Am I eating enough?

[lilyofthevalley]

I walk on the treadmill for an hour and a half every day at around a 7% incline. The treadmill SAYS I'm burning 430-600 calories (but I know those things aren't entirely accurate...) On the multiple calorie calculator sites I've visited, it says I burn either 2,600-ish calories (when I choose moderate exercise, or Moderately Active) or 2,900-ish (when I choose hard exercise, or Very Active). I don't know which is right... Here's the definitions from one of those sites: "Moderately Active--Moderate exercise or sports 3-5 days a week" "Very Active--Hard exercise or sports 6-7 days a week"...
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I can't figure out which one is right, because I don't know what their definitions of "moderate exercise" and "hard exercise" is. My exercise seems hard to me, it makes me sweat, but I know it's not as hard compared to the workouts other people do. So, I don't know what I actually burn in a day. Fitday (which is what I use) says I burn 2,735 calories, and 3,010 with my 600 cal exercise...
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I eat about 1500-1700 calories a day, and fitday says my calorie deficit for today (1500 eaten) was 1500. I haven't been exercising long, only about a week, so I couldn't tell you how much I'm losing. I just don't want to be unhealthy, and I've heard that 2lbs/week or a 1000 cal deficit is the most you should do. I'm not really hungry, but I want to make sure I'm not like, "starving" my body.
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Thanks for reading, sorry this post is so long!
Annie

 

[Ride_On]

Well, here's the thing. You aren't "starving" your body yet, but you might get there. It doesn't seem like you're eating enough. What are your stats?

If your daily expenditure is at 2,600 calories, I would recommend starting at like 1800-1900 or so, but just make sure you monitor your progress. You are right at not wanting to exceed 2lbs/week of fat loss. If you lose too much too fast, you'll gain it back, with interest :speechless:

 

[lilyofthevalley]

Well, here's the thing. You aren't "starving" your body yet, but you might get there. It doesn't seem like you're eating enough. What are your stats?

I'm 5'6", 180 pounds, female.

If your daily expenditure is at 2,600 calories, I would recommend starting at like 1800-1900 or so, but just make sure you monitor your progress. You are right at not wanting to exceed 2lbs/week of fat loss. If you lose too much too fast, you'll gain it back, with interest :speechless:

Thanks for your input. I'll make sure to keep my calories up.