1760 calories a day too much

kelly39014
kelly39014 Posts: 38 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Is this amount too much it seems like a lot, will i still lose a lb a week

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  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Depends on your height, weight, age, body fat percentage, and activity level.
  • kelly39014
    kelly39014 Posts: 38 Member
    Im 5'8 and 185 lbs
  • kelly39014
    kelly39014 Posts: 38 Member
    Lightly active
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    You and I share similar stats. For what it's worth, I'm 5'8", 170-ish pounds, and 32 years old. Also lightly active. I lose 1 pound a week pretty consistently at 1700-1800 calories as long as I'm logging accurately.

    In the end, the only way to know for sure is to try it for a few weeks and adjust from there.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Your daily calorie burn is estimated to be somewhere between 2000 and 2300 calories a day. You should be fine at that 1760 calories a day. Stick with that intake diligently for about 3 weeks and track your weight. At that point if you want to be losing faster, decrease calorie intake, if you're happy with it, then keep it how it is.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited February 2015
    For comparisons sake. I'm 5"8, 140lbs, sedentary and my maintenance calories are around 1650 .
  • kelly39014
    kelly39014 Posts: 38 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    You and I share similar stats. For what it's worth, I'm 5'8", 170-ish pounds, and 32 years old. Also lightly active. I lose 1 pound a week pretty consistently at 1700-1800 calories as long as I'm logging accurately.

    In the end, the only way to know for sure is to try it for a few weeks and adjust from there.

    Thanks so much
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    Just depends on your body. I'm 5'5" around 130 and I maintain on 1800 net. Try 1760 for a few weeks and see if you lose. If you don't, bump it down a little.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    For comparisons sake. I'm 5"8, 140lbs and my maintenance calories are around 1650 .

    I'm 5'2 150lbs and lose on 1600 cals.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Iron_Feline wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    For comparisons sake. I'm 5"8, 140lbs and my maintenance calories are around 1650 .

    I'm 5'2 150lbs and lose on 1600 cals.
    wow you're lucky :) what's your activity level like?

  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Iron_Feline wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    For comparisons sake. I'm 5"8, 140lbs and my maintenance calories are around 1650 .

    I'm 5'2 150lbs and lose on 1600 cals.
    wow you're lucky :) what's your activity level like?

    That's just with hitting 10,000 steps. I can eat more when I run or lift.

  • errollmaclean
    errollmaclean Posts: 562 Member
    If that's what mfp is telling you, it should be pretty accurate. You may have to adjust up or down depending.

    It also depends a great deal on how accurate your food logging is. Make sure to use a food scale so you're as accurate as possible (avoid measuring spoons and cups). Also be careful entering excersize calories as some machines and mfp can over estimate.
  • TheRichG
    TheRichG Posts: 7 Member
    I started using this site/app roughly a month ago. I was 5'8" 186.5 It has me on about 1700 calories a day and I've dropped 5 lbs. I would also say to try and get in 30 minutes or so of cardio a day as well. That usually gives me an extra 350 calories a day which equals a snack or some sort of treat which helps keep me motivated.

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