calorie intake..so confused!

KelseyLK1
KelseyLK1 Posts: 26 Member
edited January 30 in Health and Weight Loss
ok so i'm a 19 year old girl...i weigh 146 pounds. i wanna lose about 20 pounds so i'm trying to figure out how to deal with all these complicated numbers & what not lol A website says i have a BMR of 1500..thats how much calories i burn per day if i do nothing. I plan on having a daily calorie intake of 1200 calories + i'll probably burn about 300-500 calories a day through exercise. i'm not quite sure how to incorporate these numbers to make sure i have the proper calorie deficit, so is anyone able to help?? (ideally i'd wanna lose 2 pounds per week) thanks for any help!!

oh & i'm so confused by net calories!
on my fitness pal tracker (this is my first day using it) my goal is 1200...i logged 1194 calories worth of food, exercised and burned 459 , so it says my net is 735...is this a good or bad number at the end of the day if i wanna lose weight??

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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    735 is bad. Net AT LEAST 1200 -- and even that is very low.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    You should aim to net your BMR or at a minimum 1200. So yes, netting 735 is bad. If you set your calories up to be at 1200, you need to eat back yourexercise calories. Look up In place of a road map in the search box, it's pretty helpful for those just starting out.
  • britzzie
    britzzie Posts: 338 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions

    There are a lot of helpful threads "stickied" to the top of each of the forum categories. I would start there then ask followup questions.
  • Shaky44
    Shaky44 Posts: 214 Member
    Start by computing your TDEE also:

    http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/

    Please post results to get some help with this. Your calorie goal should not be below 1200 (or probably even 1200).
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Eat at TDEE - 20%, calculate proper macros, the end
  • britzzie
    britzzie Posts: 338 Member
    Eat at TDEE - 20%, calculate proper macros, the end

    She joined this month. She doesn't even understand the very basics. Seems like this wouldn't be very helpful?
  • j6o4
    j6o4 Posts: 871 Member
    minimum a female is supposed to net is 1200 calroies so eat those exercise calories back especailly if your daily goal is 1200. MFP has already set a deficit into your daily goal so you don't have to worry about that if you are using their method.
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