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4476 Calories!! No Way!

DAYNSH Posts: 16 Joined: 2007/08/23	2007/08/23, 02:28 AM Hi, I am new, and I just signed up at the nutrition part of the site. I currently weigh 336. Yes, I know...but at least I am here. It says I have to eat 4476 calories! This simply just is way too high! I want to lose weight and get tone. Did I do it wrong?? I am in my 2nd week going to a gym,(4 times a week) and have seen considerable changes by just utilizing the machines, Currently, I am doing various machines 2 sets of 12, starting at 40 pounds, the lower body machines are higher of course... I haven't started a diet plan yet. I want to lose at least 50 pounds by December...what can I do...
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/08/23, 08:32 AM well if you figure 10 cals per lb of body weight... that is 3360. Figure out your BMR and go from there. -------------- Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.---Helen Keller
Pemdas Posts: 973 Joined: 2004/07/22	2007/08/23, 09:12 AM I think that the calories suggested by this site are a little high. 4000 is probably more likely. 50 in 4 months is a lot. That is about 3lb a week. If you continue to lose this much for that long of a time period you will loose some muscle mass aka the stuff that make you look toned. Aiming for 1-2lbs a week is a much smarter goal. Although at 336 you will probably experience a more rapid loss at the beginning. In addition to losing muscle, I believe that you would put your metabolism in a compromised state. Basically, it would slow down too much and you might put your body in starvation mode. Give your goals some time, they will come.