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daily calorie seems wrong

bblondeclair
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alories seems the wrong amount. I weigh 18 stone 4 and 5,7confused
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1330 calories?0
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2 pound a week0
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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.0
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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.0
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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.0 -
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.0 -
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.0
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That's great thanks I'm on 1500 now0
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