for your weight, that may be right. I think mine reads around 2000 something (2400 is coming to mind, but I sometimes work out and dont know if that # is with or without the wo). I found the basal calories burned to be a great guideline for me. I try to eat a little more than that number. That is the amount you need if you need to eat to to keep your body running in a resting state and to stay out of starvation. You can usually eat a little more and still lose because you are not "resting" all day. Make sense? For a MAN of your size, I would say that may be correct. I would go more by the basal number though, as it is calculated based on your height, weight, gender, age, etc. and it works for me.