can this be right????

i dunno if this is right..... i am 70kg hopin to get back to 53kg. i am 23 and 5ft 6in. i work with horses startiing at about 8. i muck out between 9-15 stables...depending on who'l help. sumtimes il ride 3 or four or five horses for about 20mins each sometime just one. i also look after these animals grooming bandagin etc. i cycle to work on a racer and home again later its about 10 miles each way and take the dog out for 4-5 miles in the evenin. i was in hospital thats wher i put on the weight and only started this activity since about 2 weeks. cal calculator says if i use activities + expenditure at sedentary i need 3500 cals a day??? most sites are positive a woman cant ever need more than 2700... so what do i believe! pleas help

Rather than adding on your activities separately, it would be easier simply to choose the activity level that best fits your day. Then just use that as your expenditure.

Women can definitely need more than 2700 - there are some very active women out there!

I would recommend "moderate" as a good level to start at: do your calculations based on that, and you definitely won't lose less than predicted (I'm pegging you somewhere between moderate and very active). In fact, you could lose more than predicted. I am guessing that "moderate" expenditure won't be 3500 calories though, you aren't that big.

Some people forget that for every hour they add in the "activities" column, you have to subtract an hour's worth of your "sedentary" expenditure - for me, that's nearly a hundred calories an hour.

If you want to stay in shape, eat what feels right. I am sure you probably won't reach 3500 cals. I get full around 2000 to be honest. If you are going to be active take some healthy snacks for you. An if you really want to lose wieght go with the majority of your sites. an just cut back some if you are stuffing yourself.

 "Some people forget that for every hour they add in the "activities" column, you have to subtract an hour's worth of your "sedentary" expenditure - for me, that's nearly a hundred calories an hour."

I've noticed that if you look at your Burn Meter CC already subtracts the sedentary rate, which is about 80 calories an hour from your activity before putting it on the burn meter.

well i lost i.6kg in just over a week there. im not sure.... its a lot of physical activity.given to staci wat do you do in a typical day???? like wat consists of very active??? very active could mean one ting to  triathlete and another to a 30 mile a week runner.... with very different calorific needs so its a bit silly to lash em all with the same brush??