Calories intake

sbranch38
sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
Can someone tell me what is the most calories I should intake weighing 323.. I recently have gotten real serious about losing this weight... So I have been counting calories and trying to make sure I don't eat too many.

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  • mgonyer123
    mgonyer123 Posts: 74 Member
    How many does mfp say you should have?
  • sbranch38
    sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
    mgonyer123 wrote: »
    How many does mfp say you should have?

    It says 1900.. But I workout about 30 mins a day and I don't eat all those calories up... BC of the calories I lose doing my workout... Is that fine?
  • mgonyer123
    mgonyer123 Posts: 74 Member
    Are you measuring your calories burned using MFP? If so only eat back about half as they are usually over estimated.
  • sbranch38
    sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
    mgonyer123 wrote: »
    Are you measuring your calories burned using MFP? If so only eat back about half as they are usually over estimated.

    OK so if MFP says I have burned 90 calories... I should say its really 45 and subtract that instead of 90?
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Follow MFP guidelines based on the stats and goals you input.
  • sbranch38
    sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
    mgonyer123 wrote: »
    Are you measuring your calories burned using MFP? If so only eat back about half as they are usually over estimated.

    OK so if MFP says I have burned 90 calories... I should say its really 45 and subtract that instead of 90?
  • sbranch38
    sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
    Thank you
  • AnnaBellQ14
    AnnaBellQ14 Posts: 109 Member
    sbranch38 wrote: »
    mgonyer123 wrote: »
    Are you measuring your calories burned using MFP? If so only eat back about half as they are usually over estimated.

    OK so if MFP says I have burned 90 calories... I should say its really 45 and subtract that instead of 90?

    Yes, that's what it means. Also, make sure you eat all the 1900 calories, plus half your exercise calories because you don't want to lose too quickly. 2 lbs a week is probably what you should be losing right now.

  • sbranch38
    sbranch38 Posts: 22 Member
    AnnaBellQ14 wrote: »
    sbranch38 wrote: »
    mgonyer123 wrote: »
    Are you measuring your calories burned using MFP? If so only eat back about half as they are usually over estimated.

    OK so if MFP says I have burned 90 calories... I should say its really 45 and subtract that instead of 90?

    Yes, that's what it means. Also, make sure you eat all the 1900 calories, plus half your exercise calories because you don't want to lose too quickly. 2 lbs a week is probably what you should be losing right now.

    OK...thanks for the advice
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