Hi, I'm new!

Hi guys,
Hope you don't mind me joining in here?! I have decided to try calorie counting and exercise having tried many different kind of diets before (without success!)

My first question is, how many calories do i need per day to loose weight? Is there any way of working it out?

Ta!

Try this site: www.foodfocus.co.uk
It works out your calories needed to maintain your weight and how muc you should eat according to how much you want to lose each week.
All the best!

That's a handy looking site, CC, thanks for posting it.

And Sam, you could try starting at 1500 calories and see how much you lose - you can always cut down a little if the weight isn't coming off as you like it to. I think it's best to start quite generously and work from there in the early days... if you start too low then you can leave yourself with nowhere to go when the weight loss slows, and there's a danger you might get diet fatigue.

Best of luck with your loss!

well come and good luck!

Hi and welcome to cc. You'll find loads of support here - I've found it a Godsend. There's usually someone that has the answer to any questions you might have! Good luck!

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Me too

Welcome sam xxx

(I'm Sam too )