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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what would be your ideal weight? Approximately. If 140 pounds, eat 1,400 calories/day. 120 pounds, eat 1,200. This is to lose. This is a very, very rough estimate. Don't go below 1,200 calories even if your ideal weight is <120. Again, just a rough estimate. You mostly have to experience what results are taking in different amount of calories --- do you lose. And how do you feel.[/quote]

This is not at all accurate.  The only way to know for sure is to get a Resting Metabolic Rate Assessment done.  This will tell you the precise number of calories you burn per day simply by existing, not counting any physical activity, as well as the percentage of carbs vs. fat your body burns on its own.  It's so much more than an arbitrary number of calories - by eating too little, you can hold onto extra weight.  By eating the wrong percentages of macros for how your body naturally burns, you can also hold back weight loss.  You can take five people of identical height, weight, and age, and have remarkably different RMR results.  Please do some research.[/quote]

This. [/quote]

Ok, but unless you are an athlete or have a compulsive disorder surrounding eating and calorie intake, normal people aren’t going to have easy access to get this type of assessment done.  [/quote]

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