Please could someone help me create a plan?! I'm Clueless!

dlj1405
dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
edited October 2014 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 18, female, 9st 6lbs and about 5ft 4 inch! I realise my plan before was probably a little too low on calories so I've decided to use a BMR calculator to help me make a new one! My BMR is 1342 calories a day which is how many calories I would burn doing nothing! Can someone help me figure out how many I would need to eat a day if I did no exercise (I would be about 4 days a week) but ate at a deifict? Thanks!

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    You enter your height, weight, age and activity level on the goals page. It will spit out a number based on your goals- use this.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You enter your height, weight, age and activity level on the goals page. It will spit out a number based on your goals- use this.

    Thank you, I have done this but it still says 1200 a day? People are telling me this is too low?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You're already at a healthy weight, so change your deficit to half a pound per week. This will give you more calories.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    You're already at a healthy weight, so change your deficit to half a pound per week. This will give you more calories.

    Would you say eating 1400 calories a day? As well as the 4 days a week that I do cardio and some strength?
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    daniellejohnn wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    You're already at a healthy weight, so change your deficit to half a pound per week. This will give you more calories.

    Would you say eating 1400 calories a day? As well as the 4 days a week that I do cardio and some strength?

    Is that what it tells you when you change your goal to .5 pound/week?
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    maidentl wrote: »
    daniellejohnn wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    You're already at a healthy weight, so change your deficit to half a pound per week. This will give you more calories.

    Would you say eating 1400 calories a day? As well as the 4 days a week that I do cardio and some strength?

    Is that what it tells you when you change your goal to .5 pound/week?

    It says 1460! I made a typing error haha! Fitness Pal BMR calculator says mine is 1342 and others say 1700? I'm so confused can anyone explain to me please? Sorry
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    daniellejohnn wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You enter your height, weight, age and activity level on the goals page. It will spit out a number based on your goals- use this.

    Thank you, I have done this but it still says 1200 a day? People are telling me this is too low?

    Okay, your profile says you have 1 pound to lose, so basically you're trying to maintain??
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    daniellejohnn wrote: »
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    You enter your height, weight, age and activity level on the goals page. It will spit out a number based on your goals- use this.

    Thank you, I have done this but it still says 1200 a day? People are telling me this is too low?

    Okay, your profile says you have 1 pound to lose, so basically you're trying to maintain??

    Where does it say that too? I'm pretty much new to this it's confusing me but no, I want to loose no more than a stone but no less than half a stone!
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    Click on your photo, dear. You entered something wrong during setup, as your ticker says you only have one pound to lose.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    LeonCX wrote: »
    Click on your photo, dear. You entered something wrong during setup, as your ticker says you only have one pound to lose.

    Thank you, just tried changing it but on my goals it does say I want to loose 8 pounds? Ticker must not be changing :(
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    edited October 2014
    on the top of this page, click settings, then click update diet/fitness profile. From there you can enter your current and goal weight. Hope that helps.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
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    LeonCX wrote: »
    on the top of this page, click settings, then click update fitness profile. From there you can enter your current and goal weight. Hope that helps.

  • Marilyn0924
    Marilyn0924 Posts: 797 Member
    Based on your measurements etc, eating 1400 calories/day will result in a 1/2 pound per week loss, plus you get to eat back your exercise calories. Starving yourself on less than the 1000 calories/day you've been eating is only going to set you up for a world of trouble. You have very little to lose, it will be gradual.
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    edited October 2014
    hmmm. Maybe try re-doing your ticker. Maybe that will refresh the data on it?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Great job-okay now see where it says what is your goal? Change that to .05 pounds per week. This will give you more calories and you will earn the rest through exercise.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    Marilyn0924 wrote: »
    Based on your measurements etc, eating 1400 calories/day will result in a 1/2 pound per week loss, plus you get to eat back your exercise calories. Starving yourself on less than the 1000 calories/day you've been eating is only going to set you up for a world of trouble. You have very little to lose, it will be gradual.

    So if I aim for 1400 a day with the exercise and if I want to eat some back I will be fine?
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Great job-okay now see where it says what is your goal? Change that to .05 pounds per week. This will give you more calories and you will earn the rest through exercise.
    Ok great thank you! :) just confuses me cause I've used different BMR calculators and every one has told me differently but if I should be ok to loose weight whilst eating 1460 calories then that is what I shall do :)
  • LeonCX
    LeonCX Posts: 862 Member
    ahh, your ticker is fixed. Great.
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    LeonCX wrote: »
    ahh, your ticker is fixed. Great.

    I friended you :)
  • dlj1405
    dlj1405 Posts: 66 Member
    Liftng4Lis wrote: »
    Great job-okay now see where it says what is your goal? Change that to .05 pounds per week. This will give you more calories and you will earn the rest through exercise.

    And I friended you :)

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