Help me figure out calorie goals, please.

[Cricket]

I'm just getting back on track with food and exercise and I'm trying to figure out how many calories I need per day. I'm heavy and want to lose 40 lbs, and I know 1200 calories is generally considered to be the lower end of the range for women, but beyond that, I'm not sure.


How do I figure out my daily calorie goal so that I'm healthy and can sustain it, but still lose? (or at least, lose enough that I don't get discouraged and quit..) 

[wambam]

If you're going to do a whole30, they recommend not counting calories at all. This is the meal template: whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Meal-Planning-Template.pdf

Otherwise, you can calculate your TDEE here: iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Remember that a related number BMR, is the amount of energy you need just to sustain life, laying down and doing nothing. So you will obviously need more than that.

[Cricket]

Feb 17, 2014 15:46:51 GMT -5 wambam said:

If you're going to do a whole30, they recommend not counting calories at all. This is the meal template: whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Meal-Planning-Template.pdf

Otherwise, you can calculate your TDEE here: iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Remember that a related number BMR, is the amount of energy you need just to sustain life, laying down and doing nothing. So you will obviously need more than that.

Thank you. That's helpful. I am working on a whole30 and I don't want to eat too little, but I'm just coming off of six months of very poor eating with no portion control whatsoever and I know I will do best if I feel like I'm aiming for a healthy number of calories along with healthy choices. I'm thinking about 1750 or so, as a way to ensure I eat enough without worrying about overeating, and as a number that will most likely result in a bit of a loss.

[wambam]

Feb 17, 2014 15:55:17 GMT -5 Cricket said:

Feb 17, 2014 15:46:51 GMT -5 wambam said:

If you're going to do a whole30, they recommend not counting calories at all. This is the meal template: whole9life.com/book/ISWF-Meal-Planning-Template.pdf

Otherwise, you can calculate your TDEE here: iifym.com/tdee-calculator/

Remember that a related number BMR, is the amount of energy you need just to sustain life, laying down and doing nothing. So you will obviously need more than that.

Thank you. That's helpful. I am working on a whole30 and I don't want to eat too little, but I'm just coming off of six months of very poor eating with no portion control whatsoever and I know I will do best if I feel like I'm aiming for a healthy number of calories along with healthy choices. I'm thinking about 1750 or so, as a way to ensure I eat enough without worrying about overeating, and as a number that will most likely result in a bit of a loss.

Just to clarify: the reason you shouldn't count calories during a Whole30 is because the vast majority of the time, people will not overeat if they're following the meal template. It's a way of portion control without actually counting calories.