Calories and weight loss

torigilbert5151
torigilbert5151 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Do i have to burn the sane amount of calories i eat to lose weight?
I'm 5'4 214 lb female
if you have any tips. that would be great.

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    You have to burn more calories than you eat to lose weight. Burning the same amount would have you maintaining your weight.

    Also that's what you burn for the entire day, not just through exercise.
  • torigilbert5151
    torigilbert5151 Posts: 2 Member
    how many calories do you typically burn just through daily life. ?
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    torigilbert5151 wrote: »
    how many calories do you typically burn just through daily life. ?

    It depends on a number of factors (age, height, weight, gender, what you do throughout the day). MFP has already given you a deficit based on that information.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Tip....
    Read the sticky threads pinned to the top of the various forums and 95% of your questions will be answered.
  • xxzenabxx
    xxzenabxx Posts: 948 Member
    Use a calorie calculator like this one http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Put your stats into my fitness pal.
    Go to settings
    Choose: describe your normal daily activities?
    Update Your Diet Profile to lose 1.5 pounds a week.
  • Michele91x
    Michele91x Posts: 7 Member
    Weigh loss all comes down to CICO (calories in, calories out)
    You must burn more calories than you are consuming in order to lose any weight.
    If you put your stats into your MFP it will tell you how many calories you should consume per day in order to lose ‘x’ amount of weight per week.
    As for finding out how many calories you burn without doing any exercise you need to calculate your balsal metabolic rate (how many calories your body burns per day just to survive) you can calculate your BMR here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator
    Good luck
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