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Calorie deficit?

Hussain844
Hussain844 Posts: 4
edited February 8 in Health and Weight Loss
I weigh 130 pounds at the moment. My daily food consuming is 1840 calories. I would like to burn a pound a week.
I want to create a calorie deficit for me, but I am not sure which is the best suitable for me.
Should I eat 1340 calories (which is a calories deficit of 500 calories) ?

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  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    How tall are you? 130 lbs for an 18 year old male is pretty light already.
  • z0mbee
    z0mbee Posts: 1 Member
    i would not just lower your cals by 500... Go with percentage instead. Start by lowering your cals by 10%
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    If you input a weight loss goal of 1 lb/week, and MFP is telling you to eat 1840, you should eat 1840. You don't need to take an additional 500 off of that.

    In any case, something is goofy here unless the OP is ~5' tall.
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
    OK....enough....

    Dude, with how much you said you work out you'd be in a caloric deficit at ~3000 calories per day.
  • ngallagher13
    ngallagher13 Posts: 4 Member
    ^ seriously.

    how tall are you? why are you trying to lose weight? 130 lbs is pretty low. if you're trying to lose FAT, you should be lifting weights to build muscle underneath. your weight may go up (muscle weighs more than fat), but you will look a lot better and be healthier.
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