**READ THIS** Figuring out your calorie goals

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  • jhm57
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  • loobloo87
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    I was wondering if you could help me, im confused about how much i should be eating every day....MFP says 1700calories + eating back exercise calories but there have been several post on here about BMR and TDEE and this is what i gathered from these posts:
    Body fat - 28.2%
    BMR - 1401 calories
    Daily calories aimed for with moderate exercise 2249 calories
    Net calories - >1600/day
    TDEE - 2670 calories

    Therefore i should:

    Always eat above 1401 calories
    Eat less than 2670 calories
    Ideally eat 2249 calories
    Can burn (2249-1401) 848 calories without eating back

    Or should i stick to MFP and eat 1700 on non-exercising days and 1700 + exercise calories on days I run?
    I find that if i eat 1700 calories one day and then Run first thing the next morning I have no energy!

    I'm a bit lost and i've not lost any weight in for weeks so i'm defiantly doing something wrong!

    HELP!
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    Good grief I've got homework to do.
  • Klem4
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    oh lord, wakeup call. anyways, I need help, im so confused. if anyone is still reading this.
    currently MFP has me on 1370 and eating back exercise calories of course.
    body fat %- 38.7
    BMR- 1352 (katch mcardle)
    suggested calories- sedentary- 1753; light active- 2009, moderate active- 2265
    tdee- ? dangit can't see the 1st post now to calculate.

    uh so how many calories should I eat? im exercising 5-6 days a week, so does that count me as moderately active? confused!
  • rotnkat
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    oh lord, wakeup call. anyways, I need help, im so confused. if anyone is still reading this.
    currently MFP has me on 1370 and eating back exercise calories of course.
    body fat %- 38.7
    BMR- 1352 (katch mcardle)
    suggested calories- sedentary- 1753; light active- 2009, moderate active- 2265
    tdee- ? dangit can't see the 1st post now to calculate.

    uh so how many calories should I eat? im exercising 5-6 days a week, so does that count me as moderately active? confused!


    I would count that as moderately active and use the 2265 calories.
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  • marissa0717
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    This makes sense! I was eating 1200 calories at first but I was not losing and I was pretty cranky. Upped my calories to 1400-1500/day and have been consistently losing ever since! And I am not cranky anymore. It seemed weird at first since I am only 5' tall and started at 135 lbs, but now that I keep constantly losing, I am a believer!!
  • cafred
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    This makes sense! I was eating 1200 calories at first but I was not losing and I was pretty cranky. Upped my calories to 1400-1500/day and have been consistently losing ever since! And I am not cranky anymore. It seemed weird at first since I am only 5' tall and started at 135 lbs, but now that I keep constantly losing, I am a believer!!

    @marissa - so good to hear! I am also short at 5'1" and have processed all this info but haven't been willing to go all the way up to the 1900 level it recommends. I have been trying to stay up around 1500 a day this week and have seen the scale move myself. Do you mind me asking what your specific numbers are? I'd like to compare to mine since we are similar in height and weight.
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  • xMonroeMisfit
    xMonroeMisfit Posts: 411 Member
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    so if my BMR is 1205, i am to be eating 200 more?
  • cafred
    cafred Posts: 27 Member
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    so if my BMR is 1205, i am to be eating 200 more?

    Yes, 200 more would be the minimum you should eat but that is if you are sedentary. If you work out, you would need to eat your calories from working out back as well to make sure your NET (calories in-calories out) does not fall below this minimum number.
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  • Jonahyona
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    Thanks for the info!
  • 2monthstogo
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    Nicely put! Can you come and teach my students this. They won't listen to me! LOL
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    Bumping to read later. Thank you!
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