how many calories a day?

[sony123]

how many calories do i need to eat in a day to loose fat? my BMR is 1875 and i lift weights four times a week, and walk to and from school everyday if that counts.
5'9" 170

 

[lollerskater]

This is the calculator I use. Seems pretty accurate, I subtracted 500 calories daily from what it said I need for maintance and have been steadily losing ~1 lb weekly.

http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/calneed

 

[sony123]

This is the calculator I use. Seems pretty accurate, I subtracted 500 calories daily from what it said I need for maintance and have been steadily losing ~1 lb weekly.

http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/calneed

what would the activity level be for me?

never mind, i didn't see the description

 

[lollerskater]

I'd say moderate-- even if your activity level is slightly less than that, the fact that you likely have significant muscle mass from your weight training would mean that your calories burned is comparable.