Now this is crazy, the trainer at my daughter's gym told her to go to
www.mypyramid.gov to calculate how many calories she needs a day. She's pretty much the same size I am, an inch or so taller and about the same weight. According to their calculator she needs to eat 2400 calories to LOSE weight?! So I tried it, and it said I need 2000 calories a day! Is the government trying to KEEP us fat?!
My nutritional counselor at the local hospital calculated that I need to aim for 1400-1600 calories a day, and I have trouble eating that much.I don't know where she gets her formula but it was based on my weight and activity level. My daughter is more active than I am, chasing 2 kids around-and she does things like zumba and water aerobics classes when she can get to the gym. I told her I wouldn't go any higher than 1800 calories if I were her. Like me, one of her issues is that she isn't eating enough calories unless she hits mcdonalds or something. It really makes me wonder where the government comes up with this stuff. At first it looked like a great website with lots of tools and resources, but I just don't trust their info. What do you ladies think?