Hmmm this looks to me like that old, brutally simplistic way to calculate calorie needs for weight loss. The whole process? Your weight x 10 (=1500). Yup, that's it.... it's actually x10-13 I believe so he's giving you the low number here too.
You already know that I think you should be getting more, but if you're concerned (and if you have a little bit of time) try this: add up the calories burnt in ALL you activity all day long either using fitday or Calories Per Hour. Include everything, from 8 hours sleeping to 3 minutes brushing teeth to 10 minutes cooking etc... This is the most accurate way to see exactly how many calories your burning through activity each day. I did this a while back and for me it came up with about 800 calories on days that I don't even exercise. Add that to your BMR (what your body burns on the inside, i.e. pumping blood, breathing) and you'll get a really accurate number of what you're burning. For me, that's about 2200 calories, and much more on workout days.
Anywhere (reputable) you read you'll see that doctors say it's simply not safe to try to lose more than 1 lb (or 2lbs tops if losing weight is critical to your health) a week. That's (roughly) 500 calories a day. So lop that off the number you got above and you'll get a good number for you to eat a day. It may take some time but it is, hands down, the most accurate way to figure it out.
None of this 1500 calories a day garbage though  (IMHO, of course  )
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Re: My doc said to eat 1500 cals a day.....should I do it?!?!
