How many calories do you eat a day?

theres no such thing as way to many calories, just too little excercise

2000 is recommended for women

But you can work out how many calories you need to maintain your current weight and how many to reduce fat or gain it(for weight training).

so you'll find women eating 1500-2000 depending on there size. or 2000+ if they're training hard


I eat ~3000 a day

Too little/no exercise at the moment doesn't help but I am having way too many calories
Need to go on a diet

If 2000 is the average needed for certain heights, surely people would be in the range of 1500-2500? (for a healthy diet anyway)

Yeah thats what i was saying?

For example

you work out your BMR

You times that by one of the following:

If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

then you take away 200-500 calories to loose fat.

If they're eating less than 1500, they're idiots.

Its just that you said only above 2000 if their very active that confused me.
What BMR????

About 500-1000 calories.

Under 600.

Doing some excercise is much more fun than dieting, and better for you too, with the same results

BMR:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

if you eat the number of calories it tells you, thats how you maintain your current weight. Its a rough guide i suppose, you still need a balanced diet!

wow I usually eat waaaay more then that and have mantained the same weight... must be a high motabolism lol