Help me figure out how calories I need to lose for my personal goal!

AllThingsFitnessByAnney
AllThingsFitnessByAnney Posts: 17 Member
edited November 15 in Chit-Chat
Can anyone give me advice as to what caloric intake I should be eating and if 1200 calories is the right amount? I weigh 220 as of today I am 5'2 and want to lose 40-50 pounds in the shortest amount of time that is healthy. I exercise 5 times a week for 2-3 hours burning between 450-600 calories (  watch tracker). I eat chicken and veggies, no processed foods and try to stay under 75 carbs a day. Thank you in advance!!!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Put your information in MFP and it'll do all that for you....
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I think when you go for the "fast as possible" loss you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. It takes time to put pounds on and it takes time to get them off. Plug your numbers into MFP and go for a two pound a week loss. If you are honest and dedicated it will start to seem easy are you get into the groove. The exercise will help too but you may want to eat back about 50% calories for fuel.
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  • Hipstermomof2_fitby40_2019
    Hipstermomof2_fitby40_2019 Posts: 15 Member
    AllThingsFitnessByAnney wrote: »
    Can anyone give me advice as to what caloric intake I should be eating and if 1200 calories is the right amount? I weigh 220 as of today I am 5'2 and want to lose 40-50 pounds in the shortest amount of time that is healthy. I exercise 5 times a week for 2-3 hours burning between 450-600 calories (  watch tracker). I eat chicken and veggies, no processed foods and try to stay under 75 carbs a day. Thank you in advance!!!

    I stay under 20 carbs a day, and fuel up on coffee blended with butter and mct oil ;)
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    lstrat115 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    Put your information in MFP and it'll do all that for you....

    Don't do this.
    Seriously.
    Use a TDEE calculator or at least BMR. MFP says everyone should consume 1200 calories and that just isn't true for most people.

    No it doesn't. Unless you say you are sedentary and want to lose 2lbs a week... set a realistic goal and mfp will give you a realistic calorie goal.
  • blackcomaro
    blackcomaro Posts: 796 Member
    Carbs arent bad, they help you stay fuller for longer... just my 2 cents.
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    eat say 1800. wait a few weeks, if nothing happens drop another 200. repeat.
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