calories

how do I work out how many calories I should be having daily? please

[Betty67]

Depends on your current weight and how active you are. Also not an expert but I did read that if you go less than 50% of what you need then your body starts to rebel.

Are you loosing weight then probably doing OK. As you get nearer your goal then you will need to adapt.

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thank you

[Betty67 in reply to Hidden]

I also use Sparkpeople an American site it is free and not too bad for adverts helps you track carbs protein activity as well

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Thank you will give it a go

[trafford1]

Hi PP39, if you go to myfitnesspal and enter your hight current weight gender and how active you are it will tell you how many calories you should eat everyday.

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Thank you

[Memories]

Download the 'my fitness pal' app!

[Anthea46]

Did you do your BMI check this works out how many calories you should have, good luck

[Flutelady]

I have my fitness pal app on my phone. If you enter your details it tells you how many calories you should be eating. You can add meal by meal what you are eating and it totals it for the day. Also you can add any exercise so that adjusts your calories amount.

[fat_gill]

When I started with nhs weight loss I enterted my BMI and was give my recommended total daily calory amount to follow. I use the calory counter site to check how many calories there are in everything I eat but most products have the KCals marked on the packing. I just add everthing up at the end of the day and I have quickly learnt just how bad snacking on favourite nibbles can be. It can be a bit time consuming at first but the result is very rewarding. Hope this helps.