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Calories help?

HereLieWe
HereLieWe Posts: 233 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been slacking these last few days and have decided to get back on the wagon. But I'm still uncertain of how many calories I burn daily. Maybe you can help.

I am a female, 5'1" and 144 lbs. I live a pretty sedentary lifestyle; I go on walks maybe 2 times a week.

How many calories do I burn each day and how many should I eat to lose 1-2 lbs a week?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Put your stats into MFP....
  • misszoielouise
    misszoielouise Posts: 28
    Putting all your stats into MFP definitely helps
  • HereLieWe
    HereLieWe Posts: 233 Member
    I did, but it says I have to eat 1200 calories a day to lose. I'm just wondering how much I actually burn per day.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    I did, but it says I have to eat 1200 calories a day to lose. I'm just wondering how much I actually burn per day.

    Change lose to maintain and it will give you a fairly good estimate

    At your weight you should probably just try to lose .5 lb a week. The 1200 number won't make you lose 2 lbs per week - it's just the minimum MFP will give you. At your weight I suspect you'll start seeing the 1200 number when you tell MFP you want to lose 1 lb per week or more

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