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Old May. 24/08, 05:13 PM
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Smile How many calories should I be consuming?

Hey, I used that calculator but im not sure how much I should eat. I am about 240lbs. and am trying to get down to 170lbs. Im 5' 10 and 1/2'' and will be 15 in a month. My current work out every other day is

15lbs.
2x 10 Curls
2x 10 Tricept
2x 10 Shoulder press

20lbs.
2x 10 Curls
2x 10 Tricept
2x 10 Shoulder press

3x 10 Push Ups
3x 10 Dive Bombers
1x 5 Clap Push Ups

2x 40 Crunches
2x 20 Side crunches (20 each side)
2x 10 Ab wheel
1x 25 V-sits

done in my house with 2 20 and 15lb dumbells.

It says my BMR is 2,348.20 so how much should I be eating to loose weight? The calculator chillen posted for me said something like 3600 for moderatly active I am a bit confused help please
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Old May. 24/08, 05:18 PM
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It says my BMR is 2,348.20 so how much should I be eating to loose weight? The calculator chillen posted for me said something like 3600 for moderatly active I am a bit confused help please
A good starting point to create a deficit could be ......3,600 calories less 15% - 20%.
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Old May. 24/08, 07:21 PM
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so I sohuld be eating around 2900 calories or so starting off?
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Old May. 25/08, 05:26 AM
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so I sohuld be eating around 2900 calories or so starting off?
Well, assuming 3,600 is a reasonably accurate estimate of your maintenance calories, then you can start at 2,900 ( i.e a cut of 20% ) and just see how it goes.
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Old May. 25/08, 07:38 AM
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okay thanks
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