love to loose weight but need help to start me off

gazn1
gazn1 Posts: 2
in Health and Weight Loss
how many calories would i need to eat to loose weight.

i weigh approx 14 stone and my height is 5ft 8" and eat way to much as i eat/drink around 3000 calories per day

i've also bought my self a treadmill to get the ball rolling so if anyone knows how many calories i should be eating to loose weight and any tips on miles/km i need to walk on my treadmill.

im new to all this

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  • Kaimana94
    Kaimana94 Posts: 165 Member
    Myfitnesspal will do the math for you after you complete your profile. Settings/Update Your Diet Profile
  • MrsTaraDStringer
    MrsTaraDStringer Posts: 51 Member
    F you do intake 3000 calories per day then I reckon even if you lowered them down to the reccomended daily allowance of 2500 per day and we're using your treadmill for at least half an hour a day, you should loose weight :) though if you out all your details into mfp, it usually works out what you should be having :)
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    This site should have asked you for your personal details when you opened your account here? You then simply have to enter your goal loss per week under Goals on the home page and it'll then give you the amount of calories to eat per day. It may already be showing on your home page. Good luck!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Myfitnesspal will do the math for you after you complete your profile

    This.... Set it to lose 1lb a week...
  • ghosthackexe
    ghosthackexe Posts: 181 Member
    Wow yeah 3k calories is a crazy amount well first off not too sure how much 14 stone is (Stupid Americans) but My fitness pal does a great job of giving you a good cal intake so if you tell them your current weight and then what you want to be they should give you a caloric goal for the day called you maintenance. Typically when I cut I try to eat 300-500 calories under maintenance so if mfp gives you a 2k calorie goal for the day aim for about 1500-1700 if your cutting or trying to lose body fat. As far as the treadmill I would reccomend HIIT which is High intensity interval training. Basically you brisk walk 30 second then sprint 30 seconds and repeat the example above is a 1:1 ratio for hit so if your very new to working out feel free to modify that ratio however you want but the basics of it is to ramp ur heart rate up to a point where you burning fuel and then bring it back down and repeat it helps with your calorie burning during your workout and I love hiit because it also burns calories post workout. Heres a link if your interested ^_^ -> http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw40.htm . But to some it all up 1) eat HEALTHY meaning no soda no fast food eat as clean as you possibly can even if that means going and cooking every single meal you eat 2) Count calories: this one is easy because MFP pretty much handles that Just make sure you stay at a reasonable deficit so dont under eat and dont go over your cals for the day 3) While HIIT is my personal favorite workout if you decide that its not for you simply getting on the treadmill and doing anything is beneficial and it will also get you in the habit of doing it on a daily basis. Because even a short workout is better than no workout.

    When things dont happen right away just remember it takes 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce and 13 hours to build a Toyota. Build yourself like a Rolls-Royce ^_^
  • gazn1
    gazn1 Posts: 2
    i did not open a account on here originally i think it opened it when i had my old Samsung phone and i cant find a way to change my profile only the password and all that but thanks for the tips and everything.
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    Might be simplest to start afresh with a new sign in and profile. Good luck

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