 1000 a day. I was just wondering how many pound am i likely to lose a week. I have been losing 2lb a week, is this an acceptable target to hit per week? Would just like to hear everyone's thoughts and how many calories do you guys eat and burn per day??

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    When you say you have a calorie limit of 1000, does that mean you're eating less than 1000 calories a day? That's way too little and is likely to lead to some muscle loss and metabolic slowdown over time. Men shouldn't eat less than 1800 calories a day, really, and you should eat more if you're active/work out.

    Can I suggest that you put your info into a site like http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ and eat at a more sensible deficit that's more sustainable?
  • RCMPWannaBe
    RCMPWannaBe Posts: 84 Member
    I agree with Dianne. I started out at 1500 and even that was too low for me. I upped my calories to 1850 and the inches have been going down like crazy.

    1000 a day is definitely starving your body. Check out your BMR and then check out your TDEE either at the site Dianne gave or here. You'll want to minus %20 of your TDEE to get your goal caloric intake. :)

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/
  • krhn
    krhn Posts: 781 Member
    MFP should set you on the right track if you record everything you do and overtime you can adjust by seeing how your body reacts to the adjustments...
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