do you think 1,300 a day is right or wrong for me?

I'm glad you asked. I think that is far far far to low. To give you an idea I've lost 30 lbs at the rate of 1 lb a week with the following stats:

age: 29
height: 5'7
goal weight: 120
activity: Sedentary
Calories I ate a day to get there: 1650 plus exercise calories

The more active you you are, the more calories you can eat. Keep in mind that you may also gain muscle which makes you thinner but you'll weigh a heavier weight. I've seen 200 pounders on here with abs.
The heavier you are, the more you can eat and lose at the same rate. MFP assumes that you have to cut 500 calories a day to lose one lb a week which isn't exactly how it works.

I think you have that set for a agressive unrealistic rate. I suggest being supervised by a professional if you plan on going on a very low calorie diet. A friend of mine did it and it involved him getting very sick and being well supervised and taking needles.The daily value according to Canada Health and the FDA for a women is around 2000 calories. I usually have about 2200 and can maintain 120 pounds.

To lose weight eat anything below your TDEE (Total daily energy expenditure). You can get this value estimated by a doctor or some gyms. You can also estimate it via a few calculations (there are calculators online). To find out what your TDEE is, look up information about your BMR.

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In summary, there was a scientific paper published based on the quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight. The authors of this study made this addorable little calculator that lets you play with all the numbers mentioned above. They take the changes in the human metabolism into account, looking at the fact that a 3500 calorie deficit equaling 1 lb of weight loss isn't that percise (which is what mfp uses to calculate it's values).

Study: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)60812-X/fulltext
Calc: http://bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov/ <-go here and enter your info to get a fairly accurate number to go by If you plan on losing a large amount of weight, enter a smaller number and go back periodically when you get close to that goal.

Sounds a bit low to me. You will probably lose weight that way, but it would be difficult to keep it off! Slow and steady is best.

I went by scooysworkshop.com

they have a calorie calculator. iput your height/ age work out activity level. it will calculate for you. I am eating my goal weight calories to get me to 134 pounds

If you keep it at 1300 NET and not total, then yes it's probably good for a start. Don't exercise it down to 500 net though. That would likely be determental to your goals.

I would absolutely set a slower weight loss goal, eat 1600 - 1800 wholesome calories and aim to burn a good 2100 - 3000 through exercise per week. You'll then be getting close to an overall 7K/week calorie deficit (2 lbs) and should start losing more than the "goal" setting (if set to 1/2 to 1 pound/week).
1300 won't kill you but you will also need to be SURE not to eat less than that and probably eat back an additional few hundred calories on workout days (don't care what the calorie deficit of workout says - 2 lbs being the max realistic goal per week, you have no room for a greater deficit in general). Also, it COULD be detrimental so you would really need to monitor how you were feeling, and psychologically make sure you were getting this from high-volume, high-quality, low-nutrient-density foods to feel full and not deprived. It's possible for sure, but just might not be the best overall daily goal for intake.

I eat between 1290 and 1350 a day.
And I have lost 75 lbs since November. I am not hungry nor do I feel deprived..
I work out every day at the gym as well. I think it depends on the person and what you are comfortable with.
Good luck!!!!

I think you have that set for a agressive unrealistic rate. I suggest being supervised by a professional if you plan on going on a very low calorie diet.

I think this is incorrect. 2 lbs a week is not overly agressive for someone with quite a bit to lose (no offense inteneded OP). It's a good healthy rate. And 1300 NET is not a very low calorie diet. It's quite easy to get proper nutrition on 1300 calories per day.

I agree with the 2 lbs comment, but you can lose 2 lbs without cutting 1000 calories out of your intake a day like mfp wants you to do. When I came here mfp put me on 1200 calorie diet to lose a pound a week. I did. And then I jumped up to 1650 and still lost a pound a week...then I jumped up my activity level and managed to lose a pound a week a 2200 cals a day. Why bother trying to eat as little as humanly possible? Especially since it's harder to get your nutrition from 1300 calories and to feel energized at that amount.

My point is you can eat a lot more and still lose a ton of weight. Just know that.

I think it is too low. Find out your BMR. Eat above it.

Great tool: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/

It can help you figure out how much you should eat including your activity (exercise and ect).

I bought myself bodymedia fit. I am amazed how much I burn daily. I burn 2700 almost every day. I am 5'10" and 140 lbs. I eat at least 2300 calories a day.

I think you have that set for a agressive unrealistic rate. I suggest being supervised by a professional if you plan on going on a very low calorie diet.

I think this is incorrect. 2 lbs a week is not overly agressive for someone with quite a bit to lose (no offense inteneded OP). It's a good healthy rate. And 1300 NET is not a very low calorie diet. It's quite easy to get proper nutrition on 1300 calories per day.

I agree with the 2 lbs comment, but you can lose 2 lbs without cutting 1000 calories out of your intake a day like mfp wants you to do. When I came here mfp put me on 1200 calorie diet to lose a pound a week. I did. And then I jumped up to 1650 and still lost a pound a week...then I jumped up my activity level and managed to lose a pound a week a 2200 cals a day. Why bother trying to eat as little as humanly possible? Especially since it's harder to get your nutrition from 1300 calories and to feel energized at that amount.

My point is you can eat a lot more and still lose a ton of weight. Just know that.

SOME people can eat more and still lose. Not everyone loses that the same rate. Personal examples are not necessarily applicable to others.

MFP has me set at 1200 and I eat back about half my workout calories. Averaging about 1500 total calories eaten a day. I have lost 2lbs a week very consistently. I have energy and feel great. My two cents: if you aren't feeling sluggish and grumpy, and your losing... I think it's fine where you are at. Give it a try for a couple weeks and if you aren't happy, play around with your numbers. Best of luck to you!