Calorie intake

Anxieux
Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
in Food and Nutrition
What's a good average intake for a male? Currently i'm eating between 1400-1800 calories a day.

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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    It is going to depend on your stats and your goals. Fyi, I'm female and eat 1850/1900 a day.
  • alydar42
    alydar42 Posts: 9 Member
    Going to depend on your height, weight and age too. Here's a calculator that will give you an idea of your BMR (base metabolic rate) or 'calories needed to stay alive' (organ function and such):
    http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    Since i have a bmr of 1951 cal, i need to eat less than that to lose weight correct?
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Do you want to post your stats and then it will be easier for everyone to answer your questions.
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    5'7" 190lbs (was 215 2months ago! :O)
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    How old are you?
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    I'm 22 years old. D:
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Ok I'll let you know what numbers I come up with
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  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    I'm pretty Sedentary, I go to work in a booth, go to school,study and sleep. I'm waiting for the LA Fitness in town to open, that way I can go swimming for at least an hour a day. cuz the YMCA is too expensive for me.
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    You do not need to eat less than your BMR to lose weight. Your BMR is the number of calories burned keeping your body alive (if you never got out of bed or did anything, you would burn that many calories). Your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) is what you have to eat under. This is BMR + all calories burned moving in any way (not just things you think of as exercise).

    It is recommended that men not eat under 1500 calories. You can probably eat 1700-2000 as my guess.
  • TLIVIGNSTON
    TLIVIGNSTON Posts: 81 Member
    im 29 5'11 and at 88 kilos. i eat arounf 1700-1800 sometimes less. aiming at .5-1 kilo a week weight loss so ill keep you posted (only just started to take it seriously.. eg no drinking for a while :)
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    You do not need to eat less than your BMR to lose weight. Your BMR is the number of calories burned keeping your body alive (if you never got out of bed or did anything, you would burn that many calories). Your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) is what you have to eat under. This is BMR + all calories burned moving in any way (not just things you think of as exercise).

    It is recommended that men not eat under 1500 calories. You can probably eat 1700-2000 as my guess.
    Is there a site to find an estimate to your TDEE?
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    You do not need to eat less than your BMR to lose weight. Your BMR is the number of calories burned keeping your body alive (if you never got out of bed or did anything, you would burn that many calories). Your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) is what you have to eat under. This is BMR + all calories burned moving in any way (not just things you think of as exercise).

    It is recommended that men not eat under 1500 calories. You can probably eat 1700-2000 as my guess.
    Is there a site to find an estimate to your TDEE?

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    A common recommendation is to try TDEE-20% as your calorie goal, or TDEE-10% if you want to eat more (and lose a bit slower).

    It seems my guess of 2000 was too high, but if you start exercising it could be that high.
  • Anxieux
    Anxieux Posts: 275 Member
    You do not need to eat less than your BMR to lose weight. Your BMR is the number of calories burned keeping your body alive (if you never got out of bed or did anything, you would burn that many calories). Your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) is what you have to eat under. This is BMR + all calories burned moving in any way (not just things you think of as exercise).

    It is recommended that men not eat under 1500 calories. You can probably eat 1700-2000 as my guess.
    Is there a site to find an estimate to your TDEE?

    http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

    A common recommendation is to try TDEE-20% as your calorie goal, or TDEE-10% if you want to eat more (and lose a bit slower).

    It seems my guess of 2000 was too high, but if you start exercising it could be that high.
    woah it said my tdee is 2187

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