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How many calories do you try and eat a day?
onono
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And what weight range are you in? Trying to figure what I should set mine as
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You should set yours at what is right for you. Not based off what some other random internet person eats. Either have MFP calculate it for you or go to someplace like http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm or http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/0
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I try to eat as many as I can while losing weight... It's the only way I know I will not fail. How? By setting my weight loss goal at .5lb/wk. That's what has been working for me.
ETA: And I eat back my exercise calories as well.
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Ready2Rock206 wrote: »You should set yours at what is right for you. Not based off what some other random internet person eats. Either have MFP calculate it for you or go to someplace like http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm or http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/Ready2Rock206 wrote: »You should set yours at what is right for you. Not based off what some other random internet person eats. Either have MFP calculate it for you or go to someplace like http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm or http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
I have looked at different sites that tell you how many to eat, i was just looking at what other people (in similar weight ranges) found worked for them to get a broader idea0 -
it depends on your goals. I am 5'5" and 127 lbs. My goal is to tone at this point so if I lose a few pounds from fat lost, great. Gaining a few pounds from muscle weight is also okay with me. That said, I have my calories set at 2000. I am currently breastfeeding so I need to take into account the 300-500 extra calories I need to eat to maintain my supply. When I am done bf, I'll probably set my calories to 1700.0
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