I'm freaked out by how high my calorie goal is!

sloth19891

Thank you everyone for clearing it up, easing my worries, and responding!!

Obeg

I'll gladly take some of your calories! :-)

GaleHawkins

sloth19891 wrote: »

I feel like I won't lose with the amount of calories I've been allotted for the day! 1700 calories for a retail worker who doesn't work out, 5'6 and 254 pounds seems like a LOT of calories. :0

The only way I know to prove if the number of calories is right for you is to track what you eat to make sure that is what you are actually eating and weight yourself at least once a week on the same time, with the same weight of clothes when you first get up and record it. If after a month if you weigh a pound more or less then you may just be eating at maintenance and will need to adjust your calorie goal.

LandyBreigh

sloth19891 wrote: »

I feel like I won't lose with the amount of calories I've been allotted for the day! 1700 calories for a retail worker who doesn't work out, 5'6 and 254 pounds seems like a LOT of calories. :0

I'm 5'7, have a desk job and started at 250, now down 17.8 pounds. I'm at 1200 calories. You will be suprised how quickly calories add up. Remember to log everything, including fruits and veggies. Those are good calories, but still calories.

segacs

That sounds about right. Remember that if you gained the weight in the first place, it was by eating a lot more than that. So it's really not all that high.

Slow and steady wins the race.