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How many calories a day ?

robinsbridge
robinsbridge Posts: 6
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
What should my daily calorie intake be?? I find it all very confusing, I am 49 years old, 5ft 4 inches and weigh 8st 8llbs, the site autodefaulted me to 3250 calories a day but I though that was a little high, have tried searching the web but everything gives conflicting information, any help or advice would be greatfully received:wink:

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  • robinsbridge
    robinsbridge Posts: 6
    What should my daily calorie intake be?? I find it all very confusing, I am 49 years old, 5ft 4 inches and weigh 8st 8llbs, the site autodefaulted me to 3250 calories a day but I though that was a little high, have tried searching the web but everything gives conflicting information, any help or advice would be greatfully received:wink:
  • lynettep
    lynettep Posts: 157
    I would input your height and age all over again. That seems to high for calories. I am on 1200 calories a day.
  • hdtoolgirl
    hdtoolgirl Posts: 93 Member
    So you weigh 120lbs. How much are do you want to loose? or do you just want to maintain?
  • robinsbridge
    robinsbridge Posts: 6
    So you weigh 120lbs. How much are do you want to loose? or do you just want to maintain?
    just want to maintain really, cant afford to keep buying clothes LOL:blushing:
  • hdtoolgirl
    hdtoolgirl Posts: 93 Member
    http://www.caloriecontrol.org/calcalcs.html

    It recommends to maintain your weight that you eat 1592.5calories if you have a light activity life. I posted the link if you would like to verify.
  • robinsbridge
    robinsbridge Posts: 6
    http://www.caloriecontrol.org/calcalcs.html

    It recommends to maintain your weight that you eat 1592.5calories if you have a light activity life. I posted the link if you would like to verify.
    thanks hdtoolgirl that helps as great deal, I do exercise every day so Im probably not far off with the 2000 that I set my limit too. Cheers:flowerforyou:
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