1200 cals or more?

So I've been using the 1200 cals setting that mfp det me up with but is that a healthy amount? How do I know how many I should be eating? I'm 5' 7" and 170 lbs anf lately I'm burning anywhere fron 590-1200 cals a day...Any advice would be appreciated!

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  • Lbean22
    Lbean22 Posts: 32
    I guess I should have mentioned that I tried to figure out my TDEE but every "calculator" has a different amount...
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    With the MFP method you should be logging your exercise and eating back at least half of the extra calories you burn. 1200 is really the bare minimum a sedentary woman should be eating and it sounds like you're anything but sedentary.
  • dolcegl25
    dolcegl25 Posts: 7 Member
    hi, im eating 1400 cal. for day , i look up in a lot of pages and says that i have to eat 1400 - 1500 if im sedentary, what im tried to do is , eat 1500 but whit the excersice im in 1200 por day ... if you are on a diet you have to do a deficit in order to loss weight , i hope i explain my self.