How many calories should I eat to lose weight?
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nicoleexo2015
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hello,
I am beginning my weight loss journey and I don't have very much knowledge about nutrition. I am 5'6 ft and weigh 230lbs. I workout at the gym and burn about 500 to 700 calories per day. I want to lose 2lbs per week. How many calories should I consume?
I am beginning my weight loss journey and I don't have very much knowledge about nutrition. I am 5'6 ft and weigh 230lbs. I workout at the gym and burn about 500 to 700 calories per day. I want to lose 2lbs per week. How many calories should I consume?
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Enter your info into mfp and pick your goal. It will tell you what your cal needs are.0
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ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »Enter your info into mfp and pick your goal. It will tell you what your cal needs are.
I second this emotion0 -
ForeverSunshine09 wrote: »Enter your info into mfp and pick your goal. It will tell you what your cal needs are.
Yep. Eat the number it says plus 250-350 of those exercise calories back, making sure you log accurately.0 -
2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly0
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artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
You need to stop saying this nonsense. Seriously.0 -
artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
For someone with 75+ pounds to lose, 2 pounds per week is a safe goal (then she can drop it as she gets closer).0 -
artsbysimon wrote: »But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
Ya, this is completely false. O.P. ignore this.
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artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
sheeshhh are all your post this nonsense???
OP enter your info into MFP like already said here.
Chose your goals ( how much you want to lose.
Start weighing all your food on a food scale ( dont use serving sizes or cups and spoons that is highly inaccurate)
Try to eat around your daily calorie allowance.
When you exercise eat between 25% to 75% back of those "earned" calories on top of what MFP gave you.
Be consistent, be patient
And if you indeed weigh EVERY solid food and created a deficit ( eating less than you burn)
You will lose weight..... And it doesn't matter what you eat. (when you dont have any medical issues with certain kind of foods)
Its all about eating less calories than you burn. And MFP helps you with that.
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Thank you all for your help. I just noticed when I changed my activity level the amount of calories increased. I wasn't sure if that correct if I ate more calories.0
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TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
sheeshhh are all your post this nonsense???
OP enter your info into MFP like already said here.
Chose your goals ( how much you want to lose.
Start weighing all your food on a food scale ( dont use serving sizes or cups and spoons that is highly inaccurate)
Try to eat around your daily calorie allowance.
When you exercise eat between 25% to 75% back of those "earned" calories on top of what MFP gave you.
Be consistent, be patient
And if you indeed weigh EVERY solid food and created a deficit ( eating less than you burn)
You will lose weight..... And it doesn't matter what you eat. (when you dont have any medical issues with certain kind of foods)
Its all about eating less calories than you burn. And MFP helps you with that.
Where can I buy a affordable food scale? Thanks
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target, amazon, walmart, they're not very expensive.nicoleexo2015 wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
sheeshhh are all your post this nonsense???
OP enter your info into MFP like already said here.
Chose your goals ( how much you want to lose.
Start weighing all your food on a food scale ( dont use serving sizes or cups and spoons that is highly inaccurate)
Try to eat around your daily calorie allowance.
When you exercise eat between 25% to 75% back of those "earned" calories on top of what MFP gave you.
Be consistent, be patient
And if you indeed weigh EVERY solid food and created a deficit ( eating less than you burn)
You will lose weight..... And it doesn't matter what you eat. (when you dont have any medical issues with certain kind of foods)
Its all about eating less calories than you burn. And MFP helps you with that.
Where can I buy a affordable food scale? Thanks
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strong_curves wrote: »
target, amazon, walmart, they're not very expensive.nicoleexo2015 wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
sheeshhh are all your post this nonsense???
OP enter your info into MFP like already said here.
Chose your goals ( how much you want to lose.
Start weighing all your food on a food scale ( dont use serving sizes or cups and spoons that is highly inaccurate)
Try to eat around your daily calorie allowance.
When you exercise eat between 25% to 75% back of those "earned" calories on top of what MFP gave you.
Be consistent, be patient
And if you indeed weigh EVERY solid food and created a deficit ( eating less than you burn)
You will lose weight..... And it doesn't matter what you eat. (when you dont have any medical issues with certain kind of foods)
Its all about eating less calories than you burn. And MFP helps you with that.
Where can I buy a affordable food scale? Thanks
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Do get a digital scale rather than a spring scale - I've had both and digital is way, way better.0
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artsbysimon wrote: »2 lbs per week is kind too steep in my opinion. Basically the equation to speed weight loss is burn more calories than you consume. But kind of calories also dictates of how fast you lose weight if you take take food that has more fat and sugar then your will only shed pounds slowly
That's why I lost over a 150 pounds in under a year & a half by eating a ton of ice cream & other desserts?0
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