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Tashanicole444
Tashanicole444 Posts: 86 Member
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Hello I have been told that I am under eating for my activity level ! And that it will wreck my metabolism . What should I set activity level to for calorie range. .
With no exercise just life and kids steps are around. 15000

With exercise maybe 18000 to 21000

Thoughts !

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Light active and log your purposeful exercise
  • Tashanicole444
    Tashanicole444 Posts: 86 Member
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    I ran today 5 miles. ! So steps say 22000 1850 was to maintain with light activity ! You add more for running ? Seems like a lot of calories. ! What if i want to lose. 5. Lbs. ?
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    edited June 2017
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    Royce284 wrote: »
    I ran today 5 miles. ! So steps say 22000 1850 was to maintain with light activity ! You add more for running ? Seems like a lot of calories. ! What if i want to lose. 5. Lbs. ?

    If you have a step counter linked to MFP then it will add the extra cals from your day automatically.

    Or, for running use bodyweight in lbs x 0.63 x distance in miles

    And if 1850 is to maintain you need to take 250 cals off that figure (you only half 5lbs to lose so should only be aiming to lose half a pound a week)
  • Tashanicole444
    Tashanicole444 Posts: 86 Member
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    Ok so that puts me at 2250 with exercise. Sounds high.
  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
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    No it's not. We've just been conditioned to think females need 1200 calories.
  • Tashanicole444
    Tashanicole444 Posts: 86 Member
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    But I worry about going from not eating to that to eating.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Royce284 wrote: »
    Ok so that puts me at 2250 with exercise. Sounds high.

    If that's gross then it isn't particularly high.

    Up your cals slowly if you're worried

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