Calorie counting

[Pink61]

How do I find out how many calories per meal I am suppose to have keep going over my limit which is upsetting me .

[Fran182716 Prediabetic]

Here is a link to the NHS BMI calculator

nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-we...

If you put your information in there it will tell you how many calories you need to eat per day for safe weight loss (assuming you are trying to lose weight - it won’t give you a guide if you are already in the healthy weight range)

Calories per meal doesn’t matter much, it’s personal choice and the overall daily or weekly amount that matters and it’s an estimate anyway. You’d need to try a target for a few weeks then reassess to see if you need to adjust.

Best wishes 😀

[Pink61 in reply to Fran182716]

Thank you for your reply. I am aloud 1200 per day so I should divide that between 3 meals and snacks is that correct .

[Fran182716 Prediabetic in reply to Pink61]

1200 is very low, are you very short and sedentary? Was that what the nhs BMI calculator gave you? And yes if that is your daily allowance divide it between your meals but you can divide it however you like, there is no rule about 3 meals or snacks.

[Pink61 in reply to Fran182716]

I am only 5ft and obese 😣

[Fran182716 Prediabetic in reply to Pink61]

I’m only 4 ft 10 and lost weight eating around 1500 calories a day. At the time I was more active than I am now, daily dog walks, Pilates class once a week and aqua fit classes twice per week. Where did you get the 1200 from? And what rate weight loss did you choose? My experience as a short person was to choose a slow rate of loss so you can eat more and try to cram as many good nutrients in as possible. I found 1500 calories of lowish carb foods fairly easy to stick to. My problem now is not exercising as much, I’m finding it hard missing the social element of the classes (still walk the dog of course!)

[Pink61 in reply to Fran182716]

It was from the app, standard I chose my BMI is 40 😫 I am trying to get some exercise in daily as I have taken semi retirement before this lock down I lost 6st now put 1.5 back on and all my clothes do not fit me now cannot afford new ones and refuse to put more weight on .

[Bkin in reply to Fran182716]

Good link Fran.

[Pink61 in reply to Fran182716]

Thank you very much my calories as gone up to 1771 thank you for you help much appreciated 😘