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lmwash0816
lmwash0816 Posts: 1 Member
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Looking to lose 15 pounds how many calories and how long should that take?

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    If 15 lbs is all you need to lose, you should aim for a rate of 0.5-1 lb per week. If you fill out your profile here accurately, mfp will give you a calorie goal
  • Kst76
    Kst76 Posts: 935 Member
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    I want too lose another 15. Then I will be at a bmi of 22.5
    But at 1 pound a week it only gives me 1400 calories base. I love to eat and drink so that's hard. I don't know how people do it at 1200..lol.
    I changed my goal just today to 0.5 pounds per week and now I can eat 1660. A little better I think.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    Kst76 wrote: »
    I want too lose another 15. Then I will be at a bmi of 22.5
    But at 1 pound a week it only gives me 1400 calories base. I love to eat and drink so that's hard. I don't know how people do it at 1200..lol.
    I changed my goal just today to 0.5 pounds per week and now I can eat 1660. A little better I think.

    Adding in exercise can make a big difference - an hour of exercise daily can be several hundred extra calories, which takes a 1200 calorie base from awful to quite reasonable at about 1600.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    Kst76 wrote: »
    I want too lose another 15. Then I will be at a bmi of 22.5
    But at 1 pound a week it only gives me 1400 calories base. I love to eat and drink so that's hard. I don't know how people do it at 1200..lol.
    I changed my goal just today to 0.5 pounds per week and now I can eat 1660. A little better I think.

    My goal was 1350. I increased my activity and logged my exercise to get it up over 1500 :smile:
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
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    kimny72 wrote: »
    If 15 lbs is all you need to lose, you should aim for a rate of 0.5-1 lb per week. If you fill out your profile here accurately, mfp will give you a calorie goal

    this.

    also, read the posts here with tips on getting started
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300331/most-helpful-posts-getting-started-must-reads#latest
  • Kst76
    Kst76 Posts: 935 Member
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    kimny72 wrote: »
    Kst76 wrote: »
    I want too lose another 15. Then I will be at a bmi of 22.5
    But at 1 pound a week it only gives me 1400 calories base. I love to eat and drink so that's hard. I don't know how people do it at 1200..lol.
    I changed my goal just today to 0.5 pounds per week and now I can eat 1660. A little better I think.

    My goal was 1350. I increased my activity and logged my exercise to get it up over 1500 :smile:

    Yeah, I do that as well. It's worth every drop of sweat!
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,181 Member
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    Take a look here
    Set it for what you want, Eat that many calories.

    https://tdeecalculator.net/result.php?s=imperial&age=45&g=male&lbs=200&in=69&act=1.2&bf=&f=1
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,182 Member
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    It'll take too long and be too much trouble. Enjoy!

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