i use Dr. Oz he says to take your weight x 12, then subtract 500 from that. gives me 2160, so i can have around 1600 a day. tho im kinda having trouble losing so i lowered it to 1500.

I use Nutrimirror. I don't think they have an app (I don't know because I don't have a smart phone! ) but I like their website and like the message they have with their site. I forget the rules here, so I'm not sure if I can post a link but if you do a search, it'll come up. I like it because it will tell you if you are setting unreasonable goals and also lets you know right on the homepage where you stand with everything - sodium, fat, sat fat, calories, calcium, cholesterol, fiber, etc.

is there a way to see what it suggests for me without actually signing up? i wanna check out the site before deciding whether or not to join, as i'm on multiple sites already.

Probably not, since you have to put in information - like your weight, height, activitey level, etc.

Here is my profile summary. I should note that this site does not want you to lose more than 1 lb a week and lets you know that you should set a more realisitic goal and I currently have mine set at 1.5 lbs


My Stats

current weight

224.4 pounds


body mass index (BMI)


35.2


My BMI indicates that I am obese compared to healthy averages for a person of my height.

resting metabolic rate (RMR)*


1798 calories


Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is the amount of calories a person would burn if they were to remain at rest for an entire 24-hour day. My RMR has been estimated for someone of my age, height, weight, and gender according to the Harris-Benedict formula. If I need to manually adjust my RMR, I can do so on the RMR page.

Pregnant


No

The settings for pregnancy/lactation affect the nutrient requirements for certain vitamins and minerals according to standard Dietary Reference Intake tables (see iron or vitamin A, for example) but do not affect the calorie numbers shown on the site. Calorie needs during times of pregnancy/lactation should be discussed with a doctor.




Lifestyle

occupation activity


1.3 MET,
36 hours/week

Example: mostly seated


sleep

8 hours/day

estimated total daily metabolic rate


2128 calories


This is the estimated number of calories I will burn each day. NutriMirror® determines this number by adjusting my RMR to account for my normal lifestyle activities.

weight goal


219 pounds

weight goal date


July 3, 2013


rate of change


-1.5 pounds/week

Weight loss of more than 1 pound per week can be difficult to maintain long-term, and brings potential health risks. I can adjust my weight goal by clicking here.

daily calorie intake to meet weight goal

1372 (I'm always higher than this anyway because I know it's too low for me!!)

This is the estimated number of calories I should consume each day in order to meet my weight goal. NutriMirror® calculates this number by adjusting my estimated total daily metabolic rate (shown above) by the number of calories needed to equal my daily rate of weight change.

Exercise Goal

3206 calories/week

4 hours 30 minutes, moderate pace

estimated total daily metabolic rate*

2547 calories *If exercise goal is met.

daily calorie intake to meet weight goal*

1791 calories *If exercise goal is met.


I don't know if that will help you or not!

I use My Fitness Pal app. I love it. The scanning part is the best feature in my opinion.

I have and used to use myfitnesspal regularly, but I often eat the same things in the same amounts fairly often, or eat packaged things with calorie counts on them, so alot of the time I just keep a running count in my head

I use MyFitnessPal but I'm not obsessed with numbers. Sometimes I just make rough estimations to calculate the calories I'm eating.

I used the Noom Weight Loss app for Android. My goal weight is 143 and my calorie budget is 1690.

Really good estimation. I don't use this but think it works out pretty accurately when I exercise. My goal is 140 but my fitness pal figures it out to be 1760 right now. I usually burn 300-400 calories in exercise a day though so that estimates it about right.

Trial and error for me because the calculators could never give me a good figure. Also, I don't really weigh or measure my food, I estimate and it seems to work for me

Right now I'm eating 1400-1600 to lose and I seem to be losing fairly steady (that should be a 500ish calorie deficit a day, maybe more). 2000+ish is my maintenance. I went over that and thus gained (I was kind of trying to, because of my lifting).

Calculators put me at less than 2000 to maintain, but I've eaten over 2000 at 112 and maintained...

All I have to say is yay weight training!

I used MyFitnessPal to log my calorie intake (and I love it!)

But as far as figuring out your daily calorie intake, you need to use a calculator to figure out your BMR (basal metabolic rate) - and add your activity level to that. MyFitnessPal does do this for you but for some reason, it never has given me accurate results.

I have used WebMD's metabolism calculator (found here) in the past. Also, I have a BodyMedia Fit so I know pretty much exactly what I am burning every day from what my armband says. The WebMD calculator says I burn almost exactly what my armband says every day (an average day, at least - sometimes I burn more, but never less than what the WebMD calculator says).

So after you figure out your daily calorie burn, you need to figure out how much you should eat every day to lose weight. Let's say, for example, the calculator says you burn 2500 calories every day. Let's consider that it takes a 3500 calorie deficit to lose one pound. So, to lose one pound per week, you need to have a 3500 calorie deficit throughout the week. To lose two pounds, you'd need 7000 calorie deficit. If you burn 2500 calories on the average day, you'd need to intake 1500 calories to lose (roughly) 2 pounds per week.

(2500 daily calorie burn - 1500 daily calorie intake = 1000 daily calorie deficit)
(1000 calorie deficit * 7 days in a week = 7000) 7000 calorie deficit.
(7000 deficit / 3500 calories that it takes to lose a pound = 2)
This equation would mean you'd lose roughly 2 pounds per week.

I would recommend using the calculator to find your metabolic rate and then go from there to see how much you need to intake to lose x-amount of weight per week. I hope that helps!

Lose it! app works for me too.
Good thing I have my phone with me at all times. ^^
I might try the multiplication trick though.

To find the calorie in an item you divide the kilojules by 4.184, to simplify that just divide it by 4

You can download a converter, but is easy to follow if you divide by 4

Scood

I've never found an app or calculator that could give an accurate range for my body. I guarantee I'd gain weight if I followed their guidelines for weight loss.

Trial and error worked for me