Question: Calories Per Day

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Forgive the self-serving subject of this post, but I can't seem to

determine how many calories per day I should consume.

Help would be greatly appreciated. :-)

" Vital Stats "

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Height: 5 feet, 9 inches

Physical Activity: 30 minutes of moderate cardio 5-6x per week

Current Weight: 169 lbs

Current BMI: ~25.0

Current Calories Per Day: ~1600 (ON'd)

Goal BMI: ~22.0

Goal Weight: ~148 lbs

Question

Assuming ON, is 1600 calories per day a reasonable amount? Too high?

Too low? I find I can get by on less, but don't want to jeopardize my

health by going TOO low. It seems to be a very tight rope... too many

vs too few calories.

I've exhausted " The Google " search... at least I think I have. In my

humble opinion, the best CR calculator I've found is at

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/health/cron1.html.

According to the calculator, at a goal weight of 148.7 (BMI ~22.0), I

would be 36.1% CR'd eating approx. 1600 cals. Problem is, there are

many different BMR calculators out there, with different results,

some quite dramatic.

Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? Particularly from folks w/

similar " vital stats " ... I'd be particularly interested to know your

daily caloric intake.

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure in helping me

answer my question, it'll probably help others. :-)

Mike