About calorie consumption

nattmoore64
nattmoore64 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I'm new to this and it says I have to consume 2200 calories a day!.... do I have to ? It's just I'm not a big eater

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Just do eet! :D
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    What are your stats? What are you trying to achieve? if it's weight loss then you have already been consuming more than that so it shouldn't be a problem to hit that goal.
  • WatchJoshLift
    WatchJoshLift Posts: 520 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    If you're needing to lose weight, you've been consuming more calories than that...

    This! You don't become overweight by not being a big eater, most of the time.
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  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    Hi I'm new to this and it says I have to consume 2200 calories a day!.... do I have to ? It's just I'm not a big eater

    No you don't make whatever you feel comfortable with

    This is not entirely correct, you need to consume the proper amount for your stats. It could easily be 2200 for your stats, my intake is 1800 to lose.
  • angelxsss
    angelxsss Posts: 2,402 Member
    I think the problem is trying to eat that many calories in a healthful way. My allowance is 1450 and I have a lot of trouble eating that much each day.

    My advice would be just to seek out calorie dense foods. Nuts, quinoa, avocado, nut butters, olive oil, bananas, whole grain bread, corn, and hummus are some of the things that could up your calorie consumption.

    Good luck!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Hi I'm new to this and it says I have to consume 2200 calories a day!.... do I have to ? It's just I'm not a big eater

    No you don't make whatever you feel comfortable with

    That's spectacularly bad advice when you know so little about OP
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Hi I'm new to this and it says I have to consume 2200 calories a day!.... do I have to ? It's just I'm not a big eater

    No you don't make whatever you feel comfortable with

    Underfeeding can be dangerous...
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Hi I'm new to this and it says I have to consume 2200 calories a day!.... do I have to ? It's just I'm not a big eater

    No you don't make whatever you feel comfortable with

    That's spectacularly bad advice when you know so little about OP

    This.

    OP can you please provide:
    Gender
    Age
    Height
    Current Weight
    Goal Weight
    Activity Level (do you exercise? If so what type and how often)?


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