How many calories should I eat to lose weight?

By calculating your daily calorie needs, you can roughly estimate the amount of food you can comfortably eat without gaining weight. It is recommended that you get a diary so that you can do the calculations every day.

Below are two calculators you can use to do this for you.
 
The first calculator we use is to calculate your BMR or Basel Metabolic Rate. This is the minimum number of calories your body needs to maintain vital bodily functions like breathing, digestion, and keeping your organs working.
 
BMR Calculator

The second calculator we use calculates how many calories you burn each day through exercise. The type of exercise ranges from low-impact activities, such as watching TV and sitting, to high-impact activities, such as running and playing sports.
 
activity calculator
 
Now add the BMR and Daily Activity calculations together and it is this total that we need to focus on now.
 
For example:
 
If you have a BMR of 1,800 and a daily activity score of 2,000, your total score is 3,800.
 
By eating 3,800 or fewer calories per day, there’s a good chance you’ll maintain your current weight or begin to lose pounds. Anything over 3,800 calories and your body will begin to store those excess calories as fat. It is a simple concept, but very powerful.

Exercising is a great way to burn calories. It is recommended that you try to get at least 30 minutes of daily exercise. Not only does this burn more calories, but you can also get away with it from time to time. Doing high-impact activities like aerobics or playing tennis will burn more calories than low-impact activities like walking or sitting.

Try running your calculations for a week to get a more accurate and varied result. There are many sites like the one below that will provide a full breakdown of the different food categories.

calorie guide

By counting calories on a daily basis, you will acquire good eating habits very quickly. The results you get will be based on the validity of the data you check, so be truthful and you will benefit more.