yardsticks

this really does make sense. thank you!

i understand that i'm supposed to eat more when i exercise. that's what i don't get; i thought i'd need to eat way more than that. so the calculator on this website doesn't make sense?

i'm about 5'9 and 225 pounds. since when is 25 pounds in four months "rushing it"? the reason i started this thread was because the 1300 calories seemed really low to me. i'd be exercising more to eat more.

i'm actually trying to lose 50-60 total (i could even lose 70), but i'm trying to lose around 25-30 this summer, at least. so trying for two pounds a week is okay, right? so i could eat, say, 1700, burn 400 during exercise, and i'd be good? i don't get that part, though...if i start out netting this few calories, how low…