Weight = 350, How many calories are you eating a day?

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  • MegganTimpano
    MegganTimpano Posts: 1 Member
    Hey Im not understanding the calories either! I weight 155, 154cm, female, 28. Want to lose 20 pounds.
    It says my caloric intake is 2210 per day.
    My friend who is male is 350, 6 ft 6, 34. his Caloric intake is only 40 more than mine. his says 2250..
    Why do I have so many calories to eat?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Hey Im not understanding the calories either! I weight 155, 154cm, female, 28. Want to lose 20 pounds.
    It says my caloric intake is 2210 per day.
    My friend who is male is 350, 6 ft 6, 34. his Caloric intake is only 40 more than mine. his says 2250..
    Why do I have so many calories to eat?

    Well he can sustain a large calorie deficit than you can as he has more body fat. You can aim for 1/2 lb per week (250 calorie deficit) while he can sustain a 2 lbs (1000 deficit) and it could be that you both set up your profiles different. It seems that you have your active in your TDEE and his doesnt. TDEE = total daily energy expended (calories you burn through metabolic rate, exercise and daily lifestyle). There are 140 lb women who have to eat over 3000 calories based on their goals while I eat 2700 calories to cut fat.
  • xXSnoWhiteXx
    xXSnoWhiteXx Posts: 2 Member
    I am 200 lbs. 5'6 and the site put me at 1500 calories a day and I burn about 340 a day. It went off of my age, height, goal weight, starting weight, weight goal per week, activity level, exercise goal per week. In the end my goals are: Goal weight 145, to loose 1.5 lbs. per week, light activity, exercise 5 time per week. So I ended up with 1500.

    So I would if 350 lbs. 2000-2500 calories should be good (not including the calories you get back from exercising).
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