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daily calorie seems wrong

bblondeclair
bblondeclair Posts: 49 Member
edited November 2024 in Getting Started
alories seems the wrong amount. I weigh 18 stone 4 and 5,7confused

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  • bblondeclair
    bblondeclair Posts: 49 Member
    1330 calories?
  • bblondeclair
    bblondeclair Posts: 49 Member
    2 pound a week
  • __Roxy__
    __Roxy__ Posts: 825 Member
    Yep, agree with Megan - if you feel 1330 is too low then up your goal rate to 1.5 or 1 lb per week. 2lbs per week will restrict the maximum number of calories.
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    That was about what I was getting for a 2lbs a week loss at your weight. 1.5lb a week is 1500 per day for me at the moment and much easier to manage. Setting it too stringently at the start might make you really struggle.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    And you get extra calories when you exercise remember.

    So MFP is estimating to keep your weight constant you would need 2330 + exercise calories every day.
    By selecting 2lb a week weight loss you are subtracting 1000 cals a day from that.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    bblondeclair wrote: »
    2 pound a week

    well, trying to lose 2 pounds a week will require you to eat very little. try setting it to a pound a week.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Seems about right to me for 2lb a week. If you exercise you will get more calories. If its too few calories then adjust o a less aggressive rate of loss i.e 1lb a week as said above. It has to be something you can sustain.
  • bblondeclair
    bblondeclair Posts: 49 Member
    That's great thanks I'm on 1500 now
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