I'm so lost about calorie intake

If you're just starting, you could try recording your normal calories for a week and then gradually reduce them week by week until you get to a weight-loss rate you're comfortable with. Just make sure you log everything.

Or try taking MFP's recommendation and see how it works for you.

157-127 is only 30lbs. That's NOT a lot. That's a drop in the bucket to some people here. Things you need to know before getting frusterated, impatient and quitting: It won't come off over night, it will come off pretty darn slow (aim for 1lb/week right now, as you get closer to goal you may need to lessen the deficient), and eating less than your goal won't help.

Ok, so. BMR 1475, TDEE 1770. If I was you, I'd eat at 1550 (don't eat back exercise calories) consistantly (I mean meet your goal everyday (not much over or under)) for 3 weeks and get back on the scale. In 3 weeks you should lose close to 3lbs. If you haven't, lessen that to 1500 and see what the results are. It's not an exact science, you won't lose 1lb every week, some weeks you won't lose anything, some 2lbs.

If you increase your exercise intensity, or duration, later in the game, eat more.

Try and reduce the amount of processed foods you eat and lessen the amount you eat out. I'm not saying stop doing either. I like the 80% whole foods/20% treats rule.

Last thing. Nobody is perfect in this. You'll fall of and get back on thousands of times, but the aim is to get back on.

Good luck!

Hello,

I'm new here and really don't know what to eat.
I don't understand everything that's going on with TDEE and BMR and net calories and so on...

I'm a woman, 32 years old. 5.3ft, I work a desk job.
My weight is 157lbs. Goal weight: 125-127lbs.

Scooby calculator gives me a BMR of 1475 and a TDEE of 1770

I have a lot to lose and I don't want to starve. Cause I want enjoy eating for the rest of my life. Would that be ok to eat 1400 calories a day + calories burned.
I think that's called neting my BMR

I think that I'm not supposed to eat under my BMR but if I want to lose a pound a week I need to cut 500 calories a day from my TDEE, wich seems incompatible.
Can I eat 250 calories less and burn 250 calories but that would be neting less than BMR?!...

As you can see I'm lost and could use any help, advice. Anything a little bit clear.

I want to do things right as early as possible in the process

Cassidy

You dont have to cut 500cal a day to lose weight. I am your height and weight and I eat 1450-1500 and lose 1-1.5lb per week when actively trying/logging.