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Thanks everyone. That's what I figured...I would have to either split it all up before I ate it or just guess! I really don't want to do either. Wish there was a better way.

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Thanks to those who answered! I think I am understanding much better!

Rachel, yes it does make sense. Thank you. After reading your post and looking at a couple other threads on this topic, it looks like it would kind of go like this: According to MFP, to maintain with no exercise, I would need 2420 calories/day. In order to lose 1lb a week, I would need to have a calorie deficit of 500…

I am new to this idea of eating 2000+ calories a day. I was wondering if someone could tell me how this would work for me. I am just starting out with my weight loss. I am 235lbs, 5'4", and 25 years old. I was trying to eat around 1500-1600 calories a day with doing 30 minutes of cardio 4 days/week. I had a really…