Can Someone Double Check My Numbers?

MartinWardPhoto

I've been using the MFP app for a few weeks now, I just used the numbers that it gave me, the only adjustments I made were to the macros to 40p / 30c / 30f

Based on a 2lb per week loss it's allocating me 1760cals per day and I'm not sure if this is too low after looking at some other calculators. I've lost 8 lbs in the passed month a fair bit of water weight I'd imagine as the first thing I cut out was full fat coke, but just want to have my numbers checked as I don't want to set myself up for failure.

I'm a photographer so I'm lightly active throughout the day, I lift heavy at the gym 3x per week (stronglifts at the moment) and sometimes jog once or twice a week, although this isn't something I'm as habitual about as the lifting.

At this moment in time my stats are;
weight - 218 (15st8) (started at 16st2)
Age - 31
Male
5ft9

Thanks in advance!!

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ana3067

You are not obese, so IMO your goal is too aggressive. I mean I weigh less than you and I'm eating more than you to lose weight. Even 1900 right now is pushing it for my comfort levels and I work out on the same schedule.

WalkingAlong

It sounds fine to me. Losing 1% or so of your weight per week is usually considered healthy. If you lost 8 lbs. the first month, it's probably going to slow down, so you'll be well under 1% anyway.

obscuremusicreference

Congrats on losing 8 pounds in a month! If you feel the goal is too aggressive, set it to a lower level of loss and see what your body does. I've lost 8 pounds in 34 days on MFP sticking to a more-aggressive goal, but you know how you feel on 1760.

TimothyFish

8 lbs per month is reasonable and if you are active, 1760 seems about right.