Sanity Check Please
I just need a little sanity check if that's ok, need to bounce the math. I very often feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and I just need to know if I'm on the right track or not.
Female. 37. 164cm. Currently 77kg
(apparently 40% body weight according to my "scales" for that's worth)
Pretty much sedentary unless I make myself do exercise. Desk job etc.
Goal weight 69kg.
Many many health concerns but if that math is simply calories in vs calories out, should still make headway right?
Nutrition is not a concern, I eat a very balanced diet and only some sort of take away once a week and not an egregious sort.
I've looked at many TDEE calculators etc.
From what I gather, my maintenance calories per day should be 1642
For half a kg weight loss a week, which is a healthy amount to try for apparently, I should consume 1142 calories per day.
If I eat 1375 calories per day (because 1142 is pretty difficult to do) and exercise to burn at least 233 per day, this should, in theory, achieve these results?
Last question, if I was also going to be doing 10k steps a day because movement is a good thing for my body in general, do you take this in consideration as calories burned towards the 233 per day?
Thank you for any advice. I welcome constructive feedback, I am just trying to learn and take care of myself.