Basically, Tumminello explains, you want to shed body fat, which you can do by creating a caloric deficit, or eating fewer calories than necessary to maintain your current weight. To determine a ballpark for how many calories you should eat per day for your body composition goals, you can use this online calculator. From there you will do some trial and error to make sure you are eating enough to have energy for life and exercise but are still losing fat at a reasonable (i.e., not too fast)…
