Confused as to how many calories I should be having.

jessiefied
jessiefied Posts: 167
edited February 2 in Health and Weight Loss
I started off on eating 1500 calories a day to loose .5kg a week (1.1 pounds). I now (especially since I have a lot to loose - 30kgs) want to up this to .75kgs a week if I can. My diary is now telling me I need to eat 1280 calories a day. Yet my base rate is apparently 2130 calories a day. So I would be having a deficit of 850 calories a day.

Does this sound right to people? It seems like a lot less, but I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Im 167cm tall, 93kgs if that helps at all. Have put my daily activities as sedentary as I am currently studying so sit a lot and I will add any exercise I do, which I know will give me more calories.

Any advice would be appreciated! Or just confirmation that this is right. Or any other info you have. :)

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  • gutbegone30DS
    gutbegone30DS Posts: 30
    are you trying to do the TDEE method? I looked into this yesterday.. and to be honest I am confused as to how it works!
    I mean people say it does work and all but I'm afraid of upping my calorie intake as of now since I am just starting my weight loss...
    and quiet frankly I think it's pretty complicated to follow!

    my plan is to stick to my program as I am currently doing because it's been working for me and I've lost weight.. the way I'm gonna do is when I hit the plateau, which I hope I won't.. that's when I'll be upping my calories but since the 1200/day goal works fine I will stick to that.. for now.

    Sorry I really can't help you much. But I suggest keep doing what you're doing since you have some good progress and when you think you're plateauing maybe then increase the cals with more work out w/o eating it back?
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